Doodles on Leadership : Experiences within and beyond Tata

The book explores leadership through different perspectives as leaders advance in their careers, shifting from transactional to societal views. It emphasizes the importance of business leaders engaging with broader societal issues and contributing based on their expertise.

Doodles oneadership is based on the metaphor of "balconies ofeadership''. As aeader climbs upwards in his or her career, the perspective changes from the transactional to the corporate and, further on, to a societal view. Moving away from the cut and thrust of operational action, this book reflects on aeader''s journey through the changing perspectives that come with each stage. It demonstrates how aeader''s mind engages progressively with broader matters, rather than staying confined to only those of his company and its operations. The author argues that this widening engagement with society atarge is most satisfying for businesseaders, and emphasizes the role that businesseaders can play in matters concerning nation and society. It demonstrates the practical way businesseaders can contribute to the world, each based on his or her domain of expertise.