Ram Charan
Keynote Speaker: World-Renowned Business Advisor, Execution Expert & Bestselling Author
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Categories:Business, Futurism, Business Leadership, Creativity, Authors, Innovation, Strategic Leadership, Teamwork & Teambuilding, Business Growth, Entrepreneurship, World Affairs, Athlete, Corporate Strategy, Leadership, Economy, Personal Growth, Customer Service, Big Think, Inspirational, College, Sports, Motivational, Consulting, Finance, International Business, Sports Coaching, Thought Leadership
Ram Charan Biography
Ram Charan is a highly sought-after business advisor and speaker famous among senior executives for his uncanny ability to solve their toughest business problems. For more than thirty-five years, Dr. Charan has worked behind the scenes with top executives at some of the world’s most successful companies, including GE, Verizon, Novartis, Dupont, Thomson Corporation, Honeywell, KLM, Bank of America, and MeadWestvaco. He has shared his insights with many others through teaching and writing.
Dr. Charan’s introduction to business came early while working in the family shoe shop in the small Indian town where he was raised. He earned an engineering degree in India and soon after took a job in Australia and then in Hawaii. When his talent for business was discovered, Dr. Charan was encouraged to pursue it. He earned an MBA and a doctorate degree from Harvard Business School, where he graduated with high distinction and was a Baker Scholar. After receiving his doctorate degree, he served on the Harvard Business School faculty.
Dr. Charan is well known for providing advice that is down-to-earth and relevant and that takes into account the real-world complexities of business. Among his recommendations for achieving profitable growth, for example, are to search for “singles and doubles,” as well as home runs, to develop a “growth budget.”
Many people have come to know Dr. Charan through in-house executive education programs. His energetic, interactive teaching style has won him several awards. He won the Bell Ringer Award at GE’s famous Crotonville Institute and Best Teacher Award at Northwestern. He was among BusinessWeek‘s top ten resources for in-house executive development programs.
Over the past decade, Dr. Charan has captured his business insights in numerous books and articles. In the past five years, Dr. Charan’s books have sold more than 2 million copies. These include the bestseller "Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done" and "Confronting Reality," both co-authored with Larry Bossidy, "What the CEO Wants You to Know," "Boards at Work," "Every Business Is a Growth Business," "Profitable Growth," and "Boards That Deliver." A frequent contributor to Fortune, Dr. Charan has written two cover stories, “Why CEOs Fail” and “Why Companies Fail.” His other articles have appeared in the Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, Director’s Monthly, and Strategy and Business.
An engaging presenter, Charan delivers high-energy keynotes that offer cutting-edge insights into leadership, innovation, execution, and global strategy -- insights that have made him, as Fast Company reports, “an indispensable right-hand man for hundreds of top managers.”
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Ram Charan Speaking Topics
It is quite obvious the business world is in a state of flux. We have plummeted from the highs of the last economic boom into the most troubled economy of the past fifty years - an economy that is now globally interconnected and immensely complex. Businesses are frantically trying to find their way in the newly reworked landscape, where the rules of the game seem unclear and sometimes unfair. Drawing on his experience with businesses worldwide, Ram Charan offers perspective and insight for business leaders operating in this new competitive arena, where the balance of economic power has dramatically shifted . The audience will learn:
- The profound shift in economic power that is underway and the opportunities it presents
Ram Charan helps you steer your business through the minefield of contracting markets, cash shortages, and ongoing uncertainty. No matter what your leadership role, Charans insight will help ensure that your business emerges leaner, stronger, and well in front of the competition.
The chaos of global economic meltdown has imposed an urgency you have never before experienced. Its a scary thing, but it can also be exciting if youre prepared. Hear how leaders at DuPont, Hanesbrands, Wipro, and other companies have used Charans techniques to get results.
Charan provides practical actions you can execute immediately to:
Protect cash flow vigilantly, even daily, and use cash more efficiently
Use ground intelligence to survive the storm and position your business to thrive in the aftermath
Develop a better understanding of your customers
Reevaluate your pricing strategy and capital expenditures
Use cost cutting strategically
Preparing a company to survive a prolonged period of slow growth or even contraction is one of the most difficult tasks that will ever confront management. Leaders must recognize the new reality confronting their companies and take the necessary steps to shore up the company and weather the storm. Ram Charan will show you the tools leaders and managers need to implement to prepare for and steer through these tough economic times and also how to seize the opportunities that invariably arise out of difficult environments.
This session is based on Ram Charans 2009 book, Leadership in the Era of Economic Uncertainty: The New Rules of Getting Things Done in Difficult Times.
Charan brings realism and specificity to a subject that is often vague and amorphous: leadership. Why do so many leaders fail? Very simple, he says, they dont know how to run a business. Charan breaks through the faade of leadership to explain the capabilities leaders must possess. He gives aspiring leaders a blueprint to take charge of their own development and help other leaders grow. This session, based on Charans 2007 book Know-How: The 8 Skills that Separate People Who Perform From Those Who Dont and his 2008 book Leaders at All Levels: Deepening Your Talent Pool to Solve the Succession Crisis, covers the following:
What leadership training tends to omit.
The 8 capabilities leaders really need.
When and how personality matters.
Examples of leaders who have outstanding know-how in critical areas.
How to build and improve your know-how.
How to build a pipeline of leaders who deliver.
