Walking into a room, Beena Jacob sometimes found herself expected to advocate for the people perspective alone, not challenge business…
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Not a sudden calling For Sejal Haribhakti Mody, CHRO, Akasa Air, human resources was never a sudden calling. Her journey…
Courageous keeper of secrets Terminations, performance issues, salary inequities, leadership failures, personal crises. Samarpita Banerjee has carried information about all…
Lessons learnt early Early in her career, Jeyamalini Natesan had the opportunity to work directly with MDs and CEOs. The…
Walking away from certainty After 14 years at Sapient, Manika Awasthi had built credibility, strong relationships and a career that…
Following her internal compass The biggest professional risk Shefali Rai took was walking away from her formal training as an…
An accidental HR professional Beena Dixit began her career as a structural designer, the only woman in an otherwise all-male…
Leadership beyond borders Working across geographies has been one of the most defining aspects of Priyanka Anand’s leadership journey. Exposure…
When she realised that waiting to be invited into the conversation was not a strategy she could rely on, one…
Never a solo climb Somewhere along her corporate journey, Priyanka Mohanty discovered a second passion beyond HR: mountaineering. From Everest…
Pursuing a sense of purpose Niyathi Madasu did not enter HR because she was drawn to policies or processes. She…
Handling subtle bias with tact A leadership succession-planning review proved to be a lesson in tact for Sonia Kulkarni. Successors…
From engineering to enabling people For years, Girija Kolagada led engineering and product teams. Yet, as she did, she found…
Solving bias structurally One of the most defining moments in Preeti Ahuja’s career came when she worked with a business…
Leadership beyond labels Sonali De Sarker has never viewed gender as a barrier to leadership. Throughout her career, she has…
Leading with empathy Inspired by the Buddhist practice of responding with awareness rather than reacting impulsively, Shamita Ghosh’s leadership style…
Training as an entry point Narmina Nabiyeva may not have chosen HR with a grand plan at the start, but…
Not black and white Looking back at her first HR role, Divya Mohan remembers being surprised by how little of…
Curiosity about people It was curiosity about people, what drives them, how teams come together, and what makes some environments…
That one bold and clear decision Geetha Thiagarajan grew up in a business family where banking was the natural path.…
Moving beyond administrative support Maria Rajesh’s career has been shaped by a sustained curiosity about people and organisational dynamics. Early…
From tax professional to CHRO Arti Dua did not set out to build a career in HR. But when the…
When competence met understanding Richa Dubey would have liked her younger self to understand organisations as systems, not just roles.…
From finance to HR “HR chose me,” says Divya Kiran, recalling how she found her way into the function whilst…
Experience and self-discovery Krupa NS’ entry into HR was less a predefined decision and more an evolution shaped by experience…
Bridging human behaviour with organisational purpose “For many, there isn’t always a cinematic ‘Eureka’ moment or a feeling of ‘Aapka…