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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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

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

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. It was the first time a vice chair would be based in an emerging market. Don’t delegate them away.

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P&L Fixed Assets Charan Delegation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Ten years later, it could produce, albeit with extraordinary measures, 5,000 cars a month and had a higher market value than Ford’s. Governance expert Ram Charan considers executive sessions the most important recent innovation in corporate governance.

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CEO COO Charan Advice 10

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 asked him if he could help me find my way back to the marketing department. His pointed the way and said, "So you work in the marketing department.

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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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Hostile Takeover Chief Financial Officer Due Diligence Charan 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

All have served at or near the pinnacle of company power, and they now bring that experience to judging who has the requisite skill-set to lead the world’s largest software maker in a fast-morphing market. Stay inside or consider an “outside-in” candidate. Boards Microsoft Succession planning'

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 2, 2011

After having read and reviewed so many business books, I now share brief comments about what I consider to be the 25 most valuable business insights and the books in which they are either introduced or (one man’s opinion) best explained. Here are the third five: 11. Leadership: In essence, leaders attract followers so that [.].

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 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. companies using a blog for marketing purposes, your business likely will within the next year.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 21, 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. Your employees need to know about the health of your company or organization. Or, theyll hear it second-hand.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 21, 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. How test marketing is critical. How they can be used by leaders to boost morale.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 4, 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. Are you absolutely sure every employee in sales, production, operations, marketing, etc.,

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2014

Ram Charans 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. Human resources Leadership Talent management' Lets be clear. While he may be wrong, he may also be as wise as Solomon.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 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. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2016

I led the global management appraisal practice of our own executive search firm, Egon Zehnder. Japan’s educational institutions and cultural work ethic give its managers a jump-start in their careers, but most companies don’t continue the development process as far as it could go. What we found was an incredible paradox.

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Drotter Charan Leadership Pipeline Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

In today’s rapidly changing markets, with digital disruption looming over every business, this question has never been more important. Ram Charan spoke to HBR about this several years ago in the context of “making tough calls.” So what should companies look for when they hire a new CEO?

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CEO Retail Class Charan 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2013

Conflict management is critical in the CEO role — just about anything that gets to the CEO''s desk has an element of pleasing someone and making someone else unhappy. Is there a way to be transparent about a CEO being coached without causing shareholder and market panic? Coaching is a private and personal activity.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2017

aren’t taught management skills in medical school. A popular way of bringing physicians up to speed is to elevate them into management roles and team them with business executives. Fair or not, they believe it’s harder for leaders without clinical expertise to see how cutting costs impacts quality of care.

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Training Health Care Management 360-Degree Feedback 14

The Empowered Buisness

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

While there are many classic leadership books that are still relevant today – like Good to Great and 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – and a flooded market of other business books , I wanted to share …. whether you’re running an entire company or in your first management job. • What are we not doing that we need to do?

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