Book Review
Book Review on Corporate Chanakya by Mr Radhakrishnan Pillai, by Dr Rajesh Arora – Director Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute for Financial & Management Studies, University of Mumbai.
The book Corporate Chanakya is written by a well known author Mr. Radhkrishnan Pillai. He is pioneer in bringing the learning’s of Chanakya and relating it to the modern corporate culture and business dynamics.
The experience curve states that the organizations today face varied business, people and resource challenges. There is absolutely no reason to disbelief that these challenges cut across varied business verticals. Thought the magnitude and intensity may vary.
Business today faces healthy and unhealthy competition with dynamic changes in business environment. Research has proved that value of the product has no correlation with the expectation of the customer. Augmenting every effort in today’s business is key to success. The business potentials in today’s era can be unlocked thru skill v/s will. The book on Corporate Chanakya highlights through the intelligent combination of Leadership, Management and Training.
Organization’s goals are derived from eight different areas. Revenue from customer, profits associated with costs, technology with investment, and employee with productivity.
It is said to achieve the dream work it required the team work. On the launch day, August 15, 2010 at University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari campus, excerpts was brought to the notice of people from various walks of life. It is a matter of great honor to recommend this book to internalize the findings and discover the Chanakya in you.
A snippet review of this book Corporate Chanakya brings out the following facts to life:
1. The author emphasizes on recreating in the areas of leadership, Management and Training. As we believe in longevity of lifecycle of products, the author influences the reader to view career lifecycle concepts. The software of mind will define the fabric of your organization’s culture thru self awareness and self control.
2. As it is said by global leaders that every business is 99% of execution and 1 % of strategy. If we all want to get things right we have to ensure that our people are in the right frame of mind to execute any task. The author has invested effort by carefully selecting from the 6000 sutras and thereby giving us an opportunity to understand Chanakya niti is most practical and relevant way.
3. Recreation strategy by every reader of this book should be used with great care and caution. The reason is simple that the software of mind does not change, and doesn’t matter in which part of the world you belong to. Hence biting the knowledge part by part; step by step and maintaining some fragrance of your past system and practices will help you to get better results.
4. The author’s prescription on leadership is to work on heart and mind of people. His writing depicts that when people create walls within walls it is the responsibility of the leader to identify where the doors to heart and mind are fitted on these walls. The write-up on leadership do’s and don’ts sensitize us towards correction on our leadership style with big results.
5. 180 days are required to read this book part by part. As each capsule within this book will help you to reflect on your concrete experience and take you to the end results.
6. Today’s young generation may face challenges in genuinely understanding the ancient scriptures. The author’s bold action to guide the youth of today will translate the reader’s thought of not maintaining employment but retaining the membership of the organization. This would reflect the attitude of the individual towards one’s own work. It will come in the form of passion, energy, commitment, drive, initiative and most important accountability.
7. The author practices the techniques of success by counseling and guidance which would enhance one’s own self worth as an end result of completing this book. It is rightly said what matters today is the fabric of your projections.
8. Chanakya niti shares economic, finance and management to its disciple. The author believes in financial freedom through saving and rewards being result focused. It is imperative that these thoughts should hit the mind of the reader especially when revenues of the company are going at the peak with declining profit.
9. This book facilitate to take pride in fixing up the jewels on your shoulder that enhances your aura and projects your confidence to everyone you meet.
10. The book reveals, reassures, and reinforces interesting things you have done till today to reach where you are, so pat your back. The book drills the principle of safety and helps us understand that less is more.
11. The author appreciates the technique on Plan before you act. Unhappy endings as compared to happy ones are what we face more. We just need to be visualize, believe and act upon in order to have happy endings, thus clarity will clear the anxiety and will develop the desire to improvise.
12. Reputation is the nucleus of your power. Through reputation you can intimidate and win convincingly. Make your reputation austere with excellence, efficiency and enthusiasm. Be a charming rouge.
Through complete understanding of the management, leadership and training, I believe that we will wear our egos because of sheer experience that we have gained over number of years, however, gain the power of realization as to when and whom to show.
This book helps us drive varied sources of Power. The men who have changed the universe have never reached there by working on the leaders alone; they rather moved the masses. Working on the masses is the weapon of genius that changes the face of the world. A mine full of diamonds and ruby you dug for it you find it your wealth is now assured. Guarded with your life; robbers and thieves will appear from all sides, never take your wealth for granted and constantly review it , time will diminish your jewel’s lustre and bury them from your sight.
Thus, accountability is the key word which this book helps you to learn with interesting analogy and experiences. It’s a must read one and is the worth the price to instill Value Based Principles in Young India.
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Also read
1.Life of Chanakya
2.Arthashastra Its Contemporary Relevance
3.Arthashastra Lessons For Management Theory