Lawrence Bossidy
Lawrence Bossidy
Lawrence A.Bossidyis a businessman and author. He is a retired CEO of AlliedSignal, and has also spent more than 30 years rising into executive power at General Electric...
reality goal people
Execution is the ability to mesh strategy with reality, align people with goals, and achieve the promised results.
relationship people the-end-of-the-day
I am convinced that nothing we do is more important than hiring and developing people. At the end of the day you bet on people, not on strategies.
airlines beyond businesses lead number obviously
It's a clarion call. I use examples. There may be a number of businesses that may be beyond salvation. The airlines obviously lead the list.
heart reality organization
In its most fundamental sense, execution is a systematic way of exposing reality and acting on it. Most companies don't face reality very well. ... Realism is the heart of execution, but many organizations are full of people who are trying to avoid or shade reality. Why? It makes life uncomfortable.
people leader levels
I saw that leaders placed too much emphasis on what some call high level strategy, on intellectualizing and philosophizing, and not enough on implementation. People would agree on a project or initiative, and then nothing would come of it.
hurt people ifs
If you don't have the best people you hurt everyone.
people the-end-of-the-day strategy
At the end of the day you bet on people, not on strategies.