Planning is academic. Action decides the winner Rahul Bhasin, Managing Partner, Baring Private Equity Partners Do your duty to the best of your ability, without attachment to the results, and remain calm in both success and failure Venkatesh Kini, President, Coca Cola, India and South West Asia If you produce what you have promised to, there will be no one who would want to come in your way S. Ramadorai, Vice Chairman, Tata Consultancy Services Relying on conventional wisdom is never a smart idea in an emerging business Akhil Gupta, Deputy Group CEO , Bharti Enterprises The Executors brings together stories of some of the most successful managers in the country. This is a personal account of India s celebrated managers who run some of the most influential companies across India. These companies include Bharti Airtel, Bennett Coleman, Tech Mahindra, Apollo Munich, Convergys, Yum! Brands, Max Life Insurance and several others. These are personal accounts of struggles and lessons that these leaders have learnt over the years. Lessons that they imbibed early and are willing to share with others. Ashutosh Sinha explores their management style, philosophy and how they lead from the front.