Leadership Lessons from Sourav Ganguly
“Leadership Lessons from Sourav Ganguly — The Ganguly Way”
INDEX
5. The Ganguly Way — What Can We Learn?
PART I — UNDERSTANDING THE GANGULY WAY
Chapter 01: Who Is Sourav Ganguly?
Chapter 02: More Than a Cricketer
Chapter 03: The Mindset Behind the Maharaja
Chapter 04: From Player to Leader
Chapter 05: What Makes a Leader?
PART II — THE MAKING OF A LEADER
Chapter 06: Believe Before Others Believe
Chapter 07: Confidence Is a Leadership Skill
Chapter 08: Dare to Be Different
Chapter 09: Finding Your Own Identity
Chapter 10: Leadership Begins With Self-Belief
Chapter 11: From Talent to Temperament
PART III — BUILDING A WINNING TEAM
Chapter 12: The Team Comes Before the Individual
Chapter 13: Building Belief in Others
Chapter 14: Give People a Chance
Chapter 16: Create Leaders, Not Followers
Chapter 17: The Power of Team Chemistry
Chapter 18: Change the Team’s Mindset
Chapter 19: Building a Winning Culture
PART IV — THE COURAGE TO LEAD
Chapter 20: Leadership Means Taking Responsibility
Chapter 21: Take the Tough Decisions
Chapter 22: Stand by Your Decisions
Chapter 23: Challenge the Status Quo
Chapter 24: Don’t Be Afraid of Conflict
Chapter 25: Courage Under Pressure
Chapter 26: When the Leader Has to Stand Alone
PART V — LEADERSHIP UNDER PRESSURE
Chapter 27: The Pressure of Expectations
Chapter 29: Handling Criticism
Chapter 30: Dealing With Setbacks
Chapter 31: The Art of the Comeback
Chapter 32: When Everything Goes Against You
Chapter 33: Never Give Up Your Identity
PART VI — THE LEADER’S MINDSET
Chapter 34: Think Beyond Yourself
Chapter 35: Focus on What You Can Control
Chapter 37: The Power of Mental Toughness
Chapter 38: Patience Is a Leadership Weapon
Chapter 39: Stay Hungry After Success
Chapter 40: Never Stop Learning
PART VII — LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM THE FIELD
Chapter 41: Leading From the Front
Chapter 43: Winning Away From Home
Chapter 44: Turning Underdogs Into Believers
Chapter 45: The Art of Building Confidence
Chapter 46: The Leader and the Individual Ego
Chapter 47: Managing Different Personalities
Chapter 48: Leadership in the Dressing Room
PART VIII — STORIES THAT TEACH LEADERSHIP
Chapter 49: The NatWest Moment — Believe Until the End
Chapter 50: The Young Team — Trust the Next Generation
Chapter 51: Australia — The Courage to Compete
Chapter 52: The Sourav–Sachin Era — Complementary Leadership
Chapter 53: The Dressing Room Transformation
Chapter 54: The Comeback — Falling Is Not Failing
Chapter 55: The Shirt-Off Moment — Symbolism of Leadership
Chapter 56: Stories Behind the Stories
PART IX — THE GANGULY LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES
Chapter 57: The Belief Principle
Chapter 58: The Courage Principle
Chapter 59: The Team Principle
Chapter 60: The Responsibility Principle
Chapter 61: The Resilience Principle
Chapter 62: The Confidence Principle
Chapter 63: The Culture Principle
Chapter 64: The Comeback Principle
Chapter 65: The Legacy Principle
PART X — FROM CRICKET TO LIFE
Chapter 66: Leadership at Work
Chapter 67: Leadership in Business
Chapter 68: Leadership in Family
Chapter 69: Leadership in Difficult Times
Chapter 70: How to Lead Without a Title
Chapter 71: How to Build Your Own Team
Chapter 72: How to Become the Leader You Want to Be
PART XI — MY LEADERSHIP JOURNEY
Chapter 73: Why Leadership Matters to Me
Chapter 74: My Own Leadership Lessons
Chapter 75: What I Learned From My Failures
Chapter 76: People Who Changed My Thinking
Chapter 77: My Notebook of Leadership
Chapter 78: From Observation to Realisation
Chapter 79: From Realisation to Action
PART XII — LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM SOURAV GANGULY
Chapter 80: Ten Lessons I Would Take From Ganguly
Chapter 81: Ten Things Every Leader Should Stop Doing
Chapter 82: Ten Things Every Leader Should Start Doing
Chapter 83: If Ganguly Were Your Leadership Coach
Chapter 84: What Would You Do Differently?
Chapter 85: The Leader Within You
FINAL CHAPTER
Chapter 86: The Ganguly Way — Lead Your Team. Lead Your Life.
EPILOGUE
THE GANGULY WAY WORKBOOK
Leadership Exercise 01: What Do I Believe In?
Leadership Exercise 02: What Are My Strengths?
Leadership Exercise 03: What Are My Weaknesses?
Leadership Exercise 04: Who Is in My Team?
Leadership Exercise 05: Do I Trust My Team?
Leadership Exercise 06: How Do I Handle Pressure?
Leadership Exercise 07: How Do I Handle Failure?
Leadership Exercise 08: What Decisions Am I Avoiding?
Leadership Exercise 09: What Is My Leadership Style?
Leadership Exercise 10: My Leadership Principles
Leadership Exercise 11: My Leadership Team
Leadership Exercise 12: My Comeback Plan
Leadership Exercise 13: My Leadership Challenges
Leadership Exercise 14: My 30-Day Leadership Challenge
Leadership Exercise 15: My Leadership Declaration
THE GANGULY WAY — VIDEO INDEX
Leadership Video 01: The Beginning
Leadership Video 03: Team Building
Leadership Video 04: Handling Pressure
Leadership Video 05: Failure & Comeback
Leadership Video 06: Winning Mindset
Leadership Video 07: Building Young Leaders
Leadership Video 08: Courage & Decision Making
Leadership Video 09: Life Beyond Cricket
Leadership Video 10: The Ganguly Philosophy
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
About the Author — Corporate Daduji
“This is not a book about how to become Sourav Ganguly.
This is a journey to discover the leader who is already inside you.”
THE GANGULY WAY
Believe. Challenge. Lead. Fight Back. Transform.