“Solving complex problems and selling their solutions is critical for personal and organizational success. For most of us, however, it doesn’t come naturally and we haven’t been taught how to do it well. Research shows a host of pitfalls trips us up when we try: We’re quick to believe we understand a situation and jump to a flawed solution. We seek to confirm our hypotheses and ignore conflicting evidence. We view challenges incompletely through the frameworks we know instead of with a fresh pair of eyes. And when we communicate our recommendations, we forget our reasoning isn’t obvious to our audience.
How can we do it better?
In Cracked It!, seasoned strategy professors and consultants Bernard Garrette, Corey Phelps and Olivier Sibony present a rigorous and practical four-step approach to overcome these pitfalls. Building on tried-and-tested (but rarely revealed) methods of top strategy consultants, research in cognitive psychology, and the latest advances in design thinking, they provide a step-by-step process and toolkit that will help readers tackle any challenging business problem. Using compelling stories and detailed case examples, the authors guide readers through each step in the process: from how to state, structure and then solve problems to how to sell the solutions.
Written in an engaging style by a trio of experts with decades of experience researching, teaching and consulting on complex business problems, this book will be an indispensable manual for anyone interested in creating value by helping their organizations crack the problems that matter most.”
Claudio Loser, with highest credentials as analyst of Latin America economic, social and political issues and influential contributors to the region’s multilateral cooperation efforts, provides both an analytical masterpiece and a first-hand testimony of the efforts to improve the future of Latin America. An indispensable and fascinating read.
MICHEL CAMDESSUS, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (1987–2000), Governor Bank of France (1984–87) Claudio Loser has written a superb book on Latin America, focusing on economic performance.
It is rigorously researched, unusually insightful, and impressively wide-ranging. To anybody interested in understanding a complex and fascinating region, Loser is a splendid guide. MICHAEL SHIFTER, President (2010–22), Senior Fellow, Interamerican Dialogue; Professor, Georgetown and GWU
Latin America has made progress in recent decades but has lagged its cohort. In this thorough book, Claudio Loser engages in a fascinating analysis of the region from different perspectives. The book shows the author’s intimate knowledge, and deep identification with Latin America and the Caribbean, well beyond macroeconomics. Long term growth, poverty and income distribution, trade, and many other areas are covered, with strong suggestions for the future. A must-read book.
REBECA GRYNSPAN, Secretary-General UNCTAD, UN Under-Sec. Gral (2010–14),
Vice President Costa Rica (1994–98)
Not knowing statistics can lead to a loss of money, time, and accurate information.
What am I looking at? What do these numbers mean? Why? These are frequent thoughts of those who don’t know much about statistics.
“I’m not a numbers person” is not a good excuse to avoid learning the basics of this essential skill. Are you a person who earns money? Do you shop at the supermarket? Do you vote? Do you read the news? Then lets learn to make decisions like world leaders do.
Statistics can help you make exponentially better calls on what to buy, who to listen to, and what to believe. This book offers a detailed, illustrated breakdown of the fundamentals, designed to help develop and use formal logical thinking abilities to understand the message behind numbers in politics, and economy.
This step-by-step guide not only helps you detect what goes wrong in statistics but also educates you on how to utilize invaluable information statistics gets right to your benefit.
Swraj Paul – The Lord Paul of Marylebone – is Labour peer in the House of Lords, Chairman of the £500 million Caparo Group, a philanthropist best known for saving the London Zoo from closure, and a prominent politician. Unusually for an NRI, he is also recipient of one of India’s highest awards, the Padma Bhushan. By any yardstick his has been a career crammed with incident and achievement. Raised in Jalandhar, Punjab, where his father ran a small foundry making steel buckets and farming equipment, he went to the US to read mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A thriving business career in India, taken up on his return home, was unexpectedly diverted into a heartbreaking battle to save the life of his fourth child, Ambika. The search for a cure led him to London in 1966, and it was there, eventually, as he emerged from the trauma of her death, that he set up Caparo, today the largest family-owned business in Britain.
In his memoir, Building My World, Lord Paul recounts the high points of a life well lived. Here are the details of his business career, including his run-in with DCM and Escorts, his encounters with the famous and the mighty, notably Indira Gandhi, Sanjay and Rajiv; and a distillation of his personal and business philosophy. Written with insight and candour, this memoir provides a glimpse into the making of one of the most outstanding success stories of our time.
