Execute Those Resolutions

Happy New Year everyone!

I’ve been reading a number of great blawg entries about New Year’s resolutions.  Tom Mighell over at Between Lawyers writes about New Year’s Tech Resolutions (a great list, I might add).  Michelle Golden in her Golden Practices with some great insight about “saying no” in 2006.  Tom Kane at LegalMarketingBlog telling all firms to make sure they have a web site.  And no list would be complete without mentioning Matt Homann’s many posts on New Year’s resolutions in his terrific the [non]billable hour.  You need to read his entire December 2005 archive to catch all his sage counsel.  There are so many more.  And virtually all have great advice.

I am going to suggest but one resolution.  Read Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan.  Tom Peters recommended it here and I read it over the holidays.  Outstanding book.  The subtitle of the book says everything.  Thinking great thoughts without ensuring they are effectively implemented is a recipe for failure.  Its a quick read.  Resolve to read the book.  Resolve to follow the wisdom of the authors.  If you do, you’ll look back on 2006 as a great year.