| About the book | |
Business Essentials Series brings together the writings of seasoned business journalists. It focuses on the key issues faced by leaders and managers in their journey from management student to the corner office. Got your MBA! Joined a company of your choice! But does it guarantee success? Help is at hand. What They Don?t Teach You at B-School is designed to help you better manage work and climb the corporate ladder. The who?s who from the world of business present a seven-week crash course?for reading and reflection. At the end of it, What They Don?t Teach You at B-School would help you understand your corporate life a lot better. And help you transform from a manager into a leader. | |
| About the author | |
Business Standard Business Standard is the country?s most respected business daily, being the first choice of serious business readers. It is published from 11 centres in India?Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Pune and Kochi. The newspaper believes in free, fair and independent journalism, with equal stress on quality, credibility and accuracy. The paper is edited by T.N. Ninan, and its stable of specialist contributors includes some of the best minds in economics and business. Among them are: Shankar Acharya, former Chief Economic Advisor, Government of India; Subir Gokarn, Chief Economist, Crisil; Deepak Lal, Professor of Economics, UCLA; Suman Bery, Director-General, National Council of Applied Economic Research; and Arvind Singhal, Chairman, KSA Technopark. Other reputed columnists include Surjit Bhalla, Ajay Shah, Jamal Mecklai, A.V. Rajwade, T.C.A. Srinivasa-Raghavan and Sunil Jain. Business Standard comes to its readers with two free monthly magazines-one on motoring and the other on the aviation sector; two weekly sections ? The Strategist and The Smart Investor, and specialised coverage of different aspects of business through pages on the ICE (information, communications and entertainment) sector, business education, jobs, small and medium enterprises, and real estate. Business Standard Limited, the company which brings out Business Standard, also publishes niche periodicals, including BS motoring, Indian Management, and Asian Management Review. The company sees content creation and media marketing as its core competences. It also offers complete outsourcing solutions for organizations which want to bring out in-house or private publications but lack the people/expertise to do it cost-effectively. BSL?s web properties include Business Standard?s online edition (www.business-standard.com) and bsmotoring.com. It has also launched a mobile news service that can be accessed from anywhere in India by dialing 7007 and punching `Bnews?. | |
| Table of contents | |
Chapter 1. Don?t Lose the Forest for the Trees Chapter 2. Leaders Need to Take Tough Calls Chapter 3. B-School Education is Too Broadbased Chapter 4. B-Schools Can?t Teach You Intuition Chapter 5. Learn to Grind, There?re No Shortcuts Chapter 6. You Need to Learn to be a Global Manager Chapter 7. Become Resilient as You Grow Chapter 8. B-Schools Teach Analysis; Real Life Needs Synthesis Chapter 9. Follow Your Heart, Not Your Wallet Chapter 10. Learn to Grind, There?re no Shortcuts Chapter 11. Compassion is Critical Chapter 12. Sometimes It?s Better to Lose Chapter 13. B-Schools Create Leaders In Spite of Themselves Chapter 14. B-Schools and the Paralysis of Analysis Chapter 15. The Workplace is a Better Teacher Chapter 16. B-Schools Make Managers? Not Leaders Chapter 17. Unlearn What You?ve Been Taught Chapter 18. It?s Crucial to Align Our Actions with Objectives Chapter 19. Start Courses on Practical Entrepreneurship Chapter 20. Focus on BBA Courses Chapter 21. B-Schools Don?t Teach Courage Chapter 22. Not Everybody Makes It To The CEO Slot Chapter 23. B-Schools Don?t Teach You To Manage Your Boss Chapter 24. The Focus on Execution is Lacking Chapter 25. B-Schools Train Students To Be CEOs, Not Management Trainees Chapter 26. B-Schools Can?t Teach You Common Sense Chapter 27. Time to Get Real Chapter 28. The Need To Teach Entrepreneurship Chapter 29. The Pursuit of Passion Chapter 30. The Need For A Good Work-Life Balance Chapter 31. The Value Creation Dilemma Chapter 32. An MBA is Not a Passport To Success Chapter 33. More Than IQ, The Emphasis Should Be on EQ Chapter 34. You Need a Fervour That Leaps Out of Textbook Theory Chapter 35. B-Schools Need To Concentrate On The Art of Management Chapter 36. B-Schools Teach You To Be Good Corporate Food Soldiers Chapter 37. No B-School Teaches You To Become An Entrepreneur Chapter 38. B-Schools Can?t Cover The Gap Between Wisdom And Knowledge Chapter 39. B-Schools Take Away Your Intuitive Ability Chapter 40. B-Schools Don?t Prepare You For The `Greys? In Real Life Chapter 41. Constant Interaction With Industry is Essential Chapter 42. B-Schools Do Not Instil An Appetite For Risk-Taking Chapter 43. Success Should Not Be Measured With Designations | |
