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Talent: The Market Cap Multiplier
In this book, General Atlantic’s Operating Partner Anish Batlaw and veteran business advisor and New York Times bestselling author Ram Charan, show you how to build and incentivize management teams that can multiply enterprise value several times over in 4-5 years.
How do some companies multiply their market cap several times over? Learning to build a high performing talent engine – today’s strategic imperative!
No matter how high your company’s growth goal is, you’ll get from here to there by learning from this book’s riveting narrative of the high-stakes personnel decisions and bold actions taken by CEOs, investors, and boards who grew six real—and world-class—companies, ranging from ecommerce startups to major corporations like Johnson & Johnson. Told from both authors’ firsthand vantage point inside each company, and from Batlaw’s active role in shaping their outcomes, TALENT offers a rare inside look at how shareholder value is created when CEOs move with speed and accuracy to get the right leadership teams in place.
How can you be sure that your company can grow its value as much as these six companies did? By learning from the versatile and replicable methodology presented in this book, which has worked effectively across geographies, cultures, and sectors. TALENT is the answer. Now is the time.
How do some companies multiply their market cap several times over? Learning to build a high performing talent engine – today’s strategic imperative!
No matter how high your company’s growth goal is, you’ll get from here to there by learning from this book’s riveting narrative of the high-stakes personnel decisions and bold actions taken by CEOs, investors, and boards who grew six real—and world-class—companies, ranging from ecommerce startups to major corporations like Johnson & Johnson. Told from both authors’ firsthand vantage point inside each company, and from Batlaw’s active role in shaping their outcomes, TALENT offers a rare inside look at how shareholder value is created when CEOs move with speed and accuracy to get the right leadership teams in place.
How can you be sure that your company can grow its value as much as these six companies did? By learning from the versatile and replicable methodology presented in this book, which has worked effectively across geographies, cultures, and sectors. TALENT is the answer. Now is the time.
172 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 4, 2022
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Ram Charan
149 books214 followersRam Charan is an Indian-American business consultant, speaker, and writer resident in Dallas, Texas.
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February 24, 2023Had to read for work and was not a fan
January 26, 2024
Highly recommended for talent management professionals. Deeply insightful
April 7, 2022
That talent is important for a company to succeed is well known. What is not well known is what exactly is talent , how to source it , nurture it . The book is insightful on all these counts . Both within the HR community and outside, the general view is that the CHRO and teams focus more on the administrative aspects of the function than on the business understanding. The book opens up the potential of CHRO to multiply the financial success of Organizations. And also, aspiring managers wishing to be CXO.s will understand what is the talent that companies will vie for in this VUCA world
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April 22, 2023Anish described one company in the General Atlantic portfolio and expressed enthusiasm about its leadership and the prospects for scaling up the business rapidly and delivering a better than 4x increase in shareholder value in the range of four to five years. What struck me as unusual was the rigorous process he followed for analyzing and developing a talent strategy for portfolio companies. He has a data-driven playbook that is integrated with the deal objectives that General Atlantic has for its investments.
February 20, 2022
Without a doubt, identification and management of critical Talent are two of the most important responsibilities of a CEO.
The book emphasises the point in 10 brilliant case studies from across the globe, showcasing how Talent made the difference in multiplying the market cap for the organisation.
The book is full of deep insights from organisations who have acted upon the Talent playbook and reaped benefits. Must read for CEO hopefuls and HR practitioners.
The book emphasises the point in 10 brilliant case studies from across the globe, showcasing how Talent made the difference in multiplying the market cap for the organisation.
The book is full of deep insights from organisations who have acted upon the Talent playbook and reaped benefits. Must read for CEO hopefuls and HR practitioners.
October 20, 2024
200 pages of notes, multiple hrs of meetings, mention of high performance delivery and ways of evaluating it , lot many instances shows how rigoursly talent search is done at CXO levels, whats not broken needs no fix is such a myth,book clarifies a lot of details and complexities that go in managing talent at high levels. A must read for all consulting leaders
June 4, 2023
Does not include detailed explanations or deep insights. My two biggest learnings are building a Talent book and have a system to identify hipos at your company. But even those two concepts are not that well explained.
January 8, 2026
Perfectly delivered its goal— great quick read with useful insights for CEOs and talent-minded professionals alike. Jargon-less. Relatable yet astute— feels fresh and timely. Really liked it!
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