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APRIL 12, 2021

Rethinking Competitive Advantage: New Rules for the Digital Age by Ram Charan is one of those books. Charan has taken years of observation and distilled it into six practical rules to guide you into this digital age. Charan has taken years of observation and distilled it into six practical rules to guide you into this digital age.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2014

Governing boards might seem like the last place for innovation. New products are, of course, the province of R&D teams or research partners. But new strategies and structures are squarely in the board’s domain, and we have seen any number of governing boards innovating with, not just monitoring, management.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 26, 2011

” Of course, responses vary but over time, these seem to be the ten challenges most frequently cited, followed by the book(s) I think will be most helpful. Whenever asked to recommend business books, I immediately inquire, “What is the single greatest challenge that you and your organization now face?”

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Ram Charan spoke to HBR about this several years ago in the context of “making tough calls.” We summarize, of course, that great CEOs need to have the capacity to act boldly in difficult and uncertain situations; to be able to develop and articulate a strong point of view; and to be highly determined.

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