Gajanan Shirke

A focused and analytical hospitality professional, with a distinguished career spanning over 16 years. Proven skills in operating successfully in multicultural environments and a natural executive and team coach.

Books

Sun Sign

Pisces

Three things people don’t know about you?

I had aspired to be a writer when I was working with Dr Kamat. My favorite thing in the universe to do is to interact with other people on any topic in the universe at an ungodly inappropriate hour because the conversation is so good. Despite being good with people and groups, I'm a bit of a loner.

What’s your greatest fear?

I fear attachment. I easily get attached to people. I feel that they'll be there forever. I feel they'll always be by my side. But when they walk out? I'm an emotional wreck.

What is your greatest achievement?

My greatest achievement of life is ‘to know myself and be myself’.

High point of your life?

Achieving 17 books landmark as an author

Low point of your life

My daughter's hospital days

Which living person do you most admire?

Dr Vithal Kamat

Who are your favorite authors?

I love to read all kind of books

What are your 5 favorite books of all time?

On Becoming A Leader By Warren G. Bennis, The One Minute Manager By Kenneth Blanchard And Spencer Johnson, The Art Of Strategy By R. L. Wing, Six Thinking Hats: An Essential Approach To Business Management By Edward De Bono, Out Of The Crisis By W. Edwards Deming, Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices By Peter Drucker,

Is there a book you love to reread?

Strategy And Structure: Chapters In The History Of The Industrial Enterprise By Alfred D. Chandler, The Functions Of The Executive By Chester I. Barnard

What are your 5 favorite movies of all time?

Core, 3 Idiots, Lagaan, Hindi Medium

One Superpower you wish you had?

The power to change humans thinking money is everything.

Your epitaph would read? /Last line in your biography would be?

The story doesn't end here, it goes on and on everyday, and each day has its own story to tell.

If you had a time machine to take you back to any country and any time period, where would you choose to be for your childhood, adolosent , adult life and silver years?

My hometown in India

If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?

Would like to be an author only

When and where do you write ?

I spend 2 hours each day writing anywhere I can.

Silence or music?

Silence

One phrase that you use most often?

Be positive

Do you have a writing ritual / superstition?

Yes

Do you have one sentence of advice for new writers?

Need to write books keeping basics in mind, we can not change basics

Gajanan Shirke was born in Maharashtra in 1980. He possesses 14 years experience in bar and beverages service and is a recipient of several awards for his work.



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