India, Feb. 24 -- Author : R Gopalakrishnan,

Publisher : Penguin, Rs 499

In his latest book, R Gopalakrishnan offers a must-read analysis of journeys of celebrities from corporate world and reveals their Achilles heels, writes Kumar Chellappan

The Verger, a short story by Somerset Maugham still retains a sense of freshness and charm even though the writer created the story more than seven decades ago. Before I get into talking about R Gopalakrishnan's recently released book Crash: Lessons from the Entry and Exit of CEOs , I would like to offer a summary of Maugham's short story.

It is about Albert Foreman, a verger in a countryside. Despite being poor and illiterate, Foreman executes his duties with perfection and is liked by everybod...