Kanika Singal

'There is enough research to suggest that people do not quit jobs, they actually quit their manager' is how the recently published book, How to Survive the Boss (HarperCollins), opens. Written by Kanika Singal, a Yale-McKinsey alumna and CEO of business design lab NextLeap Advisory, it delves into her experience of interacting with managers in New York, San Francisco and New Delhi. The book serves as a guide to learn the art of managing bosses across workplaces - from large corporates and family-run companies to start-ups. 'Instead of focusing on performance and completion of tasks and duties, far too much energy is spent on managing the employee-boss equation,' she writes.