Unusual People Do Things Differently

Unusual people are ordinary people who strive hard to do extraordinary things. They are sensitive to nuances, look to provide lateral solutions, dare to think out of the box, and often end up changing the rules of the game.T.G.C. Prasad presents the views and experiences of sixty-five individuals, from well-known names like Mike Lawrie, Azim Premji and Mother Teresa to a chef, a masseuse and a service boy, with whom he has had meaningful interactions and who have inspired him. He includes people from a broad professional spectrum; CEOs, doctors, the director general of police, realtors, an attorney, a chartered accountant, a consultant and a sports coach are among those who make his list. Singling out a dominant factor from each person's story, he outlines the journeys these people undertook and the behaviours they exhibited, and shows how these link up to the results they achieved.Unusual People Do Things Differently is full of pithy everyday management lessons and offers valuable insights to everyone who aspires to grow, manage and lead.

T.G.C. Prasad is the founder and CEO of mSupply.com, one of India's largest B2B commerce companies for construction, infrastructure, interiors, industrial, manufacturing, MRO related products and materials. He was also the country head and board member of Misys, India, a USD 4 billion global IT software product company. He is a civil engineer from NIT, Calicut and has done his master's from Tata Institute, Mumbai. He attended and delivered programmes at Stern School of Management (NY), Fordham School (NY), IIMA and IIMB.