Shveta Sharma

Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan, the authors of the book, focus on the ability to get things done and deliver the results. They state that it is the leader's most important job.
According to the authors, execution is built on three basic blocks. The first block is composed of seven essential leadership behaviors; knowing your people and your business, insist on realism, set clear goals and priorities, follow through, reward the doers, expand people's capabilities and know yourself.
The next building block of execution involves laying down what sort of behavior is acceptable and what is unacceptable in the company. Successful implementation of the plans should be rewarded to initiate transformation.
The third building block, selecting and appraising people, is the leader’s most important job and should never be delegated. To have the right people in the right jobs is very important.
Once these three blocks are in place, a solid foundation has been built. People then work together to create a strategy that is in agreement with the marketplace, the economy, and the competition. A strategic plan should define what steps the business is going to follow and in what direction should it be heading. Once the right people and strategy are in place, they are then linked together with the operating process that results in the execution of plans and actions and that allocates accountability. It provides the path on which people can take the business where it wants to go.