| 1. What Management is (Joan Magaretta):Cut out all the board room jargon, and get to the core business of creating value. This is Management as it should be taught. Written by an ex-HBR strategy editor, in the Druckerian style, a short book for any new/old practiioner of the art/science of managemet.
2. Maverick (Ricardo Semler):Yes yes, I know, its too late in the day to read an old business classic like that. But I guess there comes a time when you are ready to imbibe from the book. Not sure if I am there yet, but it has surely started turning some wheels in my consulting brain. Democracy at work... no, he is not kidding!
3. Connect the Dots (Rashmi Bansal):Stories (interviews actually) of non-MBA Indian entrepreneurs in Rashmi's inimitable style. Takes you through the insides of an entrepreneur's mind and world. A must read for anyone even remotely connected to entrepreneurship.
4. Small is Beautiful (EF Schumacher):Another old book, from the 60's. But much more relevant today than ever. From an economist with holistic approach (yes, there are a few!). Re-read it after more than 20 years. A good check on where our desires are taking us.
5.On Becoming A Person: A Therapist's View Of Psychotherapy (Carl Rogers):Looks like I read a lot of books from the past this year! Rogers was the most atypical psychotherapist (and teacher). If you are looking for the cusp where psychology merges into spirituality, read Rogers. Very practical, very insightful, yet very demanding if one tries to pratice. Yet, very rewarding, even if one succeeds partially.
There were many more I read, and some I loved. But I wanted to stop with the first 5 that immediately came up in my mind.
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