| 12 weeks The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Author: Stephen R Covey Publisher: Simon & Schuster Price: Rs 295 ISBN: 074340885 |
| Published in 1990 and having sold more than 10 million copies since, The 7 habits of highly effective people includes insights and anecdotes from both family situations and business decisions, earning acclaim as a manual for getting out of both personal and professional dilemmas. |
| The underlying thread to Stephen Covey's bestseller is how to change with the times and still remain true to yourself and your principles. |
| 10 weeks Rich Dad, Poor Dad Author: Robert Kiyosaki Publisher: Warner Books Price: Rs 245 ISBN: 044661109 |
| Taken from real-life examples of his own "poor dad", who was educated but not so well-to-do, and his friend's father "" "rich dad" "" who was a school dropout and a millionaire, Robert Kiyosaki talks about how assets can lead to profits high enough for you to never hold a job again. |
| 9 weeks The One Minute Apology: A Powerful Way to Make Things Better Authors: Ken Blanchard & Margret McBride Publisher: Harper Collins Price: Rs 125 ISBN: 017223516 |
| Ken Blanchard co-authored The one minute apology with Margret McBride and talks about something that executives seldom do "" apologise. |
| Told as a parable about a young man who helps the company president confront the mistakes he has made, and work on setting them right, starting with a genuine apology "" something that the corporate world needs to work on. |
| 8 weeks Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Your Morale and Improve Results Authors: Stephen C Lundin, Harry Paul & John Christensen Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Price: Rs 125 ISBN: 034081980 |
| Based on a corporate education video, Fish! is all about how to make your work more enjoyable, making the workplace a fun place, which leads to efficiency, more business and, thus, healthier bottomlines. |
| Another parable, the book takes its cue from Seattle's Pike Place Market, where fishmongers turn the dreary job of selling fish into a fun experience, not only for themselves, but also for their customers. |
| 7 weeks The Welch Way Author: Jeffrey A Krames Publisher: Tata McGraw-Hill Price: Rs 195 ISBN: 007053036 |
| Here's what you always wanted to learn from the one of the world's most admired and dynamic CEOs "" Jack Welch. |
| There are lessons to be learnt from one who not only changed the rules of leadership, but also set an example of how business should be done by the way he turned GE into one of the most profitable corporations in the world. |
| 7 weeks Maverick Author: Ricardo Semler Publisher: Arrow Price: Rs 361 ISBN: 0712678867 |
| Ricardo Semler's comment on his book is, "This is not a business book. It is a book about work, and how it can be changed for the better." |
| Once the counsellor of a Brazilian company, Semco, Semler tells how the company metamorphosed from one that was traditionally structured and dragging, into one where there were no fixed rules; so, no dress codes, no titles and paperwork, empowerment of all employees to have a say in the company, decide their own work hours and salaries and so on. The result? The company made it through Brazil's inflation, recession, strikes... |
| 6 weeks The One Minute Manager Authors: Kenneth Blanchard & Spencer Johnson Publisher: Harper Collins India Price: Rs 95 ISBN: 000647487 |
| This bestseller by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson has sold more than a million copies and is a classic parable of a man's search for the best management skills; in the process it talks about all these management techniques. |
| Another interesting aside is the way the facts and figures from medicine and behavioural sciences lend credibility to the lessons. |
| 6 weeks 48 Laws of Power Author: Robert Greene Publisher: Viva Books Price: Rs 396 ISBN: 017649030 |
| As the title of the book suggests, 48 laws of power is about how some actions make us more powerful and some work to the contrary. |
| The book handpicks examples from all those who assumed power in the last 3,000 years "" right from Casanova, Queen Elizabeth, Napoleon, Henry Kissinger, Machiavelli, Sun-Tzu to the con man "Yellow Kid" Weil. |
| Apart from talking about when to implement a particular law ("Pose as a friend, work as a spy", "Always say less than necessary"), it also expounds on how honesty is a power strategy, so listen up. |
| 6 weeks The McKinsey Way Author: Ethan M Rasiel Publisher: McGraw-Hill Price: Rs 585 ISBN: 007053407 |
| Ethan M Rasiel, former McKinsey & Company associate, bares the worldwide consulting firm's tenets "" how it helps its Fortune 100 client companies in problem solving and management issues "" thus shedding a light on what one can emulate from the examples. A must-read for would-be consultants, consultants and those who hire consultants. |
| 5 weeks The Go-Getter Author: Peter B Kyne Publisher: Times Books Price: Rs 125 ISBN: 080506562 |
| First published by William Randolph Hearst in 1921 (when it sold 500,000 copies worldwide), the motivational parable has been updated and revolves around the main character's motto, "It shall be done". |
| So whether it is successfully selling skunk wood or getting the elusive blue vase as asked by his boss, the protagonist does it all. |
| In the quest lie the teachings of perseverance, honesty, determination and living by the motto "It shall be done" to become a go-getter. |
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