It was on one lazy Sunday afternoon, I have decided to hit the bookstore and get myself a good book. As I was strolling down the management section I came across this book “Towards Winning”. As a first-year Student pursuing MBA this book seemed to be like any other management book which come up with the same old techniques which are supposed to bring in a great transformational change. After knowing more about the author Dr.Karunakar and skimming through reviews & preface, I have decided to get this book.
I was Completely taken aback and my first impression towards this book changed as I kept turning each page. Dr.Karunakar wonderfully takes us through a step by step journey of becoming not only a great leader but also a successful person, through his protagonist Dev. The author portrays Dev as an ambitious person who never gives up on his dreams and who works towards them with a zealot. Dev starts his life as an engineer and ends up being Dean of premium B-School through needles and thorns.
The most intriguing part of the book is that it is not a typical management self-help book but it is a lot more than that. He takes you through a journey of 6 steps to transform one’s life with graphs, real-life examples, day-to-day incidents, learning’s and action plans. It is a perfect 160 pages work-book to your managerial dream. The book helps you to analyze yourself and you end up finding more about you. Dr.Karunakar beautifully brings out his concepts by talking about great personnel such as Mahatma Gandhi, Sachin Tendulkar, Amitabh Bachan and also by giving examples through award-winning movies like Lagaan and ChakDe India.
At the end of the book, Dr.Karunakar successfully conveniences us that being an Inner and Outer winner, with problem-solving skills and by Re-Engineering yourself constantly, we will find ourselves at the other end of our dream tunnel.
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