Ram Charan's 8 sutras for Business Leaders.

1. finding a central idea for business that meets customer demands and that makes money.
2.detecting patterns in a complex world to put the business on the offensive.
3.getting the right people together with the right behaviour and right information to make better, faster decisions and achieve business results..
4.calibrating people based on their actions, decisions and behaviours  and matching them to the non-negotiables of the job.
5.getting highly competent  ,high-ego leaders to coordinate seamlessly .
6. determining the set of goals that balances what the business can become with what it can realistically achieve.
7. defining the path and aligning resources , actions and energy to accomplish the goals.
8. anticipating and responding to social pressures you do not control but that can affect your business.
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