In the past few years, there have been a number of business self-development books intended for women, providing advice on, among other things, how to break through the glass ceiling or have a work-life balance.
Two of the most well-known business books for women are Facebook chief operating officer (COO) Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead ( 2013 ) and — although met with cynicism and skepticism —Ivanka Trump’s Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Success ( 2017 ).
It is interesting to note that both books, having received mixed reviews, are written by American women. Recently, a similar business book targeting women written by a rising Indian author and a businesswoman — seeking to provide an Asian context to the discussion — was published. The good news is that it has just been translated into Indonesian.
The book is by Abha Maryada Banerjee, called Nucleus: Wanita Sukses yang Memimpin dari Hati (Nucleus: Successful Women Who Lead From the Core), published by PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama. Originally published in 2012, the book is now available in the Indonesian language, in addition to having been translated into Japanese, Spanish and Hindi.
The book was translated into Indonesian by Dwi Ayu Ningrum and Ining Isaiyas, and edited by Mahardika. It has generated a positive response from Indonesian executives, including Pan Indonesia Bank deputy president Roosniati Salihin, who wrote an endorsement for the book, particularly referring to its practical exercises: “By combining self-development with important foundations of leadership […] her methodology will be very useful to empower and boost the talents of women around the world.”
The 50-year-old Abha herself is a Jakarta-based business, leadership and personal development consultant who has spent the last 19 years in the field with a company she founded, called SUCCESS INDIA, which operates in India, Indonesia and Singapore. Most of her clients are multinational companies, particularly technology companies and consumer goods producers.
Abha studied at the University of Delhi, India, with a specialization in commerce and law. She also obtained a certificate of coaching in human behavior change from the International Coaching Institute in the United States. She is currently working on her doctorate degree, also from the University of Delhi, India, on human development.
Abha, the proud mother of her two children, moved to Indonesia in 2001.
Prior to switching to the people development field, she worked as a lawyer for 10 years.
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