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Allyship Secret
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Named a Voice of New Era of Leaders by the female factor
Honored to be named a Voice of a New Era of Leaders as part of the Leadership Redefined movement by the female factor! https://www.femalefactor.global/
Recognized as LinkedIn Top Voice on Leadership and Executive Coaching
Delighted to be named a Top Voice on Leadership and Executive Coaching by LinkedIn. Grateful for the opportunity to share insights and help leaders grow and succeed! Access my LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monikanavandar/
IWD 2023: Named Wonder Woman of the Week by The Clothing Compass
In this IWD Special feature, I talk about embodying my core values of authenticity, hard work, and purpose-driven living, and share advice for women on speaking their minds, asking questions, having opinions, welcoming more boldness into their world, and building...
Interviewed by GoMasterCoach’s Geraldine Gauthier
It was an honor to be interviewed by GoMasterCoach and share insights on some valuable lessons I learnt from coaching Senior Leaders and C-suite clients. Link:...
IWD 2022 – Woman of Wonder Award
Was honoured to receive the WoW Award for Braveheart category organized by the Woman with Wings and WoW Awards team for #IWD2022
Personal Story Captured in the Book ‘[Block]Chain Reaction: The Future of How We Live and Work’
Some of my personal experiences have been captured in this book as an inspiration by Elizebeth Varghese.
DE&I Expert for the Book ‘Diversity Beyond Tokenism’
I was interviewed for the book by the co-author, Hari TN, and my insights are captured in the book. I also had the honor to write the blurb/endorsement for the book. You may read my editorial...
Race and Culture – The Conversation in Asia
I was interviewed by Community Business for my perspectives on the topic of race and culture and its relevance to the Asian context, specifically the Indian context. Based on my interview as one of the recognized thought leaders on topics related to race and culture...
Microaggressions: The Slow Killer of a Great Organizational Culture
Microaggressions are silent killers of inclusive work environments. People suffer in silence, and those who cause the suffering often have no idea that they were disrespectful! In this article for Human Capital Magazine (PDF below), I share what individuals and...
How to Turn Your Cost Centre Into an Enterprise Asset
In this article for the Economic Times HR World, I share the biggest challenges of Captives especially BPOs, GICs and GCCs, primarily around Talent and Organizational Culture and what they should do to turn their Cost Centre in to an Enterprise Asset!...
IWD 2021 Insights
Human Capital Magazine invited me to share my insights as one of their inspiring women authors who are changing the odds, changing the game, and changing the future. https://humancapitalonline.com/Leadership/details/2161/international-womens-day-2021
Work From Home (Cover Feature)
It was an honour to do the Cover Story for the Work from Home Special Edition of the Business Manager HR Magazine. Read on to learn what organizations can do to manage employees’ anxiety, motivation, engagement and wellbeing in a remote set-up!...
How to Improve Outsourcing Relationships
This article was first published by Theresa Sigillito Hollema in Rise Beyond Consulting. Sometimes looking from a different angle makes the difference. For years I have pondered the key ingredients to make an offshoring structure in a company a success. By...
The How-Tos of D&I (Cover Story)
It was an honor to do the Cover Story for the Diversity & Inclusion Edition of the Human Capital Magazine (PDF below). Whether you are a beginner or a practitioner, an individual or an organization looking for what to do next on your DEI journey, this article...
Executive Presence: The Wow Factor for Leaders
In this article published in the Human Capital print magazine (PDF below), I share my take and tips on enhancing Executive Presence. What works best for you under high-pressure situations, specially when you want to establish your credibility and positively influence...
Driving Inclusion & Diversity Through ERGs
This article was published in the Human Capital print magazine (PDF below). How is your organization leveraging these groups? How can employers encourage engagement in today’s job market? Do ERGs help improve engagement, productivity, org culture, innovation? Are ERGs...
Why Inclusion & Diversity Work Is Getting Stuck in India
This article, published in the Human Capital print magazine (PDF below), captures my observations and experiences in the Indian market. [ba_info_box photo="https://neoseven.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/HC_Nov-2019_Monika-pdf.jpg" title="Human Capital Article - Indian...
Sponsorship – Enhance Your Talent Pipeline
This article was first published in the Times of PAMAC on October 1st, 2019. The awareness of the business case for Inclusion and Diversity is on the rise. There are numerous research and case studies that speak about the Business Case for Diversity. For example,...
Mentoring vs Sponsorship
In my consulting practice, I have noticed that clients are proud speaking about their initiatives for Gender diversity, all of them understand what mentoring is and most of them are still struggling with achieving the results they wish these programs could or should...
Unconscious Bias – An Onboarding Program Must Have!
As I think about the recent case and situation involving Starbucks (Click Here), the company is trying to determine if the actions of the manager in question were not only discriminatory but also if the manager knew the decision was made based on race without even...
The Untapped Talent Pool – People With Disability (PWD)
Happy 2019! It was a fantastic opportunity to be a part of the Adventure Beyond Barriers Annual Gathering over the weekend (Jan 5), truly inspirational souls with a fab sense of humour! The event was hosted by the warm and humble Aparna Prabhudesai, she conquered Mt...
The Future Is Female
So many buzzword articles are published around gender issues but the real talk is lost in jargon. We see a lot being said about gender equality and representation of the fairer sex in the corporate world, but there is so much untold. Two such topics that need more...
Leveraging Diverse Talent for Organizational Impact
Recently NeoSeven organized a Senior Leadership Round-table for the soft launch of The Human Insights Corporation (THIC) in Mumbai, India. The event was primarily for the CEOs, MDs and HR Heads of MNCs. I had been into organizing and hosting shows during my school and...
The Authentic Me – My Personal Journey
One of the famous online blogs has captured my journey so far as an inspirational story. The article gives a quick glimpse of my personal life. Working in the Diversity & Inclusion space for some time now, thought I would share of who I am as a person 🙂 The title...