Ram Charan
Encyclopedia
Dr. Ram Charan is a business consultant, speaker, and writer.
and later studied at Harvard Business School
, where he was awarded an MBA (1965) and a doctorate
(1967). Before becoming a full-time consultant in 1978, he taught at the Harvard Business School, the Kellogg School of Management
, and Boston University
.
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. The strange existence of Ram Charan, David Whitford, Fortune, April 24, 2007; accessed online May 3, 2007.
, 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.
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. Charan sits on the board for Austin Industries, SSA & Company
(formerly Six Sigma Academy), and TE Connectivity.
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". Ram has helped to define and popularize the idea of business acumen
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.
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 Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu UniversityInstitute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University
The Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University is an engineering institute under the aegis of Banaras Hindu University , situated in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. IT-BHU has 13 departments and 3 inter-disciplinary schools, providing technical education with an emphasis on its industrial...
and later studied at Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
, where he was awarded an MBA (1965) and a doctorate
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
(1967). Before becoming a full-time consultant in 1978, he taught at the Harvard Business School, the Kellogg School of Management
Kellogg School of Management
The Kellogg School of Management is the business school of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, downtown Chicago, Illinois and Miami, Florida. Kellogg offers full-time, part-time, and executive programs, as well as partnering programs with schools in China, India, Hong Kong, Israel,...
, and Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
.
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. The strange existence of Ram Charan, David Whitford, Fortune, April 24, 2007; accessed online May 3, 2007.
Career
Charan has consulted for companies such as GEGê
Gê are the people who spoke Ge languages of the northern South American Caribbean coast and Brazil. In Brazil the Gê were found in Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Bahia, Piaui, Mato Grosso, Goias, Tocantins, Maranhão, and as far south as Paraguay....
, KLM, Bank of America
Bank of America
Bank of America Corporation, an American multinational banking and financial services corporation, is the second largest bank holding company in the United States by assets, and the fourth largest bank in the U.S. by market capitalization. The bank is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina...
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
Noel Tichy
Noel M. Tichy is an American management consultant, author and educator. He has co-authored, edited or contributed to over 30 books and was the director of global development at GE's Crotonville He has been named one of the top "Management Gurus"...
), Profitable Growth Is Everyone's Business, Confronting Reality,Know How and Execution
Management effectiveness
In the management, the ultimate measure of management's performance is the metric of management effectiveness which includes:* Conflict management, or how well management is able to utilize confrontation and collaboration skills; management's ability to be flexible and appeal to common interests.*...
(with Larry Bossidy and Charles Burck), which was a best-seller.
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. Charan sits on the board for Austin Industries, SSA & Company
SSA & Company
SSA & Company is a privately held global business operations consulting firm headquartered in New York. The firm was originally founded as the Six Sigma Academy in 1994 by the progenitors of the Six Sigma revolution at Motorola...
(formerly Six Sigma Academy), and TE Connectivity.
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". Ram has helped to define and popularize the idea of business acumen
Business acumen
Business acumen is keenness and quickness in understanding and dealing with a business situation in a manner that is likely to lead to a good outcome...
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.
- The Economic Times of India named Ram Charan Global Indian of the Year for 2010.
- Thinkers 50.
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