SVP and Head HR/2X TEDx Speaker/ Economic Times Young HR Leader/HR 100 under 40/Author/National President- Future of Work/#possibilitariangauri

I help organizations institutionalize HR and CSR functions to drive sustainable growth, strengthen governance, and build high-performing cultures.

With 17+ years of experience across diverse industries, I have led large-scale transformations in organizational culture, digital HR, D&I, leadership development, and talent management while balancing performance with compliance and care.

My foundation combines an engineering background with postgraduate qualifications in Human Resources and Psychology, enabling structured, people-centric leadership.

I serve on advisory panels, mentor emerging leaders, and contribute to leading HR publications. My work has been recognized through national and global HR thought leadership platforms.

Key Expertise:
HR Strategy | Organizational Culture | Leadership Development | Talent Management | Diversity & Inclusion | Change Management | Performance Culture | Digital HR | Stakeholder Alignment

 Passion with compassion is my mantra.
 Reach me at gauri_dwivedi@rediffmail.com

Gauri Das

A great performer but not interested in managing a team ?

Sometimes promoting the best performer is the fastest way to lose them.

Because the skills that make someone brilliant at their job aren’t always the skills needed to lead others doing it.

Here’s what we often overlook:

Leadership isn’t a ‘thank you’ gift.  It’s a separate career.

Some people thrive when they own the work, not when they delegate it.

Managing people requires patience, coaching, and empathy, not just expertise.

The wrong promotion can quietly drain a team’s energy.

You don’t just lose a leader, you lose your top player too.

A smarter approach is to create two clear growth paths.

one for deep expertise and one for leadership and let people choose before the decision is made for them.

Agree ? 

#possibilitariangauri #Leadership #HR

Head HR & CSR | Institutionalising People, Governance & Culture | Builder of Systems, Talent & Growth

The happiest country in the world doesn’t look euphoric. It looks grounded and that's the key. 

At a pre-New Year gathering hosted by the Finnish Consul General and his wife, the room brought together diplomats, business leaders, government officials, and professionals from very different fields. The diversity was impressive. 

What caught my attention was the tone.

No hierarchy in conversations.

No rush to impress.

No performative confidence.

In many high-achieving cultures, we equate energy with impact and urgency with importance. But here influence showed up as listening, trust, and quiet assurance.

When dignity, fairness, and trust are built into systems, people don’t need to prove their worth constantly. And that changes how leadership feels.

Thank you Erik af Hällström and Nina af Hällström for hosting an evening that quietly challenged how we generally think about happiness and leadership.

What would change in our workplaces if calm was treated as a sign of strength, not disengagement?

#possibilitariangauri

We are quick to connect on LinkedIn, slow to meet in real life.

Connection requests are sent.
Accepted.
And then quietly archived.

No conversation.No curiosity.

Sometimes, not even a response to a message after they initiated the connection.

But during a recent trip to Central India, I experienced something different with a few wonderful LinkedIn connections.

We met.

We spoke.

Conversations flowed. Perspectives widened. Some meetings sparked ideas, some opened doors to collaboration, and some simply led to better understanding. No pressure to convert. No transactional intent.


Every one of them was worth the time.

It was a reminder that networks grow through presence, not just profiles.

A connection means very little if it never moves beyond a screen. The real value lies in dialogue, shared time, and the willingness to meet halfway, literally and otherwise.

Thank you Akshat Shrivastava Kripaali Rathore V. Maya Singh 

How do you build real bonds with your LinkedIn connections?

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The best barometer for culture- how people feel on Sunday night.

Most people don’t quit their jobs, they actually quit a messy environment.

If you want to build a team that actually wants to stay, you don't need a big budget. 

You need INTENT and some simple rules. 

1. The "No-Surprise" Rule

Annual review is not the the time for first time feedback.

If there’s a problem, talk about it within 24 hours.

If there’s a win, celebrate it within hours.


2. Protect Their Time

If a meeting can be an email, send the email.

If a meeting is necessary, keep it short.

Respect their time away. No texts after agreed time.

3. Clear Expectations is kindness 

Don’t ask people to "work hard." Tell them exactly what "done" looks like.

