Leading Blog
JUNE 5, 2018
Ram Charan, Dominic Barton, and Dennis Carey write in Talent Wins : Most executives today recognize the competitive advantage of talent, yet the talent practices in their organizations use are vestiges of another era. This is a group that consists of the CEO, the CFO, and the CHRO (Chief Human Resources Officer).
Tanveer Naseer
NOVEMBER 28, 2017
Lars Sudmann, former CFO of Procter & Gamble Belgium, TEDx presenter, leadership and board advisor, and executive coach, believes that companies should provide consistent feedback to all of their employees. Charan believes that a poor match with the job is one of the primary causes of low performance. “We
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Leading Blog
JUNE 13, 2011
In The Talent Masters , Bill Conaty and Ram Charan explain how to do it. Conaty and Charan say that this is actually the hardest part of becoming a talent master. Elevate it to the same level as the CFO. People deliver numbers. If you want the numbers, you need the people. You can only get that information is you talk candidly.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 8, 2014
Ram Charans recommendation is wrong. The Split HR column alludes to cross-pollination between HR and Finance, but tucking HR into the Finance function, as Charan suggests, is not the way. Lets be clear. While he may be wrong, he may also be as wise as Solomon.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 29, 2014
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.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 15, 2013
As Keith Sherin, then GE’s CFO put it, “This is where the growth is. This article is adapted from the HBR interview with Ram Charan, You Can’t Be a Wimp, Make the Tough Calls found in the November 2013 issue of HBR. It was the first time a vice chair would be based in an emerging market. We are shifting our center of gravity.”
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 18, 2013
Noski, former CFO of Bank of America. Ram Charan, Dennis Carey, and Michael Useem are authors of Boards That Lead: When to Take Charge, When to Partner, and When to Stay Out of the Way , 2014. Look at Microsoft’s current search for a successor to chief executive Steve Balmer, who has run the show since 2000.
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