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Catagory: Business & Economics

Conversations with the Career Doctor

India ranks among the bottom end of countries when it comes to women’s participation in the workforce, as per research conducted by the International Labour Organization and other reputed institutions. Despite pushing gender inclusion to the forefront and making considerable progress, it is clear that Indian women don’t have it easy today. Conversations with the Career Doctor is a ready-reckoner that women can refer to whenever they are confronted with a challenge. It provides a powerful toolkit for every Indian woman professional to lead a strong, secure and successful career.

Saundarya Rajesh, through these twenty-six stories, helps women navigate the loaded inequities in the ecosystem that is charged with social, familial and economic biases, and provides solutions to help them stay employed, make money, achieve financial security and keep bounding forward. Accessibly written, well-researched and keenly solution-oriented, this book is the perfect guide for every working woman.

The 100X Formula

Today’s generation dreams big and wants to lead a rich and happy life. But how does one make it big? How can one achieve success in their professional and personal lives? What should one do to create wealth? Does the accumulation of wealth lead to happiness? What is the purpose of life? The 100X Formula attempts to answer these and many such questions.

This book reveals the magic formula that the authors have developed after years of research in equity markets. The formula not only helps one achieve stupendous success in the stock market but also helps one find ways to win in life in general. With lessons in investing, entrepreneurship and relationships, the book is the ultimate resource for surviving and thriving in a highly competitive world. Read this book and find your purpose in life!

The Big Bull of Dalal Street (Hindi)/द बिग बुल ऑफ़ दलाल स्ट्रीट

यह किताब मुंबई शयेर बाजार के मशहूर इंवेस्टर राकेश झुनझुनवाला की जीवनी है। इसमें उनके निवेशों और हाल के वर्षों में दिए गए साक्षात्कारों का शानदार विश्लेषण है; साथ ही यह पुस्तक मुंबई शेयर बाज़ार को समझने में भी मददगार साबित हो सकती है जिसने उन्हें दौलतमंद बनाया और कारोबार के कीमती सबक सिखाए।
यह पुस्तक खुदरा निवेशकों के साथ-साथ आम लोगों के लिए भी उपयोगी है जो बाजार में लंबे समय के निवेश पर लाभ, इनवेस्टमेंट के समय की जाने वाली गलतियों और लीवरेज़ ट्रेड के बारे में जानना चाहते हैं। 

Chill and Prosper: The New Way to Grow Your Business, Make Millions, and Change the World

Want to make twice as much money with half the work? It’s time to shift your mindset, recognize your worth, and become a successful entrepreneur on your own terms! Feeling burned-out by your business? Sick of the ‘hustle and grind’ culture of your industry? There’s a better way. Get over your perfectionism, chill, and prosper!

With her trademark humour and down-to-earth wisdom, money mindset coach Denise Duffield-Thomas shares the invaluable business and counterintuitive millionaire mindset lessons (no blood, sweat or tears necessary) that will set you on the path of abundance – without all the hard work.

You’ll discover how to find the business model that works perfectly for your personality, and learn key concepts – such as the Golden Goose and the Keyless Life – to help you work less and earn more. Plus, Denise talks you through the small but important details of being an entrepreneur, including how to deal with awkward money situations and find the most effective ways to price offers. With real business case studies and practical advice, Chill and Prosper challenges the old, boring assumptions of what it takes to create success.

This is a revised and updated edition of the book previously published as Chillpreneur.

In today’s interconnected world, the job market is evolving at an unprecedented pace, demanding a new set of skills to thrive in a globalised economy. From 9 to Success is a compelling guide that equips individuals with the necessary skills and competencies to stay ahead of the curve in an ever-evolving employment landscape.

With insights from various industries and real-life success stories, the book offers a comprehensive roadmap to identify, cultivate, and showcase the skills that are highly sought after in the global job market. From communication and emotional intelligence to mind management, it explores the essential competencies and provides a structured way of developing them in order to excel in diverse professional environments. The book also emphasises the importance of fostering a global mindset that transcends borders and industries and enhances professional effectiveness.

So whether you’re a recent graduate, a seasoned professional seeking better career opportunities, or an aspiring entrepreneur, From 9 to Success equips you with the knowledge and strategies to unleash your potential and build a fulfilling and successful career on a global stage.

‘Denise is a much-needed voice of practical wisdom.’
Marie Forleo, founder of B-School

Competing with the Best

Competing with the Best offers the blueprint of being a successful corporation, in India and elsewhere. It remarkably brings together the research and practice of management—that have drifted far apart—and outlines the viable strategies and organization designs for corporations, and the ways of configuring them for success. These have proven effective in a variety of contexts, including for most of the cases in the book, by standing the test of time for well over a decade. The book remains a world-class work on strategic management from India and makes up for the lull globally in breakthrough thinking in this area since the 1990s. It will be an indispensable resource for senior executives, researchers and students alike.

Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey Toward Equality

Winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics

A renowned economic historian traces women’s journey to close the gender wage gap and sheds new light on the continued struggle to achieve equity between couples at home.

