Rules of the Game

by Sumit D. Chowdhury

The fact that you got a degree does not guarantee you a job, and a job will not guarantee you success and a coherent career and success. You will struggle to unlearn everything you learnt in school and college and wander through the formative years trying to learn new things and get smart. However, everyone else is also doing the same and you are stuck in the rat race. Here, the author Sumit D. Chowdhury, shows how to accelerate your career in today’s competitive world.

The key is to manage your career as if it were a game. You start with some rules of this game and as you learn and excel, you will discover new rules and invent other rules to differentiate yourself. Fast trackers present themselves well. They build their professional networks. They lead whenever an opportunity presents itself. They invest in themselves. Like any professional sports person, they incorporate uncertainty and volatility into their work and continuously plan and re-plan to their advantage.

This book is not a success mantra. It is aimed to get you to contemplate. It is meant to create an awareness about yourself that will help you discover those particular nuances that could help shape your life. It is designed to give you a head start in your professional life by helping you understand how to orchestrate your own path. The interviews of CEOs alongside, are portals through which you could perceive how the masters of the game learnt the rules and diligently practiced them as early as they could, to make their careers a resonating success.

The Rules of the Game empowers you to have an enjoyable career journey without trudging through life fearing change, failures, politics and uncertainty.

Genres: Self Help

Paperback

First published May 1, 2014

Reviews

[Ankit Sethi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant! all young professionals must read this.

[Abhilash Ruhela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Average reading speed being a book per day, I completed Sumit D Chowdhury's latest novel "Rules Of The Game" in 15 days. No, it is not for the wrong reasons but because every sentence contained lots of meaning that was not meant only for reading but to get it inculcated and imbibed in the personality to be successful in our corporate, professional and business life. If Robin Sharma can be termed as someone who shows you the way to be Leader and Motivated in your life, Sumit Chowdhury can be easily termed to be one of the best writers to tell you how to lead a successful life as an entrepreneur or an employee. He tells it with several examples and instances how being at small level does not mean our life would end up being only a notch equal to a Manager position; he confirms that if you follow every rule that he has mentioned, you will surely reach the topmost position in your organization. The great thing is that every rule seems to be applicable, feasible and realistic.

Author tells initially itself that if life is seen as a game, it will become very easy for us to win in every small and big matches of it. With every page, he makes sure that we believe in what he claims. I was surprised the way the book has been written. There are many similar books in the market that has one chapter written after another and there's no link between any two. They are just an elaboration of the chapter's title. But Sumit makes sure that his chapters are perfectly placed in the right order which will make every rule look easier and interesting. I, being in IT field myself, related to almost every advise and suggestions that the author makes in this book. And I almost found Live Examples in successful people I have personally known doing well in IT and Management fields.

The ART cycle in the initial chapter itself shows how serious and determined the author is. The book consists chapters that will help you understand how to develop your self-confidence, be enthusiastic and have winner's attitude, enhance your appearance, etiquette and personality, develop communication skills, seek feedback and correct ourselves, create your brand and invest in yourself. With all these elements been discussed, this book is a complete package for everyone who are about to start their career or are already stuck in midway and are unable to find which way to go and win against peers. This book tells you what to do today to not regret later that if I would have done this-and-this in my 20s, 30s, 40s, I would have achieved so-and-so already.

Every "I wish I knew" section tells how other successful persons regretted later for not knowing the rule that could have worked then. They tell it themselves. In the middle of the paragraphs, you will find quotes by wonderful thinkers and achievers following which the paragraph gives message related to the quote itself. Every quote is worth remembering and following. The best part of the book is the Interviews in the end of every chapter. The author assured that he finds a man successful in terms of the same element that he has discussed in the chapter and explore all his life in 9-10 questions. Book ends with the best interview- The one he has with Prasoon Joshi. In all, I would say, this book deserves to be read by every person doing Professional course, fresher in an organization and everyone striving even in their 30s and 40s. I will give this book 4.5/5 undoubtedly. Please have this in your shelves if you wish to be best in your career.

Thanks.

ABHILASH RUHELA - VEERU!!!

[Aastha Sayal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Most of the self-help books enumerate lots of rules to be followed, and memorizing those rules itself becomes a daunting task unless you internalize those. However, "Rules of the Game" left me spellbound in multiple ways. On one hand, the book introduced certain new ideas - treat career like a game and create your own rules, create your own brand, invest in relationships, on the other, it also re-validated some existing concepts - the importance of teamwork, communication, presentation, feedback etc. and gave insights on how to implement these for accelerated growth. The concept of 'learning how to learn' by putting ART cycle in practice has helped me improve and outgrow myself, therefore building not only my skill-set but personality as well. The interviews of highly accomplished persons not only ignited a spark of enthusiasm but carried precious nuggets of wisdom. This book is your own personalized accelerated career guide, which does not dump a list of do's and don'ts, but helps you kick-start a learning cycle at the pace you choose and control. It lets you take charge of your career, and life on the whole.
I thank the Sumit D Chowdhury for this wonderful piece. He, truly, is a visionary leader with impeccable skills and a great motivator.

[Sonali Gupta · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Rules of the Game" is a collection of insight's from people's life. It is a book that captures all those important dos and don'ts that would guide you to build an outstanding career. The book will guide you to make right decisions at the right time and also utilize those 24 hours in the most fruitful manner to build a career that others just aspire of. The book really helped me to get back the passion that is much needed to understand my choices better and also to work hard for those decision that i once really aspired for. It gives you an opportunity to live a regret free life. I don't say that if you follow the book, you will have a perfect career, but yes if you follow it, you can avoid those small mistakes that can ruin your career.