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Talent Wins

Coaching Tip

People, not companies, generate value, so why isn't talent at the center of every company's strategy? Create an M&A strategy. Source: Ram Charan: Talent Wins: The New Playbook for Putting People First. . Design and redesign work. Reinvent HR. Scale up individual talent. Drive the talent playbook. Related articles.

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How Should Leaders Address Challenge Of Low Performers?

Tanveer Naseer

These workers leave for a variety of reasons, including limited career growth and pay. an operational strategy consultancy in the San Francisco Bay Area. Charan believes that a poor match with the job is one of the primary causes of low performance. “We 44% say low performers increase the work burden on high performers.

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CEOs work to keep key employees

Coaching Tip

Chief executives should act now to prevent defections of key employees next year, says veteran management adviser Ram Charan. Ram Charan, an expert and author on developing corporate talent , shown earlier this month during an interview with The Wall Street Journal. CEOs of major U.S. Four became best sellers.

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The 6 Passages of Leadership and Management

Great Leadership By Dan

Unless you are an heir to a throne, people usually don’t begin their careers leading a large organization. Charan, Drotter, and Noel wrote about six leadership passages in their classic book The Leadership Pipeline. There’s a progression of passages, or at least there should be.

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The Leadership Pipeline

CEO Blog

The Leadership Pipeline - How to Build the Leadership Powered Company by Ram Charan , Steve Drotter and Jim Noel was awesome. I like Ram Charans books. Interestingly, I started my career here. One thing that limits leaders is their sticking to proven strategies. It is a must read for any aspiring leader at any level.

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How New Managers Can Send the Right Leadership Signals

Harvard Business Review

One of the most exciting and — sometimes anxiety-producing transitions in a career — comes when you move from being an individual contributor to becoming a manager. Becoming a new manager is an important leadership passage in your career. New Managers Need a Philosophy About How They’ll Lead.

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The 3 Essential Jobs That Most Retention Programs Ignore

Harvard Business Review

USC’s John Boudreau, CEO adviser Ram Charan, and consultants at Bain & Company , McKinsey, and Korn Ferry have made similar arguments. Although long ignored, these middle management positions have become increasingly recognized as critical to executing a company’s strategy. Connectors in the middle.