In this episode of The Mentors Radio, global business mentor to the many of largest businesses in the world including Amazon and others, Ram Charan, Ph.D., talks with The Mentors Radio host Tom Loarie about the five obstacles to success in today's marketplace. Charan also addresses the critical importance of making it a priority to nurture personal and a company culture of discipline, respect, resilience, credibility and trust. Charan also shows business leaders how to detect forces that are reshaping, or will reshape, markets ahead of others.

Ram Charan talks about the critical need for ongoing curiosity, wonder and learning, velocity and cash. You'll even learn Sam Walton’s 10-minute exercise, compare the CEO to an emperor, and what are the twin destroyers of ego and narcissism. Ram underscores the importance of Joint Planning Sessions as the key to alignment and commitment.

Charan predicts that 40 percent of today’s companies will not exist in a meaningful way just 10 years from now. Listeners will also learn some of the influencers in Charan’s life.

There is so much packed into this interview-don’t miss it!

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