What the CEO Wants You to Know : How Your Company Really Works
Author: Ram Charan
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ISBN: 0609608398
Publisher: Crown Business (13 February, 2001)
Sales Rank: 1,047
Average Customer Rating: 3.9 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
Very Basic Business Book - 5 Stars
This book is one of the most simple business books to read and I would highly recommend it to those that are looking to understand how businesses operate. I believe this book would be highest valued by those without extensive business backgrounds and by others that are seeking to understand why some companies are great whereas others are average. Mr. Charan explains the most important element of businesses, generating cash. He then talks about numerous business concepts at a very basic level, which I think would help everyone (including MBAs and CEOs). At 150 pages or so it is an easy read and can be read quickly for those seeking information quickly.I personally have a degree in accounting, an MBA in finance and I worked in corporate strategy. I found this book definitely worth the while and ranks up in the top 2 of overall general business books I have read. I am just now starting to put my reviews online.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Life on the Street
What the CEO wants you to know cuts through much of the complexity surrounding business. Basics topics such as cash, margin, velocity, growth and customers are addressed. They are addresses from the stand point of a street vendor. The street vendor has to have an understanding of cash, margin, velocity (how often inventory is turned over) and what customers want. What the CEO wants you to know is a very easy and quick read. It brings together a lot of the basic factors that affect a business operation. What the CEO wants you to know views these basic factors as a whole with a perspective on how they interact.
What the CEO wants you to know is a good get back to the basics that matter for the business executive. For any employee this book is a good view in what top management should be considering and how you can impact the company's top and bottom line (the book also covers what these terms mean). I recommend this book.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Great start for the non-business manager
This book is great for the technically inclined management; a definite guide for those of us that have to lubricate and keep the machine running.If you are like me, after reading this book you will have some of the non-technical tools needed to deal with those impromptu invitations to the board meeting.
It will be in my reference shelf for years to come!
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