Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Leadership Conversations : Challenging High Potential Managers to Become Great Leaders by Alan S. Global Tilt : Leading Your Business Through the Great Economic Power Shift by Ram Charan. Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in February. Berson and Richard G. Lafley and Roger L.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2013

Boards That Lead : When to Take Charge, When to Partner, and When to Stay Out of the Way by Ram Charan, Dennis Carey and Michael Useem. Beyond the Job Description : How Managers and Employees Can Navigate the True Demands of the Job by Jesse Sostrin.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 4, 2015

The Attacker’s Advantage: Turning Uncertainty into Breakthrough Opportunities Ram Charan PublicAffairs (2015) This is the most valuable contribution to business thought leadership that Ram Charan has made…thus far.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2019

The Amazon Management System : The Ultimate Digital Business Engine That Creates Extraordinary Value for Both Customers and Shareholders by Ram Charan and Julia Yang. Their management system, and it can do the same for you no matter what business you are in or what level. What has propelled their record streak of growth?

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Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 27, 2010

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. Top management's serious lack of time commitment and energy.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Eight Ways the Military Manages Uncertainty by Gilles Hilary via @INSEADKnowledge. 20/20 Foresight by Ram Charan via @stratandbiz. From @JohnBaldoni Pope Francis Is What We Want Him To Be (Even If He's Not). How to Handle Audience Skepticism via @stanfordbiz. 25 Practices Of Highly Successful Leaders by @BrianKDodd.

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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. I F PEOPLE NOT COMPANIES, generate value, why isn’t talent at the center of every company’s strategy?

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 13, 2019

Here's a powerful paragraph from the book, Execution -- The Discipline of Getting Things Done , by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan : "Most people know someone in their organization who doesn't perform well, yet manages to keep his job year after year.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 3, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Global Tilt: Leading Your Business Through the Great Economic Power Shift Ram Charan The AIG Story Maurice R. Greenberg and Lawrence Cunningham Global Tilt: Leading Your Business Through the Great Economic Power Shift Ram Charan HBR’s [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 9, 2013

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions Various Contributors with Editors of Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Review Press (2013) Learn why bad decisions happen to good managers — and how to make better ones This is one in a series of volumes that anthologizes what the editors of the Harvard Business Review consider [.].

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CEO Blog

JANUARY 4, 2011

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. 1 - From managing self to others. 2 - From managing others to managing managers 3 - From Managers to functional managers.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Conaty and Charan illustrate in great detail the specific programs these organizations use to develop talent and plan for and execute on succession plans; including the behind-the-scenes consideration of organizational, cultural, and operational impacts such changes incur.

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Six Disciplines

JUNE 23, 2011

In their book Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done, authors Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan strongly support strategy execution as a critical leadership role, making three clear statements: Execution is a discipline, and it's integral to strategy formulation. Execution is the major job of the business leader.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Here's a powerful paragraph from the book "Execution -- The Discipline of Getting Things Done" by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan : "Most people know someone in their organization who doesn't perform well, yet manages to keep his job year after year.

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2010

In the video review, I walk through the simple yet resonant model of career path transitions that the authors Charan, Drotter and Noel outline in the book. The book has been around for about ten years and it’s become a go to resource for anyone charged with developing senior leaders.

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 23, 2009

This is the first book that teaches the ‘whats’ and the ‘hows’ of trust.&# – Ram Charan “After you turn off the projector, quit PowerPoint, and end your pitch, most deals come down to a simple question: Do you trust each other? — The Product Management Perspective: Trust is vital for product managers.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Readers will learn how to proactively bridge the gap between perceiving a threat and doing something about it. Written by three INSEAD professors ( Ian C. Woodward , V.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Readers will learn how to proactively bridge the gap between perceiving a threat and doing something about it. Written by three INSEAD professors ( Ian C. Woodward , V.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Financial management. Change management. The following functional areas exist within XYZ Widget: Finance, HR/Admin, Sales, Customer Service, Planning & Procurement, Materials Management, Manufacturing, and Quality Control. •Communication. Long term vision/goal setting and the ability to communicate that to the organization.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2014

Have you ever noticed how ambivalent line managers are about the Human Resources function? Managers often rely on their HR partners to help them build an effective team, but then chafe at them for forcing them to “follow the process.” the manager of an HR call center is basically focusing on the administrative role).

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2017

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. So, as a new manager, how do you build an authentic and connected leadership presence that has a positive impact on your team and colleagues?

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

In his latest book, Leading Through Inflation , Ram Charan outlines eight key truths that all businesses should be aware of as they attempt to navigate these inflationary times. Being able to manage the inflationary period well is likely to be crucial to how well businesses large and small manage to ride the tide.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 23, 2007

Like great chess players and baseball managers, the best leaders always have the big picture in mind. Ram Charin Ram Charan lists in his book, Know How , eleven criteria for spotting future leaders in your organization. Navigates ambiguity. Conceptual thinking. Cultural fit 10. Passion for results Lominger, Inc.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2014

Ram Charan’s recent column “ It’s Time to Split HR ” has created quite a stir. He argues that it’s the rare CHRO who can serve as a strategic leader for the CEO and also manage the internal concerns of the organization. Charan’s latest column actually affirms the value of HR to sustained competitiveness.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Lafley has co-authored another book, with Roger Martin, after previously co-authoring The Game Changer with Ram Charan. Lafley and Roger Martin Harvard Business Review Press (2013) “The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.” ” — Michael Porter I am pleased that A.G. Whereas in the [.].

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2014

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. Dennis Carey, Ram Charan, and Michael Useem are offering a two-day program on “Boards That Lead” at Wharton Executive Education on June 16-17, 2014.

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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.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2014

Though many HR managers would take exception to those findings, they do, overwhelmingly, want more of a strategic voice than they have now. A few months ago, Ram Charan proposed splitting HR into two parts: one to oversee leadership and organization, and one to handle administration. Hiring Human resources Talent management'

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2013

People and Organization : In late 2010, GE CEO Jeff Immelt decided to give country managers P&L responsibility for all of GE in their countries and have them report to vice chairman John Rice, who would be stationed in Hong Kong. Some activist shareholders are finding gaps in CEO performance by doing this calculation.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2015

When managers come up with creative solutions to unforeseen problems or run with unexpected opportunities, they are not undermining systematic implementation; they are demonstrating execution at its best.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Equally bad, a lack of decision will impede the progress of the managers team.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Thursday, September 9, 2010 Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? •Who will do what? And, how often?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2018

For example, in 2009 professors Brian Becker, Mark Huselid, and Richard Beatty estimated that in most companies less than 15% of jobs are what they call strategic positions and said management should focus “disproportionate investments” on finding A players for those jobs. Connectors in the middle. High-potential future leaders.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2014

With institutional investor prodding, boards have thus become far more effective monitors of management than they were a decade ago. Chief executives still run the corporation, but directors at many are now increasingly stepping forward to lead the corporation in partnership with management. a working partnership with top management.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2013

Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University taking a Management Policy class. My professor, Ram Charan, noticed that my schoolwork was starting to slip. I persevered through some difficult times as I was starting up my career and I was promoted to Product Manager at General Mills in a very timely way.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Governance expert Ram Charan considers executive sessions the most important recent innovation in corporate governance. Third, support your CEO’s activities that relate to the interests of the company, not just to his or her ego.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2014

Contrary to the adverse experience of some governing boards, activist investors can actually prove to be a leadership asset on the board rather than a disruptive force—providing the boardroom is well-managed and led. Would the new activist be strategically aligned and prove to be a good fit? A partner with ValueAct, Bradley E.

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