Transform: The Ultimate Guide to Lead and Manage

by Chandramouli Venkatesan

Overview

Transform focuses on people management, which the author demonstrates is a very important pillar of success. That is because leadership and managing are the means, while the end impact is what they do to people.

The book is divided into four sections. The first introduces you to the core concepts of leading and managing, and present a series of exercises to open your mind and make you more self-aware as a leader and manager. The second section focuses on helping you become great at managing, with a direct focus on your teams. The third section focuses on becoming great at leading-leading by doing and leading by being. The final section will help you create action plans, and help you develop a practical and implementable plan towards becoming a great leader and manager.

Insightful and practical, Transform is a comprehensive book on leadership and management which covers all important concepts while giving practical implementation techniques for each.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780670096374
Publisher:	Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd
Publication date:	04/15/2022
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.00(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

The late Chandramouli Venkatesan, author of Catalyst and Get Better at Getting Better, was a corporate veteran with over twenty-six years of experience in the industry. He worked with Asian Paints, Cadbury/Mondelez, Mirc Electronics/Onida and Pidilite. He served in various senior capacities, including as CEO and managing director. While the bulk of his work life had been in business and P&L leadership roles, there was a three-year period when he did a cross-functional stint as the HR head for Cadbury India, which further developed his understanding of what makes people successful.

Chandramouli was a keen golfer and sports enthusiast, and believed in holding his life in balance. This, coupled with his sense of values and spirituality, led him to believe that every person must impact society positively. He conducted numerous speaking sessions, which have benefited over 1000 people, and mentored and guided many others to be successful in their careers.

Table of Contents

Foreword xiii

Introduction xvii

Section 1

1 Leaders and Managers 3

2 Self-Awareness, Setting Standards and Authentic Leadership 20

3 Leading and Managing-Towards What End? 34

Section 2

4 Managing the Performance 55

5 Managing the Performer 78

6 Performance and the Art of Delegation 101

7 Managing Teams 116

Section 3

8 Transform from Just Managing to 'Managing + Leading' 137

9 Leadership by Doing 152

10 Leadership by Being 180

11 Crisis Leadership, Entrepreneurial Leadership and Leadership Is for Everyone 213

Section 4

12 The Embedding Process, Converting Knowledge to Behaviour 237

Acknowledgements 261