The conscientious manager: nurturing workplace ethics and synergies

Foreword by Harish Bhat Preface Acknowledgements Beyond the Mist: Importance of Context Mop Stick: On Ownership and Accountability On the Sidelines: Dealing with Naysayers Finding Your Level Volleying Nicely One Shot, a Lifetime of Practice: Facing Disruptions with Persistence Surviving Fire, Enriching Others Beyond the Shell A Matter of Principle Three Questions The Foundation Speaking Respectfully Fist Bump: A Corona Story The Enemy Around Seek or Speak Jump with You Dive and Return If All You Can Is Dig The Spring, the Cave and the Little Girl The Demanding Hill: Empathetic Leadership The Hidden Treasure At the Core of It All True Power: Identity vs Reputation Epilogue Bibliography

At the core of innovation and growth in any organization lies a driven and motivated team player who needs to be constantly nurtured and ennobled with a great value system and workplace ethics. The Conscientious Manager brings out several dimensions of workplace dynamics through powerful storytelling to help promote a sense of belongingness and synergy in the workplace. The themes portrayed in the book are based on diversity, facing disruptions, ownership and accountability, importance of genuine feedback, learning from experts, mentoring, professional gratitude and others. By offering the readers a holistic learning experience of workplace morals and dilemmas such as personal, interpersonal, cultural and leadership, the book prepares them to face the workplace with empathy, respect, commitment and confidence.