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Why growth opportunities almost always exist and why a disciplined approach is needed to identify, pursue, and fund them |
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Achieving profi table, sustainable growth, not from cost-cutting or acquisitions, but rather by retooling resources and improving cooperation within a company |
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The six rules of achieving top-line growth from existing resources |
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Why companies often look for growth in the wrong areas |
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How to assess the risks associated with growth |
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The small problem of funding growth |
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How to bridge the gap between expectations and actual results |
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"When I teach, I start with the idea that every person in this classroom takes one idea home to practice. I don’t want to hear people say, ‘That was a great speech’ what did he say?’ Conversion of learning into practice is what counts" - Ram Charan
Ram Charan is a highly acclaimed business advisor, speaker and author, coaching some of the worlds’ most successful CEOs. For 35 years, he has worked behind the scenes at companies such as GE, KLM, Bank of America, Dupont, Novartis, EMC, Home Depot, 3M and Verizon. Charan started his business career as a teenager working in the family shoe shop in India. He went on to earn an engineering degree and then MBA and doctorate degrees from Harvard Business School. He graduated from Harvard with high distinction and was a Baker Scholar. He then served on the Harvard Business School Faculty. Known for his practical, real world perspective, his expertise runs deep in several areas of business, including: Profi table growth, business acumen, leadership systems, corporate governance, global matrix organisation, succession and leadership pipeline and of course, innovation. |
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