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Feature<br />
SELF IMPROVEMENT/PERSONAL MOTIVATION<br />
Sell<br />
The Art, the Science,<br />
the Witchcraft<br />
by Subroto Bagchi<br />
Publisher: Hachette India<br />
Month of Publishing: September <strong>2017</strong><br />
The Book is about<br />
Understanding selling, especially B2B<br />
selling, in the typical honest, easy-todigest<br />
way of Bagchi.<br />
Why it is in the list<br />
For IT managers, it is useful in two ways.<br />
One, they themselves often have to sell<br />
ideas within the company. Two—and<br />
more tangibly—to understand how their<br />
vendors think, as the book is more about<br />
B2B sales, especially technology sales.<br />
The<br />
Captain Class<br />
The Hidden Force Behind the<br />
World’s greatest Teams<br />
by Sam Walker<br />
Publisher: Random House UK<br />
Month of Publishing: May <strong>2017</strong><br />
The Book is about<br />
Very different from the rest of the books<br />
in this list, this a study of the most<br />
successful sports teams the world over—<br />
Walker was the Global Sports Editor of<br />
The Wall Street Journal—and the people<br />
who led them. Walkers’ years of research<br />
helped him select 16 most successful<br />
sports teams globally and when he sought<br />
answer the question—what made them<br />
successful—he came out with some<br />
common traits of the captains.<br />
Why it is in the list<br />
Most valuable leadership lessons from<br />
the world of sports presented in a<br />
readable manner.<br />
Option B<br />
Facing Adversity, Building<br />
Resilience and Finding Joy<br />
by Sheryl Sandberg, Adam Grant<br />
Publisher: Random House<br />
Month of Publishing: April <strong>2017</strong><br />
The Book is about<br />
Written after her husband’s death, the<br />
idea of the book started from a Facebook<br />
post to which she received millions of<br />
responses some of which were people’s<br />
own experience of grief. It is that a manual<br />
of recovering from grief.<br />
Why it is in the list<br />
Very unusual book to be in the list but<br />
a powerful, compassionate writing on<br />
recovering from some real damage; not<br />
the consultants’ option B, as we know it.<br />
Reading books like this makes you more<br />
mature and humble.<br />
40 <strong>CIO</strong>&<strong>LEADER</strong> | <strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>