30 WOMEN IN POWER THEIR VOICE, THEIR STORIES (PB)

30 Women in Power carries the
inimitable voices of Indian women who have been pioneers and led large
organizations in banking, law, the media, advertising, government services,
health care, consulting, the fast-moving consumer goods sector and the not-for-profit
space. In these narratives told up, close and personal thirty of India’s
greatest women achievers speak of the guiding principles that have held them
in good stead; The role models who have anchored them; The childhood
influences that have shaped their values and the interests outside the world
of work that have revitalized them. Coming from all walks of life, these
empowered women discuss their many successes and their dreams for the future.
Yet, they also venture to disclose the setbacks that have preceded hard-won
conquests; The barriers, psychological or otherwise, that may have held them
back at certain points and the compromises they’ve had to make to reach the
top. Through these honest and contemplative revelations, thirty women in power
answer those questions that confront all working women from how best to
balance the personal and the professional, to how to dismantle gender biases.
Equally, the essayists consider seminal issues that concern every committed
professional, man or woman: What are the qualities that define a leader?
Where does one find a mentor? What are the ingredients in the recipe for
success? Edited by business leader extraordinaire Naina Lal Kidwai, this
topical and relevant book is a must-read, not only for the lessons it
provides, but also for the intimate accounts it offers of lives powerfully
lived.