At the Vail Leadership Alliance, we define executing as the systematic process of producing the desired results, of having a bias for action tied to accountability. It’s all about getting the right things done for the right reasons. In their book “Execution,” Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan say, “Leadership without the discipline of execution is incomplete and ineffective. However you want to refer to it — execution, discipline, implementation, action — it’s the relatively straightforward stuff. John Horan-Kates is the president of the Vail Leadership Alliance in Edwards and can be reached at 970-306-3276 or JohnHoranKates@gmail.com .