February/09: Today, business leaders at every level face an unprecedented challenge: the worldwide economic downturn. Cash and credit are dwindling, sales forecasts are dismal, and morale is sinking. This is not a time to reflect. It is a time to act, decide, and energize people – with urgency.
In LEADERSHIP IN THE ERA OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY: The New Rules for Getting the Right Things Done in Difficult Times, international business guru Ram Charan offers a concise and highly accessible guide to help steer businesses through the ongoing uncertainty and position it for a new future. No matter what the leadership role, Charan’s insight will help ensure that businesses emerge leaner, stronger, and well in front of the competition.
Great business thinkers like Charan see opportunity in chaos. His innovative, commonsense way of approaching problems has made him one of the world’s most sought-after consultants. In LEADERSHIP IN THE ERA OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY: The New Rules for Getting the Right Things Done in Difficult Times, he provides help to leaders at every level, from the CEO and country managers to department heads in finance, marketing, sales, and manufacturing. Included are examples and cases studies that illustrate how leaders at DuPont, Hanes brands, Wipro, and other companies have uses Charan’s techniques to get results.
“There is no better person than Ram Charan to provide advice on managing in a downturn. Whether you lead a company, business unit, or small group of people, this book will be an invaluable tool for navigating today’s troubled economic waters.”
Charan writes: “We will not know when we have turned the corner, and we cannot envision the shape and scope of the world that will emerge. What we can be sure of is that this is a time of tumultuous change, and with change come both danger and opportunity.”