“While a lot of management development books try to teach you a lesson or give you a scenario of what corporate culture and work practices are about, they're theoretical and written in a sermonizing way. Most people don't get past the first chapter, and they just look nice on the bookshelf.”

Indian author and banker

Ravi Subramanian is an Indian author and banker. He spent nearly two decades in financial services and is known for writing thrillers set in the world of banking. He is an alumnus of IIM Bangalore, class of 1993, and has 99 quotes on the site. His fiction includes the banking trilogy The Incredible Banker, The Bankster and Bankerupt. He worked with Citibank, HSBC and ANZ Grindlays, and later became chief executive of a listed non-banking financial company. His books draw on the culture, pressures and dealings of the banking sector.