Know-How

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"What Peter Drucker's The Practice of Management and The Effective Execu-
tive were to the 20th-century industrial age, Ram Charan's Know-How is to
the 21st-century global digital knowledge worker age. Brilliant, immensely
practical, and comprehensive—with almost self-evident prophetic wisdom."
—Stephen R. Covey, author of
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and The 8th Habit
"Uniquely Charan. Practical, insightful, application-oriented, and full of wisdom. "
—larry Bossidy, retired chairman and CEO of Honeywell International
and coauthor of Execution and Confronting Reality
"Know-How is a breakthrough book for leaders and those who aspire to a leader-
ship job."
—james M. Kilts, Centerview Partners, former chairman and CEO of Gillette
"Ram has an unparalleled track record of providing executives with compelling
yet practical advice on how to succeed in tumultuous business environments."
—Ivan G. Seidenberg, chairman and CEO of Verizon
"This is the leadership... Tovább

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"What Peter Drucker's The Practice of Management and The Effective Execu-
tive were to the 20th-century industrial age, Ram Charan's Know-How is to
the 21st-century global digital knowledge worker age. Brilliant, immensely
practical, and comprehensive—with almost self-evident prophetic wisdom."
—Stephen R. Covey, author of
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and The 8th Habit
"Uniquely Charan. Practical, insightful, application-oriented, and full of wisdom. "
—larry Bossidy, retired chairman and CEO of Honeywell International
and coauthor of Execution and Confronting Reality
"Know-How is a breakthrough book for leaders and those who aspire to a leader-
ship job."
—james M. Kilts, Centerview Partners, former chairman and CEO of Gillette
"Ram has an unparalleled track record of providing executives with compelling
yet practical advice on how to succeed in tumultuous business environments."
—Ivan G. Seidenberg, chairman and CEO of Verizon
"This is the leadership book for the new generation."
—Ron Meyer, president and COO, Universal Studios
"What is truly pathbreaking is Know-How's integration of the right skills for run-
ning a business with the personal and psychological traits of the successful leader."
—bill CONATY, senior vice president, human resources, General Electric
"Know-How brings the complex subject of business leadership down-to-earth
with practical advice on what you really need to know to run a business."
—Michael J. Critelli, chairman and CEO, Pitney Bowes
"Ram Charan's very practical book on the eight 'know-hows' that are the
foundation for leadership performance and success [is] a very worthwhile read."
—A. G. LAFLEY, chairman and CEO, Procter Sc Gamble
"Ram Charan has hit the nail on the head by constructively linking personal
attributes and business success."
—W. James McNerney Jr., chairman, president,
and CEO, The Boeing Company
The new grand theory of leadership by
Ram Charan . . . The breakthrough
book that links KNOW-HOW— the skills
of people who know what they are
doing—with the personal and psycho-
logical traits of the successful leader.
How often have you heard someone with a com-
manding presence deliver a bold vision that turned
out to be nothing more than rhetoric and hot air? All
too often we mistake the appearance of leadership for
the real deal. Without a doubt, intelligence, vision,
and the ability to communicate are important. But
something big is missing: the know-how of running
a business—the capacity to take it in the right direc-
tion, do the right things, make the right decisions,
deliver results, and leave the people and the business
better off than they were before.
For well over four decades, Ram Charan has
been learning in the most visceral way the underly-
ing reasons why leaders succeed and fail. As one of
the most influential advisers to top management
teams of leading companies around the world, he
has had a front-row seat to observe the cause and
effect of leadership practices and behaviors.
Ram Charans insight into the real content of
leadership provides you with the eight fundamental
skills needed for success in the twenty-first century:
• Positioning (and, when necessary, reposition-
ing) your business by zeroing in on the central
idea that meets customer needs and makes
money
• Connecting the dots by pinpointing patterns
of external change ahead of others
• Shaping the way people work together by lead-
ing the social system of your business
• Judging people by getting to the truth of a per-
son Vissza