Something is seriously amiss in the state of management today. More and more CEOs are failing, but the dearth of CEOs capable of placing their companies on a sustainable footing is as much a symptom as a cause of the malaise affecting corporate management. The true crisis in leadership is the stagnant state of corporate leadership development. Because companies dont properly hone their unit managers leadership abilities, they never fill their succession pipelines. And because unit managers are stagnating, companies have difficulty executing at every level, compounding the crisis. Ram Charan shows how top companies approach leadership development as a core competency. Leadership development must be a hands-on activity, integral to the business and involving leaders at all levels. Outline Leaders at All Levels: Solving the Succession Crisis The Apprenticeship Model of Leadership Development Identifying High Potentials Laying Down the Talent Development Track Evaluating and Mentoring High Potentials Administrative Details of the Apprenticeship Model At the Top: Selecting the CEO Organizing for Leadership Development
Book Details:
- Author: Ram Charan
- ISBN: 9780470228210
- Year Published: 2008
- Pages: 192
- BISAC: BUS071000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Leadership
About the Book and Topic:
Something is seriously amiss in the state of management today. More and more CEOs are failing, but the dearth of CEOs capable of placing their companies on a sustainable footing is as much a symptom as a cause of the malaise affecting corporate management. The true crisis in leadership is the stagnant state of corporate leadership development. Because companies dont properly hone their unit managers leadership abilities, they never fill their succession pipelines. And because unit managers are stagnating, companies have difficulty executing at every level, compounding the crisis. Ram Charan shows how top companies approach leadership development as a core competency. Leadership development must be a hands-on activity, integral to the business and involving leaders at all levels. Outline Leaders at All Levels: Solving the Succession Crisis The Apprenticeship Model of Leadership Development Identifying High Potentials Laying Down the Talent Development Track Evaluating and Mentoring High Potentials Administrative Details of the Apprenticeship Model At the Top: Selecting the CEO Organizing for Leadership Development
AUTHOR SALES RECORD: Charan’s previous books have had huge sales. Execution has sold 670,000 copies on Bookscan, What the CEO Wants You to Know is at 78,000, The Leadership Pipeline is at 106,000, and Confronting Reality has sold over 52,000. CORPORATE NETWORK: Charan has counseled many of the world’s top business leaders, including boards and CEOs at GE, Verizon, Novartis, Du Pont, Thomson, Honeywell, KLM, Bank of America, Home Depot, EMC, Colgate-Palmolive, Universal Studios, and Johnson Electric Hong Kong. His contact list is extensive and influential. MEDIA EXPOSURE: Charan’s profile continues to grow. Aside from his best-selling books, Charan has written recently on this topic for Harvard Business Review and the Wall Street Journal, and has previously been featured in many other journals and newspapers including Fortune and Fast Company. He was recently singled out by BusinessWeek as one of the ‘world’s hottest business gurus’.
About the Author
Ram Charan is co-author (with Larry Bossidy) of 2002’s runaway bestseller Execution (670,000 copies sold). He is a highly sought-after advisor to corporations, boards, CEOs, and senior executives in companies ranging from start-ups to the Fortune 500, including GE, Dupont, and Colgate-Palmolive. He is also author of What the CEO Wants You to Know and Know-How and co-author of Confronting Reality and The Leadership Pipeline, and writes a highly-regarded column for Yahoo! Finance. Charan has taught at the Harvard Business School and the Kellogg School of Northwestern University.