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Chris McChesney

Chris McChesney

Co-author of The 4 Disciplines of Execution. Global Practice Leader of Execution at FranklinCovey.

Chris McChesney is a Wall Street Journal #1 National Best Selling Author – The 4 Disciplines of Execution. In his current role of Global Practice Leader of Execution for Franklin Covey, Chris is one of the primary developers of the 4 Disciplines of Execution. For more than a decade, he has led FranklinCovey’s design and development of these principles, as well as the consulting organization that has become the fastest growing area of the company.

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The 4 Disciplines of Execution

Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals

by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, Jim Huling

I planned to read this book since Cal Newport referenced it in Deep Work. I finally did so in preparation to teach Productivity 101. It’s fantastic. If you’re a business leader or entrepreneur I think you’ll particularly enjoy it. Big Ideas we cover include the 4DX, the whirlwind, your Wildly Important Goals, Lag vs. Lead measures, the power of keeping score, and avoiding the blackhole of the magnificently trivial.

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Goals & Modern Hērō & Productivity

business goals productivity Top 101

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The 4 Disciplines of Execution
#268

Here They Are: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4

Stephen Covey’s son Sean wrote a great book with some other smart guys from FranklinCovey called The 4 Disciplines of Execution. I picked it up awhile ago when Cal Newport referenced it in Deep Work. I read it as I prepped for

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Goals & Productivity

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Keep Score
#269

And Watch Your Performance Soar

In our last +1, we had fun cracking open a tiny nutshell of the 4 Disciplines of Execution. Quick quiz: Can you recall them? Quick answers: 1. Know your Wildly Important Goal. 2....

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Goals & Productivity

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2 Scorecards
#270

One for the Lead + Another for the Lag

While we’re on a roll with the 4 Disciplines of Execution, let’s circle back and talk a bit more about the Lead vs. Lag Measures. This is an important concept to get. It’s basical...

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Goals & Peak Performance

focus goals greatness Mental Toughness Peak Performance Strategy tool Work

WIG vs. Whirlwind
#271

Which One Wins?

Continuing our Productivity 101 theme, here’s another gem from the

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Productivity & Purpose

big-picture focus Motivation productivity purpose time management Work