I am excited to announce my forthcoming book ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ฅ: ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ก๐ฅ ๐๐ค๐ช ๐ฝ๐ช๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ช๐จ๐๐ก๐๐จ.
Over the last several months, I have been posting #MondayMotivation where I talk about a variety of skills that a leader needs to possess. But the billion-dollar question is - HOW? The same question is asked by curious participants of leadership programs which I have addressed at various places including ๐๐๐ ๐, ๐๐๐ง, ๐ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐, and many ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐.
This was a trigger for me to plan and design this book for millions of aspiring managers in a format akin to building physical fitness in a gym. The main proposition in writing this book is that leadership development is a personal responsibility as much as it is for building our physical fitness and second, it requires the same level of discipline, passion and sweat as is required in building muscles in a gym. In this book, I have discussed 18 critical skills for building leadership. ๐ก๐ผ ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐, ๐ป๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐ป๐ผ ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ผ๐ป, ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ผ๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ณ๐๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐.
The book is being published by Penguin Business and is slated to be released in the last week of September. I hope to receive readerโs support for this contribution as I have received for my earlier books ๐ฟ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐๐, ๐พ๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ง, ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฝ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ (๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐), and ๐๐๐ฟ, ๐๐ฟ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฝ๐ช๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐ (๐ ๐ค๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ค)
Dare to Lead, which was first published by SAGE India in 2011, has become a best-seller. Over the years, the stories of successful transformation of Bank of Baroda from a staid public-sector bank to a valuable brand through the use of intangibles like human processes, leadership, culture, governance, rebranding, and technology have demonstrated remarkable business results and sustainable performance over the last 15 years. Research studies reveal that over 70% of transformational projects around the globe fail, here is a story of a very successful example of transformation in a large-sized, geographically dispersed organization in the public sector in a constrained environment.
The story of BOBโs transformation has captured international attention and finds a mention in the Harvard Business Review, Human Resources Development International, and the book The India Way by The Wharton School faculty.
The updated and revised edition has several new features:
- Anand Mahindra
Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, Mumbai, India
- Tom Peters
Co-author, In search of Excellence
- Ram Charan
Co-author of Execution and The Game-Changer
- Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Professor at Harvard Business School, USA Author of Confidence and Supercorp
- Dave Ulrich
Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, USA
- K V Kamath
Chairman, ICICI Bank, India
- Mr. Richard Rekhy
Chief Executive Officer, KPMG
- Vijay Govindarajan
Professor , Tuck School of Business , Dartmouth College , USA
After the success of my earlier two books, the bestselling Dare to Lead (SAGE, 2011) and CEO: Chess Master or Gardener (Oxford University Press, 2018), I am happy to announce my new book (to be released in mid-February) titled Transformational leadership in Banking, Challenges of Governance, Leadership and HR in a Disruptive World and published by the SAGE India.
This book is an edited volume and its content structure follows a unique approach of using three different lenses (namely, articles, case-studies and interviews) to provide a range of perspectives, analysis and insights to readers. The first section contains invited papers on the themes of the book from leading academicians, researchers and practitioners. This section provides a holistic view and makes a compelling case on the potential upside to the banking system, if the reform process focuses on governance, culture, leadership and talent issues. The second section contains case- studies of four large banks, namely, SBI, ICICI Bank, Bank of Baroda and Union Bank of India that describe the organizational and/or digital transformation in these banks. These case-studies show that despite constraints, there are success stories in banking transformation and best practices. The third, and the final section, has six interviews with leading banking icons and former Non- Executive Chairmen who have articulated their views on issues of governance, leadership, HR and culture, and suggested ways for reforms. The interviews contain their perspectives on the gaps that exist between current state of practice and immediate and futuristic needs of the banking sector
Many problems of public sector banks in India are rooted in the legacy-driven culture of Industrial relations (IR) and human resources (HR) management. These have inhibited the pace of internal reforms.
This book presents ways in which the author, in his role as a CEO, and using insights gained during field research, undertook the creative destruction of the legacy culture in IR/HR in Bank of Baroda. This was done through multiple initiatives, including re-ordering the pattern of IR management and game-changing innovations in employee engagement, eventually transforming the organization into a valuable brand.
The book illustrates the strategic role of CEOs in designing a new future for their organizations in the face of multiple challenges through harmonizing the HR function with the business. It also provides several insightful leadership lessons to the top management of large organizations to move from a narrowly focussed HR culture to a broader HR paradigm consistent with the requirements of a competitive landscape.
- Y.V. Reddy, Former Governor, Reserve Bank of India
- Jagdish Sheth, Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Business, Emory University, USA
- Rajeev Dubey, Group President (HRD), Mahindra & Mahindra Limited.
- Ravi Venkatesan, Non-executive Chairman, Bank of Baroda
- Santrupt B. Mishra, CEO, Carbon Black Business, Director, Group Human Resources, Aditya Birla Group
- Dave Ulrich, Rensis Likert Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan; Partner, The RBL Group
-Vinod Rai, Former Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance and former CAG of India
-Amar Sinha,Former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs
-Rajnish Kumar, Former Chairman, State Bank of India
- South East Asian Journal of Human Resource Management
- Business India
- People Matters
- Indian Journal of Social Work
- Indian Journal of Industrial Relations
- Business Standard
- Business Manager
-Business World
-Vinod Rai, Former Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance and former CAG of India
-Amar Sinha,Former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs
-Rajnish Kumar, Former Chairman, State Bank of India
- Business Today
- Business Line
- The Smart Manager
- People Matters
- Mint
- Business India
- PRAJNAN
Journal of Social Science National Institute of Bank Management.
- National HRD Network Journal
- The Hindu
- Vikalpa
Journal of Indian Institute of management, Ahmadabad
- Nitin Garg
Union Bank of India