The Cockroach Principle: A Leadership Fable About Resilience, Adaptability and Endurance (Paperback or Softback)
Language: English
Published by Kishore Kumar Thakur 6/14/2026, 2026
- Softcover
- New
Seller: BargainBookStores, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.BargainBookStores
AbeBooks seller since January 23, 2002
Condition: New
£ 12.02
Quantity: 5 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
The Cockroach Principle: A Leadership Fable About Resilience, Adaptability and Endurance.
Seller Inventory # BBS-9789359178042
- Title
- The Cockroach Principle: A Leadership Fable About Resilience, Adaptability and Endurance (Paperback or Softback)
- Author
- Thakur, Kishore Kumar
- Publisher
- Kishore Kumar Thakur 6/14/2026
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Paperback or Softback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 9359178047
- ISBN 13
- 9789359178042
- Item weight
- 0.69 pounds
A Leadership Fable About Resilience, Adaptability and Endurance
What if the most important leadership lessons could be learned from one of nature's least admired creatures?
Arjun Mehta has spent his entire career believing in a simple formula:
Work hard. Deliver results. Get rewarded.
For years, that formula seemed to work.
Until it didn't.
When a long-awaited promotion is awarded to someone else, Arjun finds himself questioning not only his career, but also the assumptions that have guided his life for years. The confidence he once relied on begins to crack, and the success he pursued so relentlessly no longer feels as certain as it once did.
As he struggles to make sense of the setback, Arjun encounters an unlikely mentor at a roadside tea stall. Through a series of conversations and life lessons, the mentor introduces him to a surprising source of wisdom:
The cockroach.
Not admired.
Not celebrated.
Not powerful.
Yet one of nature's most resilient survivors.
While stronger species disappeared, it endured. While environments changed, it adapted. While obstacles emerged, it continued.
What begins as an uncomfortable metaphor gradually becomes a powerful framework for navigating leadership, careers, relationships, setbacks, and life's inevitable uncertainties.
Through missed opportunities, difficult feedback, organizational change, personal challenges, and unexpected lessons from family, colleagues, and mentors, Arjun embarks on a journey that transforms not only the way he leads—but the way he lives.
The Cockroach Principle is a story about:
- Adapting when plans fall apart
- Recovering from disappointment and failure
- Letting go of the need for certainty
- Managing ego and embracing growth
- Building resilience in times of change
- Leading with perspective rather than position
- Discovering what truly matters
Written as a compelling leadership fable, this book combines storytelling, practical wisdom, and timeless insights for professionals, managers, executives, entrepreneurs, coaches, and anyone navigating change.
If you have ever:
- Been overlooked for an opportunity
- Faced an unexpected setback
- Struggled with change
- Questioned your career direction
- Wondered how resilient you really are
then this book was written for you.
At its heart, The Cockroach Principle challenges a common belief about success.
The people who thrive are not always the smartest, strongest, or most talented.
More often, they are the ones who adapt faster, learn continuously, recover quickly, and keep moving forward when others stop.
Through memorable characters and thought-provoking lessons, this book offers a fresh perspective on leadership and personal growth in a world that refuses to stand still.
You may never look at a cockroach the same way again.
More importantly, you may never look at setbacks, change, or resilience the same way again.
Because the world admires what shines.
Life rewards what endures.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
BargainBookStores
Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since January 23, 2002
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 4 to 10 business days | 4 to 9 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 0.00 | £ 29.53 |
Payment methods
Store description
Save up to 90% on your favorite items at BargainBookStores.com! Our 20,000 square foot warehouse in Grand Rapids, Michigan is filled with hundreds of thousands of books and consumer goods, all at the lowest prices! We've been serving internet customers with great deals since 2001. All books ship from Grand Rapids, Michigan. 100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed We want to ensure your satisfaction. If you are dissatisfied with your purchase or shopping experience, we would like to hear from you. Please contact us by email: cs@bargainbookstores.com. Please be sure to include your contact information and order number. We do not charge a restocking fee for returns. Your Privacy BargainBookStores.com does not provide, sell or market customer information to other businesses or organizations.…
Specialty
Out of Print Books, Specializing in Academic and Professional Books, Bargain Books - Save Up to 90% Off Publisher's List Price!, Remainder Books, Store-Wide Range of New Books in all CategoriesSeller's business information
BargainBookStores
3423 Lousma Dr SE
Grand Rapids, MI U.S.A. 49548
Terms of sale
BargainBookStores guarantees 100% Customer Satisfaction. We ship worldwide and offer a variety of shipping methods to meet your needs. Please place your order directly via ABEBooks.com. We accept payment by MasterCard and Visa. For more information, contact us by email at cs@bargainbookstores.com. Full contact info is below:
BargainBookStores.com LLC
3423 Lousma Dr SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49548
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to BargainBookStores, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A., without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.
Shipping terms
We will ship to all domestic and most international destinations.
Please note: Shipping times are estimated and are not guaranteed by BargainBookStores.