Transform: The Ultimate Guide to Lead and Manage

by Chandramouli Venkatesan

Transform focuses on people management, which the author demonstrates is a very important pillar of success. That is because leadership and managing are the means, while the end impact is what they do to people. The book is divided into four sections. The first introduces you to the core concepts of leading and managing, and present a series of exercises to open your mind and make you more self-aware as a leader and manager. The second section focuses on helping you become great at managing, with a direct focus on your teams. The third section focuses on becoming great at leading-leading by doing and leading by being. The final section will help you create action plans, and help you develop a practical and implementable plan towards becoming a great leader and manager.Insightful and practical, Transform is a comprehensive book on leadership and management which covers all important concepts while giving practical implementation techniques for each.

Genres: Self Help

251 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 22, 2021

Reviews

[Craartology · Rating 4 out of 5]

Striving for professional growth, becoming better at work every day to one’s ultimate potential and growing a professional network is something a reader comes across while perusing every or rather most books of professional improvement. Transform by Chandramouli Venkatesan, emphasizes on growth through “people management” at one’s workplace. Growth comes to those who outgrow the trap and misconceptions enveloping the terms and designations of a “leader” and a “manager”. Understanding the nature of the role, the situation and strategy that make one proficient at handling complex and unprecedented situations by having the “people” involved considered decides the success of those involved in the project, eventually impacting the growth of the organization.

The book has a set of exercises to improve understand leadership and management-part of a development program called “Lead & Manage” run by the author. Lucid and practical, these exercises help to find aspects that need attention to be a better employee and a leader/manager.

The four sections that bind this book together are impeccably profound and reflective which define the art of people management for exceptional professional growth. Deftly penned with personal observations and wisdom from a successful and long professional career this book not your regular management handbook but a guide that is perspective driven, honest and sincere helping the reader discover one’s infinite potential at people management to improve individually and holistically in a workplace.

[Sudhir · Rating 5 out of 5]

Transform: The Ultimate Guide to Lead and Manage by Chandramouli Venkatesan is a book that provides a comprehensive overview of leadership and management principles. The book is divided into four sections:

The Core of Leadership and Management introduces the key concepts of leadership and management, and provides a framework for understanding how these two concepts work together.
Becoming a Great Manager focuses on the skills and techniques that are essential for effective management. Becoming a Great Leader explores the qualities and behaviors that make a great leader. Creating a Legacy discusses the importance of leaving a lasting impact on the people you lead.

Key points of the book:

Leadership and management are two distinct but complementary concepts.
Effective managers are able to set clear goals, delegate effectively, and motivate their team members.
Great leaders are able to inspire and motivate their team members, build trust, and create a positive work environment.
Leaving a lasting impact on the people you lead is one of the most important things you can do as a leader.

Summary :

Transform: The Ultimate Guide to Lead and Manage is a well-written and informative book that provides a comprehensive overview of leadership and management principles. The book is full of practical advice and insights, and it is sure to be a valuable resource for anyone who is interested in becoming a more effective leader or manager.

[Amit Bharti · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read his previous two books that complement this book with great insights and practicals that help to transform managers and leaders to become better in understanding and leading the people management and workplace most desirably.

Before this, I have only encountered some business owners or corporate managers in accelerating their work and trying to maximize workload by other subordinates but here in this book, one can understand how important is to drive both factors as a manager one should know how to lead also.

This book is a gem for every person who wants to impact with authenticity and also succeed in life.

I would highly recommend this book to all the people who work in a corporate organization because this will help in understanding the mindset developed by others towards your work and in self-awareness.

The book is divided into that introduces you to the core concepts of leading and managing and presents a series of exercises to open your mind and make you more self-aware.

There are exercises given in the book to implement the plans towards becoming a great leader and manager.

[Shruti Skye · Rating 5 out of 5]

• Transform is the third book by the author that majorly focuses on leadership and management. The book is divided into 4 parts. With easy language and practical examples, the author introduces the readers to the core concepts of managing and leading.

• The examples give you ideas for managing and leading any situation. The second and third sections have focused on management and leadership respectively bringing a huge impact on the reader's life. And the last section will help you to make a plan to become a great leader and manager.

• While reading the concepts, You'll some exercises given by the author to train you. The book genuinely didn't disappoint me at all. Well researched. A masterpiece of the decade.

• Highly recommended to the readers who have praised Catalyst and one who counts themselves as a non-fiction reader because this one should not be missed.

[Siddhartha Jain · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent read!! Wish mouli had written this when I hadn’t spent as much time in my career. Having said that, the focus on people and how to lead them is key and mouli brings out this point succinctly.

God bless mouli!

[Nishit Ranjan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book

This was my third book of ChandraMouli Sir and I learnt great lessons. All of his books have brought in a significant change in me and I will forever be grateful to him. RIP Sir.

[Praveen · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book emphasizes that leadership is a continuous journey of self-improvement, adaptability, and fostering meaningful relationships. Effective leaders transform not only their organizations but also the people within them by leading with purpose, integrity, and vision.

[Girish Kamath · Rating 5 out of 5]

Like his earlier books, Transform is another brilliant piece of work by Chandramouli. All the three books by him are masterpieces, viz., Catalyst, Get Better at Getting Better and Transform will always be on my office desk for reference.

In Transform, the writer explains in lucid manner about leadership and managing teams, how leading and managing are different from each other and how both are essential to reach the top. I found many concepts extremely useful, viz., find out expectations of different stakeholders and include them in your KPIs, separate performance from the performer, managing performance through PAMOD, manage the performer through AM matrix, novel way to delegate and ways to formalize & communicate it, leading by doing, VISA and many more.

This is an outstanding book, extremely useful for someone who in middle management leading a team. 5 stars.