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The New Manager
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Books Columns - Manage Mentor Break out of the ‘fitting-in’ mindset 
Making Breakthrough Innovation Happen: How 11 Indians pulled off the impossible by Porus Munshi Harper Collins Product innovation often flows from the developed world into India, bemoans Porus Munshi in Making Breakthrough Innovation Happen: How 11 Indians pulled off the impossible ( www.harpercollins.co.in). “The belief we have managed to create for ourselves is that we are good at replication and ‘re-engineering.’ We take anything developed anywhere in the world and create a damned good version of t hat within a few weeks. For years, we have actually been taking pride in this.” It is no different in MNCs in India, the author finds. “Indian arms of MNCs are often seen as minor operations that tinker around at the margins. In many cases the Indian arm just makes modifications to products developed in the West. Too often in the Indian arm of an MNC, R&D is a misnomer.” An exception, therefore, was Bosch India, the topic of one of the 11 essays in the book. Wrestling against internal scepticism and technical challenges, the company came up with a radical pump for diesel engines. ROADS to success
Unleashing Your Entrepreneurial Potential by Raghu Nandan Sage Five characteristics that Asian executives can adopt are ROADS, says Raghu Nandan in Unleashing Your Entrepreneurial Potential ( www.sagepublications.com). He explains the acronym: Relentless drive for upgradation, Organised and systematic approach in daily life, Attitude to quality, personal Dignity and self-respect, and being Sharp and observant. Nandan urges entrepreneurs to always seek comments and suggestions. “Getting feedback for whatever you do should be your obsession. It is crucial that you find out what people really think, what they have liked, what they have not liked and what improvements people think you should make.” D. Murali More Stories on : Books | Manage Mentor
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