Execution: Getting The Right Things Done Right

In this entry, "It All Comes Down To Execution," the author (OconDC) states:

Execution is the discipline of getting things done.

"Execution is a great unaddressed issue in the business world today. Its absence is the big obstacle to success and the cause of many disappointments that are mistakenly attributed to other causes. A company vision without the ability to execute is a hallucination.

The problem is to me that everyone at an organization suffering from lack of execution blames everybody else for the company-wide poor performance, and very few people—managers and leaders—try to find ways for things to actually work.

Execution is the major job of the business leader; it is both a discipline and an integral part of strategy. It is the difference between getting the job done versus merely talking about it; moving away from management theories and talk to reality and results. E

xecution must be a core element of an organizations culture in order to ensure long-term viability. Execution is the main reason companies fall short of their promises. It lies in the gap between what a company’s leaders want to achieve and the ability of their organizations to deliver it."

BOTTOMLINE: Execution is not the discipline of getting things done. If execution is strategy-driven, then execution becomes the discipline of getting the right things done right.