~Memorandum~

Our office's contract will go up for re-bid in 2015. In order to ensure that we have done everything possible to better position ourselves for the upcoming re-bid, upper management has asked me to review.” They want to determine if the book would be a good tool to recommend for our managers as we try shift efforts on slimming our cost and preparation for a new contract. “Execution” is a management guide that prides itself on grooming managers to focus on production, results, and finally accomplishments. Overall, it was a quick and dirty book that was very direct. It has some great ideas to consider, especially for people who have little experience with management. However if upper management does decide to recommend this book, it should be used as a refresher course as I feel most managers must already be aware of the contents within “Execution” in order to be successful at their jobs. I will dissect two chapters of “Execution” to indicates it relevance to our organization. Managing People: Principle and Practice- Goreman explains that the best managers are held accountable for these broad practices; decision making, planning, delegating, controlling, and supporting. Managers must be capable of making far-reaching and profound decisions. Being able to create budgets, schedules, and set goals are all a part of planning and it is roughly fifty percent of a managers job. Delegating, which both requires decision making and planning, is an art where the right people are given the right task in an appropriate amount of time. A manager must then be in control of these thing to be sure that his or her decisions, plans, and delegations are being carried out. Finally the best managers are involved with coaching their staff towards a better performance. Goreman tells us that communication is key. To be able to communicate clearly what is wanted