📖The 4 disciplines of execution in a nutshell

discipline 1. focus on the wildly important

• select one wildly important goal

• within this goal, identify the most important objective that won’t be achieved without special attention.

discipline 2: act on the lead measures

• there are lag and lead measures

• lag is the end goal (?). they are the result of the past, they are lagging behind

• lead measures — activities that drive a lag measure. they predict the lag-measure success and can be directly influenced

discipline 3. keep a compelling scoreboard

• keep a score and show it in real time

• it’s a discipline of engagement

discipline 4. create a cadence of accountability

• regular and frequent meetings that focus on the wildly important goal

• weekly, not more than 20 minutes

• “what are the one or two most important things that I could do this week that will have the biggest impact on the scoreboard?”

• report:

  1. did I meet last week’s commitments?

  2. did they move the scoreboard?

  3. what will I commit to this week?