What the CEO Wants You to Know

Oct 10, 2024 9:26 AM

Author:Ram Charan

‘The most influential consultant alive.’ Fortune

Have you ever noticed that the best CEOs seem to have a special kind of intelligence, an ability to sense where the opportunities in their industries are and how to take advantage of them? The best have a knack for simplifying the most complex business practices down to the fundamentals – the same fundamentals of the small family business.

In What the CEO Wants You To Know, Ram Charan explains in clear, simple language how to do what great CEOs do instinctively and persistently – understand the basic building blocks of a company and use them to figure out how to make it work as a total business. Being able to decide what to do when, despite the clutter of day-to-day to-do lists and the complexity of the real world, takes the mystery out of business and offers a clear road map of organisational success.

First published in 2001 (with over 300,000 copies sold worldwide) but never before published in the UK, this business classic has been completely rewritten and updated with new stories from today’s market leaders and companies, and the latest insights from the cutting edge of management research.

‘One of the world’s most renowned management consultants and authors.’Fast Company

Reviews

The most influential consultant alive.

—— Fortune

One of the world’s most renowned management consultants and authors.

—— Fast Company

The world's most influential consultant . . . the who’s who of business seek his advice when the prophets of doom are at their doorstep.

—— Economic Times

These ideas help simplify complexity and provide a lifetime of value. What the CEO Wants You to Know is a gem of a book.

—— Larry Bossidy, former Chairman and CEO, AlliedSignal

This is a book that's been needed for years. Ram Charan shares the secret to finding your way in the business world and making your career more meaningful.

—— Chad Holliday, Chairman and CEO, Dupont

Ram Charan’s What the CEO Wants You to Know has become a mini-classic of business strategy, and its updated edition looks set to win a new generation of fans

—— People Management

I believe culture needs to be about realizing personal passions and using the company as a platform to pursue those passions. Fred Kofman explores that notion even more deeply through vivid stories and truly profound reflections on business leadership and conscious capitalism. Read on!

—— Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft

Fred has accomplished a great feat. He has integrated rationality and spirituality to show how transcendent leadership is the key for humanity to prosper in peace.

—— John Mackey, founder and former CEO of Whole Foods

A counterintuitive collection of the 12 most common habits holding back women at work . . . I recommend reading the whole book.

—— Harper’s Bazaar

A great resource to discover the 12 habits that hold women back and how to overcome them . . . Goldsmith is a bestselling author [and] pre-eminent executive coach . . . Helgesen is a leading authority in women’s leadership.

—— Forbes

Reading How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion, or Job was a tough task; partly because it showed me a mirror-like none other, and partly because it made me want to enlist every woman I know into reading it urgently. A life-altering manual.

—— People Matters

This seminal work by Elena and Kim does an outstanding job of identifying habits and traits of superstars versus average performers... A must read for those who aspire to make a difference

—— Raj L Gupta, Chairman Delphi Automotive PLC, Chairman Avantor Inc., Board member Arconic Inc, The Vanguard Group and IRI

An indispensable guide for any aspiring professional

—— Laszlo Bock, bestselling author of WORK RULES!, and former SVP of People at Google

With a 'Moneyball' approach to leadership, The CEO Next Door is a must read for aspiring leaders, CEOs, board members, and anyone responsible for grooming future leaders

—— Jim Donald, former CEO Starbucks and Extended Stay Hotels

Clear, practical guide on how to run any company, large or small ... The CEO Next Door explodes the myths behind what it takes to get to the top and provides what works, regardless of gender or background. Eye-opening and operational

—— Stuart Diamond, serial entrepreneur, author of the New York Times bestseller Getting More: How To Be A More Persuasive Person in Work and Life, and Professor at Wharton Business School

Required reading for anyone who aspires to the C-suite and wants to thrive there

—— Jim Goodnight, CEO of SAS

Botelho and Powell have brought big data and analytics to one of the critical bastions of business: the individuals who make it to the corner office ... a game-changer for companies, leaders, and everyone who aspires to get ahead.

—— Thales Teixeira, Associate Professor, Harvard Business School

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