3 More Questions (Ram Charan) with David Novak and Koula Callahan

How Leaders Lead with David Novak

David Novak Leadership

Entrepreneurship, Business, Management

4.8 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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On this episode of 3 More Questions, you'll hear David Novak's answers to: How can a leader sift through issues they face to figure out what they really need to focus on and fix? Why do you believe it’s so important to be able to ask incisive questions that generate insights no one would have come up with? What’s your take on Ram’s perspective of "people first, strategy second?" ——— GO DEEPER Scale up your leadership skills in 2 minutes a day with the How Leaders Lead app — Download today in the App Store Get coaching from David by signing up to receive his Weekly Leadership Plan. It builds on each podcast episode by offering actionable steps you can take each week to incorporate the learnings from the episode into your leadership style. It only takes about 5 minutes and is a great way to start off your week! Subscribe to the How Leaders Lead podcast to ensure you never miss an episode!

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0:00.0	Welcome to How Leaders Lead. I'm Kula Callahan, here to bring you another edition of three more
0:08.7	questions with David Novak. David, today we're debriefing your conversation with the world's most
0:15.3	influential business consultant. How did it feel when you were interviewing Rom Sharan? Were you nervous at all?
0:22.0	I wasn't really that nervous, but I did know he was a heck of a lot smarter than me. But that's
0:26.6	usually the case anyway. So I know Rom, I've been in a few meetings and sessions with him. So
0:33.3	it was just more like connecting with an old friend. It's fascinating to get a look inside the mind of someone who has consulted some of the top
0:41.3	CEOs of all time.
0:43.5	And just to me, what was so fascinating is hearing how simple and sound and common sense
0:49.9	his advice typically is.
0:52.3	And it reminds me that saying that you always say, what is it?
0:54.8	But the problem with common sense is it's just not that common.
0:58.0	But I can't tell you this.
0:59.3	You know, he worked with legends like Jack Welch and Larry Bossidy.
1:04.0	And believe me, they did not suffer any fools.
1:06.8	And if you couldn't get to the heart of the matter in a hurry,
1:09.4	you weren't going to be working with them for very long.
1:12.2	So Rom had that capability to help them in ways that they really found to be beneficial.
1:18.3	I'm excited to get your perspective on some of the concepts you and Rom discuss in your interviews.
1:23.6	So let's get going with today's three questions.
1:31.8	Okay. So let's get going with today's three questions. Question number one.
1:33.6	In the interview, you asked Rom how he's able to cut through the complexity of a CEO's problem
1:38.7	and get to the meat of what really needs to change.
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