Ram Charan

Why it is always Day 1 at Amazon

March 25, 2020

In Always Day One, Alex Kantrowitz explains that “Always Day One” is code at Amazon for “inventing like a startup, with little regard for legacy…in today’s business world, where Day Two is death, it’s the key to survival.” Kantrowitz suggests…

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An agenda for the talent-first CEO

February 5, 2020

Here is an excerpt from Talent Wins, co-authored by Dominic Barton, Dennis Carey, and Ram Charan,  that was featured in an article for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn…

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The Amazon Management System: A book review by Bob Morris

December 11, 2019

The Amazon Management System: The Ultimate Digital Business Engine That Creates Extraordinary Value for Both Customers and Shareholders Ram Charan and Julia Yang Ideapress Publishing (December 2019) The “sercret sauce” of one of the most successful organizations thoughout the history…

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People Before Strategy: A New Role for the CHRO

September 14, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ram Charan, Dominic Barton, and Dennis Carey for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive…

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Reinventing HR : A book review by Bob Morris

September 13, 2019

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Reinventing HR HBR Editors and Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (June 2019) How to take a management approach that drives employee engagement and high performance This is one in a series of volumes that…

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Talent Wins: A book review by Bob Morris

March 11, 2018

Talent Wins: The New Playbook for Putting People First Ram Charan, Dominic Barton, and Dennis Carey Harvard Business Review Press (March 2018) “We take great care of our people, our people take great care of our customers, and our customers…

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An executive’s guide to machine learning

February 6, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Dorian Pyle and Cristina San Jose for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They explain why machine learning is no longer the preserve of artificial-intelligence researchers and born-digital…

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Twilight of the gurus

May 4, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from the Schumpeter column featured in The Economist. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration credit: Brett Ryder * * * The management-pundit industry is a…

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The Algorithmic CEO

February 3, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Ram Charan for FORTUNE magazine in which he urges his readers to get ready for “the most sweeping business change since the Industrial Revolution.” To read the complete article, check out…

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The Talent Masters: A book review by Bob Morris

August 21, 2014

The Talent Masters: Why Smart Leaders Put People Before Numbers Bill Conaty and Ram Charan Crown Business (2010) How to develop “robust talent pipelines and same-day succession plans” I agree with Bill Conaty and Ram Charan that Steve Jobs is…

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