About the Book
The world s economic center of gravity has shifted. Permanently. Do you know what it now takes to succeed?
The global tilt is nothing less than an irreversible shift of economic power jobs, wealth, and market opportunities from a small part of the world to its entirety.It is improving the lives of millions of people around the world, and while it is creating immense opportunities, it is disrupting the world as you know it with dizzying speed.
If you re an American or European, any assumptions you may have aboutnational and managerial superiority are obsolete. Businesses in China, Singapore, India, Brazil, Malaysia, and other countries on the move have ready access to the capital and expertise they need to grow.Their leaders have just as much knowledge, talent, and drive as you do.And they are unleashing their entrepreneurial verve to scale up fast and grab once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.
These businesses will soon be competing with yours everywhere on the planet, even if you re not aware of them yet. Finding opportunitiesof your own requires you to consider vastly different perspectives and to see the new global landscape in its entirety and then change the content of your work to pursue them.
In "Global Tilt," "New York Times" bestselling author Ram Charan gives business leaders the guidance they need to succeed in a tilted world, including:
- Gaining an edge by cutting through the complexity of demographics, different forms of government, and even the global financial system, to identify unstoppable trends better and sooner than others
- Challenging your reliance on core competence and the incremental improvement that results.Instead, look outside-in and future-back, determine the capabilities you need to build, and muster the psychological fortitude to makeoccasional strategic bets that can potentiallyalter the competitive landscape
- Developing the soft skills crucial to leading a global organization, including mastering local contexts
- Equipping the organization to win by facing up to painful but necessary shifts in people assignments, decision-making authority, and resource allocation even before making structural changes
Those who can pursue the opportunities in a tilted world have a remarkably bright future. Ram Charan s unparalleled experience with global leaders and companies and the unique and powerful insights he brings to this book will light the way for you and your exciting journey.
"From the Hardcover edition.""
About the Author :
RamCharan is a highly sought-after business advisor famous amongexecutives for his uncanny ability to solvetheir toughest business problems. He is the co-author of thenumber one New "York Times" best seller, "Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done" and the author of "What the CEO Wants You to Know." Dr.Charan's articles have been published in "Fortune, Harvard Business Rev"i"ew "and "Strategy+Business.""
Review :
"Ram is a gifted visionary who is above all a pragmatist. He knows that the pathway from the possible to reality is not linear, but one of applied imagination and strategic leaps. In "Global Tilt," Ram teaches us that unlearning is essential to new learning, with many examples that will both inspire and educate even the most seasoned business leader." - Inge Thulin, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, 3M Company
A timely and insightful call to establishment leaders to rethink the world business equation. Charan encourages leaders of the North to strategize and operate with a different and more realistic mind set if they are to counter the thrust of exuberant, ever more affluent and confident leaders of the South. A must read for those seeing a more growth orientated future. Larry Bossidy, former Chairman and CEO of Honeywell
Global Tilt is more than just a crisp and insightful look at the North to South power-shift taking place in the world today. It s a brilliantly crafted managerial and strategy blueprint for leaders of businesses and organizations that are trying to make sense of this dynamic new landscape. This is Ram and his sharp strategic acumen at his very best. No CEO s library should be without it. Muhtar Kent, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of TheCoca-ColaCompany
Cuts to the core, right from page 1. The first chapter sets the agenda and you are immersed. In his inimitable way, Prof. Ram Charan then proceeds to give us the solutions. An enormously educative must-read for every business leader." K.V. Kamath, Chairman, Infosys Limited
"Ram Charan has this rare ability todistill meaningful from meaningless and transfer it to others in a quite effective way without destroying confidences." Jack Welch
"He probably knows moreabout America than anybody." Richard Harrington, CEO Thomson Corporation
"He is constantly providing depth to issues, not just answers." Ivan Seidenberg, formerchairmanand CEO, Verizon Communications
"He's helped me in business, in government and in the nonprofit." Gaston Caperton, former governor of West Virginia, president and CEO of The College Board
"Ram is a catalyst in the real sense of that word. Her facilitates thingshappening ... and is an immense source of energy." John Reed, former CEO of Citibank
" "This is necessary reading for anyone charged with strategic planning or investing in emerging markets; for the rest of us, it s fascinating information to absorb and a window onto our economic future." " Publisher's Weekly "From the Hardcover edition.""
"A timely and insightful call to establishment leaders to rethink the world business equation. Charan encourages leaders of the North to strategize and operate with a different and more realistic mind set if they are to counter the thrust of exuberant, ever more affluent and confident leaders of the South. A must read for those seeing a more growth orientated future." --Larry Bossidy, former Chairman and CEO of Honeywell
"Global Tilt is more than just a crisp and insightful look at the North to South power-shift taking place in the world today. It's a brilliantly crafted managerial and strategy blueprint for leaders of businesses and organizations that are trying to make sense of this dynamic new landscape. This is Ram and his sharp strategic acumen at his very best. No CEO's library should be without it." --Muhtar Kent, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of The Coca-Cola Company
Cuts to the core, right from page 1. THe first chapter sets the agenda and you are immersed. In his inimitable way, Prof. Ram Charan then proceeds to give us the solutions. An enormously educative must-read for every business leader." --K.V. Kamath
"Ram Charan has this rare ability to distill meaningful from meaningless and transfer it to others in a quite effective way without destroying confidences." --Jack Welch
"He probably knows more about America than anybody." --Richard Harrington, CEO Thomson Corporation
"He is constantly providing depth to issues, not just answers." --Ivan Seidenberg, former chairman and CEO, Verizon Communications
"He's helped me in business, in government and in the nonprofit." --Gaston Caperton, former governor of West Virginia, president and CEO of The College Board
"Ram is a catalyst in the real sense of that word. Her facilitates things happening ... and is an immense source of energy." --John Reed, former CEO of Citibank
