Dhirubhaism

Table of contents

1. About Dhirubhai Ambani

2. Dhirubhaism

3. Roll up your sleeves and help

4. Be a safety net for your team

5. Be a silent benefactor

6. Dream big cut dream with your eyes open

7. The arm-around-the-shoulder leader

8. The Dhirubhai theory: Supply creates demand

9. Money is not a product by itself

10. Leave the professional alone

11. Change your orbit, constantly

12. Optimism, the core of Dhirubhaism

13. You can find a friend in every human being

14. Think big

15. Hold on to your dreams?

16. Bet on your people

17. Be Positive

18. Afterword

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With moderate beginnings from a small town in Gujarat to the founder of India?s first privately owned Fortune 500 company, Dhirubhai is a quintessential story of rags to riches. Not a product of the formal education system, Dhirubhai was known for his astute business acumen and entrepreneurial prowess. No wonder Dhirubhai?s business philosophy was quite different from his contemporaries.

This book is not about Dhirubhai?s life, or how Dhirubhai went about building his business empire. Dhirubhaism is an attempt to capture those unique insights that Dhirubhai shared with the author in several interactions during their long association. The 15 Dhirubhaisms put together bring out the work philosophy of Dhirubhai and give us a glimpse into the remarkable thinking process and practices of one of India?s most successful entrepreneurs.