The 10 Sins of the Indian CEO

Ten sins. Ten mirrors. One brutally honest look at why brilliant Indian founders keep building companies that fail.

Every CEO believes two dangerous things: that their intentions are good, and that their company is different. Both are usually false.

Written from twenty-five years inside real boardrooms - where salaries bounced, family businesses collapsed under the weight of loyalty, and founders mistook applause for profitability - this book identifies the ten recurring patterns that quietly destroy Indian companies from within, long before the market ever gets the blame.

This is not another management book borrowing Western frameworks. Each sin is diagnosed through rigorous behavioural science and then reinterpreted through classical Indic wisdom - the Bhagavad Gita, Chanakya's Arthashastra, and the aesthetic theory of the Natyashastra - translated into decision-making tools for the modern boardroom.

Inside, you'll find:

• A 100-point CEO Diagnostic to score your own leadership honestly
• Real (anonymised) boardroom case studies from Indian founders and family businesses
• Ten unforgettable archetypes - from the Family Emperor to the Storyteller CFO's Nightmare
• Practical worksheets, discussion questions, and a full Bhagavad Gita and Chanakya operating framework for leadership

This book will not tell you that you're secretly brilliant. It will hold up a mirror - and trust you to do something uncomfortable and correct once you can finally see clearly.

Close your laptop instead. Your company needs your honesty more than another strategy deck.