Corporate Chanakya | Book Series

Overview:

A pioneer of economics and political science in India, Chanakya was one of the most brilliant, tactful and shrewd economists and strategists of the Mauryan Era. Building the entire Mauryan Empire can be attributed to Chanakya’s witty principles and out of the box strategies. The modern day world is a witness to innumerable business empires which need effective management to remain at par with growing competition. The author makes use of the aphorisms or sutras proposed in Chanakya’s book called Arthasastra (Economics), in the management and functioning of modern day businesses.

Corporate Chanakya is divided into three major sections – Leadership, Management and Training. The author chooses the most apt sutras to provide tricks to achieve success in all these fields. in the leadership section he explains the importance of a leader’s foresight, vision, enthusiasm and positive approach to handling situations. The author also gives you tips on making effective decisions, time management and creating a lasting impact to generate business.

Corporate professionals and leaders, small and big scale entrepreneurs and even students aspiring to work in the corporate environment can make use of Corporate Chanakya for lasting success. The first edition of this book was published by Jaico Publishing House in 2010 and is available in paperback.

Key Features

  • Corporate Chanakya holds a record for being a book with highest number of pre-release sales for any first book of an author.
  • This book derives from the knowledge of Arthasastra, which was an ingenious masterpiece from which lessons can be used in current scenarios to achieve long term as well as short term success.

Authors:

Radhakrishnan Pillai

Published In:

August 10,  2010.

 

Radical Candor | Book Series

Overview:

‘Reading Radical Candor will help you build, lead, and inspire teams to do the best work of their lives.’ Sheryl Sandberg, author of Lean In If you don’t have anything nice to say then don’t say anything at all . . . right? While this advice may work for home life, as Kim Scott has seen first hand, it is a disaster when adopted by managers in the work place. Scott earned her stripes as a highly successful manager at Google before moving to Apple where she developed a class on optimal management. Radical Candor draws directly on her experiences at these cutting edge companies to reveal a new approach to effective management that delivers huge success by inspiring teams to work better together by embracing fierce conversations. Radical Candor is the sweet spot between managers who are obnoxiously aggressive on the one side and ruinously empathetic on the other. It is about providing guidance, which involves a mix of praise as well as criticism – delivered to produce better results and help your employees develop their skills and increase success. Great bosses have a strong relationship with their employees, and Scott has identified three simple principles for building better relationships with your employees: make it personal, get stuff done, and understand why it matters. Radical Candor offers a guide to those bewildered or exhausted by management, written for bosses and those who manage bosses. Drawing on years of first-hand experience, and distilled clearly to give practical advice to the reader, Radical Candor shows you how to be successful while retaining your integrity and humanity. Radical Candor is the perfect handbook for those who are looking to find meaning in their job and create an environment where people love both their work and their colleagues, and are motivated to strive to ever greater success.

Authors:

Kim Scott

Published In:

March 8, 2018.