Reviews & Musings

Introduction Source: Amazon.in ISBN :   978-93-86215-29-1 Genre:  Non-Fiction Publishers: Pan Macmillan India Price:  Rs. 299/-  ( I got the book for review from the  publisher )

Introduction Source: Amazon.in ISBN :  9789386538260 Genre:  Non-Fiction Publishers: Fingerprint! Publishing Price:  Rs. 299/-  ( I got the book for review from the  publisher )

Introduction Source: Goodreads.com ISBN:  978-9386643315 Genre: Fiction/Contemporary Publishers: Bloomsbury India Price:  Rs. 399/-  ( I got the book for review from the publishe r )

Introduction Source: Goodreads.com ISBN:  9789386348883 Genre:   Non-Fiction / Business Publishers:  Jaico Publishing House Price:  Rs. 299/-  ( I got the book for review from the autho r )

Introduction ISBN:  978-93-8150-6974 Genre:  Fiction Publishers:  Amaryllis Price:  Rs. 350/-  ( I got the book for review from the  publisher ) Nimisha is exhausted. Of endless weekdays, working weekends, making presentations, working with complicated Excel sheets, handling a boss with time-management issues and the general politics of the workplace. Sigh! After eight years of this life, her only personal insight is that she's terribly unambitious and constantly struggling to be an average performer in the competitive corporate world. When a colleague flashes the glint of a golden sabbatical she catapults into it headfirst. After all, one has to find one's calling at some point in one's life. So will the sabbatical miraculously change her life forever? Or will she go rushing back to her pocket money-generating job? Behind the Book Source: Goodreads.com

Introduction ISIN: B01HK4DVO0 Genre: Non fiction / Mythological / Business Publishers: Aleph Book Company Price:  Rs.399/- ( I got this book from the publisher for a review ) Saraswati is the goddess of knowledge in Hinduism, as well as in Buddhism and Jainism. Her name is derived from the fluidity (saras) of the imagination. Human imagination enables us to invent and innovate, visualize, plan and de-risk. Yet imagination is a bad word in the world of business and management. It strips us of certainty. We want to control the imagination of those who work for us, prevent their minds from wandering from work. Yet every human being lives in an imagined reality. Recognizing this enables us to work with talent, build strong relationships and nurture people to face any situation with faith and patience. Failure to recognize imagination is why family-owned businesses are unable to manage professionals and how professionally- run companies end up creating ineffective, mechani...

Introduction ISIN: 9978-81-8495-654-2 Genre: Self-help / Career Publishers: Jaico Books Price: Rs. 250/- [ I got this book from the publisher for a review ] 59 ways to fast-track your career from Classroom to Corporate Office Schools and colleges do not prepare us for the real world. Worse still, they often create blind spots that hold us back in the corporate world. As a result, many intelligent, dedicated and hardworking professionals stagnate in their careers. Unleash your potential with Ready, Steady, Go! Analyze the root cause of career-related issues and learn 59 high-octane rules for personal success, including:  ● Be Sociable, Not Social  ● Passion Is Out of Fashion ● Think Like a Golfer  ● Get The Boss Equation Right ... and much, much more! Fast-track your career – whether you have just started out or have years of experience under your belt. So Ready, Steady, Go! Behind The book Source: Amazon.com

It feels amazing to be talking to a person who is considered an institution in himself. Ashutosh Garg , the author of books like The Buck Stops Here and The Corner Office is much more than what his bio tells us about him. Ashutosh Garg, worked in the corporate sector for twenty-five years before launching Guardian Pharmacy. He was with ITC Limited for seventeen years, leaving in 1995 as managing director of one of the group companies. Thereafter, he spent eight years in the aerospace industry. He has been a regular contributor to publications such as Business India and The Economic Times.

Introduction ISIN: 978-8129124777 Genre: Fiction Publishers: Rupa Publications India Price: Rs. 195/- In 1980, Rahul, Raj, Iqbal, Sangeeta and Anita get their first jobs at a large multinational alcohol-manufacturing company, Trust Corporation. Over the next three decades, the five go through ups and downs in their personal and professional lives as they race one another to the top. However, through all of this, their goal remains unchanged?each of them wants to become the chairman and enter the fabled corner office. But at what cost? Is the dream worth the sacrifices they make? In the quest for money and supremacy, will they compromise their ethics and principles? Will their families and friends stand by them or get left behind? A starkly realistic drama about greed, perseverance and the pursuit of power, The Corner Office showcases the journey of every enterprising player in the cutthroat corporate arena, and the consequences of ruthless ambition. Behind The book So...

Introduction ISIN: 978-81-291-2369-5 Genre: Non-Fiction/ Self help Publishers: Rupa Publications Price: Rs. 250/- ( I got this book from the author for a review) In any business, it’s the entrepreneur where the proverbial ‘buck’ stops.Yes, it’s a cliché, but that is what it boils down to. When things go wrong, it’s your responsibility; when they go well, you get to enjoy the benefits. Ashutosh Garg was a high-flying corporate honcho who decided to quit and pursue his dream of becoming an entrepreneur. But just having a dream is not enough, he discovered; one needs to be resourceful, pragmatic, weigh the pros and cons and, most of all, have the will to keep going in the face of all odds. In The Buck Stops Here, Garg compresses the key learnings and experiences from building Guardian Pharmacy, India’s second largest chain of wellness, health and beauty stores. He reveals the realities of running one’s own business and dispels some myths along the way. Learn how to sourc...

Introduction ISIN: 978-812-9135445 Genre: Fiction Publishers: Rupa Publications Price: Rs. 195/- (I got this book from the author for review) Zoey Verma, Third Ranker from the Bottom and Virtually-Unemployable, has managed to land a job! Management trainee and first-time employee in the fridge-manufacturing giant J & K Ltd, Zoey is clueless about where her life is headed. She has barely managed to pass out of B-school when fate pushes her into another whirlpool. And, a look at her own fridge will confirm that she has no fascination for them. The tall, thin, frizzy-haired Zoey enters J & K shaky-legged. And, when her scary boss Wimpeater sends her to the company's seedy Delhi branch to map all the consumer durable outlets in the city, her life goes into overdrive.  Chances of it stabilizing seem slimmer by the day as she dodges gaalis from the Delhi boss, Chhota Don and fends off lecherous looks from distributor Shady Singh, all the while evading her clingy...

Introduction ISBN: 978-81-291-2048-9 Publisher: Rupa Publications Category: Fiction Price: Rs. 250/- ( P.S: I got it from BlogAdda for review ) Behind the Book Bankers build their career on trust, or so everyone thinks, till a series of murders threaten to destroy the reputation that the Greater Boston Global Bank (GB2) has built over the years. Source: http://twitpic.com/b8o8wp