About the Author

Jitendra Pant is a mentor, trainer, and life coach. After graduating in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Delhi in 1972, he gained extensive experience in industry and consulting. Over more than four decades of a diverse professional career, he has worked in Operations Management, Quality, Kaizen, Project Management, Problem Solving, and Training. His assignments have taken him across India as well as to Japan, South Korea, Kenya, England, and Scotland.

A lifelong learner, Jitendra continues to write, read, teach, mentor, and learn from new experiences. He believes that learning should never stop—and we should always keep looking for reasons to smile.

Jitendra has authored 22 books, covering management and productivity as well as life experiences, everyday observations, reflection, humour, and lessons from life. His writing is simple, personal, and rooted in real experiences.

Through the JMPS Health & Education Care Foundation, he also contributes to social initiatives in education and healthcare.

His books include 5S, Time Management, Problem Solving, 25 Lessons from Uncommon Thoughts, Nano Insights, Operations Management Demystified, Kaizen Catalyst, Anyone Who Can Walk Is My Fitness Hero, Born Again at 75, Doing, Don’t Blame, Go to Gemba, Cut Cost at Every Cost, Wisdom in Verse, and Winning at Tortoise Pace, among others.

His writing also reflects his experiences as a grandfather and maternal grandfather, his enduring curiosity about life, and his belief in accepting changing circumstances while continuing to move forward.

Writing, learning, teaching, mentoring, and smiling—these are different expressions of Jitendra’s continuing journey through life.