When the Penny Drops

An invaluable source of inspiration to help leaders understand themselves and overcome their barriers to success. For centuries we have learnt what’s not taught through our own experiences and the stories of others. Even today only 3 per cent of leadership development occurs due to classroom training. In fact for most managers ‘the penny drops’ only when we are at the end of our careers. In this book R. Gopalakrishnan shares some valuable learnings from his decades of corporate experience through a series of engaging stories. When the Penny Drops encourages you to reflect on yourself and will help you learn by identifying the success mantras embedded in you. About the Author R. Gopalakrishnan is the author of five best-selling books beginning with 'The Case of the Bonsai Manager'. He has been a professional manager for fifty years with a wealth of practical experience thirty-one years at Hindustan Lever and thereafter in Tata. He has lived and worked in India the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia and has travelled extensively all over the world. He studied physics at Kolkata and engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. He has attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. He has served as chairman of Unilever Arabia managing director of Brooke Bond Lipton India vice-chairman of Hindustan Lever and executive director Tata Sons. He has also been president of the All India Management Association.