Book Review: Management Wisdom Through Parables
About The Author :
Prashanth Pareek is an Accredited Management Teacher by AIMA, New Delhi. He has published more than fifteen research papers / Case studies with Nationals and International journals pertaining to his area. He is a proud author of four books titled Cluster Development: A research Journey of Taking Foundry to Diary, Positive India’s Positive stories: A Collection of 15 Positive Real Life stories, Franchise Business: A route to Expansion and Management Research Compendium. He Is also associated as Faculty member with a lot of institutions.
About the book :
A collection of stories that we all have heard and read from childhood but through this book, you will look at these stories from a new perspective. New management moral to every parable that you just read for entertainment until now. From stories of the king of Jungle to stories from Hindu mythology to real life incidents, this book has covered a wide range of stories that will influence you and will give you a new look to read all of this story. Every story or parable of the book has a moral attached to it which is a management moral. The morals basically give you an idea on how in the corporate world you can use these little tricks to become a successful management leader.
The author strongly believes that teaching in classes shall be interesting and with the help of fun learning the concept. He believes that storytelling is the most powerful way to impart education. And with this book he has brought out the most interesting stories that will bring you a clear picture of advertising and management. If you are a person looking for some interesting tips of management through parables, then this is a must-read the book for you.
Narrating my favorite story from the book :
Boss First
A sales rep, an administrative clerk, and the manager are walking to the lunch when they find n antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out in a puff of smoke.
The genies say, “ I usually only grant three wishes, so I’ll give each one of you just one.”
“Me first, me first.” Says the clerk, “ I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.” Poof! She’s gone.
In astonishment, “Me next! Me next!” says the sales rep. “ I want to be in Hawaii, relaxing on the beach with my personal masseur, an endless supply of pina coladas and the love of my life.” Poof! He’s gone.
“ok you’re up,” the genie says to the manager.
The manager says, “ I want those two back in the office after lunch.”
Management lesson: Always let your boss have the first say.
-Review by Nikita Baid
