Leaders, who only live in the present and respond to its special pressures and demands, would fail to achieve quality of leadership and the change required in the future. In today's digital age of the millennial, transparency and social awareness have to be the cornerstones of any organization. Leaders and their HR need to align their current values accordingly. Some fundamentals like truth, humility, courage, energy, edge, equity, social justice will have to be brought back into the organ...

A fresh and timely approach to nurturing wise, resilient, and flexible leadership in a world of growing complexityLeaders tend to obstinately stick to the leadership style that brought them most success in the past, usually one of two extreme styles: functional leadership that focuses on operational excellence or smart leadership that focuses on growth. When a leader's focus is too functional, the organization becomes introverted and can focus too much on bottom-li...

‘Unlike an operation to catch rabbits, trapping an elephant calls for expertise over enthusiasm. Those who hunt rabbits are rarely able to rope in elephants.’In The Elephant Catchers, Subroto Bagchi distils his years of on-the-ground learning to explore what organizations and their people must do to climb to the next level and beyond. Through a combination of engaging anecdotes from his experiences as co-founder, and subsequently Chairman, of Mindtree Ltd, as well ...

Creative problem-solving is at the heart of innovation, and some of the world's most innovative companies are very systematic in following this approach. Most people would assume that creativity and discipline can't coexist, and that only when resources are replete and the talent best-in-class can one be creative. But nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, creativity thrives amid constraints and calls for great discipline.Pioneered by IDEO and Stanford d.school, design t...

Today's large business organizations in India have a voracious need for effective managers and talented leaders; but demand far exceeds supply. This timely and practical book offers thoroughly-researched pointers on how Indian managers can become high-performing business leaders.The leadership development curriculum proposed in these pages is based on extracting lessons from on-the-job experience. Given that the workplace is the medium through which the essentials of leadership are...

Should money be the primary factor in picking a job? When do I pursue an MBA or a second MBA? Should I switch industries to move ahead?The Right Choice delves deep into the ten frequently faced dilemmas in a person's career, such as the ones listed above. The author shares his wisdom and experiences from his illustrious career as one of India Inc's longest-serving CEOs. In his trademark straightforward and lucid style, he shares lessons and learnings on each of the ten dilemmas. Th...

Thinking of starting up a business? Hoping it will succeed beyond your wildest dreams? You could start with advice from someone who knows. R.S. Agarwal, along with his friend R.S. Goenka, has built a business from scratch, failed, picked himself up and now heads Emami - a multinational brand Made in India. His wisdom on various business and personal aspects is distilled in an easy-to-read and insightful narrative about his life and business. It is a concise, compelling read for every entre...

Expert advice is crucial to building a successful career. And who better than business leaders R. Gopalakrishnan and Partha S. Basu to speak on how to navigate the complex and tricky corporate world. Valuable lessons in business and people management from two of the most respected names in the business. What the CEO Really Wants from You: There are many books on leadership and how to lead. What the CEO Really Wants from You addresses the one key question that is uppermost in the mind of an...

There are many books on leadership. What the CEO Really Wants from You is one of the few to address the question that is uppermost in the mind of any manager: What he should be doing to make his or her boss his partner rather than his opponent. We spend most of our lives at work or thinking about it. Starting from a young age, fired by boundless energy and optimism, we launch into our careers sure of our abilities. Yet, things do not always turn out as we expect they would. It is not our a...

Thanks to its ability to innovate, the developed world will always have a distinct advantage over the developing world, right? Not according to leading management experts Nirmalya Kumar and Phanish Puranam. In India Inside, the authors draw on their research to show how India is already turning this assumption on its head-often in ways invisible to consumers in the developed world.Through their research and extensive interviews with India-based executives from such compani...

Thanks to internet and the ease in accessing information, the competition which was across the city now is just a mouse click away. Contextual Selling A New Sales Paradigm for the 21st Century provides a simple and practical framework for the practising sales professionals. Whether you are a manager or a field sales executive, one needs to have the competencies of Emotional Intelligence, Intelligence Quotient & the Conceptual Skills to succeed in a highly competitive and globalized market.Th...

Careers are changing, and the capabilities required to stay relevant are changing even more rapidly. We seem to have endless choices, at least at the beginning of a career, but these start narrowing after middle management. How does one think about one's own life and career in this changing decade? The whole discipline of career management now has three elements to it: Managing yourself; Managing your team; and Managing your business In this book, Shiv Shivakumar points out that today, unl...