Leadership in the Era of Economic Uncertainty: Managing in a Downturn by Ram Charan
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- Pub. Date: December 2008
- 160pp
- Sales Rank: 61,513
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: December 2008
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
- Format: Hardcover, 160pp
- Sales Rank: 61,513
- ISBN-13: 9780071626163
- ISBN: 0071626166
- Edition Number: 1
Synopsis
“You’ve never experienced so much change and
uncertainty or faced such a deep downturn. Yet others are
looking to you for strength and guidance. Are you up to the
challenge? Whether you lead a company, business unit,
or small group of people, Leadership in the Era of Economic
Uncertainty will be an invaluable tool for navigating
today’s troubled economic waters.”
—from the Foreword by Larry Bossidy
Inside, business advisor Ram Charan describes steps you can take right now to steer
your organization away from the pitfalls and position it for a new future. You’ll find
practical techniques that will help you cope with:
- CASH AND CREDIT CRUNCHES
- SHRINKING BUDGETS
- COLLAPSING MARKETS
- SINKING WORKFORCE MORALE
- DISAPPEARING SUPPLIERS
- NERVOUS STAKEHOLDERS
Great business thinkers like Ram Charan see opportunity in chaos. His innovative,
commonsense way of approaching problems has made him one of the world’s most
sought-after consultants. Here, he provides help to leaders at every level, from the
CEO and country managers to department heads in finance, marketing, sales, and
manufacturing.
Leadership in the Era of Economic Uncertainty offers clear guidelines for seizing
opportunity and persevering in today’s global economy. Fight your fear and anxiety—
and take your leadership to the next level, now.
Ram Charan is the coauthor of bestsellers
Execution and Confronting Reality and the
author of What theCEO Wants You to Know
and 10 other books. A noted expert on
business strategy, he has coached some
of the world’s most successful CEOs and
helped companies like GE, Bank of America,
Verizon, KLM, and Thomson shape and
implement their strategic direction.
Biography
Ram Charan is the coauthor of bestsellers
Execution and Confronting Reality and the
author of What the CEO Wants You to Know
and 10 other books. A noted expert on
business strategy, he has coached some
of the world’s most successful CEOs and
helped companies like GE, Bank of America,
Verizon, KLM, and Thomson shape and
implement their strategic direction.
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Timely management handbook for hard timesby RolfDobelli
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July 20, 2009: This short, pointed book by one of America's leading management thinkers offers a checklist of to-do steps for managers who are coping with the economic crisis. Ram Charan covers all the bases: the board of directors, chief officers, operations, sales, research and development, and more. He offers direct, unambiguous, actionable advice for managing at each level, including: manage for cash, watch the numbers, know which customers to fire and recognize that annual targets make no sense when demand is unpredictable. The author's record as a coach to CEOs and as an author of best-selling business books speaks for itself. In this book, getAbstract finds that he more than lives up to his reputation, avoiding jargon, generalizations and lofty theoretical pronouncements to focus on what managers must do now to survive.
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