Executive Coach | Leadership Trainer | Fractional CHRO | Strategic HR Advisor

I don’t run HR playbooks or coaching programs.
I create alignment where people and profit move in the same direction.

I’m a CA who has lived through the real challenges of service delivery, client pressure, and leadership in motion across finance, consulting, and HR.

I’ve seen that business problems rarely start in the balance sheet.
They start in behaviour, in how leaders think, communicate, and drive performance.

I work with founders and CXOs to turn leadership behaviour into business advantage.
My work bridges the language of numbers with the pulse of people.

1-on-1 EXECUTIVE COACHING

For CXOs and founders who don’t need motivation, they need momentum.

I’ve been in the rooms where decisions are heavy, expectations are high, and silence is loud.
I know it can be lonely at the top, when everyone looks to you but no one looks out for you.

You don’t need another coach. You need a strategic sounding board who understands both people and pressure.

I help you:
📌 Reboot your leadership operating system for sharper thinking and calmer execution.
📌 Navigate power, people, and pace without burning out.
📌 Build conviction that inspires trust, not compliance.

At your level, leadership isn’t about doing more. It’s about leading with clarity.

LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR MANAGERS

For organizations ready to turn managers into multipliers.

My group programs are not lectures. They are labs where managers learn to communicate with impact, build trust velocity, and drive accountability across generations.

📌 Flagship offerings:
• Leadership Coaching for First-Time Managers
• Gen Z Leadership Readiness
• Multigenerational Productivity Strategy

FRACTIONAL CHRO & STRATEGIC ADVISORY

For founders who want senior HR leadership without the overhead.

You should consider a Fractional CHRO when:
📌 You’re scaling fast but people decisions lag behind growth.
📌 Culture feels inconsistent across teams.
📌 You need strategic HR that links performance, cost, and capability.

I design people systems that pay for themselves through cost-smart org design, productivity frameworks, and leadership pipelines that hold under pressure.

HR isn’t a department. It’s your performance infrastructure.
When it’s designed right, it scales both people and profit.

Leadership and HR are not separate functions.
They are the twin engines of growth.
When one slows, the other stalls.
I make sure both run together.

📍 Founder, NextAxis – Your People & Performance Pivot.

𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠. 

You can’t think straight.

You can’t see what’s real.

You only see the heat.

These are the three things I learned the hard way. You can learn them now:

📌 If your voice rises, stop. Loud minds don’t listen.

📌 If your heart races, wait. Fast emotions create slow regrets.

📌 If your thoughts jump, pause. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑡ℎ.

𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 frameworks to control your reactions ? 𝐃𝐌 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤.

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Leadership & Executive Coach | Fractional CHRO | Strategic Advisor to CXOs | Founder - NextAxis - I help leaders think clearer, lead calmer, and grow faster without burning people or cost.

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𝐈𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞!

Someone I knew passed the Red Fort just 5 minutes before the blast!

Five minutes.
That’s all it took to change what could have been an ordinary day into a memory where we would have said - he WAS a good guy..

It’s strange how fragile time feels after moments like that.
You start realising how thin the line is between normal and never the same again.

We spend so much of life rushing 
to finish tasks, to chase goals, to move forward
and forget how precious the ordinary moments are.

That random conversation.
That morning chai.
That drive you thought was routine.

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬, 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞, 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 
𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥.

𝐻𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑒.
𝑆𝑎𝑦 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑎𝑦.
𝐷𝑜𝑛’𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑖𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑖𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑒.

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As a leadership and approach coach, my days revolve around guiding individuals and teams to lead with clarity, confidence, and compassion. 

Between coaching sessions, strategy calls, and constant travel, my mind and energy need to stay centered and strong.

Over the years, I’ve learned that leadership starts with self, and that includes how we nourish our bodies. I’ve explored every “healthy eating” philosophy out there, but there was always one thing I avoided: rice.

We’ve all heard the same thing. “Rice slows you down. It adds weight. It spikes your sugar.”

 So, I cut it out completely, even though it was once a staple comfort food growing up.

Then I came across Daawat’s #RiceYourAwareness campaign and the #OnlyRiceNovember challenge, which encourages people to rediscover rice as part of a balanced and mindful lifestyle.

That message really resonated with me because just like leadership, true wellness isn’t about restriction; it’s about awareness, balance, and intentional choices.

So, I’ve joined the 14-day Only Rice November Challenge, and after selecting my preferred days, I received a personalized diet plan curated by nutritionist Nmami Agarwal. I’m genuinely curious to see how this mindful experiment shifts my perspective on food, energy, and balance.

If you’ve ever questioned what “healthy” truly means, maybe it’s time to rethink your plate and your mindset.

 Join me on this journey, let’s #RiceYourAwareness together.
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Brand partnership • Leadership & Executive Coach | Fractional CHRO | Strategic Advisor to CXOs | Founder - NextAxis - I help leaders think clearer, lead calmer, and grow faster without burning people or cost.

