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Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch: Theory in Management

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228 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

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Arindam Chaudhuri

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1,358 reviews3,261 followers
February 16, 2024
This is one of the first self-help books I read written by an Indian author. The author shares a few management and productivity tactics in this book.

This book will be a decent choice if you are new to the world of self-help books and management. Some of the skills mentioned by the author are a little outdated, though, as this book was first published over two decades ago.


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Profile Image for Manoj Arora.
Author 6 books171 followers
May 9, 2014
A simple and motivating narration from Arindam on how to manage people and organisations well..

My GoodReads rating 3/5

My learning:
(1) If there is anything worthwhile to be done, then it must be done with passion.
(2) A boss and an employee put together knows more than the boss. Learn to listen to your team
(3) Be not afraid of growing slowly, be only afraid of standing still
(4) People are an organisation's only sustainable competitive advantage.
(5) Things do not turn up in this world, until someone turns them up.
(6) The world stands aside, to let pass the man who know where he is going.
Profile Image for Anugrah Nagaich.
27 reviews7 followers
June 29, 2012
Although the initial chapters were good & inspiring, but successively the author fills the chapters with some high-level management strategies which may not be of interest to the normal reader (including me).
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Author 22 books740 followers
August 9, 2016
CYCBTH start with examples of some inspirational lives - picked from here and there. The feel-good part is not worth the salt but the subsequent works are incredible.
It is a fast read, yet it visits several important subject; keeping language light-handed and at times humorous.
The sections on management bring the old school principles like communication and motivation but within entirely new approaches. I particularly liked the LAW of communication; the Saam- Daam- Dand- Bhed theory of management.
The best part, for me, though was reserved for the end; where need for an Indian theory of management is raised.
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21 reviews1 follower
May 17, 2021
This book has a really shaky start as at times the writer seems pompous. It picks up some pace during the middle but in the end it commits the same mistakes it is trying to point out (of using managerial jargons to seem intelligent).

When it comes to pointing out mistakes in the current system, one can feel that it is coming from someone who doesn't completely understand the system. However, there are sometimes this book tries to achieve something. My 1 extra star is for those 'sometimes'.
January 1, 2019
This book came to my life, where I was spin-headed, demotivated, spineless. The simple or charged words of arindam chaudhuri eletrified me and gave me a reason to fight back. I owe this book big time.
6 reviews
May 11, 2019
A management book made exclusively for Indian system. This book would have been more interesting if there are more stories/examples concerning the so called theory 'i' management.
August 10, 2020
Good book to find attitude
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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79 reviews1 follower
March 15, 2023
It was an okay book. Essentially a collection of learnings from popular people? And then it had the management theory, which as a student, did not quite interest me.
Profile Image for Saffin Mathew.
10 reviews
March 20, 2017
The ideas are a mix of what you find in many books on management. Some pages are repetitive.
What I really enjoyed is the Theory 'i' management, which is an Indian people centric style of management. It really makes sense to develop and practice a style of management that takes into account the Indian psychology and leads people accordingly.
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8 reviews7 followers
February 3, 2013
Oh My God ! The first ever management book which I started, managed
and completed reading. Thanks it had only 200 pages. I claim it as my
first non-story book If the below one is not counted.


Previously I tried to complete Made in Japan by Akio Morita But I
couldn't complete reading the book. I crossed 160 pages two times and
still it is in my reading list. I have lent this book to my colleague.
He too expressed his discomfort in reading such kind of books.
Knowledge is sometimes boring for people like me who loves fantasies
more than anything else.


About the author: I have liked his page in facebook without knowing
about him. And also, I re-called the newspaper ads, where I saw his
face frequently. I had a grudge to do MBA but it slowly faded away as
I was already a Management Accountant. Then I came to know He was the
IIPM man. My friend who was from IIPM has dislikes towards his books
as they as students, were forced to read his books.

About the book: The book was moderately well. Since few pages were new
to me. I read this book with josh at few places and slept when I felt
like too much theory.


I always wanted to manage my own company and I have an urge to become
an entrepreneur. I was searching If this book could give out some tips
on this. The answer was no.

The book is well suited for people working in organisation. And one
could ascertain that each one of us has got a Management style of our
own.
I could feel that the gap of not pursuing MBA could be filled by
reading management related books. But as per Chaudari's theory i
management, there is no seperate theory to be followed.

Its me, I and my art of management.
12 reviews
November 24, 2011
this book is a complete waste.....this is not upto the hype it has....the first chapter is inspiring then from there onwards there is nothing in this book....i think arindham chudari wrote all those reviews saying"best mangement book ever""blah blah" or he might have paid to write those reviews...like the full page iipm ads this book is full of bullshit.if you dare to think beyond CYCBT, then i donno where you gonna end up.....
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1 review1 follower
September 8, 2013
Interesting only in the beginning. However, 12 years back this book would have been very very interesting.... though some basic management principles and concepts remain the same.

Perhaps there are some gud example of how we can recover from the current dollar crisis if this 'I' principle could be really used to our best advantage.
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29 reviews1 follower
May 10, 2013
Really fascinating and introduces
i-theory to readers which talks about Indian style of management...
20 reviews1 follower
March 3, 2015
It is a good book and even better if one implements the lessons taught by arindam.
Profile Image for Sambasivan.
1,017 reviews34 followers
December 25, 2015
Simple and simplistic views. No new insights. Found a bit repetitive too.
1 review3 followers
June 2, 2007
It's fantastic book on inspiration and motivation. Simple language and easy to digest facts.
6 reviews
March 6, 2013
Tends to get preachy in between but a good self help book for teenagers & youngsters.
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