Ascent: A Practising Manager's Growth Mantra [Paperback] [Jul 31, 2014] Amit Chatterjee

by Amit Chatterjee

a practicing manager's growth mantra is a self-help book written by amit chatterjee. According to the author, a person can excel beyond his expectations by following certain methods. He says that a manager without an mba degree or a job in a reputed company can still achieve great success as a leader. His provocative book incites managers to work on their own volition. By using one's own intelligence and inner qualities one can become a leader from a manager, is the central point of the book. It offers unique illustrations and graphs for a better understanding. The approach followed by the author is extremely clear and direct. Also, intensive practices are provided for becoming leaders. These practices show the path of growth from a manager to a leader. a practicing manager's growth mantra was published by random house india in the year 2014 and it is in paperback.

218 pages, Paperback

First published July 31, 2014

About the author

Amit is the Managing Director of the Sartorius India group of companies since 2002. A Post Graduate in Chemistry, Amit has a Diploma in Practicing Management (IMPM; www.impm.org) from INSEAD, France and a Master of Management from McGill University, Canada. His professional repertoire comes from years spent in people development and strategic management. A certified Leadership Trainer for international managers, Amit has been a guest faculty at the IIM, Bangalore & at the AIT Business School, Bangkok.

He is a writer on practicing management and his first book, ‘ASCENT – A Practising Manager’s Growth Mantra’ was published by Random House India in 2014. He is working on his second book, ‘Married to Management’ planned for launch in 2016. Amit does Power Talks/ Workshops on invitation for senior Management & Leadership and offers services as a Growth Facilitator under the banner, Beyond Expectations. He is neither a teacher nor a consultant. He is a practitioner, who dives deep into what is natural and facilitates the discovery of potentials for Individuals and Organisations.

Amit lives in Bangalore, India with his wife and has a son and a daughter they consider their biggest investment in life. He believes in success being a mere milestone in the journey towards happiness.

Reviews

[Harish Namboothiri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Content is great. I would say it is a must read for anyone who's working in an organisation. But everything is told in a very dry manner. Jargons are thrown left and right, humor is sparse and no case studies or examples to make a point. Still what's inside it is worth a read.

[Sagar Acharya · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thank Amit Chatterjee for giving me a signed copy of this book through Giveaway

This book constantly gives all the concepts as theory and there are very few case studies.
Amit has mentioned the difference between motivational and volitional aspects of a manager and his junior parts and how they affect the performance.
Excessively, the author has used thesaurus and the book is not at all appealing to read. This is due to the fact that he doesn't define things better and uses some manager jargons to present a concept in his mind.