Execution - the discipline of getting things done

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The book Execution - the discipline of getting things done, by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan, is so relevant to business performance and so powerful that a Fortune 500 company I know has made it required reading for all employees.

The essence of the book can be summarized by the acronym F.O.R.K.E.R.:

• Follow through
• Objectives - must be clear and precise
• Realism - plan realistically!
• Know yourself, know your people, know your business
• Expand your people's capabilities through coaching
• Reward doers (and, I presume, fire non-doers)

I highly recommend the chapters of the book which deal with the above principles of execution, which obviously apply to career management as well.