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Ram Charan What Every Company Should Know

Ram Charan

Ram Charan, acclaimed advisor to the world's top companies and CEOs, shares his expertise in helping companies deliver. His practical, real-world advice provides powerful tools for cutting through complexity in order to achieve profitable growth. "What Every Company Should Know" appears every other Thursday exclusively on Yahoo! Finance. View Ram's Bio

The Basics of Moneymaking
2007-06-07 00:00:45
A key part of business acumen is reminding yourself of the fundamentals of making money. Here's a refresher course. ...Read full article
Don't Let Emotions Affect Your Leadership
2007-05-24 00:00:58
A deep need to be liked can be a deficit for executives. Find out how to overcome emotions to lead more effectively. ...Read full article
When -- and How -- to Reposition Your Business
2007-05-10 00:00:33
As a leader, you'll reposition a business at least four times in your career. Learn how to prepare for the challenge. ...Read full article
See Your Business from the Outside In
2007-04-26 00:00:47
An ongoing scan of the business landscape reveals opportunities and threats. Here’s how to spot them before others do. ...Read full article
Five Rules for Setting the Right Priorities
2007-04-12 00:00:49
Goals mean little without a clear, focused means of achieving them. That's what makes setting priorities so important. ...Read full article
Managing What -- and Who -- You Can't Control
2007-03-29 00:00:32
In business, responding fairly to consumer groups and other outside constituencies requires specific know-how. ...Read full article
The Right Way to Set Goals
2007-03-15 00:00:13
Setting effective business goals is tricky. Here are some ways to ensure that you do so with foresight and flexibility. ...Read full article
Finding the Courage to Be a Leader
2007-03-01 00:00:13
Shaping how your team members interact and work with -- or against -- you and each other is a true test of leadership. ...Read full article
The Key to Worthwhile Business Meetings
2007-02-15 00:00:46
Leaders do most of their leading in meetings. Find out how to ensure that yours aren't a waste of everyone's time. ...Read full article
Perfecting Your People-Assessment Skills
2007-02-01 00:00:34
Assessing people is essential to leadership, so making the right calls is as good for you as it is for your employees. ...Read full article
Great Leaders Think Big -- and Small
2007-01-18 00:00:06
In order to build your business leadership know-how, you have to think about how you think, not just what you think. ...Read full article
Developing Business Leadership Know-How
2007-01-04 00:00:35
True business leaders have know-how as well as personality. Learn the eight keys to genuine business leadership. ...Read full article
The Allure of Superficial Leadership
2006-12-21 00:00:23
Not everyone can run a business. Find out why personality traits are unreliable indicators of genuine leadership. ...Read full article
Lead by Putting Purpose Before Self
2006-12-07 00:00:41
Today’s best business leaders focus on substance rather than image. Find out why the philosophy of these often unsung heroes makes good business sense. ...Read full article
Five Steps to Engaging Your Employees
2006-11-23 00:00:19
Treating employees like human beings with intrinsic value is the best way to motivate them. Find out how nurturing people is a win-win situation. ...Read full article
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The new grand theory of leadership. The breakthrough book that links know-how -- the skills of people who know what they're doing -- with the personal and psychological traits of the successful leader.

"What Peter Drucker's The Practice of Management and The Effective Executive were to the 20th century industrial age, Ram Charan's Know-How is to the 21st century global digital knowledge worker age." --Stephen R. Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and The 8th Habit

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