BMA Book Review for Intellectuals

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Author – Rolf Dobelli

Book – The Art of Thinking Clearly, reviewed by Lion Amir Virani

This is a book by Rolf Dobelli that aims to help us make better decisions in life.

Author – Rajesh Srivastava

Book – The New Rules of Business reviewed by Sushil Bahl

Some useful advice from the author, which he has curated from his insights in successful companies, which you can intelligently adopt in your business for benefit. The book is worth a read!

Author – Ben horowitz

Book – The Hard Thing about Hard Things reviewed by Sushil Bahl

The book is about building a business when there are no easy and ready answers to things for success, growth and leading a business, and an organisation.

Author – Brett King

Book – Bank 4.0: Banking Everywhere, Never at Bank reviewed by Chintan Oza

The future of banking is already here — are you ready?

Author – GINO WICKMAN & MiKE PATON 

Book – GET A GRIP reviewed by Anirudh Gupta

Most of us entrepreneurs are busy firefighting or troubleshooting as it is popularly called. Many of us wonder if there is a better way to conduct a business. Is there a way to improve productivity without being pushy? Is there a way to channelize the energies of the team without resistances?

Author – robin sharma

Book – The Leader who had no title reviewed by Sushil Bahl

Robin Sharma’s book “The Leader Who Had No Title” is an interesting fable on real success in business and life. About the leader who has No Titles today! Yet can get the absolute best while helping your organisation break through to a high level of success!

Author – Shiv Khera

Book – You Can Win reviewed by Archana V. Vijayan

YOU CAN WIN – “Winners don’t do different things. They do things Differently” BY Shiv Khera. This book was published in 1994.

Author – Pawan Verma

Book – Age of the Imperfect Leader reviewed by CA RSR Murthy

Is a refreshingly different view on leadership. Much of the treatise on leadership relies on the paradigm of the “Perfect leader”. Pawan questions the traditional view of a “Perfect leader “, who is someone infallible and virtuous, at all times and circumstances.

Author – Ajoy K Guha

Book – Credit and Collection Management reviewed by Mr. Ashok Sharma

Out of the various resources (Ms) that is Men (& women), Money, Materials, Machines required by a business; MONEY is like oxygen. It’s always required but its quantum depends upon the collection mechanism in the Company. A quote from Joseph T. Straub is pertinent: “A long collection period may mean you’re profitable on paper — while you are sinking fast.”

Author – Martin Lindstrom

Book – BUY.OLOGY  reviewed by Dr. Suvrashis Sarkar

I flipped the book to find some most intriguing words: “Why did so many people who took the Pepsi challenge say that they preferred Pepsi, only to carry on buying Coca-Cola? Why do the majority of anti-smoking campaigns inadvertently encourage people to smoke? Why does the scent of melons helps sell electronic products?”These made me seriously consider this book on the subject matter of consumer behaviour.

Author – Shawn Anderson

Book – SOAR to the TOP  reviewed by Mr. Sushil Bahl

Who does not want to make it to the TOP, in the corporate world? This is what the book is about – SOARing to the TOP!

Author – SETH GODIN

Book – The Dip  reviewed by Mr. Anirudh Gupta

The extraordinary benefits of knowing when to Quit and when to Stick.

Author – Jeff keller

Book – Attitude is Everything!  reviewed by Mr. Sushil Bahl

Published in 1999, and thus a little old, but still so relevant and popular even today is Jeff Keller’s best seller “Attitude is Everything!”

Author – Chip and Dan Heath

Book – Decisive – How to make better decisions? reviewed by Mr. Anirudh Gupta

Worried about Artificial Intelligence impact on your job? Learn how to make better decisions and live a peaceful life.

Author – Stephen Covey

Book – The Speed of Trust reviewed by Mr. Sushil Bahl

Stephen Covey, author of the widely acclaimed book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” has written another very practical and useful book: “The Speed of Trust” — the one thing that changes everything, when people truly trust each other!

Author – Robert Kiyosaki

Book – Increase your Financial IQ reviewed by Mr. Anirudh Gupta

Robert Kiyosaki presents to us the core of being wealthy in his book “Increase your Financial IQ”.

Author – Robin Sharma

Book – Megaliving reviewed by Mr. Raj Kumar Adukia

The author Robin Sharma is one of the mostly read authors in the world. Megaliving is a very inspirational book.

Author – Anthony A. Rose

Book – How to get, grow and succeed in your Dream Job, reviewed by Mr. Sushil Bahl 

The author explains that a Dream Job is a common and constant aspiration among professionals and there is always a race for it!

Author- John C. Maxwell

Book – The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization, reviewed by Mr. Vincent D’Silva

According to leadership expert John Maxwell, you can learn to develop your influence from wherever you are in the organization by becoming a 360-degree leader.

AuthorS – Raghunath Mashelkar & Ravi PANDIT

Book – LEAP FROGGING to POLE-VAULTING reviewed by Mr. Sushil Bahl

Leap Frogging traditionally was being reactive to change! Pole-Vaulting, is new and about being proactive towards innovation and transformation!

AuthorS – dANIEL dENISON, ROBERT HOOIJBERG, NANCY LANE, COLLEEN LIEF

Book – LEADING CULTURE CHANGE IN GLOBAL ORGANISATIONS: ALIGNING CULTURE AND STRATEGY reviewed by Dr. Aneeta Madhok

Practicing HR and OD Managers will find this book provides them with lots of insights through the case studies presented and a model that is intuitively attractive.

Author – Andrew S. GrOVE

Book – HIGH  OUTPUT  MANAGEMENT reviewed by Mr. Anirudh Gupta

Andrew S. Grove’s book is a treatise on Management and if there is only space for one book in your book shelf, this is it.

Author – RoBIN SHARMA

Book – LEADERSHIP WISDOM FROM THE MONK WHO SOLD HIS FERRARI reviewed by Mr. Arun Chitlangia

We all love stories but what we need is Knowledge! Robin Sharma’s book cleverly blended both of them.

Author – Chandramouli Venkatesan

Book – GET BETTER AT GETTING BETTER reviewed by Mr. Anirudh Gupta

Chandramouli Venkatesan’s book  gives us a framework on how to get better at getting better regardless of the location, place or time.

Author – Robin Sharma

Book – THE 5 AM CLUB reviewed by Mr. Sushil Bahl

One of Robin Sharma’s current contribution among his famous books helping people all over the world lead great lives, is THE 5 AM CLUB – about owning your early morning, and elevating your life!