Know-How: The 8 Skills That Separate People Who Perform from Those Who Don't

by RamCharan (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  2007

  $4.09

  In this ground-breaking new book, Ram Charan, co-author of the bestselling Execution , redefines leadership by focusing on eight specific practical skills that, if mastered, are guaranteed to bring success. Those skills are: Positioning: formulating a clear central idea that chimes with your customers' desires and allows the business to be profitable; Detecting patterns: recognising key variables that may create barriers to growth; Managing the social system: influencing the workplace environment so that people can pull together and make the right decisions at the right time; Selecting (and deselecting) people: spotting talent, and making the change when the fit isn't right; Leading your management team: trusting, and inspiring, an effective team of managers; Setting goals: deciding what the business can achieve; Setting priorities: assessing the actions that need to be taken in order to meet your goals; and, Dealing with external parties: making sure that outside power groups beyond your control do not affect your business unduly.

• New

  Paperback
  2008

  $18.46

  In this ground-breaking new book, Ram Charan, co-author of the bestselling Execution, redefines leadership by focusing on eight specific practical skills that, if mastered, are guaranteed to bring success. 1. Positioning --- ---formulating a clear central idea that chimes with your customers' desires and allows the business to be profitable. 2. Detecting patterns - recognising key variables that may create barriers to growth. 3. Managing the social system - influencing the workplace environment so that people can pull together and make the right decisions at the right time. 4. Selecting (and deselecting) people - spotting talent, and making the change when the fit isn't right. 5. Leading your management team - trusting, and inspiring, an effective team of managers. 6. Setting goals - deciding what the business can achieve. 7. Setting priorities - assessing the actions that need to be taken in order to meet your goals. 8. Dealing with external parties - making sure that outside power groups beyond your control do not affect your business unduly.