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Ranjay Gulati

Best-selling Author

Harvard Business School Professor

Award-winning Organizational Sociologist

#9 in Thinkers50 2025 ranking of global management scholars

How to Be Bold

A powerful playbook for anyone to cultivate courage and act in the face of fear and uncertainty.
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My Purpose

My driving purpose is to unlock organizational potential and unleash human potential. I bring methodological rigor and theoretical depth from the social sciences to confront the pressing challenges facing business and society today. Through research, teaching, and sharing ideas, I aspire to forge pathways that empower individuals and organizations to flourish and contribute positively to the world.

My Expertise

Unlocking
Organizational
Potential

THINK

Growth &
Transformation

Growth & Transformation

Applying strategic frameworks to drive growth, navigate uncertainty, and lead successful organizational transformation.

ACT

Organizational Design & Collaboration

Organizational Design & Collaboration

Designing simpler, more effective organizations by fostering collaboration internally and externally.

BE

Purpose &
Culture

Purpose & Culture

Embedding deep purpose and cultivating organizational courage to build resilient, value-driven cultures.

Unleashing
Human
Potential

THINK

Strategy &
Mindset

Strategy & Mindset

Enhancing leaders' strategic thinking and decision-making in turbulent times.

ACT

Connection &
Influence

Connection & Influence

Building impactful personal networks and mastering the interpersonal dynamics required to lead horizontally and vertically

BE

Self-Leadership &
Purpose

Self-Leadership & Purpose

Cultivating self-knowledge, personal courage, and resilience.

How to Be Bold: The Surprising Science of Everyday Courage

From Deepak Chopra, MD, New York Times best-selling author:

How to Be Bold is a profound and illuminating guide to unlocking the boundless potential within each of us. Ranjay Gulati masterfully reveals that courage is not an innate trait reserved for the few but a practice that can be cultivated by all. By transforming our perception of fear and embracing the ‘9 C’s,’ we transcend self-imposed limitations and step into a life of purpose, impact, and unwavering authenticity. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to align with their highest potential and move through the world with fearless grace.

From Amy C Edmondson Novartis Professor of Leadership, Harvard Business School; Author, Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well (Atria 2023)

Engaging and meaningful, How to Be Bold will keep readers turning the pages for more of its wonderful stories of courage, cowardice, and learning. Packed with insight about human psychology and organizational behavior, this exciting new book offers readers a path forward to become better leaders or simply to lead fuller lives.  

From Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of THINK AGAIN and HIDDEN POTENTIAL, and host of the podcast Re:Thinking

An engrossing, evidence-based, and actionable guide to acting in the face of fear. Ranjay Gulati is an expert on how individuals and organizations can take smart risks, and his book is brimming with tools to build your courage and your competence.

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