"Business Execution for RESULTS - A practical guide for leaders of small to mid-sized firms" written by Stephen Lynch, was named Judges' Choice Winner in the Management category of the 2014 Small Business Book Awards. The Small Business Book Awards celebrate the best business books that appeal to entrepreneurs, small business owners, CEOs, managers and their employees. The Winners were chosen by an expert panel of 24 judges from the small business community in the USA. The criteria for judging the Winners included: quality and quantity of the content conveyed; usefulness to small business owners and entrepreneurs; and freshness of the subject matter or how it was treated. The level of fan support for each nominee was also taken into account by the judges when choosing the Winners. Ready for Better Business RESULTS? In Business Execution for RESULTS, his practical guide for small to mid-sized companies, Stephen Lynch takes you through the proven strategic planning and business execution processes you need to drive better business RESULTS. This is not just theory. Stephen works in the trenches. As Chief Operating Officer of RESULTS.com - the Business Execution Experts - he knows what it's like to run and grow a business. In his book, he shares the methods the RESULTS.com team uses to grow its global software and consulting business, as well as the businesses of its client firms. Business Execution for RESULTS sets out a framework that utilizes best-of-breed concepts and tools. It's a process that thousands of RESULTS.com clients in all types of fields and industries around the world use to get RESULTS. RESULTS.com's business model gives it a unique and privileged insight into what really works and what doesn't when creating and executing a winning strategy. To save you from spending several lifetimes trying to figure it out on your own, this book will show you: * Why it all starts with a big goal * The importance of strategy (and why Jim Collins was wrong) * How to analyze your industry the right way * How to choose your game and play that game to win * Why most companies get their SWOT analyses wrong * How to make your performance visible * How to really hold your people accountable When companies call Stephen for the first time, they usually want one of two things: They either want him to tell them what to do, or they want him to tell them how to do what they currently do, only better. They're usually surprised when he says he's not going to do that. Stephen won't tell you what to do, but he'll take you, step by step, through a proven framework and share resources you can apply now to get the RESULTS you want. The process works. And it will work for you when you work the process. In Business Execution for RESULTS, Stephen replicates the methodology he personally uses when he works with leadership teams of small and mid-sized firms globally. It incorporates the best of dozens of effective business practices modified to work together in a process that will help you get RESULTS. Today, as Chief Operating Officer of RESULTS.com, Stephen is responsible for researching and developing the strategic planning and business execution practices incorporated in RESULTS.com's software and consulting services, and contained in this book Business Execution for RESULTS.