Clarity is the greatest gift a leader can give.

4. Public Praise, Private Correction

Call out great work in front of everyone.

Discuss mistakes behind closed doors.


5. Listen More, Talk Less

Ask your team: "What is one thing blocking your work this week?"

Then, ensure that block is removed. 

People stay where they feel seen, heard, and respected. It’s that simple.

Which one you think is missing the most ? 

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The most valuable person on your team isn't the one making the most noise. 

It’s the one you never have to worry about.
Stop labelling your content people as  underachievers.

When someone excels at their job, stays drama-free, and says, "I’m happy exactly where I am," it unsettles people.  Because it breaks the "Hustle Culture" narrative:

The Myth: Ambition must be loud.

The Myth: Progress must be vertical.

The Myth: Value must look restless.

Content is not checked out.

Underachievers are disengaged. They avoid responsibility, do the bare minimum, and blame the system.

Content People are the backbone. They deliver. They are reliable. They have the rare clarity to know exactly what they want and what they don’t.

But many workplaces reward only aspiration. If you choose balance over acceleration, you are quietly penalized.


If you lead or influence others, here is how you protect your most reliable talent:

Challenge Your Assumptions: Silence 
is not  lack of ambition. Ask about their goals before you label them.

Separate Performance from Promotion: A "High Performer" rating shouldn't automatically trigger a "Promotion" conversation. They are two different metrics.

Offer Lateral Growth: Provide "Growth Choices" like new skills, projects instead of "Default Upward Paths Only" 

Stop the "Competence Penalty": Don’t overload high-performers with extra work just because "they can handle it." That’s a fast track to burnout.

Reward Reliability, Not Just Visibility: Make sure your "quiet winners" feel seen.

Strong cultures allow for more than one way to succeed. Agree?

#possibilitariangauri

J.B.BODA Group

IIRM & JBBODA GROUP have a strategic tie up to promote education and training in the domain of Insurance, Reinsurance and other allied subjects in BFSI Space in the Domestic as well as Emerging Markets in the world! JB Boda has a strong relationships in the domestic as well as the emerging countries of the world. Providing training and joint certification with IIRM on relevant topics is the agenda. This will create awareness and quality trained resources in the Industry. 
Corporates also need to understand the risk as a subject! The Insurance industry is growing with double digits and will need quality manpower which can be arranged by joint efforts of IIRM and JBB

Group Head-Training & Development & Talent Acquisition

Dyota Solutions Pvt Ltd

A Financial Advisory Firm, Helping Individuals Plan their personal finance scientifically and help them be organized money wise.

Director

As a Core Team Member of the Dyota Solutions Pvt ltd ,Lead the Retirement vertical and make this a profit centre for the company. Tata Asset Management Company & NSE have identified our company as their investor education partners to deliver education across the country. RCF, BPCL,,Mazagaon Docks, HPCL Thermax,Tata Motors etc are some of  our leading clients for the Financial and retirement wellness programs.Vision of reaching 1 million clients by 2020 is pronounced. Will be eager to help conduct program in your organisation too.

Evarsity Learning & Consulting LL

SME & Family run Business Transformation Coach

Life & Business Coaching.

1. CLI Canada, Certified in Life and Business Coaching Associate Power Coach.

2. G. O. L. D. Coaching A powerful Business Coaching Methodology developed by UK's Noble Manhattan Coaching Ltd.

https://www.anandkulkarni.coach

 Evarsity Learning & Consulting LLP 

Dyota Solutions Pvt Ltd.

"imoneyplant" is a brand of Dyota Solutions Pvt Ltd. where we Deliver Education And Investor Awareness Programmes to corporate through our channel Partners ,Our vision is to Help the next Generation generate wealth without stress . We firmly Believe Investor Awareness is not just restricted to Awareness,but it is for Application and Action. Behavioral changes to effect the Application and Action is what is emphasized in our Education Programmes. We are expanding Pan India and Interested Fee Based Financial Planners who are interested to join with us can write a mail to anand@imoneyplant.com

Board Member

THE ALPHA GROUP INTERNATIONAL

Peer to Peer Executive Board room concept

Regional Director

Blend Insurance Brokers Pvt Ltd.

