Aravind Sakthivel is an author, technologist, and leadership researcher based in Cambridge, UK. He studies how behaviour, emotion, and decision-making shape outcomes inside complex organisations, especially under pressure. His upcoming book The Leadership Trap: Why Smart Leaders Fail and How to Break Free brings together global case studies grounded in public investigations, regulatory filings, court records, and journalism to help managers, executives, and founders spot leadership failure patterns early, protect critical capability, and build organisational resilience through Challenge, Capability, and Cadence.
