

Subroto Bagchi, has once again lived up to his expectation of providing insights into the idea of 'scaling up'. This would be a relatable book for anyone working in any organization even remotely related to implementing technology.more There is significant value in this book to be drawn for both budding entrepreneurs and early employees in organizations looking for breakout success. He suggests many successful ways employed by him for breaking that organization's inflection point of growth or 'scaling up'. Using very simple words, the author draws on his years of experience building the organization from a group of 10 founders to the listed big player that it is today. There is significant value in this book to be drawn for both budding entrepreneurs and early employees in organizations lookin Mindtree has scaled up unlike others in the space that they operate in 2 decades. Mindtree has scaled up unlike others in the space that they operate in 2 decades. Engaging, wise and thoroughly accessible, this book is a must-read for everyone in every organization seeking breakout success.more
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Practical advice on real issues, from how to deal with consultants to the question of succession, words of caution on strategy traps and M&A's and invaluable insights into a whole range of growth-related issues - The Elephant Catchers has it all. In a fiercely competitive environment, are you really stepping 'out of the box' and learning from unusual sources?Īre leaders in your organization truly building capacity or merely solving problems?


Is your organization's infrastructure designed to evolve and ultimately mimic the simultaneity of a living organism?Īre you constantly nurturing and renewing your brand identity or letting it stagnate and decay?ĭoes your sales force have as many hunters as it has farmers or is it dominated by a grizzly who just waits for the salmon to land in its mouth?

Through a combination of engaging anecdotes from his experiences as co-founder and subsequently Chairman of Mindtree Ltd and insightful stories from our everyday world, Bagchi demonstrates a crucial point: Organizations with real ambition to get to the top need to embrace the idea of scale and then ensure that it systematically pervades every aspect of its functioning. In The Elephant Catchers, Subroto Bagchi distils his years of on-the-ground learning to explore why this happens and what such organizations and their people must do to climb to the next level and beyond. Many organizations, even those that may have a brilliant start, falter in their attempts to achieve transformational growth in their later phases. Those who hunt Rabbits are rarely able to rope in Elephants. In The Elephant Catchers, Subroto Bagchi distils his years of on-the-gr Unlike an operation to catch Rabbits, trapping an Elephant calls for expertise over enthusiasm. Unlike an operation to catch Rabbits, trapping an Elephant calls for expertise over enthusiasm.
