Author: Sundar

Today, I am going to talk about the book ” Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies for Giant Leaps in Work and Life” by Ozan Varol. The book is: – One of Inc.com’s “6 Business Books You Need to Read in 2020 (according to Bill Gates, Satya Nadella, and Adam Grant)” – One of… Continue reading Lessons From A Rocket Scientist For Work and Life: Think like a Rocket Scientist

It is not often that we come across a book about something that is as humble as a checklist. However, in around 200 pages, the author, Dr. Atul Gawande, makes a passionate plea for the universal adoption of the checklist. With compelling anecdotes from fields as diversified as Construction, Investment banking, Aviation, and his own,… Continue reading A manifesto to boost efficiency: The Checklist Manifesto

This is a practical guide to how we can flourish as longevity and technology change our world. Smart new technologies, Longer, Healthier lives. Human progress has risen to great heights, but at the same time, it has prompted anxiety about where we’re heading. Are our jobs under threat? If we live to 100, will we… Continue reading A Framework for Flourishing in a changing world: The New Long Life

What is the secret of talent? How do we unlock it? In The Talent Code, Daniel Coyle provides parents, teachers, coaches, business people—and everyone else—with tools they can use to maximize potential in themselves and others. Whether you’re coaching soccer or teaching a child to play the piano, writing a novel, or trying to improve… Continue reading Greatness Isn’t Born, It’s Grown: The Talent Code

Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the year 2018, this is an inspiring tale of a team of underdogs who overcame their personal hardships to win the Gold medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics. No one in the world plays Rugby as well as the men from Fiji. However, their inconsistent performance and… Continue reading From Underdogs to World -Beaters: The Unbelievable Story of the Fiji Sevens

Welcome to the second and final part about the brilliant book ” Leadership: Lessons for Turbulent Times from U.S Presidents” by Ms. Doris Kearns Goodwin. In this episode, I will speak about the lives of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson. I feel this is a seminal book on Leadership and there are a… Continue reading Leadership Lessons for Turbulent Times from U.S Presidents: Part 2

Today, I will speak about the brilliant book ” Leadership: Lessons from the Presidents for Turbulent Times” written by one of my favorite writers, Doris Kearns Goodwin. Ms. Goodwin draws upon the lives of four of the 4 U.S Presidents she had studied over 5 decades- Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D . Roosevelt, and… Continue reading Leadership Lessons for Turbulent Times from U.S Presidents: Part 1

Described by the great Billie Jean King as her ” Tennis Bible”, W. Timothy Gallwey’s best-seller, had been a phenomenon for players of all abilities since it was first published in 1972. Instead of focusing on how to improve your technique, it starts from the understanding that ‘ every game is composed of two parts,… Continue reading The Guide for Peak Performance: The Inner Game of Tennis

What makes the All Blacks so special? Why are they the most successful Rugby team of all time? They have an extraordinary success rate of 86%! How did the All Blacks do it? What is the secret of their success? The author, James Kerr, explores the secret of the All Blacks in this little handbook”… Continue reading Leadership Lessons from the All Blacks: Legacy

What is the secret ingredient behind the greatest sports teams? What sets them apart? Through research spanning over 20 years covering cutting-edge insights and fascinating first-hand encounters with teams from Barca and Brazil to the Yankees and the All Blacks, the author, Sam Walker, identified the hidden force; the secret ingredient. This is a very… Continue reading The Hidden Force Behind The Greatest Sports Teams: The Captain Class