Corporate Books

The CEO Factory: Management Lessons from Hindustan Unilever. To be released in Dec 2019. F or six decades Hindustan Unilever has remained among India’s top 5 most valuable companies. No other corporation in the world has done so well for so long. Its brands sit in most Indian homes, its financial indicators are among the best in Dalal Street and it is famously a factory for CEOs. For the first time, comes a book that decodes how this great business works from a director of the company who has spent his whole career there.  Why are there so many CEOS who are ex-Unilever men? What is the company’s secret management training sauce? Why is marketing at the heart of every business? Why is it easier to create a new market, than grab a slice? How is it actually smarter to stock your product in smaller quantities in a store instead of pushing orders? And why you should never, ever believe that if you price your product down you will get more customers.   Sharp, in

Mind without Fear: The extraordinary rise and fall of a business icon. For nine years, Rajat Gupta led McKinsey and company – The first foreign-born person to head the world’s most influential management consultancy. He was also the driving force behind major initiatives such as the Indian School of business and the public health foundation of India. In 2011, Gupta was arrested and charged with Insider trading. Throughout his trial and imprisonment, he has fought the Charges and maintains his innocence to this day.In these pages, Gupta recalls his unlikely rise from orphan to immigrant to international icon as well as his dramatic fall from grace. And for the first time, he tells his side of the story in the scandal that destroyed his career and reputation. Candid, compelling and poignant, Gupta’s memoir is much more than a courtroom drama; it is an extraordinary tale of human resilience and personal growth.. Rajat Gupta’s memoir is the biggest gamble of all There c

Bhujia Barons: The Untold Story of How Haldiram built a Rs. 5000 cr empire In the early twentieth century, young Ganga Bhishan Agarwal, aka Haldiram, gained a reputation for making the best bhujia in town. Fast-forward a century and the Haldiram’s empire has a revenue much greater than that of McDonald’s and Domino’s combined. In Bhujia Barons, Pavitra Kumar manages to tell the riveting story of the Agarwal family in its entirety—a feat never managed before. It begins in dusty, benign Bikaner and traces the rise and rise of this homegrown brand which is one of the most recognized Indian brands in the world. The Haldiram’s story is not an average business story, it’s chock-full of family drama with court cases, jealousy-fueled regional expansion, a decades-old trademark battle and a closely guarded family secret of the famous bhujia. Fast-paced and riveting, this book provides a delicious look into family business dynamics and the Indian way of doing business. Review

How HUL Works: Lessons from India’s best run company. F or six decades Hindustan Unilever has remained among India’s  top 5 most valuable companies. No other corporation in the world has done so well for so long. Its brands sit in most Indian homes, its financial indicators are among the best in Dalal Street and it is famously a factory for CEOs. For the first time, comes a book that decodes how this great business works from a director of the company who has spent his whole career there.   Why are there so many CEOS who are ex-Unilever men? What is the company’s secret management training sauce? Why is marketing at the heart of every business? Why is it easier to create a new market, than grab a slice? How is it actually smarter to stock your product in smaller quantities in a store instead of pushing orders? And why you should never, ever believe that if you price your product down you will get more customers.     Sharp, insightful and entertaining,  How HUL Works: L

The CEO Factory: Management Lessons from Hindustan Unilever. To be released in Dec 2019. F or six decades Hindustan Unilever has remained among India’s top 5 most valuable companies. No other corporation in the world has done so well for so long. Its brands sit in most Indian homes, its financial indicators are among the best in Dalal Street and it is famously a factory for CEOs. For the first time, comes a book that decodes how this great business works from a director of the company who has spent his whole career there.  Why are there so many CEOS who are ex-Unilever men? What is the company’s secret management training sauce? Why is marketing at the heart of every business? Why is it easier to create a new market, than grab a slice? How is it actually smarter to stock your product in smaller quantities in a store instead of pushing orders? And why you should never, ever believe that if you price your product down you will get more customers.   Sharp, in