What the CEO Wants You To Know, Expanded and Updated

How Your Company Really Works

Ram Charan

The book distills complex business concepts into fundamental principles that drive business success, such as cash generation, return on assets, and growth. It provides insights into the mindset of successful CEOs and offers practical advice on understanding and leveraging the core drivers of any business to achieve better decision-making and leadership.

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The High-Potential Leader

How to Grow Fast, Take on New Responsibilities, and Make an Impact

Ram Charan

The book provides insights and strategies for individuals identified as high-potential within their organizations to accelerate their growth, take on leadership roles, and drive significant impact. It offers practical advice on developing the necessary skills, behaviors, and mindset to navigate complex challenges and succeed in higher-level positions.

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Rethinking Competitive Advantage

New Rules for the Digital Age

Ram Charan

The book provides insights into how companies can build and sustain competitive advantage in the rapidly evolving digital landscape, emphasizing the importance of data, customer-centricity, and agile innovation. It outlines strategies for adapting to digital disruption, leveraging network effects, and harnessing the power of platforms and ecosystems to outperform traditional business models.

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Profitable Growth Is Everyone's Business

10 Tools You Can Use Monday Morning

Ram Charan

The book provides a practical guide to driving revenue growth and outlines ten straightforward tools that managers at all levels can apply to increase profitability. It emphasizes the importance of making growth a central objective for every employee and offers actionable strategies for achieving sustainable financial success.

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Owning Up

The 14 Questions Every Board Member Needs to Ask

Ram Charan

The book provides a guide for board members to navigate corporate governance effectively, presenting 14 critical questions that address key issues such as risk management, CEO performance, and board dynamics. It offers insights and practical advice to help board members fulfill their responsibilities, enhance board performance, and ensure company success.

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