Books by Ram Charan

Ram Charan is an Indian-American consultant, speaker, and writer. He owns the business management consulting company Charan Associates in Dallas, Texas and has consulted for companies such as General Electric, the Bank of America, and KLM. He has written several books on leadership and management, including “What the CEO Wants You To Know.”

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The leadership pipeline

Ram Charan

A practical guide to the six critical transitions every leader must navigate to stop being a doer and start building high-performing teams — from the first management role all the way to the CEO seat.

Book cover of What the CEO Wants You To Know by Ram Charan — critical summary review on 12min

What the CEO Wants You To Know

Ram Charan

In “What the CEO Wants You To Know,” Indian-American business consultant Ram Charan looks at the theory of business. What does it take to become a successful business leader? According to Charan, all you need is business acumen and people skills. “What the CEO Wants You To Know” introduces business acumen (the knowledge of the basic building blocks of business) as one of the central aspects of leadership.

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