Seasoned entrepreneur and investor Mukesh Bansal delivers a masterclass on the art of building successful start-ups
Building a company from scratch is a risky business, with a very high chance of failure. But it is also one of the most rewarding life experiences, with an incredibly high learning curve. Mukesh Bansal draws on over two decades of first-hand experience to reveal the hard-won lessons that turn ambitious ideas into thriving enterprises. Through riveting stories and real-world case studies, he demystifies the entrepreneurial journey, guiding readers from the initial spark of inspiration to scaling a high-growth business.
In this book, discover your ‘why’, the importance of achieving product-market fit and how to foster a resilient company culture. Learn to navigate the complexities of funding, execution and growth strategies while gaining candid insights into why many start-ups fail. In the treacherous landscape of building a business, one has to survive the inevitable challenges, and Bansal confronts this harsh reality, while offering readers a method to the madness.
The Start-Up Code is more than just a guide—it’s your road map to transforming bold ideas into enduring success. Whether you’re a fledgling entrepreneur or a corporate leader aiming to ignite innovation within your organization, Bansal’s practical frameworks and proven strategies will empower you to dramatically improve your odds of success.
Dr A.V. Anoop, managing director of the AVA Group of Companies, has led the success story of the world’s largest-selling Ayurvedic bath soap, Medimix, for over four decades.
This book is Dr Anoop’s riveting memoir. Filled with uplifting anecdotes and guidance, the author has narrated his journey of the many upheavals, chance encounters and the actions he has taken as a prolific business leader, activist, philanthropist and filmmaker.
A.V. Anoop has been honoured with the Mahatma Gandhi Peace Foundation Award, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award and the Red Cross Award. In addition to his success in business, Dr Anoop is also a renowned philanthropist and a prominent figure in the film industry.
This book intends to reveal the latent purpose required to champion, lead, and enact digital transformation. It articulates that a purposeful approach, as followed in this book, is urgently required and may help the world’s population harness the power of technology. The book is based on over twenty years of the author’s research, thinking, discussions, publications, and observations about how technology influences us. He also builds upon his understanding of sciences–physics, chemistry, neuroscience, and others–to bring out the notion of purpose–the purpose of digital transformation. The book is a scientific endeavor to define and address the paradox surrounding digital technologies, framing it as a problem underlined due to unclarity in purpose. The lack of understanding of purpose may hurt individuals, organizations, and societies. The book, therefore, identifies purpose as a way to lead digital transformations. In doing so, it outlines complex and interwoven linkages between life, organization, and digital technologies. Thinking about digital technologies as an element devoid of links with life is dangerous. We are intertwined with technology today. So, to digitally transform, the books espouses a new way to look at ourselves and life, using the neuroscientific lens. Unraveling the linkages between the organization, life, and digital technologies, the book outlines a model for purposeful digital transformation.
From Invisible to Invaluable offers 100 game-changing strategies and techniques to help both newcomers and experienced professionals sharpen their skills, build strong relationships, take initiative, boost productivity and position themselves for growth.
With relatable anecdotes and practical examples, the author illustrates the impact of everyday situations at work and shares practical takeaways that can be applied to conquer various workplace challenges. The action items at the end of each chapter help you to:
• Manage time
• Prioritize tasks
• Navigate workplace dynamics
• Explore ways to go above and beyond your job description
• Highlight your unique strengths
If you want to stand out, boost your visibility, gain credibility, unlock your full potential and thrive in today’s competitive work environment, this book is a must-read.
कैल न्यूपोर्ट की स्लो प्रोडक्टिविटी पुस्तक में इस बात पर ज़ोर दिया गया है कि उत्पादकता का मतलब ज़्यादा काम करना नहीं, बल्कि सही काम पर ध्यान केंद्रित करना है। यह तेज़ गति से काम करने के बजाय, सोच-समझकर और स्थिर गति से काम करने की वकालत करती है, जिससे थकान से बचते हुए बेहतर परिणाम और गहरी संतुष्टि प्राप्त की जा सकती है।
