The 4 Disciplines of Execution® course is part of the Principle-Centered Leadership™ Program.
While The 4 Disciplines of Execution course cannot be taken as a stand-alone course, it can be taken as part of the full Principle-Centered Leadership program. This 16-week program (4 total courses) will help you master more than 30 leadership skills, as well as empower you to become a principle-centered leader.
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Execute strategic goals with discipline.
Establish a simple, repeatable, and proven formula for executing your most important priorities in the midst of the whirlwind.
The 4 Disciplines of Execution (4DX) is not theory. It is a proven set of practices that have been tested and refined by hundreds of organizations and thousands of teams over many years. When leaders adhere to these disciplines, they achieve superb results, regardless of the goal. 4DX represents a new way to think and work that is essential to thriving in today’s competitive climate. While it’s common to study strategy at educational institutions, very few leaders understand how to successfully execute while maintaining the relentless “whirlwind” of day-to-day activity presented in this course.

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The 4 Disciplines of Execution® course is part of the Principle-Centered Leadership™ Program.
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Based on the Book
The 4 Disciplines of Execution® book was published in 2012 and written by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling. It has sold nearly 1 million copies and was awarded the #1 Business Besteller by the Wallstreet Journal.
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The course will develop leaders with the following outcomes:
- Create precise focus by identifying the most important objective or goal.
- Generate definitive actions that enable teams to establish a standard for performance.
- Identify lead measures that are both predictable and measurable.
- Build a reporting process that is created by your team to create vision and clarity.
- Manage individual performers in a way that holds each other accountable to results.
- Establish a “winnable game” that creates high engagement from each team member.
Leadership Skills
The following leadership skills are addressed in this course:
- Execution
- Goal Achievement
- Holding Others Accountable
- Setting Strategy
- Decision Making
- Aligning Systems
- Performance Management
- Building Culture
Course Schedule
Experience the 4DX online course by completing eight learning modules at your own pace. The course not only introduces organizational management and execution strategy, but will also help you create actual work plans for your current role.
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