It is perhaps paradoxical that as I am writing this blog about leadership I am at the same time reading a book about execution. That is the nature of life and of organizations, however, and so I will proceed simply by pointing out that while leadership is essential, it does not stand alone. In his preface to 2004 printing of “Built to Last” Jim Collins says “built to last is about building something worthy of lasting.” I remember Stephen Covey’s discussing the change in “succ