PIVOTS FOR CAREER SUCCESS (HB)

People relations must be honed
on the anvil of experience on the job 
People relations are the agate mortar on which the pestle of
management excellence is ground. There is a liquid part and a solid part in
converting metal into gold in alchemy. In management, the solid is the body
of explicit knowledge and techniques taught in programs and institutes, while
the liquid is about excelling in human relationships.  R. Gopalakrishnan and R. Srinivasan, blood
brothers some six years apart, have real experience of what it takes to
clamber up the slippery grease poles of corporate careers, having risen in
their companies to the CXO suite. Together, this experience represents a
cauldron of valuable lessons of experience. In the process, they have
developed a distinctive view about business careers and leadership.  In Pivots for Career Success, Gopal and
Srini bring together a subaltern view of the subject as also a high-level
view from the hot, dusty environment of markets and factories to the dizzying
heights of well-carpeted board rooms. They have written separately and
independently based on their distinctive experiences, but argued and shared
thoughts frequently over lively conversations.