Kiss Theory Goodbye. Five proven ways to get extraordinary results in any company. Bob Prosen. 2006 ISBN 139780977684809.  I recently needed to research the area of execution ala Larry Bossidy.  Bob Prosen had sent me his book quite a while ago so I pulled it down and had a terrific read.  The author is a good clear writer ( along the Rockefeller Habits style). He has  a wealth of very useful experience to pass along to companies, not for profits, public and private.  I found myself agreeing on page after page as we have seen our consulting practice move more and more to following up the strategy work with execution  assistance. If companies could do this work already they would have done it.

Unlike the Rockefeller Habits, this book has much more depth and pragmatic do it this way now advice.  The reader gets a very clear sense of the disconnect between what companies set out to do and what they really do. I appreciated Prosen’s symptom – causal explanations eg. Symptom – an organization gets bogged down in meetings = executives who are unwilling to make a decision. Too true!  If you also realize that execution is an area that needs improvement, this book will be very helpful to you.  I took copious notes not just for clients but my volunteer organizations.

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