In Strategic Thinker: Mallika Srinivasan, the author Shrinivas Pandit, Leadership Counsellor and Management Thinker, presents the persona of Mallika Srinivasan, director of TAFE. He brings out the drivers and values espoused by Mallika, which leaders can imbibe in their day-to-day business and life. A few take-aways from the book: *Adversity has a binding power, which tests the tensile strength of a leader. Hostilities of long duration toughen you, whether family feuds, or organizational politics. You start understanding the vagaries of human nature. *Genetic coding limits your capacity to change, and that is the challenge.