Business Leaders and Authors
Larry Bossidy was a former CEO of AlliedSignal and veteran General Electric executive, and Ram Charan is an Indian American business consultant and adviser to Fortune 500 CEOs. They co authored the bestselling book Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done.
by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan
Bossidy and Charan argue that execution is a discipline integral to strategy, not a tactical afterthought, and that it rests on three core processes: people, strategy, and operations, linked by robust dialogue. Drawing on Bossidy's tenure at AlliedSignal and Honeywell, they show how leaders who fail to engage personally in these processes deliver plans that never become results.
The books Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan references, cites, and recommends most frequently.
by Peter Drucker
Drucker argues that effectiveness is a habit executives must learn, not a talent they're born with. The key disciplines: manage time ruthlessly, focus on contribution, and make strengths productive.
by Jim Collins
Collins studied companies that sustained exceptional performance for decades. The key: preserve a core ideology while relentlessly adapting strategies. Vision without dogma.
by Jim Collins
Collins studied why some good companies become great and others do not. The answer: disciplined people, disciplined thought, and disciplined action, not bold transformation programmes.
Who Larry draws from, and who draws from Larry — aggregated across every book in this collection. Counts show the number of citation links, not the depth of each one.