Drive To Thrive: What It Takes To Become An Inspirational Manager By Bringing The Best Out Of Others

Sharad Bajaj

Dec 2020 · Paper2Publish

About this ebook

Many people are managers or aspire to manage at work – whether you are managing an entire workforce or trying to convince people to support an idea. I want you to ask yourself, do you feel like you are at your best and most natural when you lead others? In Drive to Thrive book, I have explained various team management, team building, and culture building concepts through my own 20 years of experience at Microsoft and Amazon.

Drive to Thrive is a book that will help you bring greater depth, understanding, and clarity to your leadership and management style. Every chapter will propel you towards making operational and managerial excellence a habit to thrive as a manager and build a high performing team. After reading the book, you will be able to effectively manage your team by building the right team culture and putting the right processes in place. This book will explain to you the key team management, team building, and self growth concepts with practical examples.

This beautifully written and powerful book captures my conviction that being a manager or a leader requires conscious effort to serve the team and customers. Becoming a manager is a choice that an individual makes in their life to bring the best out of others, serve their team and customers.

My journey to becoming a manager always stemmed from a desire to help others achieve their goals and make a broader impact on the organization. I challenged myself to be a better leader, manager, and human being, and this conviction has helped me to oversee and lead both small and large teams.

Preface

There are countless books on business, leadership, and management styles, from forgettable to timeless books.

I will tell you what this book is not; this book is not just any other management or leadership style manual that regurgitates old information and compiles it in many pages. Drive to Thrive offers practical techniques that will help navigate, elevate, and enable you to take control of your personal and professional life. It also provides practical ways to manage your team effectively and keep them productive and motivated, especially in this era of remote work.

Suppose you've purchased the Drive to Thrive. In that case, you're an aspiring manager, or you've been frustrated in the past just like me, and you are searching for new ways to become a better manager, both personally and professionally.

You may be an intern, a seasoned professional, an executive, an entrepreneur, or someone who desires growth in their personal and professional lives while working remotely. In that case, you are holding the right book.

I sincerely hope that each page in this book gives you a different perspective on managing your work, team, and life. I will share ideas, tips, and experiences that are not emphasized in schools or colleges.

Ratings and reviews

Drive to Thrive by Sharad Bajaj is a business and management book which offers you perfect guidance to become a successful manager. The powerful opinions and crystal clear perceptions of the author make the book stand out from other books, The book is divided into chapters , and the chapters are divided into sub segments. This makes the content very systemic and easy to comprehend . A crisp summary of each chapter is also given at the end of the chapter and one thing which I really found amazing is the reflections given at the end of each chapter . The book is basically about the management and the managerial skills . The author has started from the scratch , very well defining the role, qualities, weaknesses and strengths of a manager. I liked the way he has related the real life incidences with the quality of a manager. We never realise that each one of us is a manager in one or the other way , we just need to define our role. The book not only focuses on professional life and achieving the targets but also tells us how to balance both professional and personal life. The use of quotes from famous and renowned personalities also add on to the content of the book. Mostly the books of this genre go with a rhythmic pace but this book has maintained a variation in the pace by adding relatable situations. This is a must read for people who not only want to achieve success in their life but also want their team members to be happy , contented and successful. A must read for one who aspires to be a true leader .

It’s a very short and precise read about management and the role of a manager in any organization. All the arguments in this book are supported by various facts and examples. The author had very skillfully taken into account his own personal experiences and his understanding of the role of manager to give a detailed study of this topic. Mostly every new topic starts with a great quote of some famous personality which sets the tone for the topic. I really loved the chronological buildup of the book, it starts with the existence of manager in ancient time to defining the role of manager in modern times to defining the types of manager and how to become a good manager all in less than 200 pages, which is commendable.

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About the author

Sharad Bajaj is the Head of Engineering at Amazon (AWS) and a former Microsoft Group Engineering Manager. He is a strategic and visionary leader with over 20 years of experience as a technologist leading global engineering teams. He is recognized for innovation, hiring and developing talent, building large scale enterprises and consumer products and services. Furthermore, he is committed to helping new and seasoned managers to develop innovative ways to lead and manage their team while being the best version of themselves.