Your role as a director has changed dramatically. Boards that failed during crises like Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns showed that leadership goes beyond management, it extends to governance. In Owning Up, Ram Charan offers invaluable insights into how boards must evolve to address the complexities of liquidity, CEO performance, and strategy in times of uncertainty. This book provides actionable strategies for modern boards to navigate the pressures of the current business climate, with practical advice on everything from compensation to board composition.




"It is your job as a leader to steer the company through inflation, whether or not you have practice at it. That means fully understanding how inflation touches every part of the business and enlisting the help of others in the company to combat it. Hunkering down until the Federal Reserve fixes things is not a viable plan..."
