Ram Charan: Got Business Acumen?

What is business acumen?
In the latest S+B, Ram Charan writes:
“…the ability to position their companies advantageously while operating within the same external landscape as their competitors.”
So how does one go about getting these insights into the external business landcape?
Charan suggests you ask yourself a series of six questions, and explore the ideas with colleagues and peers:
1. What is happening in the world today?
2. What does it mean for others?
3. What does it mean for us?
6. What do we do next?
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One Reply to “Ram Charan: Got Business Acumen?”

  1. Good comments on a useful article. I just wanted to “plug” that a good way to do these business acumen learnings are through Simulations.
    It can be a simulated board game (well, monopoly is the oldest one but there are others) and its one way to try & learn this skills before or during your career as a business person.

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