Dr. Netra Ganesh Neelam

Dr Netra Neelam is a certified NLP Practitioner, Life Coach of IBHNLP - Indian Board of Hypnosis & Neuro-Linguistic Programming. She is also a Hypnosis Practitioner of IBHNLP. She is associated with IBHNLP as an NLP Practitioner, Hypnosis Practitioner and Life Coach since June 2019.

Dr Netra Neelam has a PhD in the area of Human Resource Management. Apart from this, she also has a degree in M.Phil., PGDHRM along with Bachelor and Masters in Commerce. She has a certification in MBTI® assessment and has an international certification to administer and interpret psychological instruments like the MBTI®, FIRO-B and Strong Interest from CPP, USA. 

She is passionate about the field of human resource development and has been in the field of teaching, training, research and facilitation over 17 years. Currently, she serves as Professor and Deputy Director at Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Management (SCMHRD)- Pune, one of the top 20 B-schools in India. She is also a recognized PhD guide under the faculty of Management at Symbiosis International (Deemed University).

Some of the companies/educational institutions where she has conducted management/faculty development programmes and consulting assignments are HPCL, Burckhardt Compressions, Adani Group, MSAMB, NISM and Symbiosis International University.

With the trust in the training and consulting service, her aim is to bring about clarity in the choices which we humans make. Our choices help us govern ourselves and feel in control of it. This she believes will help individuals in leading a peaceful and fulfilling life, not only in their professional career but also in their personal space.

Organizations too can be benefitted in building leadership capabilities, improve performance, manage change, understand the value of differences and smoothly get on to the mode of transformation.

Scientific, reliable and valid instruments help in giving appropriate and adequate insights on various aspects of human behaviour and organization health. This entire approach is based on psychometric assessments, process facilitation and coaching.

Individuals can work to recognise the real options before them, in work and in life. They can then have an informed decision which transforms positively, both themselves and the most valuable elements of their environment.

Organisations get an opportunity to work through their people, by defining and aligning on human behaviours that create culture, performance and success, and then by scientifically measuring and building those behaviours.

Following are some of the tools which are used considering the customized need of an individual or an organization.

	The MBTI® is a powerfully versatile solution that can be effectively utilized in a wide range of milieus including:
Uses	Career coaching: Understanding which works skills/environments complement different personality types can help individuals make better-informed choices regarding which career paths may make the best use of their preferences. Conflict management: The MBTI® highlights areas for potential stress given specific personality types, and can be used to maximize efficiency by working around these challenge areas. Leadership training: Differing leadership preferences can be studied and understood in the context of personality types. Doing this also highlight where leaders' teams may be missing out or facing challenges due to his/her leadership style. Relationship building: By making individuals aware of the natural differences between them, the MBTI® helps them appreciate what the other person can bring to the table, and how best to relate so that their mutual strengths are tapped into. Self-awareness: The MBTI® works as an awareness tool, emphasizing individuals' natural strengths, which may or may not be expressed externally, while also calling out potential areas for development which don't come to them naturally.
	FIRO-B® is a personality instrument that maximizes interpersonal effectiveness by assessing how peoples' needs for participation, influence, and closeness form their team's success.
Uses	Team building and team development: Identifying likely sources of compatibility or tension; identifying leadership style; aiding effective decision making; improving communication, openness and trust; and resolving conflicts Individual development: Increasing self-awareness and interpersonal effectiveness as part of the coaching process, career development or personal growth Relationship Counselling: Identifying and resolving possible sources of incompatibility and dissatisfaction Selection and placement: The FIRO-B tool can help to structure interviews and assess likely team roles or interpersonal behaviour, but only in combination with other assessment techniques.
	For over 85 years the Strong Interest Inventory® instrument has provided time-tested, research-validated insights to help individuals in their search for a rich fulfilling career. With the highly reliable Strong instrument, individuals discover their interests, preferences and personal styles - exactly the information they need to select classes or choose a career they can be passionate about.
	Choosing a college major—helps students uncover their career interests and identify which areas of study are appropriate or required for a particular field Career exploration—opens up the world of work to first-time career seekers and those considering career transition by identifying their interests and demonstrating how they relate to various occupations and careers Career development—helps heighten individuals’ self-awareness and provide a deeper understanding of individual strengths and blind spots, including work style and risk-taking orientation Employee engagement—helps employees align their interests with areas of responsibility in their job that reflect those interests Reintegration—helps individuals navigate the reintroduction process after a period of disconnection
	NLP, Hypnosis, Life Coaching: NLP is the Way of living life to its Fullest! NLP is a tremendously powerful way to get control of yourself & your emotions! NLP is the proven technology of Personal & Professional Transformation.
Uses	Positive conditioning of the brain Build and Actualize goals and dreams Establishes meaningful connections with self and others Being a state of Happiness Moving from Clutter to Clarity
TKI	Thoman Kilmann Instrument - Learn to appreciate your own and others’ approach to conflict and develop skills for assessing conflict situations and selecting appropriate strategies to handle them.
Uses	Understand five conflict-handling styles as observed in teams. Understand the source of conflicts and their own conflict style Increase effectiveness on a team Dealing constructively with teammates with different styles Identify teams collective style and function more effectively How the team can compensate for any gaps in its conflict Resolution style to enhance team performance

