The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Revised and Updated

Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals

By: Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, Jim Huling, Scott Thele, Beverly Walker

Narrated by: Sean Covey, Chris McChesney, Jim Huling, Scott Thele

For fans of Good to Great and The First 90 Days, The 4 Disciplines of Execution is the book “every leader should read” (Clayton Christensen, Professor, Harvard Business School, and author of The Innovator’s Dilemma) for creating lasting organizational change. A #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller with more than 500,000 copies sold, The 4 Disciplines of Execution will radically change your business.

4DX® is not theory. It is a proven set of practices that represents a new way of thinking essential to thriving in today’s competitive climate, making this 2nd edition a book that no business leader can afford to miss.

The 2nd Edition provides more than 30 percent new content, including insight on topics such as:

• How 4DX impacts leaders of leaders.
• The one metric that sustains execution for the long term.
• Three leadership mindsets required for strategic commitment.
• Utilizing technology for compelling executive scoreboards.

The 4 Disciplines of Execution are used by more than 100,000 teams around the world in business, government, and education, and are changing how teams and organizations achieve their most important goals.

The 4 Disciplines of Execution (4DX) is a simple, repeatable, and proven formula for executing your most important strategic priorities in the midst of the whirlwind. By following the 4 Disciplines—Focus on the Wildly Important; Act on Lead Measures; Keep a Compelling Scoreboard; Create a Cadence of Accountability—leaders can produce breakthrough results, even when executing the strategy requires a significant change in behavior from their teams.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2021 Sean Covey, Chris McChesney, Jim Huling, and Scott Thele (P)2012, 2021 FranklinCovey Co. All rights reserved. (P)2021 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.

Great book, could use a different reader for some chapters

Great book, however the little chuckles at the end of every other sentence in some chapters are a challenge to listen to.

Looking forward to putting in use.

Great read - actionable takeaways. I started putting some principles in action as I read, but looking forward to recalibrating work life with this going forward.

Interesting

So many topics covered here that I have contemplated for decades. this helped galvanize my thinking. the reference to the PDF was my one negative observation... perhaps it's impossible to avoid, but I consume audio because time is limited and audio+exercise = healthy mind & body. the PDF references make the equation somewhat challenging. Still a solid concept. Well done.

Good book.

Good program. I liked how it was broken into two sections for individuals and companies.

Who on Earth thought the fake laugh was good?

The weird affectation of half chuckling every three to five words is remarkably off-putting.

the focus on leading measures

this isn't just another goal setting framework like OKRs. The focus is on how you achieve the goals, not how you set and track them. I highly recommend the book.

Great Material - One Reader is Distracting In Perf

I love the content. The production is moderate. One author/reader put too much voice inflection in his performance. Jim Huling is a great mind and enthusiastic but his enthusiasm was distracting to the point that I couldn't concentrate on the material content. I probably would need to purchase the physical book to overcome this. as a note, I listen and learn through audio books extensively.

Helpful for any team leader, manager, VP or CEO

This will help you dramatically improve team performance. It is not just theory but actionable steps on how to do it.

if you are not willing to commit 100% and lead by example, this is not for you.

Great business tool

Tough as only an audio book. Need the pdf along with the book. Very applicable content. I need to read again to absorb everything.

Easy to listen

I liked the change in readers and voice enthusiasm to keep me engaged. I also liked hearing other voices to portray other characters.