Founder - Dr. Ajay Shrivastav, Fellowship in Strategic OD

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Dr. Ajay Shrivastav is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credentialed by International Coach Federation (ICF). He has over 2,500 hours of coaching senior leaders of various corporate houses. His Research Paper on Coaching Competencies was selected and published during Annual Coaching Conference in Aug 2012. His interview appeared in ICF Newsletter in Jan 2014.

Dr. Shrivastav has been trained on Psychological Assessment and Psychometrics by IIM, Ahmedabad. He is a trained and Certified Assessor and Practitioner of Saville Assessment, MBTI, HPTI, FIRO-B, FIRO-Business, Human Potential Assessment, Trait Emotional Intelligence, PPA-HJA (Thomas DISC), General Intelligence Assessment, Strong Interest Inventory.

He has been trained in Leadership and Change Management at IIM, Ahmedabad. He has been conducting various leadership interventions and impact assessment in various corporate houses across industries. He is Creator, Facilitator and Mentor for CEO’s Club at Adani Wilmar Ltd – an innovative HR Approach for Building Talent Pipeline – for which the company got awarded with Asia Training and Development Excellence Award – 2016 at Singapore.

He is trained and certified on Competency Modelling and Competency Mapping by SHL and CII. He has also been trained and certified to conduct Assessment Development Centre by XLRI. He has been conducting Assessment and Development Centers for various large corporate houses.

He is trained on Strategic Thinking by IIM, Indore. He is also trained and certified as Strategy Consultant by IIM, Bangalore. He helps organizations on Strategic Planning and Balanced Score Card implementation.

Dr. Shrivastav is a versatile professional with over 3 decades of rich work experience in various business areas like Technology, Field Service, Customer Care, Sales, COO, HR, Training and Leadership Development. Starting his career with Indian Air Force, Dr. Shrivastav has worked in various corporate houses like Modi Xerox, Redington India and Tata Teleservices in various roles, and in various geography.

A graduate in Electronics and Communication Engineering with MBA in Sales and Finance, Dr. Shrivastav developed new competencies and acquired in-depth knowledge by completing Diploma in Leadership and Doctorate in Behavioral Science.

With Fellowship in Strategic OD and Design Thinking as feathers in his cap, he has been running various OD intervention across different organizations.

Important Corporate Responsibilities

  • National Operation Head – Academy for Sales and Retail Management
  • HR Head – West Region, Tata Teleservices Ltd
  • COO – Tata Teleservices Ltd, Orissa
  • National Service Business Head – Redington India Ltd
  • Sales Head (Post Paid Biz) – Tata Teleservices Ltd, Gujarat

Professional Achievements

  • Certified on Design Thinking, IIM Ahmedabad
  • Fellowship in Strategic OD, World HR Board
  • Certified Strategy Consultant, IIM Bangalore
  • Certified on Strategic Thinking, IIM Indore
  • Fellow, Institution of Engineers (India)
  • Lead Faculty for Leadership Training for IRS Officers (Group A) at NACIN.
  • Knowledge Partner for BSNL for National Academy for Technical & Finance Management.
  • Subject Matter Expert for Tata Power Skill Development Institute.
  • Ex- National Operation Head, Academy of Sales and Retail Management (ASRM), Tata Teleservices Ltd.
  • Certified Assessor – Saville Assessment, MBTI, HPTI, FIRO-B, FIRO-Business, Human Potential Assessment, Trait Emotional Intelligence, PPA-HJA (Thomas DISC), General Intelligence Assessment, Strong Interest Inventory.

Awards and Accolades

  • Adjudged “Consultant of the Year 2018” by The CEO Magazine
  • Ranked among Top 50 Prominent Consulting Firm by Insight Success in Jan 2018.
  • Ranked among Top 25 L&D Consultants in India by Consultant Review in July 2017.
  • Creator, Facilitator and Mentor for CEO’s Club at Adani Wilmar Ltd for which the company got awarded with Asia Training and Development Excellence Award – 2016 at Singapore.
  • Recipient of prestigious Learning and Development Leadership Award by World HRD Congress in 2009.