Method in the Madness: Insights from My Career as an Insider Outsider Insider
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- Author：Parameswaran Iyer
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Summary
Parameswaran Iyer， a 1981 batch IAS officer， is the former Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation， and widely regarded as the Sanitation Man of India。 At the helm of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship Swachh Bharat Mission （SBM）， he played a leading role in India's stupendous achievement of becoming open-defecation free in 2019。 But Iyer is not your typical bureaucrat。 He has had a far-from-usual career - from cracking the IAS to becoming a globe-trotting World Bank technocrat， to playing the role of a coach to his professional tennis-playing daughter， to finally returning to India and leading the SBM。
In Method in the Madness， Iyer reflects on his four-decade career and the choices he made along the way， providing key management insights， practical career advice， as well as life lessons。
In Method in the Madness， Iyer reflects on his four-decade career and the choices he made along the way， providing key management insights， practical career advice， as well as life lessons。
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Shrey
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Method in the Madness: Insights from My Career as an Insider-Outsider-InsiderP。 Iyer， the man at the helm of affairs of making India learn WHO’s ‘WASH’， pens down his experiences， peppered with his “pro-tips”， of being an insider as well as an outsider to the Indian bureaucratic system。 The circuitous paths traversed by Mr Iyer in both his personal and professional life justifies the title of this book， ‘Method in the Madness’。 Starting from the unconventional means of selecting civil services a Method in the Madness: Insights from My Career as an Insider-Outsider-InsiderP。 Iyer， the man at the helm of affairs of making India learn WHO’s ‘WASH’， pens down his experiences， peppered with his “pro-tips”， of being an insider as well as an outsider to the Indian bureaucratic system。 The circuitous paths traversed by Mr Iyer in both his personal and professional life justifies the title of this book， ‘Method in the Madness’。 Starting from the unconventional means of selecting civil services as a career option to moving on with the World Bank， there has been enough of mental meandering and experimentation in Mr Iyer’s life。 Most of the decisions of his life look outlandish。 Nonetheless， in hindsight， all of them made enough sense - for Mr Iyer as well as the nation。 On a personal level， Mr Iyer sets an example of being a supportive father and an understanding husband。 He favoured growth of his wife’s career charts and underlines in the book as well about the dedication her wife has had for the family。 He supported both his children in their sports pursuits as well as studies from the best universities in the most demanding disciplines。 On a professional level， Mr Iyer undertook the responsibility of being a magistrate and， then， a secretary i。e。， an integral part of Indian bureaucracy。 Thereafter， Mr Iyer led water and sanitation projects under the aegis of the World Bank in many nations and briefs many success stories from those days in the book。 The book also manifests how Mr Iyer rebound in his second stint at the World Bank。 And， then， conceptualised Swaccha Bharata Abhiyan and Mr Iyer was “the right person at the right time and at the right place”。 His efforts that led the drive to become an astounding success can be inspirational stories for many aspiring civil servants。It will not be wrong to say that his not-so-conventional choices made him singular in multitudes of aspects。 The entire biography of Mr。 Iyer reminded me of David Epstein’s Range - a perfect example， indeed。 。。。more
Siddhant Singh
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Great insight into the government and the life of a civil servant。 The experience detailed by the author are entertaining as well as Gyan （Wisdom） for a better private and professional life
Sagarika Chandra
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The book takes you on a journey， a kind of roller coaster ride， following the author's career from New Delhi to Washington DC and other countries。 The writing is fast paced and lucid and it makes for a very easy read。 What made it fun was a generally light and humours style of writing。 The anecdotes from the author's life as a professional and a family man， juggling both， make it very relatable。 I enjoyed reading it very much。 The book takes you on a journey， a kind of roller coaster ride， following the author's career from New Delhi to Washington DC and other countries。 The writing is fast paced and lucid and it makes for a very easy read。 What made it fun was a generally light and humours style of writing。 The anecdotes from the author's life as a professional and a family man， juggling both， make it very relatable。 I enjoyed reading it very much。 。。。more
Sandip
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