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲.
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𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟, 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬!

Remember : Support especially in leadership is great till it becomes a habit.

📌 Tools can guide your path, but your clarity drives it.
📌 People can support you, but your conviction sustains you.
📌 Systems can help you grow, but your balance keeps you grounded.

It’s not about needing less help, it’s about growing stronger from within.

You can take support, but the balance sheet is yours to manage.

That’s what leadership coaching builds - clarity, confidence, and calm under pressure.

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐃𝐌 𝐦𝐞.

P.S - The railing had a disclaimer - donot put your weight on the railing and I hence put just the elow, just enough to stead myself.

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𝐈 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝-𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞.

I hired a wonderfully efficient girl, smart, clear, and reliable.
He looked at her and asked me to fire her,
“Aisi shakal ko kaise hire kar sakte ho aap?”

That line stayed with me.
Because 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐲, 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞.

📌 When bias gets disguised as “fit.”
📌 When looks start mattering more than logic.
📌 When performance takes a back seat to perception.

That’s not just a hiring problem.
It’s a culture problem.
And it’s not always visible to the HR team that’s running a hundred fires a day.

That’s where a Fractional CHRO steps in.
Not to replace HR, but to support them.
To give them the strategic bandwidth to pause, reflect, and reset.

𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧-𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐇𝐑 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐬, 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞:
𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐬.

It’s not about adding one more layer.
It’s about giving your HR team the strategic lift they deserve.

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Most leaders don’t realise the cost of their actions today till it’s too late to undo them.

📌 Leaders rarely fail because of one big mistake.
It’s the small daily choices that add up.

📌 A delayed decision slows the team.
📌 A harsh word lowers confidence.
📌 A missed conversation breaks trust.

At senior levels, every action sets the tone.
That’s why reflection isn’t a soft skill, it’s a business tool.

I work with CXOs and business leaders to:
✔ Think clearly under pressure
✔ Communicate with intent
✔ Build teams that stay aligned and motivated

𝐸𝑥𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.
𝐼𝑡’𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠, 𝑏𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠.

𝐃𝐌 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬.

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HRs gift what they think is convenient.

Someone said that to my face recently, and I remember being so angry about it. 

Ironically the very same night, I stumbled upon Flipkart ’s spoof report, ‘The Great Indian Corporate Gifting: Unwrapped’ in my mailbox.  It showcased the classic copy-paste gifting energy HRs have. And I laughed so hard as I realised this person I met in the morning wasn't entirely wrong.

One thing I’ve learned after years of building culture and leading HR: appreciation lands best when it feels personal.

𝐀 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐬𝐞.

That’s why I love the idea of gift cards, they’re thoughtful gifts that say, “I trust your choice.”

When people get to pick what fits their life, appreciation stops feeling like an obligation and starts feeling like a connection.

To the person who said that to me - thanks. You made me reflect, laugh, and reset how I look at gifting.

If you want to laugh in the middle of the day and introspect too -  attqching some pictures i clicked of the report. Keep smiling :) 

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There’s something incredibly powerful about watching your child play a sport.

You see them become more focused, more confident, more resilient one practice at a time.

For the longest time, I thought effort and coaching were all they needed. It took a few exhausting weeks of training to realise that their bodies need just as much support as their ambitions.

That’s why Gritzo ’s Athlete SuperMilk feels so relevant. It shines light on a simple truth: athlete kids are not the same as non-athlete kids, nutritionally. Their protein requirements, recovery needs, and energy demands are much higher.

It’s reassuring to see a brand step into this space with clarity and purpose.

To every child who keeps trying, and every parent cheering from the sidelines this one’s for you.

We often focus on intensity in relationships and in leadership.
However, it is consistency that holds everything together.

I recently watched the latest episode of The Relationship Edit by Matrimony.com Limited, and two ideas stood out very strongly.

First, value compatibility matters far more than shared hobbies or similar interests.

Two people can enjoy completely different things, but if their beliefs about family, money and lifestyle do not align, they will repeatedly face friction.

This is equally true in organisations where teams struggle when values do not match, even if skill sets do.

Second, consistency is a reliable indicator of character.
One-off good days or bad days do not define a person.
Patterns do.

Repeated behaviour, over time, reveals who people truly are.

In leadership, this is the foundation of trust.

In relationships, it is the foundation of stability.

I appreciate that Matrimony.com Limited is starting a conversation that moves beyond the idea of love as a feeling and focuses on love as a partnership that requires alignment, steady behaviour and shared understanding.

These insights are relevant not only for couples but for leaders, teams, and organisations as well.

Alignment gives direction.
Consistency builds trust.

Both are essential for long-term relationships, whether personal or professional.

#TheRelationshipEdit #Leadership #ValueAlignment #ad #Consistency

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