Open the Windows: To the World Around You

by Sukant Ratnakar

An incisive and thought-provoking compilation of facts, ideas, anecdotes and episodes – accentuating the significance of ingenuity, originality and empirical knowledge. Deadlines, rigid systems, standard operating procedures and targets often force us to come up with static solutions in today’s dynamic world. But in today’s world scenario, we need people who can think, who are creative, and who get inspired by the things around them. Open the Windows will unleash the power of your observations and make you look at the world differently. Learn how to find innovative solutions to the day-to-day challenges you face in both your personal and professional lives. This powerful book on self-empowerment and leadership principles offers a wealth of ideas and techniques for achieving success. The author conveys fundamental principles of management and the art of living in a lucid manner, and eventually relates his experiences to India, and talks about how we can grow and become a force to reckon with in today’s world. He also gives a refreshing perspective on how managers of the 21st century need to approach situations if India is to live up to its actual potential. 

274 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 1, 2011

About the author

Sukant, the founder of Systovation, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating an ecosystem for professionals to stay relevant in the fast-changing business world, is a management consultant and author of 10 books on Change Management, White Space Thinking, Innovation, and Organizational Culture. He possesses an exceptional ability to capture microscopic observations of human behaviour and resolve systems conflicts. With this acumen, he has developed various business models, including Systovation™ - an autonomous business evolution model designed to align with rapid changes.

Reviews

[Abhinav Kumar · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is great. the 248 pages won't haunt you, in fact you'd love it for changing you. I'd suggest it to everyone who would like to manage communication problems honestly, effectively and unforgettably. A new and innovative way to exude confidence. Resiliency builders that will perfect and strengthen your ability to bounce back from hardship. Once you discover exactly how you can naturally and effortlessly distinguish yourself, you'll find that people in every area of your life - from work to home and everywhere in between - respond to you more positively and generously than they ever have before!! I for one, can claim that this book has tremendous positive impact on the readers.
In short, it's a magnum opus by Mr. Ratnakar.

[Omstavan Samant · Rating 4 out of 5]

Open the Windows is a pretty good book for self-empowerment and to make one discover their potential. It makes you find innovative solutions to everyday problems in both personal and professional worlds. Gives the reader a very positive approach to life from the inspirational examples and facts. It changes the outlook of the reader. As mentioned by someone, It is "An incisive and thought provoking compilation of facts, ideas, anecdotes and episodes- accentuating the significance of ingenuity, originality and empirical knowledge.". It gives you a "MLA" degree for life i.e. Master of Life Administration from "The Sukant Ratnakar Institute of Life"!

[Ashutosh Dave · Rating 3 out of 5]

A really nice book that offers some great ideas and techniques to achieve success. It also explores innovative solutions and helps us to unleash power of observation. It also helps look at our country India as a land of opportunity in innovation. The author gives a wonderful insight of innovating India. It also explores the topic of self-empowerment in a wonderful manner. This book truly encourages people to find innovative solutions in personal and professional life.
Overall, this book is a nice read consisting of thought provoking compilation of facts, ideas and anecdotes.