Research Papers

2019:

Internship in a business school: expectation versus experience N Neelam, S Bhattacharya, V Kejriwal, V Bhardwaj… - Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, 2019

Monica Kunte, Sonali Bhattacharya, Netra Neelam (2019) Shall we ever meet: does it matter: Unfreezing the constructs of virtual team effectiveness., International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organization

2018:

Sonali Bhattacharya, Netra Neelam, (2018) "Perceived value of internship experience: a try before you leap", Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, https://doi.org/10.1108/HESWBL-07-2017-0044(Scopus)

Bhattacharya, S, Neelam Netra, & Murthy, V. Journal of Academic Ethics (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10805-018-9303-8  Ethical Value Positioning of Management Students of India and Germany (Scopus)

 2017 :

Kunte, M., Gupta, P., Bhattacharya, S., & Neelam, N. (2017). Role Overload, Role Self Distance, Role Stagnation as Determinants of Job Satisfaction and  Turnover Intention in Banking Sector. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 39(5), 590–599. http://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.217022 (Scopus)

Sonali Bhattacharya; Netra Neelam; Abhishek Behl; Sabyasachi Acharya A comparative study of learning organisation practices of Indian businesses International Journal of Learning and Change (IJLC), Vol. 9, No. 2, 2017 (Scopus)

Developing a Psychological contract in the area of management education by understanding the gap between student expectation and teacher facilitation

N Neelam, T Bhatnagar, S Gopal Management Practices for the new economy, 185

2016 :

Bhattacharya, S., Neelam, N., & Tanksale, D. (2016). Relationship between self-regulated learning strategy and motivation of management students. International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 19(2), 125-149. (Scopus)

P Gupta, S Bhattacharya, N Neelam, M Kunte (2016)Boomers like to confront, generation Y is okay with withdrawal, but they all love to negotiate in India Conflict Resolution Quarterly 33 (4), 403-435 (Scopus)

N Neelam, M Kunte, P Gupta, S Bhattacharya (2016) Interpersonal trust & team effectiveness in manufacturing & IT sectors Indian Journal of Industrial Relations 52 (2), 293-307 (ABDC- C category)

Ratra Komal, N. Neelam Brand Awareness Quotient: A Metric for Effectiveness of Employer Branding Initiatives, International Journal of Applied Management Sciences and Engineering 3 (2) 62-74

2015:

Rama Venkatachalam and Netra Neelam, Assessing the Dynamics of Preferred Organizational Culture: An Empirical Study of Post Graduate Students as Potential Employees, Pg 13-21, Transforming HR- Creating a Culture for Change and CSR, ISBN: 978- 93-84869-09-0 (2015)

Neelam, N., Bhattacharya, S., Sinha, V., & Tanksale, D. (2015). Organizational Culture as a Determinant of Organizational Commitment: What Drives IT Employees in India? Global Business and Organizational Excellence, 34(2), 62-74. (Scopus)

2014:

Tanksale.Deepa, Neelam Netra and Vekatachalam Rama (2014). “Consumer Decision Making Styles of Young Adult Consumers in India” “Procedia  – Social and Behavioural  Sciences” 211-218. 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.04.186

Sonali Bhattacharya and Neelam Netra „A Conceptual Framework for Motivation Based Curriculum Design,57-63, HEF (Higher Education Forum) Indian Journal of Higher Education, ISSN 0976-1314 (2014).

Neelam Netra and Tanksale Deepa (2014) A Critical Assessment of South African Work Values for Constructive Corporate Partnerships 91-102, Elsevier's online journal named "Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences" (Volume 157; ISSN: 1877-0428)

2013

Netra Neelam (2013). “Training Effectiveness from HRD manager's perspective” Allana Management Journal of Research, 2, 29-33. ISSN:2231-0290

Neelam Netra and Tanksale.Deepa, (Dec 2012). “Employee Perceptions of Performance Appraisal with respect to fairness and utility in select Manufacturing Companies in and around Pune” Allana Management Journal of Research,2(2),51-60. ISSN 2231-0290

Neelam Netra and Das Pradip Kumar (March 2011). "Attribution of Success and Failure (ASUFA): A study of Under Graduate students in and around Pune" in National Doctoral Conference organized by Vishwakarma Institute of Management, March 2011. ISBN 978-81- 920768-2-9 (Abstract published)

Tanksale Deepa and Motadu Netra (2009). “Ethics in Performance appraisal” In Value-based Management for Organisational Excellence, 119-127. (ISBN: 10:8174467114).

Books and Review Article

Netra Neelam “The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization” Book Review written for In-house journal – OPUS (2014)

Neelam Netra, Tanksale (2010) Human Resource Management, TechMax Publications ISBN 978-81-8492-260-8

Neelam Netra (2009) Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour TechMax Publications ISBN 978-81-8492-130-4