Too often selling becomes a war over price. Ram Charan shows the way out with a new approach to selling that starts with helping customers reach their business goals. Does it require new skills and ways of working? Yes, with salespeople leading the charge. Here Charan discusses companies that have made the shift and escaped from commodity-pricing hell. This session, based on Charans 2008 book What the Customer Wants You to Know: How Everyone Needs to Think Differently About Sales, covers the following:
How to put the fun back into selling.
Learning to see your customers holistically.
Adopting a new role for salespeopleand everybody else.
Shaping offerings so that costumers will willingly pay more.
Ram Charan Videos
Talent Wins: The New Playbook for Putting People First
What the CEO Wants You To Know, Expanded and Updated: How Your Company Really Works
The High-Potential Leader: How to Grow Fast, Take on New Responsibilities, and Make an Impact
Global Tilt: Leading Your Business Through the Great Economic Power Shift
The Talent Masters: Why Smart Leaders Put People Before Numbers
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What topics does Ram Charan speak about?
Ram Charan is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Business, Futurism, Business Leadership, Creativity, Authors, Innovation, Strategic Leadership, Teamwork & Teambuilding, Business Growth, Entrepreneurship, World Affairs, Athlete, Corporate Strategy, Leadership, Economy, Personal Growth, Customer Service, Big Think, Inspirational, College, Sports, Motivational, Consulting, Finance, International Business, Sports Coaching and Thought Leadership.
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Ram Charan generally travels from Texas, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.
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Ram Charan is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Business, Futurism and Business Leadership. The estimated speaking fee range to book Ram Charan for live events is $50,000 - $100,000, and for virtual events $20,000 - $30,000. Ram Charan generally travels from Texas, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Richard Florida, Joseph Stiglitz and Peter Diamandis. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Ram Charan for an upcoming event.
SPEAKING TOPICS
Ram Charan Speaking Topics
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Leading Your Business Through the Global Tilt
It is quite obvious the business world is in a state of flux. We have plummeted from the highs of the last economic boom into the most troubled economy of the past fifty years - an economy that is now globally interconnected and immensely complex. Businesses are frantically trying to find their way in the newly reworked landscape, where the rules of the game seem unclear and sometimes unfair. Drawing on his experience with businesses worldwide, Ram Charan offers perspective and insight for business leaders operating in this new competitive arena, where the balance of economic power has dramatically shifted . The audience will learn:
- The profound shift in economic power that is underway and the opportunities it presents
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Leadership in the Era of Economic Uncertainty
Ram Charan helps you steer your business through the minefield of contracting markets, cash shortages, and ongoing uncertainty. No matter what your leadership role, Charans insight will help ensure that your business emerges leaner, stronger, and well in front of the competition.
The chaos of global economic meltdown has imposed an urgency you have never before experienced. Its a scary thing, but it can also be exciting if youre prepared. Hear how leaders at DuPont, Hanesbrands, Wipro, and other companies have used Charans techniques to get results.
Charan provides practical actions you can execute immediately to:
Protect cash flow vigilantly, even daily, and use cash more efficiently
Use ground intelligence to survive the storm and position your business to thrive in the aftermath
Develop a better understanding of your customers
Reevaluate your pricing strategy and capital expenditures
Use cost cutting strategically
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Managing in the Downturn -- Tools to Use
Preparing a company to survive a prolonged period of slow growth or even contraction is one of the most difficult tasks that will ever confront management. Leaders must recognize the new reality confronting their companies and take the necessary steps to shore up the company and weather the storm. Ram Charan will show you the tools leaders and managers need to implement to prepare for and steer through these tough economic times and also how to seize the opportunities that invariably arise out of difficult environments.
This session is based on Ram Charans 2009 book, Leadership in the Era of Economic Uncertainty: The New Rules of Getting Things Done in Difficult Times.
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Leadership Know-How: Developing Leaders at All Levels
Charan brings realism and specificity to a subject that is often vague and amorphous: leadership. Why do so many leaders fail? Very simple, he says, they dont know how to run a business. Charan breaks through the faade of leadership to explain the capabilities leaders must possess. He gives aspiring leaders a blueprint to take charge of their own development and help other leaders grow. This session, based on Charans 2007 book Know-How: The 8 Skills that Separate People Who Perform From Those Who Dont and his 2008 book Leaders at All Levels: Deepening Your Talent Pool to Solve the Succession Crisis, covers the following:
What leadership training tends to omit.
The 8 capabilities leaders really need.
When and how personality matters.
Examples of leaders who have outstanding know-how in critical areas.
How to build and improve your know-how.
How to build a pipeline of leaders who deliver.
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Reinventing How You Sell: What the Customer Wants You to Know
Too often selling becomes a war over price. Ram Charan shows the way out with a new approach to selling that starts with helping customers reach their business goals. Does it require new skills and ways of working? Yes, with salespeople leading the charge. Here Charan discusses companies that have made the shift and escaped from commodity-pricing hell. This session, based on Charans 2008 book What the Customer Wants You to Know: How Everyone Needs to Think Differently About Sales, covers the following:
How to put the fun back into selling.
Learning to see your customers holistically.
Adopting a new role for salespeopleand everybody else.
Shaping offerings so that costumers will willingly pay more.
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Ram Charan Videos
BOOKS
Talent Wins: The New Playbook for Putting People First
What the CEO Wants You To Know, Expanded and Updated: How Your Company Really Works
The High-Potential Leader: How to Grow Fast, Take on New Responsibilities, and Make an Impact
Global Tilt: Leading Your Business Through the Great Economic Power Shift
The Talent Masters: Why Smart Leaders Put People Before Numbers
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