5 Quotes & Sayings By Sumantra Ghoshal

Born and raised in India, Sumantra Ghoshal did his undergraduate and doctoral studies at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He is the director of the Center for Globalization, Regulation and Governance (GCREG) at New Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University. Ghoshal is a former member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India and currently serves on the board of the Reserve Bank of India. His various academic and research papers have been published in leading academic journals such as The Journal of Development Economics, The World Economy, Asian Survey, and others Read more

His areas of expertise include: global trade and distribution; distribution and distribution network; international trade policy; and distribution and distribution network in India. Ghoshal has also authored or co-authored more than two dozen books including: Emerging Markets for Global Trade; How to Make Globalization Work for You; Understanding Global Trade; Distributed Leadership: Creating a High Performing Organization (with Professor Sumantra Mukhopadhyay); The Changing Face of Retail; Varnashram Swatantrata Evam Hosh (How to Make India Adeveloped Country); Getting India to Develop (with Pranab Bardhan).

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By following what they believe are stick orders from the top, many typical managers tend to concentrate on working within budget and resource constraint --- thereby developing a boxed-in, "can't do" mindset. Sumantra Ghoshal
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The ability to seize initiative is the most essential quality of any truly successful manager. Sumantra Ghoshal
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The truly effective managers we've observed are purposeful, trust in their own judgement, and adopt long-term, big-picture views to fulfill personal goals that tally with those of the organization as a whole. They break out of their perceived boxes, take control of their jobs, ... Sumantra Ghoshal
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Effective managers proactively control their tasks and the expectations of their major stakeholders, which allows them to meet strategic goals rather than fight fires. Sumantra Ghoshal