Epics at Work - Couverture souple

Pandey, Nitin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9375425002 ISBN 13 : 9789375425007

Editeur : Blue Rose Publishers, 2025

Synopsis

Epics at Work is a contemporary non-fiction book that reinterprets India's ancient epics as practical guides for modern professional life. Drawing from the Rāmāyaṇa, the Mahābhārata, and the life of Krishna, the book demonstrates that the challenges faced in today's workplaces-leadership crises, ethical dilemmas, burnout, toxic cultures, bad partnerships, career setbacks, and moments of self-doubt-are not new. They have been explored, confronted, and resolved in these epics for thousands of years.

Written in an accessible, engaging style grounded in real workplace experiences, Epics at Work avoids academic treatment and religious instruction. It is equally relevant to interns, individual contributors, managers, and founders, reinforcing the idea that the epics were never meant only for kings-but for people navigating responsibility, power, and choice.

The book concludes by reframing epic "weapons" into modern tools-data, culture, strategy, ethics-emphasising that while technologies change, dharma remains the most enduring competitive advantage. The book challenges the modern misconception that engagement with epics or traditional wisdom is disconnected from ambition, employability, or professional success. Instead, it positions epic narratives as living case studies in leadership, decision-making, resilience, teamwork, and accountability. Structured across fourteen narrative-driven chapters, the book chronologically journeys through key epic moments-Samudra Manthan, Rāma's exile, Hanumān's leap, the building of Ram Setu, the rise and fall of Indraprastha, the Game of Dice, Agyātvaas, the Bhagavad Gītā, and the Kurukshetra war-mapping each directly to modern corporate and startup realities.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Nitin Pandey is an engineer-turned-entrepreneur with professional experience across global technology organizations and the modern corporate ecosystem. Over the years, his work has involved navigating complex systems, high-pressure decision-making, and the human dynamics that shape teams, leadership, and long-term outcomes.Originally from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, and currently based in Noida, Nitin went on to build his own software venture, Naught Venture Advisors Pvt Ltd, where he focuses on delivering long-term technology solutions rather than short-term execution. His approach to building teams and working with clients emphasizes clarity, restraint, and accountability in an environment driven by constant change.Alongside his career in technology, Nitin has maintained a lifelong engagement with India's epics-not as religious texts, but as detailed records of leadership dilemmas, ethical conflicts, and decision-making under uncertainty. He observed that the challenges faced by modern organizations closely mirror those documented centuries ago.Epics at Work brings these two worlds together, presenting the epics as structured case studies for the contemporary workplace, where technology evolves rapidly, but human judgment remains central.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Blue Rose Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9375425002
• ISBN 13: 9789375425007
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 196
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible