Finalist
Book Title:Seeing Early: Why the Best Operators See What Others Miss
Author:Ranjan Bhattacharjee
Published:2026
How is your book helping others?
Most business problems do not begin when leaders discover them. They begin earlier, while the signals are still weak, fragmented, or hidden in everyday operations. Seeing Early helps leaders shorten that gap. The book gives executives and operating leaders practical ways to recognize important changes sooner—before margin erodes, customers are affected, problems compound or strategic options disappear. Its central idea is simple: every problem has two dates. The day it begins. And the day leadership finds out. The distance between those two dates is where value quietly disappears.
Drawing on decades of operating experience, the book helps readers distinguish information from true visibility, identify where signals are being lost, and build organizations that surface reality sooner. The benefit is not prediction. It is earlier awareness—giving leaders more time, more options and a better chance to act before small problems become expensive ones.