Ram Charan

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions: A book review by Bob Morris

March 31, 2013

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions Various Contributors and Editors of Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Press (2013 Learn why bad decisions happen to good managers — and how to make better ones This is one in a…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 3/4/13)

March 10, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: REVIEWS Innovation as Usual: How to Help Your People Bring Great Ideas to Life Paddy Miller and Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg Finding Keepers: The Monster…

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Global Dexterity: A book review by Bob Morris

March 8, 2013

Global Dexterity: How to Adapt Your Behavior Across Cultures without Losing Yourself in the Process Andy Molinsky Harvard Business Review Press (2013) The Power of Behavior Modification Based on Values-Driven Cross-Cultural Management As I began to read this book, I…

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Global Tilt and the Dexterity That Cross-Cultural Management Now Requires

March 4, 2013

I recently read Ram Charan’s latest book, Global Tilt: Leading Your Business Through the Great Economic Power Shift, whose title refers to the fact that “the world has tilted. Its economic center has shifted from what have traditionally been called…

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Global Tilt: A book review by Bob Morris

March 3, 2013

Global Tilt: Leading Your Business Through the Great Economic Power Shift Ram Charan Crown Business (February 2013) For leaders in global companies, here are a compass, GPS, searchlight, x-ray machine, and microscope to find their way I have read and…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 2/25/13)

March 3, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Global Tilt: Leading Your Business Through the Great Economic Power Shift Ram Charan The AIG Story Maurice R. Greenberg and Lawrence…

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Playing to Win: A book review by Bob Morris

February 17, 2013

Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works A.G. Lafley and Roger Martin Harvard Business Review Press (2013) “The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.” Michael Porter I am pleased that A.G. Lafley has co-authored another book, with…

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The Talent Masters: A book review by Bob Morris

January 22, 2013

The Talent Masters: Why Smart Leaders Put People Before Numbers Bill Conaty and Ram Charan Crown Business (2010) I agree with Conaty and Charan that Steve Jobs is the archetypical “talent master.” Few others possess his combination of intelligence, temperament,…

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The Ten Most Important Business Challenges and Which Book to Consult for Each

December 26, 2011

Whenever asked to recommend business books, I immediately inquire, “What is the single greatest challenge that you and your organization now face?” Of course, responses vary but over time, these seem to be the ten challenges most frequently cited, followed…

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