Know-How by Ram Charan

Know-How by Ram Charan

In this ground-breaking new book, Ram Charan, co-author of the bestselling Execution, redefines leadership by focusing on eight specific practical skills that, if mastered, are guaranteed to bring success.

1. Positioning ­­- ­­­formulating a clear central idea that chimes with your customers' desires and allows the business to be profitable.
2. Detecting patterns - recognising key variables that may create barriers to growth.
3. Managing the social system - influencing the workplace environment so that people can pull together and make the right decisions at the right time.
4. Selecting (and deselecting) people - spotting talent, and making the change when the fit isn't right.
5. Leading your management team - trusting, and inspiring, an effective team of managers.
6. Setting goals - deciding what the business can achieve.
7. Setting priorities - assessing the actions that need to be taken in order to meet your goals.
8. Dealing with external parties - making sure that outside power groups beyond your control do not affect your business unduly.

If Charan declares that something matters, the chances are that it really doesThis new book is a down-to-earth account of what it takes to be an effective leader today -- Stefan Stern * The Financial Times *

Praise for Execution:
'A great practitioner and an insightful theorist join forces to write a compelling business story of 'how to get it done"

* Jack Welch *
Bossidy and Charan offer good advice on a neglected topic, making Execution a smart business leader's guide to enacting success * amazon.com *

Ram Charan is a highly acclaimed business advisor, speaker and author, well-known for his practical real world perspective and famous for his uncanny ability to help business people solve their toughest problems. He was a Baker Scholar at HarvardBusinessSchool where he earned his MBA with distinction, as well as his DBA. He is a frequent contributor to Fortune magazine and Harvard Business Review. His articles have also appeared in the Financial Times, Strategy + Business and Director's Monthly. He is also the co-author of Execution and Confronting Reality.

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ISBN 13	9781905211241
ISBN 10	1905211244
Title	Know-How
Author	Ram Charan
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cornerstone
Year published	2008-02-07
Number of pages	304
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.