The Art of Action: How Leaders Close the Gaps between Plans, Actions and Results

This was a difficult one for me. The content is spot on and I went away with reinforced and new principles, that make a lot of sense to me. I liked the systematic approach of laying down the 3 fundamental gaps and the friction that’s invited by them and then providing possible ways to close them. Much of this reiterated what I took away from other books on leadership in the military realm like “extreme ownership” and “turn the ship around”. On top it added new dimensions and provided an angle different enough to allow mental compaction of what I knew before. I also took some very practical advise for me which I am going to try out in the field. Why only 3 stars then? Well, the content is great but the delivery is not for me. I think this could have been condensed a great deal and the key points could have been driven home more succinctly. I found myself reading page after page at some point asking myself what relevance this all had. It may ultimately be me and how my brain works though.