Karma Sutras: Leadership and Wisdom in Uncertain Times(SAGE IIM-Kozhikode Series for New Managers)

Karma Sutras decodes the secrets of effective leadership in these uncertain times. It is a blueprint for success in the organizational and personal sphere. The book contains management mantras from one of India’s foremost thought leaders. It will help you navigate the technology-driven culture of 21st century business. Karma Sutras throws light on the leadership practices needed for the 4.0 VUCA world. It vividly encapsulates the scientific and spiritual truths about organization, work, self-mastery and the purpose of leadership in the VUCA world. Laced with small narratives from current issues to motivating stories and relatable quotes, the book caters to aspiring leaders and first-time managers alike.  It provides deep anchors in spirituality for managers struggling in a disruptive world. Finally, Karma Sutras will teach you the art of effective followership. As the author rightly says, ‘….in each follower there is an emerging leader’. 

Table of Contents:
Series Note Foreword by Peter M. Senge Preface Acknowledgements PART I Karma Wisdom of Uncertainty Managers and Leaders Power and Authority Culture and Technology Decoding Work PART II Sutras Personal Mastery Consciousness Workship Organization Communication Human Values Love Nature’s Manuscript Epilogue: The Sacred Path of Leadership References

About the Author :
Debashis Chatterjee has taught leadership classes at Harvard University and at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta, Lucknow and Kozhikode for more than two decades. He has been awarded the prestigious Fulbright Fellowship twice for pre-doctoral and post-doctoral work at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. His published work include 17 books, including Leading Consciously (foreword by Peter M. Senge) and Timeless Leadership, which have been translated in several international languages. He has trained more than 25,000 managers globally in Fortune 100 corporations and over 20,000 school principals and teachers. His recent book Invincible Arjuna has emerged as a path-breaking book in recent times. He has served as a leadership coach to political leaders and CEOs of major Indian organizations. He has served as the dean of an international business school in Singapore. A pioneer in the field of Asian models in leadership, he served as the director of IIM Kozhikode (2009–2014). Dean and a tenured professor at IIM Lucknow, he is credited with transforming IIM Kozhikode from an obscure regional school to an institution of national impact and global recognition. He also served as director general of IMI, New Delhi, India’s first corporate-sponsored business school, and as independent director on the boards of several multinational and Indian companies. He was the mentor director of IIM Amritsar from June 2018 to July 2019. He has been reappointed as the director of IIM Kozhikode for a second five-year term from June 2018.

Review :
“This is a precious book. I hope it finds its way into the hands of readers who are as committed to the future as is the author.” “This is an intelligent book for bosses and bosses-to-be.”