Great management book from a veteran of Unilever and Tata! The case of the bonsai manager is a refreshingly different book.The author R.Gopalakrishnan has more than 4 decades of management experience in India and abroad.His experiences are in the blue chip corporates like UniLever and Tata Sons.I came to know about the author through one of his speeches to college students.The analogy that the author brings from plant and animal kingdom to explain concepts in management isnew to me and many people will like such…
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Circles of nature and Intuition The uses of anecdotes from nature are a unique feature of this book. So when Gopalakrishnan talks about utilizing threats for your own good, he talks about Lobster and snailsp69. Threat of lobsters force snails to reproduce at a later age and achieve better growth parameters. Same way a manager should embrace challenges to fuel his or her growth and not shy away from challenges.Only threats and challenges keep you fit. Lot of people would want to maintain a status quo because they…
Anonymous says
Great management book from a veteran of Unilever and Tata! The case of the bonsai manager is a refreshingly different book.The author R.Gopalakrishnan has more than 4 decades of management experience in India and abroad.His experiences are in the blue chip corporates like UniLever and Tata Sons.I came to know about the author through one of his speeches to college students.The analogy that the author brings from plant and animal kingdom to explain concepts in management isnew to me and many people will like such…
Anonymous says
Circles of nature and Intuition The uses of anecdotes from nature are a unique feature of this book. So when Gopalakrishnan talks about utilizing threats for your own good, he talks about Lobster and snailsp69. Threat of lobsters force snails to reproduce at a later age and achieve better growth parameters. Same way a manager should embrace challenges to fuel his or her growth and not shy away from challenges.Only threats and challenges keep you fit. Lot of people would want to maintain a status quo because they…
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Walking the Talk