Dr. Abha Bhartia โ Co-Founder
I am a learning and capability leader with over 23 years of experience designing, scaling, and embedding leadership and behavioural capability in complex organisations. My work sits at the intersection of learning strategy, leadership development, culture transformation, and inclusion โ helping organisations move from well-intended training to measurable, sustained behaviour change. With a PhD in Organisational Behaviour (IIT Madras) and extensive experience across manufacturing, technology, e-commerce, pharma, BFSI, and digital platforms, I bring both behavioural science rigour and enterprise pragmatism to learning design. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ I have partnered with senior leadership, HR, L&D and business heads to: - Design enterprise learning strategies and multi-year capability roadmaps - Build leadership pipelines (first-time managers to senior leaders) - Create scalable learning journeys using blended, experiential and digital-first approaches - Embed inclusive leadership and DEI outcomes into mainstream learning โ not as parallel initiatives - Design measurement frameworks, nudges and reinforcement systems to drive adoption and ROI ๐๐บ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ค๐ถ๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ-๐ฐ๐ง๐ง ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ๐ด, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ด๐บ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ต ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด๐ฆ๐ต๐ด, ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ช๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ. ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ My approach integrates head, heart, and hands: ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ: clarity of thinking, decision-making, and systems ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐: emotional intelligence, psychological safety, inclusion ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ habits, rituals, tools, and everyday leadership behaviours This allows learning to translate into performance, accountability, and culture, not just awareness. ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐น๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป Alongside senior leadership roles and enterprise engagements, I continue to work as an independent advisor and consultant with select organisations โ partnering with CXOs, HR and L&D leaders on: - Learning & capability strategy - Leadership and culture transformation - Inclusive leadership and DEI integration ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ & ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ Iโve worked with organisations such as Google, Microsoft, JSW, Hindalco, Sun Pharma, Swiggy, UNICEF, Forbes Marshall, BIAL, and several global and Indian enterprises navigating growth and transformation. I am known for being calm in complexity, human without being soft, and outcome-focused without losing depth. ๐ Based in India | Open to leadership roles in India-based and global organisations
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Learning and Development expert specializing in leadership and organizational behavior.
Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Experience: 24 yrs 9 mos
Skills
- Learning Design
- Leadership Training
- Leadership Development
- Training & Development
- Organizational Development
- Teaching
- Communication
Career Highlights
- Over 23 years of experience in leadership development.
- Expert in designing scalable learning ecosystems.
- PhD in Organizational Behavior from IIT Madras.
Work Experience
Swiggy
Talent Development Consultant (3 yrs 8 mos)
L & OD Consultant (3 yrs 8 mos)
WeMantra Consulting LLP
Co-Founder (7 yrs 11 mos)
Abha Bhartia Consulting
Founder (11 yrs 4 mos)
Founder (13 yrs 10 mos)
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Research Scholar (10 yrs 8 mos)
Siksha training and development
Regional Head (5 yrs 4 mos)
Talentpro
Training Manager (1 yr 10 mos)
JBAS College for Women
Lecturer (1 yr 10 mos)
Zeal Personality Development Institute
Associate Trainer (2 yrs)
Education
PhD at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
M. Sc at University of Madras
B.A at JBAS College for Women
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras