The Proficient Manager

About the Book

The Proficient Manager is a collection of simple practical advice and tips for becoming a 21st century proficient manager. Unlike other management and leadership books, its insights are easy, straightforward and free from jargons that should appeal to all managers and professionals. The marketplace for books of this sort has become increasingly crowded but The Proficient Manager is different as it does not focus on technical and academic proficiency but features skills and qualities that focus on human side of management. This book is packed with real life examples, stories, qualities, values and skills that will give you structured advice on how to manage your responsibilities efficiently and effectively to become respectful proficient manager that 21st century needs.

About the Author

Gaurav Gulati is the founder of Proficient Manager Institute, an international professional body formed for empowering managers. He is a management consultant & coach and has experience working with multinational corporations as an employee, consultant and coach. Gaurav is a Certified PMP & SSBBP. He holds an MBA in Marketing, PGD in International Management from University of the West of England and a BBA.HM from Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Technology and Sciences (formerly Allahabad Agriculture Institute). As a coach, he is a highly effective professional coach with a track record of success in assisting top management, managers and experienced professionals to make personal transformations relating to interpersonal skills, mindfulness, emotional intelligence and personal fulfillment. Along with this he also delivers guest lectures on management and leadership at colleges and universities. As a management consultant, Gaurav has advised and worked closely with top management. He has turned around failing business performance of many companies and he specializes in supporting entrepreneurial growth businesses transition to a more disciplined approach to management. His consulting services include organizational design, strategic, operational and financial planning, business process improvement, executive training, leadership assessment and business development. He combines his solid business acumen with the best coaching models to support the delivery of sustainable solutions to his clients. Prior to his work as management consultant and coach, he worked in United Kingdom and India as a corporate executive and manager in Hospitality, Insurance, Information Technology and E-commerce sector.