Aesthetic Leadership in Luxury

The book is a research-based manual for a CXO as well as an organisation to transform into an Aesthetic Leader. This book aims at understanding the origin and scope of aesthetic leadership and includes my lectures delivered in the United Kingdom. The book explores the uniqueness of businesses that are dependent on beauty, art, design and why these need unique leadership acumen wherein the leader himself or herself has to be an integral part of generating the competitive advantage – aesthetics. It also explores the strategic perspective of leading luxury brands with a certain finesse that only aesthetics can provide, especially while handling Quite Luxury with Aesthetes and Connoisseurs. It explains how an organisation needs to restructure itself towards creative- and aesthetic-centricity in luxury. The book explains the role of disruptors from technology space like Apple wherein design and aesthetic-obsessive behaviour is the core competency for charging super premium, behaving just like a luxury brand. The book is a comprehensive narration of the story of aesthetic leadership in luxury along the various strategy contours of art, beauty, design, creativity and of course, aesthetics.

 

Praise for the author and his book

AMITABH BACHCHAN

“Wishing Mahul all the success in all that he endeavours.”

RATAN N TATA

“I wish Mahul’s book all the success.”

Keshari Nath Tripathi, Hon. Governor of West Bengal (Former)

“Let more writings come through the pen of Mahul.”

Mamata Banerjee, Hon Chief Minister of West Bengal

“You and your writings always have all my blessings Mahul.”

Harish Bhat, Author, Brand Custodian of Tata Sons

“Congratulations and best wishes for your new book, Mahul!”

Kunal Basu, Author

“The romance of luxury has waited long for such a deft rendition of insight and eloquence.”

Sarnath Banerjee, Graphic Novelist, Author

“A quiet voice that will have a thundering impact. An essential read.”

Arnab Chakraborty, National Director, UN-Empretec Programme for India

“I love the way Mahul deconstructs the mystical world of luxury with his simple, direct, matter-of-fact lucid style of narration.”