Unravelling in the court of Akbar, the well-known Bribal stories illustrate the minister’s sagacity and problem-solving acumen. It has become trendy to identify various management and leadership styles with historical and mythical personalities such as Attila the Hun, Winnie the Pooh, Mulla Nasiruddin, Confucius, Jesus Christ and with philosophical systems and religions books like ZEN, TAOISM, BIBLE, BHAGAVAD GITA, SUFISM and KABBALLAH. Against this backdrop, the authors thought it would be appropriate to unveil the managerial wisdom and problem-solving principles that Birbal's stories embody.

Readers are encouraged to pause just before the solutions is given and think of their own solutions to the problem. Only when they have thought of one or more solutions should they read Birbal’s solution. There is no other effective way of honing one’s own creativity.

At the end of the book, the authors have devised a technique that they have termed BIRBAL, which readers can use to solve their problems.