Book Review: ADDED VALUE

Book Name: Added Value(The life stories of Indian business leaders)
Author: Peter Church
Genre: Non-Fiction, Business and Leadership
Language: English
Pages: 293 Pages





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My Thought An interesting one. Not much about their business but of course mostly about their life stories(as the name of the book suggest) starting from struggling to the ownership of their large empire. It's an easy reading. You should not expect much about their theories or suggestions about business or to you, still this book contains some days of their past which morphed them, feed them those qualities and value system and made them stand firmly as time came. And peter Church quiet beautifully portrayed those events.  

Most of the stories started with join families, the family business and at the same time the differences that are used to there in family business. Some profiles have mentioned how to overcome those obstacles. So in that sense I can say it's good book to read.

Some of my thoughts after reading their stories 

The whole book is about 30 Indian business leaders. Mostly if you'll ask me I liked the story of Captain GR Gopinath owner of Decan Airlines. The way he defined his survival instinct and his thoughts on life it's really an inspiring one.

Subash Menon: A man who defines his goal and at the same time boundary too.

CK Ranganathan: Learning and at the same time have a courage and understanding to apply them is the only way to get success. So whatever you want you can learn if you really believe in so.

Vijaypath Singhania: Importance of love and family over money, business and individual career.

Prof. M.S. Swaminathan: "Father of Green Revolution" in India. Giving back to society and mankind whatever you have gained from here.

Kiran Mazumdar: Stand for equality

NR Narayana Murthy: Hardwork, vision and self independent with respect for others.

GVK Reddy: A rebellion can bring a change

And a thought that is still reverberating inside my mind.

"When a body is tired and feels no pain, when a mind is so much exhausted that feels no anguish then something beyond mind and body maked you endure the journey which you have embarked upon." 

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