LeapFrog | Mukesh Sud and Priyank Narayan | Entrepreneurship | Book Review

 

Book Info

Name of Book : Leapfrog (Six Practices to Thrive in Work )

Author : Mukesh Sud and Priyank Narayan

Publisher : Penguin Random House

Publication Date : 18 Nov 2022

No. of Pages : 256

Format : DRC

Why did I choose the book ?

Leapfrog by Mukesh Sud and Priyank Narayan was offered in exchange of an honest review. And, today is my turn to post for the same.

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Author Introduction

Mukesh Sud, Associate Professor at IIM Ahmedabad, has three decades of professional experience divided between academia and entrepreneurship. An engineer from IIT Delhi, he founded several small-scale industries involved in abrasive blasting and thermal sprayed coatings. Mukesh began his academic career in the US at Augustana College (2006-09), after which he was a tenured faculty member at the Dolan School of Business, Fairfield University (2009-15). Mukesh is a visiting faculty at Ashoka University, Delhi NCR, and the Naropa Fellowship at Leh. At IIM Ahmedabad he conducts executive education programmes on 'Design Thinking' and 'Creating Entrepreneurial Organizations'. He is on FICCI's Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) Committee. Priyank Narayan is the Founding Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship at Ashoka University, a leading liberal arts university. He started his career with IBM. He has been an entrepreneur for many years before joining Ashoka University. Priyank teaches courses on Design Thinking, Innovation Management, and Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset. He is a guest faculty member at IIT Delhi, IIM Ahmedabad, HEC Paris, and Naropa Fellowship, Leh. An MBA from the Asian Institute of Management, Manila, Priyank has also studied at IIM Ahmedabad. He has completed executive education programmes at Harvard Business School and Singularity University, California. He holds a PhD from the Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi.

Blurb

Are maestros born or made?

By making ideas mate, can you create new ones?
How do you develop a mindset that helps you thrive?
Can you nudge yourself into being more productive at work?
Is it possible for you to debunk bullshit from the clutter all around?
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Find the answers to these questions and several more in Leapfrog

Leapfrog-in the context of thriving at work-is a scenario when a new entrant outperforms others. How do they achieve this? Are high performers born or made? Is there a way to nudge yourself into being more successful at work and also in life? With its six evidence-based insights, this book is poised to help you to advance your career at an incredible pace.

To begin with, the first step is to develop grit along with the ability to embrace boredom. The second practice, leaning on behavioral economics, focusses on nudging yourself to make better choices. The third practice is about being intellectually humble by accepting limits to what you know. The chapter on dancing with disciplines celebrates the magic of ideas colliding to create new ones. In a world full of noise and bullshit, you will need to curate choices to maintain a focus on what is relevant to you. The last practice helps you think like an entrepreneur and develop the ability to ask for what you want.

Based on their extensive experience of teaching and mentoring students, the authors have developed a framework called the Personal Journey Map (PJM), which will help you imbibe and implement the six practices by capturing your current repertoire, scanning the landscape ahead, and curating a path to a career in which you can prosper.

My Opinion

An Exceptional Leap........................

Leapfrog by Mukesh Sud and Priyank Narayan examines the science of excelling in entrepreneurship. It teaches and explores pros and cons of solving a problem with its effective approach. The book explains itself with lots of real life examples of successful businesses. Also, various parameters, graphical images and diagrams are provided to support the conclusions. There are many different problem solving approaches given in the book which I have never found in the earlier books that I have read. My favorite part of the book is how "By Nudging the Employees" you can achieve some extraordinary results in a business.

As a businesswoman myself, the book proved to be very helpful for me. It helped me in goal setting and analyzing my business opportunities from a new perspective. The most important thing described in the book is the value of discipline. How a disciplined regime can change your business practices is effectively defined. It's a must read for aspiring business owners and entrepreneurs who want to create a successful business with maximum efficiency.

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