This document provides advice for becoming a more effective executive by focusing on contribution and results, building on strengths, concentrating on first things first, and making effective decisions. It recommends tracking how time is spent, eliminating unnecessary tasks, delegating other tasks, and consolidating remaining tasks. When making decisions, the document advises widening opinions, reality-checking assumptions, attaining distance before deciding, and preparing to possibly be wrong. The document also lists concepts like change, constructive conflict, people/process/structure, social influence, and a 9-box grid as additional tips for improving executive effectiveness.