Healing Our Future

CHAPTER 7

Execution

In the last chapter, I described the core concepts of the relations discipline as helping the people you work with and doing what you can to make their lives a bit better. For the execution discipline, the core concept involves clarifying and carrying out a course of action. Although relations and execution work hand in hand, they are distinct disciplines, and not every leader is good at both. Some leaders are very effective interpersonally but still struggle with the nuts and bolts of getting things done. Other leaders may be remarkable at getting things done, in the short term at least, but may struggle to build the quality ...