Know-How

The 8 Skills that Separate People who Perform From Those Who Don't

Ram Charan

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Random House Books
01 April 2008

Management & management techniques

The bestselling co-author of Execution examines the essential skills that make good managers into great leaders.

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.

By: Ram Charan
Imprint: Random House Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 396g
ISBN: 9781905211241
ISBN 10: 1905211244
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 01 April 2008
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

'One of the world's most renowned management consultants and authors.' Fast Company Widely acclaimed as one of our greatest business strategists, Ram Charan is the author of over a dozen books, including the perennial bestseller Execution. Formerly an award-winning professor at Harvard Business School, he has advised the CEOs of some of the world's most successful companies - including Coca-Cola, Bank of America, Tata, 3M, GE and Verizon.

Reviews for Know-How: The 8 Skills that Separate People who Perform From Those Who Don't

If Charan declares that something matters, the chances are that it really does. This 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 *