How to Accomplish the Quest of Learning Reading Note 4

Book of the Week: Execution: The Science of How to Accomplish Tasks

This series is a reading note, which is only included and briefly evaluated as a key point in the book. After reading the whole book, please see "Execution is a False Proposition".

1.Leaders are only concerned with outcomes, such as revenue, cash flow, and earnings, and the resources they can allocate to you, but they don't care about the implementation of the strategy – the mindset that many companies have when developing strategic plans. In an executive culture, the planning process takes into account issues that may arise in the operational process and creates an operational plan that links strategy, people, and results.

2.The strategy process usually simply defines the direction of the business, the people process defines the people factor in the implementation of the strategy, and the operational plan provides a clear direction for these people to carry out their work. It breaks down the long-term goals of the organization into milestones that leaders have to make a number of specific decisions to accomplish that integrate them into the operations of the entire organization and adapt them to market conditions.

3.The operational plan should be shared by all members of the organization, and the more people who understand the goals of the organization, the more likely you are to succeed – synchronicity. This is important for the incentives of organizations that have carried out the nuclear process, and synchronization means that all the parts of the organization that are constantly changing have the same assumptions about the external environment and have a silent understanding of their respective solutions.

4.Reasonable assumptions are key to setting realistic goals. Discussion of assumptions and trade-offs in small groups is an important part of social software.

5.Develop a plan for the Luna camp: The first step is to define the goal; The second step is the institutional action plan, which includes a balance between short-term tasks and long-term goals, and contingency plans are being identified; Finally, reach a consensus with all personnel and establish detailed follow-up measures to ensure that everyone can achieve their goals.

6.One of the outcomes of the operational process is the ability to clearly and concretely define what an organization wants to achieve and can achieve, because those goals are based on the most realistic premises, and the organization's management has discussed in detail how to achieve these goals.

7.Realistic goals: We can't just target people with data that they simply can't achieve, it doesn't make any sense at all.

Only when everyone lists the difficulties they may encounter, they will not encounter the embarrassing situation of someone who cannot fulfill their promises.

"Execution - How to Accomplish the Task" reading notes.

Three main points of implementation.

Execution is the bridge between the goal and the outcome.

Enforcement is a systematic way of exposing reality and acting on it;

Execution is the main job of a leader: that is to say, the leader needs to devote himself to the operation, face the reality, and execute the three core processes;

Execution must be a core element of the corporate culture.

Three foundations for establishing an executive culture.

Foundation 1: The Seven Essential Behaviors of a Leader.

Gain a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the company, its employees and the market environment.

Be realistic. Clear goals and prioritization.

Keep following up until you reach your goal.

Lay the saddle on the right horse. Coaching staff.

The best way to do this is to observe employee behavior and give direct feedback.

Understand yourself, face yourself, be realistic and pragmatic.

Foundation 2: Establish a framework for cultural change.

Culture is not propagated, but made.

How to build a culture of execution.

Communicate goals clearly.

Discuss the conditions for accomplishing the goal and the specific tasks that need to be done.

The part of the software that rewards contributors, coaches laggards, or drops them off during execution.

Good communication mechanism.

Before determining the goal, the truth is higher than the harmony; Once the goal is determined, execution is above all else.