P. Gopalakrishnan Knihy

How is a ‘Shaper’ different from a manager and a business leader? A Shaper operates with a longtermvision and successfully changes the trajectory of the company to make it future ready, in theway Anil Naik shaped the future of Larsen & Toubro (L&T).The narrative traces the spectacular five-decade-long journey of Anil Naik as a junior engineerfrom the shop floor to the position of MD, CEO and chairman. The story traverses through theparallel life journeys of L&T and Naik and witnesses their trials and tribulations.Naik built the growth trajectory of L&T on the foundation of ‘value creation’ and transformedthe company into an agile and competitive business conglomerate. Based on a series of personalinterviews with Naik and his team, the book explores Naik’s mindset and actions that transformedL&T into a leading Indian MNC with a global footprint in fields as diverse as defence, nuclearpower and aerospace to financial services, IT and engineering services.How Anil Naik Built L&T’s Remarkable Growth Trajectory is the second book in the series, Shapers ofBusiness Institutions. The book reveals ‘The Naik Way’—new theories of leadership and managementas a catalyst to growth.

Based on interviews with Kohli and Ramadorai, the authors provide an insider's account of their grand vision of igniting India's IT revolution.