ISBN: 9780143063926    Publisher: Penguin Year of publishing: 2009     Format:  Paperback No of Pages: 368        Language: English

The Case Of The Bonsai Manager Is The Perfect Antidote For Every Manager Who Feels They Are Not Achieving Their Full Potential. Effective Leadership Is Not Just About Hard Facts But Also About Listening To, And Using, Your Intuition. Using Anecdotes From Nature And The World Of Management, R.Gopalakrishnan Explores How You Can Be More Intuitive, Inclusive And Humane. With Its Easy To Read Anecdotal Style, This Edition Adds Additional Material To Re-Enforce The Key Messages Including A New Self-Help Workbook.
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R. Gopalakrishnan has been a professional manager for forty yea He has a wealth of practical managerial experience, initially in Unilever and more recently in the Tata Group. He has lived and worked in India, the UK and Saudi Arabia, and has travelled extensively all over the world. He began his career in 1967 as a computer analyst with Hindustan Lever after studying physics at Kolkata and electronics engineering at IIT, Kharagpur. He worked in the marketing function before moving to general management. During his years with Unilever, he was based in Jeddah as CEO of the Arabia unit; later, he was managing director of Brooke Bond Lipton India and then vice-chairman with Hindustan Lever. He has been president of the All India Management Association. Currently, he is the executive director of Tata Sons based in Mumbai. He also serves on the boards of other companies. He is married with three children.
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