AN EASY-TO-READ MANAGEMENT BOOK WITH 23 SHORT STORIES
“A masterclass in practical wisdom.”
- Chetan Chawla, ex-Head of Quality Assurance, Tata Motors
“I appreciate the easy-to-digest style of these short stories of real-life, street-smart experiences.”
- PR Baghel, Ex-Group Director, Defence Research and Development Organisation
“Unlike conventional management books rooted in theory and frameworks, this book draws its strength from practical, ground-level experiences that leaders actually face.”
- Partha Dutta, Cluster CFO, ETG Group, Malawi, Africa
In a career spanning over 36 years, Vasant Abhyankar has worked in 14 countries across two continents, managing business operations in several regions for major conglomerates including the Tata Group.
High-Stakes Management is a collection of 23 true stories from the author’s career that reveal the messy, human-centred reality of leadership. Learn through gripping lessons on:
• Doing business with the Sri Lankan Army during a civil war.
• Helping Nigerian butchers become entrepreneurs.
• Managing angry, gun-wielding customers and high-stakes international deals.
The 54 Lessons taught in this book are short, simple lessons taught through stories written in a simple language that is easy to digest and perfect for students, young managers, and experienced professionals who don’t have the time to delve into complex theories.
If there ever was a no-nonsense, real-world management book, this is it.
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Vasant Abhyankar, Vishal Abhyankar
Vasant Abhyankar was born in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh in 1958. He went to Maharashtra High School in Jabalpur and later completed his Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) Degree from Government Engineering College, Jabalpur.
Immediately after college, he joined TELCO (now Tata Motors) at Jamshedpur in 1981, and embarked on a career that would take him across 14 countries and 115 different cities.
Now, he lives in Pune, working as a Visiting Faculty at several institutions, teaching MBA students what he’s learned in the field.
All the experiences shared in this book are from the life of Vasant Abhyankar. The co-author, Vishal Abhyankar, is his son, who has co-written these stories, compiled them, and edited this book. Vishal Abhyankar was born in Chandigarh, India and now lives in Vancouver, Canada.
