The Indian Boss At Work - Review
What does it take to be a boss in India? Some years back, an ASSOCHAM Survey revealed sixty-two percent of Indian employees had abusive bosses. Bulk of the employees quit jobs because of bad bosses rather than to seek better employment opportunities. Employees were moving because of bad management, bad supervisors and bad work environment. It is difficult to say whether the situation has changed since that survey. But the fact remains that Indian bosses are a lot to be desired. In that pitiful backdrop, here is an exciting book. ‘The Indian Boss At work–Thinking Global Acting Indian’ by Steve Correa (SAGE Publications India/ New Delhi) which is a journey into the kaleidoscope of Indian business. It explores the ‘context and forces’ besides documenting worldview of Indian leaders. It ‘unravels the secrets to building successful companies based on generational learnings, attitudes and capabilities.’ Correa has three decades of corporate experience in HR and has worked...