Ram Charan

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Leadership Know-How. Why do so many leaders fail? Aspiring leaders focus way too much on their personal style and personality and not nearly enough on building the capabilities they need to make the business perform. This session, based on Charan's 2007 book Know-How: The 8 Skills that Separate People Who Perform From Those Who Don't, covers what all the teaching about leadership has in common--and what it misses, the eight capabilities leaders really need, examples of leaders who have outstanding know-how in areas critical to their business, from positioning and repositioning the business to building the social system, and how to build and improve your know-how.

Business Acumen. What exactly is business acumen? Is it a raw talent or something that can be cultivated and improved? How does the business acumen of a Jack Welch differ from that of a street vendor in India? Based on the book What the CEO Wants You to Know: How Your Company Really Works and ongoing research, this session defines business acumen, explains why it is becoming a key criterion for those who evaluate and hire business leaders, shows how it differs from other leadership traits, and teaches how to develop it in yourself and others.

Execution. For many leaders, strategizing is the easy part; making it happen is the bigger challenge. Why is flawless execution so difficult to achieve? Few understand what it requires the way Ram Charan does. Execution takes personal discipline, and more important, a systematic approach to synchronizing the moving parts of the organization. Based on the best selling and highly praised book Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done, this session explains why execution cannot be delegated, how companies like Wal-Mart, Dell, and GE use execution to outcompete, and coming up with the framework of flawless execution and the tools required to develop your own discipline of execution.

Growth. Especially in a slow economy, growth can seem next to impossible to achieve. What is needed is a disciplined approach to identify, pursue, and fund them. Based on Charan's two books on growth, Every Business is a Growth Business and Profitable Growth is Everyone's Business: 9 Tools You Can Use Monday Morning, this session demonstrates why companies often look for growth in the wrong places, how to assess the risks associated with growth, and understanding the principles of identifying, pursuing, and funding growth.

Corporate Governance. Sarbanes-Oxley and the NYSE guidelines can go only so far. Boards must go beyond compliance to ensure that they are focusing on the substance of corporate governance: providing oversight and adding value. Designed for those involved in corporate governance, this session is practical and down to earth. Based on his books Boards at Work and Boards That Deliver, Charan pinpoints new and existing mechanisms that are crucial to good governance, tells how best to implement those mechanisms, and explains how to leverage the board's collective judgment and collective power.

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