Book Table of Contents & Themes
Here is an inside-look at the table of contents and the themes the book covers.
- About This Book (A summary of how the book came to be written.)
- Preface (A bit about my background.)
- Introduction (An overview of the book topics.)
- Lesson One: Are You Equipped To Execute? (Do you have what resources you need to successfully perform?)
- Lesson Two: Culture - Style versus Technique (The difference between style and technique, and why it is important.)
- Lesson Three: Engagement for Interest (How employee engagement and disinterest affects business execution.)
- Lesson Four: Do the Foundational Stuff First (Successful execution requires establishing a solid groundwork.)
- Lesson Five: Build Upon The Basics (You won't be successful at the complex if you don't cannot master the simple.)
- Lesson Six: Process and Results Both Matter (Successful projects require balance between process and results.)
- Lesson Seven: Variety Is The Spice Of Sport (Difference can make all the difference, in sports and business results.)
- Lesson Eight: Focus on the Target (Distractions cause execution failures.)
- Lesson Nine: Use What Works First (Successful execution requires mastery with what you have at hand.)
- Lesson Ten: Be Passionate in Your Pursuit (Defining attainable and relatable goals versus business objectives helps achieve successful execution.)
- Lesson Eleven: You Become What You Believe (How identity - internal and external - affects execution.)
- Lesson Twelve: Are You the Attacker or the Defender? (How indecision is an execution-killer.)
- Lesson Thirteen: Distance Adds Perspective (Being too close to a problem inhibits solution clarity.)
- Lesson Fourteen: Patience Is a Virtue ... And a Pain in the Pants (Thoughtful execution moves swiftly and allows for change and recovery.)
- Lesson Fifteen: Problem Solving Using Versatile Viewpoints (Adding perspectives enhances execution decisions and solutions.)
- Lesson Sixteen: Calibrating Your Opponent (Understanding your opponent - and yourself - is key to successful execution.)
- Lesson Seventeen: Using Your Opponent's Strengths Against Them (Out-perform your opponent without out-muscling them.)
- Lesson Eighteen: Waste Not (Don't let waste - seen and unseen - remove the execution from your organization.)
- Lesson Nineteen: Using All Of Your Resources Resourcefully (Are you aware of - and are fully using - all of your resources?)
- Lesson Twenty: Execution Is Part of Your Brand (Your logo is your image. Your execution is how you will be known.)
- Lesson Twenty-One: Consistency Counts (Execution requires repeatable processes to be successful.)
- Lesson Twenty-Two: Using Visual Indicators (What signals can be established to aid in successful execution?)
- Lesson Twenty-Three: Have A Backup ... And Another Backup (Successful execution relies on having backups and spares, in everything.)
- Lesson Twenty-Four: Leaders Need To Think Like Fencers (The critical thinking abilities embodied by fencers need to be adapted by successful leaders.)
- Lesson Twenty-Five: Fencing Is Physical Chess ... So Is Business (Thinking several moves ahead is just one aspect of successful execution.)
- Lesson Twenty-Six: Small Steps Lead To Big Successes (Why small, fast steps versus large, galloping leaps are preferred for better execution.)
- Lesson Twenty-Seven: Some Battle Costs Are Not Worth the Price (Execution should never sacrifice morals, ethics, values, and principles.)
- Lesson Twenty-Eight: Don't Overlook Opportunities (Successful execution means always being on the lookout for opportunities to strike.)
- Lesson Twenty-Nine: Are You Adaptable? (Being open to change is a characteristic of successful execution.)
- Lesson Thirty: All for One and One for All (Creating the right team environment is an absolute necessity for successful execution.)
- Let's Review: Masks Off, Weapons Down (A wrap-up of what was learned throughout the book.)
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