What are you reading at the moment? What did you recently finish reading? What have you learnt from it? I am reading Short History Of The World by Bill Bryson. I have just finished reading The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business Of Life by Alice Schroeder. It is a very compelling biography of the globe's wisest investor.
The one book all leaders must read... Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built A Company One Cup At A Time by Howard Schultz and Dori Jones Yang.
One book everyone in your sector should pick up...
I think everyone related to the franchise industry should read McDonald's: Behind the Arches by John F. Love.
What kind of books would you normally buy while travelling?
The most recent book I bought was The Audacity Of Hope by Barack Obama.
Have you written any books? If not, do you plan to write in future?
I have written a book called Franchising: The Science Of Reproducing Success.
The books you grew up with? What did you like most about it?
The usual stuff I would say — Tintin, Asterix, Alistair McLean, Jeffery Archer, Eric Segal, etc.
Your book shelf consists of...
There are assorted titles by different authors but mostly the mantelpiece has books on business, art, wines, history and politics.
Where do you shop for books? I shop mostly from bookstores at the airport.
Have your reading habits changed in the past four or five years? If so, how....
Yes, it certainly has evolved over the years. There is a lot of diversity in my reading habits today and as a business owner, I have come to appreciate & respect the sweat and ambition of many great business achievers.
One book you cherish that you received as a gift... and who gave it to you.
It is The Noble House by James Clavell. It was gifted to me by my brother.