The book is a practitioner’s delight. Grab it and race ahead of the pack. Follow these instructions and the men will literally die for you, even in business organisations.
42 battle-tested leadership techniques that are valid for the military and corporate sector alike. Each technique presented in a crisp style, making it actionable from the moment you open the page. No fluff, full of how-to, tips, evaluations, caution signs, and more.
Backed by research in organizational behavior and group dynamics, these ‘How to’, ‘Why’, and ‘Why not’ hacks will change your leadership and management style forever. The book covers essential knowledge and techniques for the one-to-one processes between the leader and the team, the one-to-many processes of the group, organization development, leader behavior, better thinking & decision making, and finally, topics of specific interest to the combat leader. Not bromides and clichés, but specific guidance essential for teams in military and business alike, usually not made available to them. It has a real-world touch and demolishes many myths.
You can learn to lead as well as to manage.
• Would you much rather be loved or respected?
• Can you lead and delegate as per the capabilities of the follower?
• Do you decide by intuition or by using Game Theory techniques?
• Do you know that too much synergy, consensus, and motivational gimmicks are harmful?
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Col Alok Asthana
Col Alok Asthana shares observations from a distinguished career in military command, the L&D industry, and consultancy.
He served 26 years in the Indian infantry - 4/4 GR and 8 RR, raised by him in 1994. With service in all counter-insurgency areas, raising and command of a unit, two instructional tenures at the Infantry School, and one at the Senior Command wing of the Army War College, he has the necessary experience to write this book.
The military experience was then complemented with tenures of Director L&D and Head Training Academy and OD. Thereafter, as a consultant-trainer on leadership and innovation across top organizations in India. Accenture in the Philippines and Marico in Dubai.
Post his premature retirement, he has also consulted the Army Training Command on improving training in the Indian Army.
He has been there, done it.
Alok is an accomplished author of 7 books, mostly on the military. Further, he writes on national security and military matters on The Wire, and in his Substack - Indian Salute. He is based out of Thane, India, and can be contacted at alok.asthana@gmail.com
