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Chris McChesney: The 4 Disciplines of Execution

Chris McChesney is the Global Practice Leader of Execution for FranklinCovey and the co-author of the bestselling book The 4 Disciplines of Execution* with his colleagues Sean Covey and Jim Huling.

Key Points

The 4 Disciplines:

1. Focus on the wildly important
2. Act on the lead measures
3. Keep a compelling scoreboard
4. Create a cadence of accountability.

Resources Mentioned

• The 4 Disciplines of Execution* by Sean Covey, Chris McChesney, and Jim Huling
• Turn the Ship Around!* by David Marquet
• The 12 Week Year* by Brian Moran and Michael Lennington
• Frederick Herzberg
• HBR: One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees?

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• How to Delegate Work Effectively (episode 117)
• How to Transform Your Limitations Into Advantages, with Mark Barden (episode 207)
• The Way to Turn Followers Into Leaders, with David Marquet (episode 241)

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