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First Look: Leadership Books for December 2019

Leading Blog

The Amazon Management System : The Ultimate Digital Business Engine That Creates Extraordinary Value for Both Customers and Shareholders by Ram Charan and Julia Yang. The intent of this book—the author's goal for you—is to understand the baseless underpinnings of almost all our fears. What has propelled their record streak of growth?

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How Boards Can Set a New CEO Up for Success

Harvard Business Review

Few people have more experience with CEO successions than Ram Charan. For more than three decades, Charan has been involved in CEO searches in the United States, China, Japan, India, Brazil, and Europe, as a director, an adviser, or a member of the selection committee. Can you elaborate?

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Do Not Split HR – At Least Not Ram Charan’s Way

Harvard Business Review

They don’t know how key decisions are made, and they have great difficulty analyzing why people—or whole parts of the organization—aren’t meeting the business’s performance goals.“. I believe that Charan’s perspective reflects an increasing emphasis among business leaders on the organizational capabilities required to win.

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What It Will Take to Fix HR

Harvard Business Review

In the July/August issue of HBR , Ram Charan argues that the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) role should be eliminated, with HR responsibilities funneled in two separate directions — administration , led by traditional HR-types, reporting to the CFO; and talent strategy , led by high-potential line managers, reporting to the corner office.

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My 12 “Must Read” Best Leadership Books for 2014

The Empowered Buisness

Ram Charan is an advisor to senior executives with insight into why some companies are successful and others not. Fast Growth Goal Achievement Leadership Development Leadership Performance Mindset Motivation Organizational Transformation' A book that shows how to get the job done and deliver results.

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