The 4 Disciplines of Execution

Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals

By: Sean Covey, Chris McChesney, Jim Huling

Narrated by: Sean Covey, Chris McChesney, Jim Huling

Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins

Publisher's summary

An insightful new work from the multimillion-copy best-selling author Sean Covey and the FranklinCovey organization, based on their work with hundreds of thousands of employees and large companies to unveil the essential disciplines proven to help businesses and individuals realize their most important goals.

A publishing phenomenon, Sean Covey and the FranklinCovey organization have become one of the most respected brands in the highly competitive world of thought leadership in business. In his latest work, Covey lays out an unprecedented plan for goal-realization that will revolutionize the way we approach our dreams.

The 4 Disciplines of Execution provides a simple, proven formula for achieving the goals that every individual or organization needs to reach. From Marriott to the U.S. Navy, Covey and his team have worked with more than 200,000 people in hundreds of organizations to improve performance, identifying and honing four secrets of perfect execution: Focus on the Wildly Important; Act on the Lead Measures; Keep a Compelling Scoreboard; and Create a Cadence of Accountability. By allowing teams to separate those urgent tasks that demand attention merely to keep a company alive - called the "whirlwind" - from new, "wildly important" goals that promise to break new ground, these disciplines empower leaders to accomplish what is by far the most difficult aspect of creating results: executing a strategy that requires a change in behavior. Simply put, this is a work that no business, however small or large, can afford to pass up.

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Critic reviews

" The 4 Disciplines of Execution offers more than theories for making strategic organizational change. The authors explain not only the 'what' but also 'how' effective execution is achieved. They share numerous examples of companies that have done just that, not once, but over and over again. This is a book that every leader should read!" (Clayton Christensen, Professor, Harvard Business School, and author of The Innovator’s Dilemma)

life changing

Have seen amazing results by applying 4dx personally and professionally even if you are not in a big company this is a good read

good stuff

not too shabby. not too shabby at all if I must say hey hey hey

4dx

great ideas and examples of wins and losses has good value for those wanting to increase engagement

Great listen!

I have learned a lot now it’s time to put it into good practice. Good job to the authors.

Awesome Book

The concepts in this book are incredible. I belive that I must implement 4DX into my company immediately. This is the roadmap that I have been looking for to pass onto the next generation of leaders in my firm.

well worth it!

extremely insightful! I've already seen great rewards in my own personal life by applying 40x principles to weight loss goals. I've also seen tremendous growth from employees I supervise and have implemented 4DX!

Highly Recommended!

For anyone going through organizational changes, I highly recommend this book! The book gave me practical actionable steps to establish a new Company Culture of Execution and accountability for results!

Great book for new entrepreneur

Great book. Included lots of examples and stories. Good start for new entrepreneur wanting to get thing accomplished.

Excellent Read

The basic concepts in this book appear the basis for profound cultural change within your work group, business or even family.

Bad voice, some printed content not included.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

No, I would recommend the printed/kindle version instead. Even is unabridged version, some of the content with value is lost on the audiobook.

If you’ve listened to books by the authors before, how does this one compare?

No I haven't. But I will not buy more books if he's speaking again.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

I didn't like the voice, even is the autor of the book doesn't mean he can speak well. The pronunciation is poor and some of the word are not understandable. I strongly suggest the use of a professional narrator!