A century ago, it was a given that a woman with a college degree had to choose between having a career and a family. Today, there are more female college graduates than ever before, and more women want to have a career and family, yet challenges persist at work and at home. This book traces how generations of women have responded to the problem of balancing career and family as the twentieth century experienced a sea change in gender equality, revealing why true equity for dual career couples remains frustratingly out of reach.

Drawing on decades of her own groundbreaking research, Claudia Goldin provides a fresh, in-depth look at the diverse experiences of college-educated women from the 1900s to today, examining the aspirations they formed—and the barriers they faced—in terms of career, job, marriage, and children. She shows how many professions are “greedy,” paying disproportionately more for long hours and weekend work, and how this perpetuates disparities between women and men. Goldin demonstrates how the era of COVID-19 has severely hindered women’s advancement, yet how the growth of remote and flexible work may be the pandemic’s silver lining.

Antidiscrimination laws and unbiased managers, while valuable, are not enough. Career and Family explains why we must make fundamental changes to the way we work and how we value caregiving if we are ever to achieve gender equality and couple equity.

The Stoic Path to Wealth: Ancient Wisdom for Enduring Prosperity

BUILD WEALTH BY APPLYING ANCIENT WISDOM TO THE CHAOS OF MODERN-DAY MARKETS, WITH INVESTOR AND FINANCIAL INFLUENCER DARIUS FOROUX.

‘Darius has a unique ability to turn complex ideas into simple stories.’ — Morgan Housel, #1 NYT bestselling author of The Psychology of Money

The Stoics understood that if you can control your reactions and manage your emotions, you can achieve success. The same principles apply to our financial lives today.

The only way to beat inflation and grow your wealth is by investing. The greatest investors approach the markets with discipline, emotional distance, and self-mastery—lessons that the Stoics have been teaching us for thousands of years. Combining ancient wisdom with practical investment strategies drawn from analysis of the greatest investors of all time, The Stoic Path to Wealth will teach you how to:

• cultivate an investing edge by managing your emotions and developing your unique skills and talents.
• develop the discipline to ignore short-term market fluctuations and avoid living in the future.
• foster a mindset that allows you to enjoy what you have and avoid greed.
• create a sustainable approach to trading.

As financial markets become increasingly unpredictable and chaotic, The Stoic Path to Wealth offers the key to weathering any economic storm while building wealth that will last a lifetime and beyond.

Accelerating India’s Development

Seventy-five years after Independence, India has much to be proud of. We are both the world’s biggest democracy and the fastest-growing large economy. Yet, we also face profound challenges that hinder both individual well-being and aggregate growth, including education and skills, health and nutrition, public safety, justice, social protection, and jobs.

This seminal book systematically analyses India’s governance challenges, especially in delivering essential public services, and highlights how these are limiting India’s development. Drawing on a wealth of research and practical insights, it provides actionable, evidence-based strategies, emphasizing state-level reforms as critical for India’s advancement.

Accelerating India’s Development is addressed to all Indians—leaders, officials, entrepreneurs, teachers, students, citizens, and civil society—and provides an urgent call to action. It argues that building a more effective state is the great unfinished task of Indian democracy, because quality public services are key to translating the political equality of ‘one person, one vote’ into greater equality of opportunity for all Indians.

Every chapter showcases the author’s dedication to bridging the gap between scholarly research, public understanding, and actionable governance. This book is a testament to cautious optimism and the belief that with the right public systems in place, India’s next twenty-five years can be a period of unprecedented growth and societal enrichment.

The Elephant Moves

Charting out a roadmap for India depends on a sound understanding of how India is unique and why it is shaped the way it is.

The Elephant Moves unfolds a captivating saga, tracing India’s economic journey through the lens of competitiveness. From unraveling economic history (‘origins unveiled”) to navigating global dynamics (“sailing the tides”), the book explores the forces shaping nations. It delves into the facets of many Indias, unveiling opportunities in heterogeneity.

Envisioning India’s path to a developed economy by 2047, the book addresses challenges such as job creation, policy implementation, and the imperative for shared prosperity that are met through guiding principles grounded in shared value, social progress, and prosperity. Providing a dynamic vision for India’s diverse future, the book urges readers to embrace a narrative where India, rooted in regional diversity, shapes its global destiny.

Clash

Amazon and Walmart, with more than half a trillion in revenues annually, are the two largest companies in the world. They have not only redefined the retail industry—Walmart in the 1980s/1990s and Amazon since 2000—but have also been the benchmark for business best practices (e.g., the use of IT, supply chain, data analytics, customer orientation). This year, it is anticipated that Amazon will dethrone Walmart as the world’s largest company, a position that Walmart has occupied for more than two decades.

By examining these two companies and their business models in depth, Professor Nirmalya Kumar elucidates on the more general phenomenon of incumbents competing with disruptors (e.g., Volkswagen vs Tesla, Marriott vs Airbnb) as well as the move to omnichannel retail where physical stores must coexist with online retailers.

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