Remember Bell Curves? This conversation applauds “B” players in organizations or the middle of those Bell Curves for their contribution to execution, results and change management in an organization. While “A” and “C” players can draw a lot of attention, it’s the “B” players who are the lifeblood of the organization and vital to the execution of any strategy. Thank you to Dean McAlister for his insight and passion around this subject.

Let’s Hear It for the B Players, by Thomas DeLong and Vineeta Vijayaraghavan, Harvard Bus Review, June 2003

The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals, by Chris McChesney, Jim Huling, Sean Covey.

Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

The Power of Moments, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

Upstream by Dan Heath