GuideStar Library
“Execution is not just tactics – it is a discipline and a system. It has to be built into a company's strategy, its goals, and its culture. And the leader of the organization must be deeply engaged in it.”
Execution Reading List
The following texts and articles represent the supplemental models, theories, and practices that underpin the work that we do with our clients. These texts and articles constitute suggested reading for organizational leaders who seek to transform their companies into sustainable 21st century organizations.
Handy, C. (1995). Gods of management: The changing work of organizations (3rd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.
Katzenbach, J., & Smith, D. (1993). The discipline of teams. Harvard Business Review, 71(2), 111-120.
Lencioni, P. (2002). The five dysfunctions of a team. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Neilson, G., Pasternack, B. A., & Mendes, D. (2004, Summer). The 7 types of organizational DNA. Strategy + business, 35, 95-103.
Peters, T., & Waterman, R. (1982). In search of excellence. New York: Harper & Row.
Waterman, R. (1992). Adhocracy. New York: W. W. Norton & Co