Six Disciplines Execution Revolution

Solving the One Business Problem That Makes Solving All Other Problems Easier

by Gary Harpst

Number of pages: 208

ISBN: 9780981641102

About the Author

Gary Harpst is a dynamic and insightful public speaker who challenges and motivates his audiences. His presentations weave together the principles and strategies which are the foundation of the Six Disciplines™ Methodology, with humor, wisdom, energy, and incisive anecdotes from his many years of business management experience.

Editorial Review

This book is all about showing you what a well run company looks like when it has the right processes in place to communicate with its staff, its customers, its suppliers and shareholders, that is the six disciplines for excellence .

Book Reviews

"Gary Harpst led Solomon Software for 20 years and invented the Six Disciples strategy methodology in an earlier book, Six Disciplines for Excellence." David Mays

".. the greatest value of this book is derived from the clarity, concision, and precision with which Harpst "nails the basics" in terms of how to formulate an appropriate strategy, with its primary objective to solve an organization's most serious problem .."Examiner

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Wisdom to Share

The longer it takes to detect the problem, the more it costs to fix.

The primary role of the execution system component is to help organizations get the right things done.

A little bit of answerability on a regular basis can make a huge difference in whether people maintain their focus on their priorities.

The absolute foundation of building an organization that is increasing its ability to execute is a repeatable methodology.

As in all types of endeavors, it takes practice and repetition to become excellent.

Individuals learn by doing, and organizations must do the same thing.

Repeatability is critical for learning.

"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself."

Most of us resist change, unless it's our idea.

According to a 2007 Pew Internet study, 84 percent of Internet users belong to some kind of online community.

The internet has changed both the economics and the delivery mechanism for how communities start, connect, communicate and innovate.

The term community has stood for how people lived and learned together, sharing values, economic dependencies, and even protection.

Think of the strategic management best practices as a core competency for an organization.

To achieve a revolution in execution, business leaders should reframe their thinking from asking about challenges to seeking opportunities.

It’s so difficult to balance strategy and execution over the long-term.

It's ironic that the better an organization executes today, the bigger its challenges will be tomorrow.

Sustainable excellence isn't possible unless an organization learns to systematically increase its capability to execute.

Strong strategy usually leads to a growth in sales.

Wal-Mart's international sales volume has attained a 27.4 percent compound annual growth rate over the past seven years.

The combination of strategy and execution becomes the field upon which the Execution Revolution occurs in any given company.

While strategy is about combining best choices and similar activities, execution is all about continual improvement in those chosen activities.

Creating a distinctive strategy is all about making good choices, as well as good trade - offs.

The essence of strategy is choosing what "not" to do.

The focus and capability of organizations can be understood in two dimensions: strategy (deciding what to do) & execution (getting it done).

Excellence is an enduring pursuit and, therefore, requires an enduring approach.