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Ram Charan (born Ramcharan in 1939 in Uttar Pradesh, India) is a business consultant, speaker, and writer.

Personal life

Charan worked in his family's shoe shop in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, India while growing up. He earned a degree in engineering from Banaras Hindu University and later studied at Harvard Business School, where he was awarded an MBA (1965) and a doctorate (1967).[1][2] Before becoming a full-time consultant in 1978, he taught at the Harvard Business School, the Kellogg School of Management, and Boston University.[2]

Charan is not married and has no children. At age 67, he purchased his first apartment in Dallas, TX. Before this purchase, he did not have a home and spent every night in a hotel room or at an associate's residence. His assistants in Dallas send him new clothes via courier and he returns his dirty laundry to them.[1]

Career

Charan has consulted for companies such as GE, KLM,Bank of America and Jaypee Associates. He is the author of various books on business, including Talent Masters, Leaders At All Levels', Leadership in the Era of Economic Uncertainty: The New Rules for Getting the Right Things Done in Difficult Times, Boards That Deliver, What The CEO Wants You To Know, Boards At Work, Every Business Is A Growth Business (with Noel Tichy), Profitable Growth Is Everyone's Business, Confronting Reality,Know How and Execution (with Larry Bossidy and Charles Burck), which was a best-seller.[2]

Charan run his business management consulting company under the name Charan Associates located in Dallas, TX. Records show the company was established in 1981 and incorporated in Texas. Current estimates show this company has an annual revenue of $500,000 to $1 million and employs a staff of approximately 1 to 4. [3] Charan sits on the board for Austin Industries, SSA & Company (formerly Six Sigma Academy)[4], and Tyco Electronics. [5]

Charan partnered with Kevin Cope and Stephen M.R. Covey to form Acumen Learning. Acumen Learning and Ram Charan have an agreement to use the concepts in his book: "What the CEO Wants You to Know". [6] Ram has helped to define and popularize the idea of business acumen[7] being an essential leadership characteristic in management.

Charan was elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources in 2000 and named a Distinguished Fellow in 2005. Charan was in India in the month of February 2010 to give a presentation to around 400 Indian CEOs.

Awards

  • The American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) presented Ram Charan with its Champion of Workplace Learning and Performance Award on May 17, 2010.[8]
  • The Economic Times of India named Ram Charan Global Indian of the Year for 2010.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b The strange existence of Ram Charan, David Whitford, Fortune, April 24, 2007; accessed online May 3, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c Man of Mystery, Jennifer Reingold, Fast Company, #78 (February 2004), p. 78 ff.
  3. ^ "Charan Associates Company Info".
  4. ^ "Six Sigma Academy now known as SSA & Company".
  5. ^ "Tyco Electronics Board of Directors".
  6. ^ "Business Acumen".
  7. ^ Charan, Ram. "Sharpening Your Business Acumen",strategy+business, Spring 2006.
  8. ^ "ASTD Award Press Release" (PDF).
  9. ^ "The Times of India". The Times Of India.

Further reading

  • Ram Charan, 2009, Leadership in the Era of Economic Uncertainty: The New Rules for Getting the Right Things Done in Difficult Times, McGraw-Hill Professional. ISBN 978-0-07-162616-3

Bibliography

  • The Talent Masters:Why Smart Leaders Put People Before Numbers (November 9, 2010)
  • Owning Up: The 14 Questions Every Boad Member Needs to Ask (April 13, 2009)
  • Leadership in the Era of Economic Uncertainty: The New Rules for Getting the Right Things Done in Difficult Times (December 22, 2008)
  • The Game-Changer: How You Can Drive Revenue and Profit Growth with Innovation (April 8, 2008)
  • Know-How: The 8 Skills That Separate People Who Perform from Those Who Don't (2007)
  • Leaders at All Levels: Deepening Your Talent Pool to Solve the Succession Crisis (December 21, 2007)
  • What the Customer Wants You to Know (December 27, 2007)
  • Boards That Deliver: Advancing Corporate Governance From Compliance to Competitive Advantage (2005)
  • The Source of Success: Five Enduring Principles at the Heart of Real Leadership (2005)
  • Confronting Reality: Doing What Matters to Get Things Right (2004)
  • Profitable Growth Is Everyone's Business: 10 Tools You Can Use Monday Morning (2004)
  • Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done (2002)
  • What the CEO Wants You to Know : How Your Company Really Works (2001)
  • The Leadership Pipeline: How to Build the Leadership Powered Company (2000)
  • Every Business is a Growth Business: How Your Company Can Prosper Year After Year (2000)

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