• ISBN13: 9788126940318
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Business Management
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Atlantic
• Publication Date: December 26, 2024
• Pages: 304
• Original Price: INR 895.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 650 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): N/A

This book is a collection of 25 inspiring stories about the unique and personal developmental journeys of 25 senior leaders towards the corner office. Seen through the eyes of their Executive Coaches, each of these stories tells us how they found answers to critical questions such as 'Am I ready for it?', 'How do I prepare to get there?', 'How do I learn to succeed once I get there and how can I enjoy the journey while I am at it?' The term 'corner office' is really a metaphor for anything significant that these leaders wanted to achieve in their professional careers and personal lives.

This unique collection of coaching stories is meant to inspire, help and educate many other leaders who are on a similar quest.

Ganesh Chella is the founder of totus consulting, a strategic Human Resources consulting firm and the co-founder and Managing Director of CFI, India’s pioneering Institution for Coaching and Leadership.

• Contents
• Acknowledgements…xi
• Introduction…xiii

• Section A: The Corner Office Seen through the Keyhole of Executive Coaching

• 1. Executive Coaching in the Indian Context…3
• 2. The Human Side of Leader Development…10

• Section B: Enhancing Emotional Intelligence

• The Place of Emotional Intelligence in
• Leader Effectiveness
• B. J. Prashantham
• 3. The Importance of the Emotional Side of Your Personality…27
• • The Case: John’s Discovery of His Emotional Side…27
• • The Case: Sunny Learns to Listen with Empathy…32
• 4. When the Flaw Turns Fatal…38
• • The Case: Rajan’s Victory over His Fatal Flaw…38
• 5. Low Self-Esteem Can Derail a Leader’s Career…48
• • The Case: Sahil Reclaims His Self-Esteem…48
• viii ARE YOU READY FOR THE CORNER OFFICE?

• Section C: Shaping Attitudes and Beliefs

• Why Attitudes and Beliefs Affect a Leader’s
• Effectiveness
• Zahid Gangjee
• 6. Transporting the Winning Attitude…63
• • The Case: Paddy’s Attitude Conundrum…63
• 7. What Makes People Miserable…71
• • The Case: Vicky Flies a Plane with No Hangar Time…71
• 8. Executives Succeed When They Refuse to Become Victims of Their Circumstances…80
• • The Case: Sandhya Learns to Trust…80
• 9. Celebrating the Feminine Side of a Woman’s Leadership Style…91
• • The Case: Revathy Moves from Agentic to Androgynous Style…91

• Section D: Developing New Skills, Styles and Behaviours

• Why Skills, Style and Behaviours Make Such a Huge Difference to a Leader’s Effectiveness
• Santrupt Misra
• 10. Catching Up on Missed Managerial Learning Milestones…107
• • The Case: What Ashwin Missed while Growing Up…107
• 11. Developing This Mysterious Thing Called Executive Presence…115
• • The Case: Naren’s Journey to the Unexplored…115
• 12. Growing a Business through Disciplined Leadership…120
• • The Case: Sridhar Learns to Delegate…120
• 13. Helping the Chosen One Claim His Succession Space…129
• • The Case: Raghavan Learns to Claim His Space 129

• Section E: Acquiring Global Competencies

• Why Global Competencies Are So Critical Today
• Anil Sachdev
• 14. When Indian Executives Must Measure up to Global Benchmarks…147
• • The Case: Vikram Gets to the President’s Office Successfully..147
• Contents ix
• 15. It Takes Innovation and Effort to Crack the Competency Code…154
• • The Case: Ramila Develops a World View…154

• Section F: Managing Career Transitions

• Why Career Transitions Are Always Challenging
• Aroon Joshi
• 16. Waking Up and Smelling the Coffee…167
• • The Case: Ramaswamy Learns to Succeed in the New Reality…167
• 17. The Anxiety of Not Having a Position of Authority…175
• • The Case: Anand Learns to Enhance His Influence…175
• 18. Revisiting Functional Leadership…184
• • The Case: Sumant’s Unusual Transition…184
• 19. The Need for a Coach–Mentor Partnership to Facilitate Radical Career Shift…192
• • The Case: Vipin’s Healthy Sandwich…192

• Section G: Grappling with Emerging Executive and

• Entrepreneurial Agendas
• How Do Executives and Entrepreneurs Grapple with
• Their Compelling Agendas
• R. Ramaraj
• 20. When a Young Entrepreneur Has to Make a Life-Altering Decision…209
• • The Case: Karthik Takes a Call…210
• • The Case: MK Decides to Believe in Himself…216
• 21. Coaching Principles Applied to Peer to Peer Business Mentoring…223
• • The Case: Dr Krishnan Resolves His Dilemmas…224
• 22. The Importance of a Thinking Partner…231
• • The Case: Bharath Is Not Alone…231
• x ARE YOU READY FOR THE CORNER OFFICE?

• Section H: Enhancing Coaching Effectiveness

• What Contributes to Coaching Effectiveness
• R. R. Nair
• 23. The Power of Public Accountability in Influencing Change…247
• • The Case: Mayur Sets Himself Up, Intentionally…248
• 24. It Takes Trust, Time and Team Work to Succeed…256
• • The Case: Ram Finally Shows That He Can…256
• 25. The Pygmalion Effect in Coaching…264
• • The Case: Was Deeraj a Victim of His Manager’s Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?...265
• An Introduction to Typical Coaching Processes and
• Some of the Frequently Used Terms…272
• Brief Profile of Our Case Contributors…277
• About the Authors….282