Thinking Smart: How to Master Work, Life and Everything In-Between

by Nirmalya Kumar

"Thinking Smart demonstrates keen insight on topics as diverse as art, investing, and parenting." - Cyrus P. Mistry

"Nirmalya is truly a master of many subjects - marketing and strategy, but as much of Indian art, of staying equanimous in all situations, and in particular, of effortless time management." - Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman, Aditya Birla Group

"Nirmalya looks at the modern business world through the eyes of a millennial. It's this broad horizon that makes his insights so valuable. Truly inspiring." - Rakesh Kapoor, Chief Executive, Reckitt Benckiser

"Professor Kumar is a rare exception who has dived broadly and deeply into the literature of marketing and management. You can't help but benefit from Nirmalya's wisdom." - Philip Kotler, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

"Nirmalya is one of the most brilliant and calmest people I know - so I'm looking forward to finding out how the hell he does it." - Sathnam Sanghera, author of Boy with the Topknot & columnist, The Times of London


Thinking Smart offers all that you need to know, to achieve just about everything, from managing a delicate relationship, a surprise firing, to creating a winning team or business, and more. The book explores smartness by combining economic, psychological and sociological perspectives in ways that we often overlook in our daily lives. From being a management guru to a corporate leader, Prof. Nirmalya Kumar provides a holistic view of smartness- from the corner office and from a Professor's perspective. This is your guide to mastering the subtle art of work, life and everything in-between.

321 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 23, 2018

Reviews

[Alok Agarwal · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lucidly written book covering various aspects of a working executive. It is different from the various management books I have read in the sense that it covers not only management lessons but life lessons although sometimes I felt that some of those lessons were touched upon but not expanded sufficiently. However, the easy read and various topics touched becomes the strength of this book. The examples are not as many as I had wished and most of them related to the Tata group. It is true that adversity teaches you much more than a pleasant event. All in all a book definitely worth reading.

[Siddharth Mohapatra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nirmalya's candid and open nature comes out strongly in this enjoyable take on a variety of professional and personal topics. His grounding in academics ensures that you don't leave any chapter without a concrete takeaway. An easy coffee table read!

[Piyush Sakorikar · Rating 4 out of 5]

The details provided shows a very different and illicit process followed by Tata Group in firing a Chairman.
Rest details are written in some what common manner but over all its worth reading.