Work Specialization

Anitha conducts programs for Junior-Top Management like Leadership Development Programs, Executive Coaching, Manager as a Coach, Managerial Development Programs, Soft skills Programs to achieve business results. She also works as a HR Consultant for OD efforts in organizations. Her expertise is in coaching professionals to achieve business results.

As a Facilitator:

Anitha has facilitated over 50 programs across levels. She facilitated multiple workshops on Performance Management, Managerial Skills, Leadership Skills, Employee Relations, Objective Setting Sessions, Organizational Design & Transformation, Inclusive Leadership and the like

As an Executive Coach:

Anitha is a certified coach (ICF PCC Credential) who has trained 140 hours with Leadership that Works
She has provided individualized Coaching support to individuals in the Corporate Sector for their development and growth
She works with HCN, GAP & Cherie Blair foundation and coaches women entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs across the world and in India. She has also worked with a few more social ventures as a coach
Is familiar with 360 degrees, Hogan and a wide variety of tools as a base instrument for coaching

Certifications

Certified in Mercer International Position Evaluation [2009]
Certification in Thomas International – PPA-HJA and GIA-TST tools [2010]
Attended training workshops on Emotional Intelligence, Competency Based Interviewing, Advanced Consulting Skills, Dale Carnegie’s Train the Facilitator – TTF, ISABs – Basic & Advanced Human Process Labs, Core Facilitation skills, HR Business Partnering [2006 – 2015]
Certified Professional Coach from Leadership that Works, ICF PCC certified {2016}
Certified in Hogan personality based assessment inventory – HPI, HDS, MVPI [2017]
Advanced Certification in Playback Theater [2017] ▫ Trained on KFALP tool of KFHG, Aon ADEPT personality Assessment tool, BetterUp WPM personality Assessment and 360 degree Feedback tools
Completed a certificate course in Conscious Business Coaching & Group Coaching at BetterUp [2019, 2021]
Pursuing a course in Somatic Experiencing Therapy [2021-2024]

Work Experience

Anitha Balaraj is a HR Professional with over 15+ years of experience in diverse HR verticals – HR Business Partnering, Learning & Talent Development / OD, Performance Management and HR Consulting. As a part of KPMG Human Capital Consulting, she has delivered on multiple consulting engagements in the area of Organizational Restructuring, HR Systems and Process Design.

Her specialist and HRBP experience in Scope and in BASF makes her an expert in Talent Assessment & Development, Employee Performance Management and various facets of HR Business Partnering. Anitha is passionate in applying her HR & consulting expertise towards helping organizations scale up in their transformational journey.

She also coaches leaders, professionals & entrepreneurs with a special focus on women and millennials.

As a Facilitator: She has conducted more than 50 programs over the past 10+ years, as an internal and external facilitator
As an Executive Coach:
- Anitha has 150+ hours of one-on-one Coaching
- She works with a reputed coaching firm called Betterup based out of San Francisco, which works with professionals in tech majors based out of the Silicon Valley
As an Assessor: She has assessed many candidates using a wide variety of psychometric tools in multiple settings for recruitment and development and promotion. She has been part of many assessment centres as an assessor.

Customers Served

As a Facilitator: Scope Intl., Dimexon, KPMG, BASF, MSSW, CMA CGM, WorldBank
As a Coach: Clients of BetterUp, CoachHub, GAP, HCN, Cherie Blair Foundation
As a Assessor: Kincentric (formerly Aon Hewitt) and its client base

Sectors Served
Manufacturing, IT, Banking, Finance, Health care, Insurance, Telecom, BPO, Hospitality, Research and Development, Food Logistics, Pharmaceuticals, Consulting, FMCG, Construction, etc.

Academic Qualifications

PGD – PMIR from XLRI Jamshedpur (Equivalent to MBA-HR) [2004-2006]
Gold Medalist in the areas of Organizational Behavior, Industrial Relations & Personnel Management
Bachelor of Eng. – Electronics & Communication from Madras University [2000-2004]

Persona

Anitha enjoys her solo time with activities like reading, writing and self-reflection. Constant development of self is foremost on her mind. She has travelled widely across many countries and loves interacting with people from different cultures.

An ardent foodie, she enjoys meeting friends for coffee or dinner and has an eclectic set of friends who introduce her to different movies, art forms and the like. She is very passionate about helping individuals realize their true potential. She has a keen interest in Yoga and meditation post her accident.

Anitha Balraj

Work Specialization

Certifications

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Academic Qualifications

Persona

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