About the Book
Are you looking for a leadership model that is uncomplicated, easy to use and produces amazing results? If so, then Leading from the Back is for you! In it you will find everything you need to become a superstar leader. You will learn how to earn respect from your team members and help them in achieving the impossible. No more learning about numerous principles and laws of leadership. Just a three-part model that has an amazing track record of proven success.
Through an engaging parable about the travails of an upcoming young manager, Shiv Kundra, whose leadership style hampers both his ability to lead and his ability to deliver, the authors outline the fascinating concept of 'leading from the back'. Leading from the Back is a distillation of the collective experience and wisdom of Ravi Kant (former CEO, vice chairman, Tata Motors), Harry Paul (co-author of the bestseller FISH! A Proven Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results) and Ross Reck (co-author of The Win-Win Negotiator).
About the Author:
Ravi Kant (Author)
Ravi Kant has nearly fifty years of corporate experience across industries. He spent fifteen years at Tata Motors, where he was the CEO and managing director and later vice chairman of the board.
Prior to Tata Motors, he was a director, consumer electronics and on the board of Philips India. He has also worked in senior positions at LML Ltd, Titan Watches, Kinetic Engineering, Hawkins and Hindustan Aluminium.
He is currently on the board of Kone Ltd, Helsinki, one of the top elevator companies in the world, and Hawkins Cookers Ltd, a well-known consumer durable company. He is also the chairman, advisory board of Akhand Jyoti and is associated with two start-ups in the cancer field (Karkinos, India and MedTherapy, USA).
Ravi studied at Mayo College Ajmer, did BTech Hons at IIT, Kharagpur, and M.Sc. in management techniques in industry from Aston University, Birmingham, UK. He was an industrial professor at the University of Warwick, UK, and a distinguished professor at IIT Kharagpur. He was the chairman of IIM Rohtak, IIIT Allahabad and has been associated with NID Ahmedabad and business schools at IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, NUS Singapore and CEIBS, Shanghai.
Harry Paul (Author) Harry Paul is a charismatic, energetic speaker and bestselling author.
Harry is the co-author of seven business books including
FISH! A Proven Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results, one of the bestselling business books of all time with well over six million copies sold and translated into thirty-five languages. For many years, his books have been on the bestseller lists of the
New York Times,
Publisher's Weekly,
Business Week,
Amazon.com and
Wall Street Journal.
Harry's articles and interviews have been published in several Indian publications including the
Economic Times, Business Standard, Outlook Business, Smart Manager and
Business Today. Ross Reck (Author) Dr Ross Reck is a leadership consultant, author and speaker. He is the author/co-author of several books including
The Engagement Formula; Turning Your Customers into Your Sales Force; The X-Factor; Destination Work; REVVED!! An Incredible Way to Rev Up Your Workplace and Achieve Amazing Results and
The Win-Win Negotiator. His popular weekly newsletter is in its eighteenth successful year of publication.
He received his PhD from Michigan State University in 1977. From 1975 to 1985, Dr Reck served as professor of management at Arizona State University. During his tenure at ASU, he was the only two-time recipient of the prestigious 'Teaching Excellence in Continuing Education' award and was identified by the university as an 'Outstanding Teacher'.
