"Priyesh Khanna is managing director — global head of operational risk strategy for Barclays Bank in London. He is a senior banking executive with over twenty years’ experience with some of the world’s biggest financial institutions including JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse, driving transformations in technology, risk management and operations. Alasdair Ross is a journalist and consultant with thirty years’ experience as a foreign correspondent and a senior executive and editor at The Economist Group. Alasdair is currently working on writing projects for several publications, including the Financial Times in London. He is a keynote and TEDx speaker in global affairs, economics, strategy, and risk and a non-executive director at The Economist Intelligence Unit."
<p>"Why are some people successful in their careers while others falter?</p><p>What persuades managers to promote some and not others to responsibility, opportunity and prosperity?</p><p>Is it all down to natural gifts, or are there techniques that any person can learn to accelerate their career?</p><p>After reaching managing director positions in three of the world’s biggest global banks, Priyesh Khanna concluded that there are ways of standing out from the crowd, and of making the crowd more effective through your leadership! These are methods Priyesh and coauthor Alasdair Ross, senior leader at The Economist Group for two decades, use to maximize their and their teams’ success. They are easy to learn and surprisingly straightforward to apply.</p><p><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Priyesh and Alasdair break these down into digestible shots of knowledge, readily applicable to bring out the best in people and give them the limelight they deserve. Upgrade isn’t just about increasing your chances of promotion, although that is not a bad goal. It is also about turning up the volume on your talents, so you get recognized."</span><br></p>
