Leadership in 100 Words-Mainak Dhar

Book: Leadership in 100 Words
Author: Mainak Dhar
Publisher: Bloomsbury India

What are the challenges you think new leaders are facing today?

Leadership in 100 Words by Mainak Dhar combines the experience and insights of a CEO with the storytelling of a bestselling author. Mainak provides thought-starters to help you find your answers to common challenges new leaders face. These are not long theories or complicated models, but straightforward, simple, and practical advice born out of two and a half decades of experience in the corporate sector and the wisdom of the many great mentors Mainak has been blessed with in his leadership journey. Addressing your leadership challenges through straightforward, bite-sized answers-one hundred words at a time-this is your personal mentor, one that you can carry with you!

The book is interestingly written and compiles the eye-catching posts that Mainak does with #leadershipin100words on LinkedIn. The book aims to explore the idea of leadership through three perspectives-Leading Others, Leading Through Change & Leading and the book is structured into these three parts. As we move from one section to the other, the examples are quite interesting and relating to them is quite easy. Another good thing about the book is that it is not preachy, and the message that the author wants to put across is quite simple yet effective. The situations and the solutions are quite practical, and as the questions are drawn from real people, the applications of those solutions are quite easy as well.

I liked the fact that the book is an easy read and not bulky with too much of gyaan, rather it is a reader friendly book. With short chapters and a restraint on the word count of the solutions, these solutions are easy to read, comprehend and implement. The introduction to each section is vivid and the closure of the sections with a short reflection sheet is a wonderful way to connect with the readers.

A definite recommendation if you are looking for a book to implement change in your life and specially if you are in a leadership position or are willing to be in one at some point in your early career. The book scores a 4.75/5 for me.

Thank you Bloomsbury India for providing a media copy in exchange for an honest review.

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