Dr. Ram Charan — advisor to the world's biggest CEOs — reveals why business strategy execution, not strategy alone, is what separates winning companies from failing ones.
In this episode of Diaspora Dialogues, we break down the real CEO challenges nobody talks about: how China is playing a different economic game entirely, what business schools get wrong about global leadership, and why execution is the only differentiator that matters in today's AI-driven economy.
In this episode:
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Why business strategy execution is where most companies fail
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The CEO challenges that business schools never prepare you for
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How to compete in an era of global competition and AI
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
3:43 Understanding ‘The 90% Model’
8:47 What China Does Better Than the Rest of the World
13:11 Rise of Assertive Leadership Across the Globe
18:40 Why Top CEOs are Stepping Down
22:51 Is the CEO’s Role Fundamentally Changing?
28:03 Dr Ram on Strategy vs Execution
31:09 On Microsoft and Satya Nadella
35:49 Learnings from the Indian Trade Arithmetic
43:28 Leadership in the times of AI
48:40 Dr Ram on What Makes a Great Leader
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