The urgency to act -- 1. What you need to know about inflation -- 2. A war room to pick up early warning signals --3. Pay attention to cash -- 4. Change your pricing approach - fast -- 5. Find costs that build the business -- 6. Renew your business model -- 7. Inflation is everybody's business: your role.

"Inflation is here. Will you take advantage of it? It’s not just a matter of rising costs. Inflation eats cash, squeezes margins, threatens working capital, and throws all your great forecasts and plans into question. Its effect is cumulative and pervasive. Yet this period of economic discontinuity is a huge opportunity to come out stronger for those who know how to lead in the face of inflation and a looming recession. Ram Charan has guided hundreds of companies through many tough business challenges. In the early 1980s, he helped GE preserve its teetering credit rating in the face of double-digit inflation. Now, in 'Leading Through Inflation', he brings the same common sense and wisdom that made his book 'Execution', coauthored with Larry Bossidy, a long-time New York Times bestseller. This book will be your guide to avoiding the hazards of inflation while positioning your company to thrive when the business cycle stabilizes. It provides Ram’s down-to-earth recommendations and real-world examples to help you navigate a landscape you may have never experienced. As you learn to lead through inflation, you will be better prepared for recession and stagflation as well. You will know how to protect your cash, your customers, and your capital investments. Your psychology will shift from anxiety and fear to optimism and excitement as you define the path to a reimagined future."-- Taken from dust jacket.