Building up Distribution and Sales Turnover of Blend Insurance Broking and Taking the organisation to new level.

Chief Operating Officer

JB BODA GROUP

Appointed as Principal of the academy with a vision of  creating an Insurance academy to cater to the needs of Afro Asian and Asia pacific regions in Insurance domain Life ,Non- Life,  Reinsurance and soft skills.
will also look after :
1. EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT FOR THE J B BODA GROUP COMPANIES.
2 .DEVELOP ACADEMY AS A PROFIT CENTER.
3. VALUE ADDITION TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CLIENTS ,THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING INITIATIVES.

Principal J B Boda Academy

Advising on Business development & Product and formation of new companies Reinsurance collaboration of Companies,formation of corporations and business structures, drafting privacy policies and structuring commercial transactions, Actuarial valuations, Develop and maintain Employee Benefit schemes.
Procured and Developed Reinsurance Treaties for Health for middle east clients .Assisted in establishing the academy .

Consultant National and overseas Assignment

XRBIA Developers

Building  Distribution for the Real estate company, In This project we recruited 129 sales teams across different levels and also inducted them for optimum performance. The biggest  Fair was organized by this team in BKC Bandra . This was a record no of sales in this exhibition.

CHIEF DISTRIBUTION OFFICER 

Trinity Global Education

Conceived and Developed various modules in BFSI space to provide Trained resources to the BFSI Industry.Successfully completed Campus to corporate Programme and Trained 254 candidates across south and west of India with HDFC LIFE.

Executive Director

J B BODA Group , Dyota Solutions Pvt Ltd., 

Inspiring Leader, Certified Life & Business Coaching CLI Canada & Gold Coaching UK, Certified in how to make training fun, Singapore, Certified Board room facilitator Alpha group UK, CN-3 Acentive USA. 

 The last 3 decades of my interaction with a variety of businessmen told me something was not right 

-Businesses  were facing typical challenges due to habit of micromanagement,and they were involved at every step of the business leading to 12 to 15 hours of work per day leaving no time for his family or himself.  The three important questions bothering them were:

a] In spite of my good business, great name, fame, and good money, why am I not happy? 

b]  I am working 12-15 hours on a daily basis. It is burning me out, is this going to continue like this?

 c]  I am directionless, unable to understand where I am heading, I want to leave my business to the next generation but don’t know how? & Hence TRANSFORM TO PERFORM was born.

Anand is Mentor with “Mentor My Board “

DYOTA SOLUTIONS PVT LTD* Director Insurance & Training, Core Team Member, Director -Insurance Training, of the M/s. Dyota Solutions Pvt Ltd, IAP partners with various AMC to deliver education programs across the country.

3. Territory Manager HDFC LIFE 2008- 2011: Building up Retail Distribution, and developing a Region in Mumbai.

A Guest faculty with a leading management Institute MET Bandra and NMIMS for MBA students.
The Alpha Group, a part of Noble Manhattan, is the fastest-growing Peer to Peer Executive Board, GOLD Coaching. 

2. Principal J B BODA ACADEMY with a vision of creating an Insurance academy to cater to the needs of Afro Asian and Asia pacific regions Insurance domain Life, Non-Life,&Reinsurance.

1. LEADING  DEVELOPMENT OFFICER of LIC OF INDIA in Mumbai  19 Years (1989-2008)
Consistent performer and among the  ACE Development Officer and was sent Abroad.
Nominated for a Special Training to Singapore
Addressed an International Conference in 2001 as a Lead Speaker in New Delhi in 2001.Journal Published.
Leadership Development Training to middle and Senior Management Team on the various domain and leadership  Skills
Specialties: 

Associate Business & Life Power Coach PCMK in Training Canada, the GOLD coach from the UK Nobel Manhattan group.
NLP Trained by By Dick  Mac Hugh, Good communication Skills, Man management skills, Negotiation skills, Building Distribution, Train The Trainer of LIMRA on Management Development Programme.MDP.
Invited at various forums as an Inspirational & motivational speaker.

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