More on the Discipline of Execution

Bossidy and Charan (2002) explain that coaching is “the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done” (p. 74). Effective leaders must coach, not scold or threaten. Leaders must show their subordinates what they have done wrong in order to foster a learning environment in which people can improve and grow.
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The Discipline of Execution

This semester, my last before I receive my degree, I am taking a course called Library Planning, Marketing, & Assessment. One of our first assignments is to form a group, choose and read a book about leadership, and present it to the class. My group formed out of the desire to read something a bit [...]

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