What is Thought Leadership all about? The urge to implement new ideas and take challenges, the need for independence or autonomy and to improve the quality of life...? The book profiles 22 visionary managers of India, coming from diverse professions and backgrounds, and tries to provide an integrated view of what made these Indians so outstanding. The book summarises the source code of exceptional professional lives. Based on insightful interviews, it unveils the turning points in the lives of managers and leaders: the trigger points and events that lead to great journeys and success stories. It highlights what leads a person to look into the deeper currents of consciousness and the consequent deliberate action leading to fulfilment and breakthrough achievements.

Table of Contents:
I: Thought Leaders Chapter 1. Anu Aga Acknowledging a customer in 24 hours is a religious endeavour? Chapter 2. Dhananjay Bakhle I constantly challenge the way I work? Chapter 3. Pramod Chaudhari The customer must prosper as a result of taking my solutions and project? Chapter 4. Rajabhau Chitale Customer insistence to produce tasty products motivates us? Chapter 5. Humayun Dhanrajgir You have to pulsate enthusiasm in the team to get results? Chapter 6. Bhavarlal Jain Leave This World Better Than You Found It? Chapter 7. Deepak Kanegaonkar I am an indefatigable optimist, difficult to demoralise? Chapter 8. Bhausaheb Kelkar We have to create the best original fragrances, and reach them to our customers in record time? Chapter 9. Ravi Khanna Lack of resources makes you resourceful? Chapter 10. Varghese Kurien We must build on the resources represented by our young professionals and by our nation?s farmers. Without their involvement, we cannot succeed. With their involvement, we cannot fail?? Chapter 11. Raghunath Mashelkar Only usable knowledge will create wealth? Chapter 12. Kiran Mazumdar I sold my colleagues the vision of Biocon and my own personality? Chapter 13. Narayana Murthy It is better to under-promise and over-deliver? Chapter 14. Deepak Parekh We at HDFC are not just managers but entrepreneurs and leaders as well? Chapter 15. Pratap Pawar Transform the `aware? society into a `commercially aware? society? Chapter 16. Prakash Ratnaparkhi I believe help rushes in where strong desire exists? Chapter 17. Ronnie Screwvala You must love what you are doing? Chapter 18. Sartaj Singh The more I network the more I learn? Chapter 19. Ashoka Soota Knowledge is the only resource that doesn?t diminish? Chapter 20. Vikram Tannan Work is the greatest `high? for me? Chapter 21. Sudheer Tilloo I need every one; nobody needs me? Chapter 22. Manoj Tirodkar I can be a billionaire only if my colleagues become millionaires? II: The Source Code Chapter 23. The Nurturance Syndrome Chapter 24. Common Traits Emerge Chapter 25. Glimpses of the Source Code Chapter 26. Validating Through Personal Reflection Chapter 27. Thought Leaders Influence