How is a Shaper different from a manager and a business leader A Shaper operates with a longterm vision and successfully changes the trajectory of the company to make it future ready in the way Anil Naik shaped the future of Larsen amp Toubro LampT. The narrative traces the spectacular fivedecadelong journey of Anil Naik as a junior engineer from the shop floor to the position of MD CEO and chairman. The story traverses through the parallel life journeys of LampT and Naik and witnesses their trials and tribulations. Naik built the growth trajectory of LampT on the foundation of value creation and transformed the company into an agile and competitive business conglomerate. Based on a series of personal interviews with Naik and his team the book explores Naiks mindset and actions that transformed LampT into a leading Indian MNC with a global footprint in fields as diverse as defence nuclear power and aerospace to financial services IT and engineering services. How Anil Naik Built LampTs Remarkable Growth Trajectory is the second book in the series Shapers of Business Institutions. The book reveals The Naik Waynew theories of leadership and management as a catalyst to growth.