Ram Charan
Ram Charan was born on March 27th, 1985 and is currently 40 years old. Ram Charan was born in Madras, Tamil Nadu, India. Charan attended St. Mary's College, Hyderabad.
Ram Charan is one of the most highly rated management consultants and a leading author of business articles and books. Over his long career, he has advised and consulted with venture capital-funded firms and CEOs of
Fortune 100 companies.
Ram has made a reputation for himself as a specialist in turning visions and dreams into action and reality. He shows decision makers how to improve top-line growth, enhance the efficiency of capital, and execute business strategies to improve profitability.
Charan is also known for coming up with practical solutions with real-world applications, as he is an expert in many key areas of business.
Given his expertise, he has become a favorite speaker and teacher and has won many teaching awards, including the Crotonville Institute's
Bell Ringer for best teacher. He has also been awarded similar awards by Northwestern and the Life Insurance Institute at Wharton.
He also made the list of top ten resources for in-house executive development by
Business Week.
Charan’s articles have been published in prestigious magazines such as
USA Today and the
Harvard Business Review. He is also the author of many books, which provide a wealth of information. An interesting thing about many of his books is that they are often written about the specific needs of a particular client company.
Given his record and experience having run a successful business, Ram Charan is a popular speaker at major conferences across the world.
Ram Charan published one of his most popular works,
What the CEO Wants You to Know, in 2001. In the book, he dives deep into the fundamentals of business and showcases his techniques for getting a feel for how any organization works.
According to Charan, there are four universal building blocks which are the customers, growth, return on invested capital, and cash generation. When employees internalize these four elements, they can make more meaningful contributions to the success of the business.
At its core, it is a practical guide for employees or anyone else interested in understanding how their organization works and their role in making it even more successful.
Another very popular book by Ram Charan is the 2006 published title
Execution. In the book, he asserts that the cornerstone of business success is effective execution.
According to the work, most organizations fail because they have poor execution rather than bad strategies. To avoid this, it is important for leaders to engage deeply and to be actively involved in ensuring operational effectiveness, setting clear strategies, and finding the right people.
It asserts that every organization needs to ensure that execution is part of its culture, with leaders leading the charge to align actions with goals and foster accountability across the organization. It is only by getting good at executing that the organization will achieve results.
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Ram Charan: F.A.Q
When was Ram Charan Born? How old is Ram Charan?
Ram Charan was born on March 27th, 1985. Ram Charan is currently 40 years old.
Where was Ram Charan Born?
Ram Charan was born in Madras, Tamil Nadu, India.
What was the first book Ram Charan wrote?
The first book written by Ram Charan was Every Business Is a Growth Business: How Your Company Can Prosper Year After Year, published in 1998.
What was the most recent book Ram Charan wrote?
His most recently released work was Digital Simplified: Digital business enables growth, speed, innovation—Digital transformation creates scale on December 1st, 2022.
Will there be any more books by Ram Charan?
Ram Charan does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.
How many books has Ram Charan written?
Ram Charan has written 41 books. 3 books in the Jossey-Bass Leadership Series, 3 Short Stories/Novellas, 35 books in the Non-Fiction Books.