Noted business professor C. K. Prahalad says although 80% of the world's population can't reap the benefits of a global economy, business can no longer afford to ignore them. "Every person should be treated as a consumer, be able to afford world-class products and services... Consumers always get respect."
Ram Charan is a highly acclaimed business advisor, speaker and author, and has coached some of the world's most successful CEOs. For 35 years, Charan has worked behind the scenes at companies like GE, DuPont, Novartis, Pharmacia, Warner Lambert, Duke Energy, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Schering-Plough, Smith-Kline and Verizon.
Fortune magazine has labeled Gary Hamel "the world's leading expert on business strategy" and The Economist calls him "the world's reigning strategy guru."