About Prof. V.G.Krishnamurthy

Professional background

He is professionally trained in Management, Psychology & Research. He has worked for national & international organizations in several HRD projects. He has worked with corporates, Government departments, Educational institutions, Health institutions, Corporate NGOs & Funding organizations. He is a HRD practitioner for 30 years.

His main fields of operation are Consultancy, Mentoring & Coaching,  Counseling, Training & Research. His professional domain covers : Mentoring & Coaching, Self-introspection & restructuring, Sharpening HR systems, Executives development / Soft skills training, Team building and Developing core management team.

He has specialized in self-introspection / self-actualization, a powerful tool for people to get sensitized on their realities fast and to reorganize appropriately to manage their challenges and to achieve their goals,  using the network process of self-actualization, self-motivation, behavior modification, action plan & self-monitoring.

Professional Profile

Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, N.A, Tamil Nadu  : He has started his career with CMCH, teaching community health management to medical professionals. Also he was practicing HRD in community development, through  training & consultancy to other leading health institutions in the country. He had coordinated a 15 months DCHM (Diploma in Community Health Management) course, had 50% international students, for 6 years. He had served the organization for 12 years.

Asian Centre For Organisation Research & Development, Delhi : ACORD was primarily working with leading corporate, Government departments & corporate NGOs for their organizational development through consultancy, training & research. He was working as HRD Consultant and served this organization for 2 years.

World Bank Project (water & sanitation), Hyderabad, A.P :  He had joined the project  as a consultant on 1 year contract to work for Andhra Pradesh, Bihar & Orissa.  UNICEF & Netherland Government were the  collaborators of this project. His job was to work with the chief engineers of public works departments  to evolve the needed HRD project. His job involved situation assessment, curriculum development, training of trainers and equip the personnel to manage the project.

Plan International, A Funding agency in USA :  He was hired by this organization on a one year contract to work as India representative to monitor its 20 corporate NGOs working in different states. The NGOs were working in the fields of community health with a focus on child development.

Aide et Action, a funding agency in France : He was hired by this organization on one year contract to work for its 15 NGOs in India. His job was to organize training programs, conduct  evaluation  studies and give reports on individual NGOs to the funding agency.

Village Services Trust, a funding agency in U.K :  This organization hired him as a consultant for one year to work as its  India representative to help develop its 5 NGOs in Tamil Nadu and  monitor their progress.

Independent Consultant  :  He has been working as a free lancer for the last 15 years. He is been working for corporates, NGOs, colleges and individuals. Also he is engaged in social work to improve the quality of life of rural people and also doing research to sharpen his strategies to make people achieve more. He has developed self-introspection, a powerful tool for people to get sensitized on their realities fast and to reorganize appropriately to manage their challenges.

Guide to international students on Research projects : Apart from his routine jobs with the organizations served, he had guided more than hundred international students came from several universities, referred by international experts, in their research projects, which were part of their university curriculum.

Training foreigners on Indian culture : He was organizing one week to one month training programs, for foreigners on Indian culture. He had helped them, understand the various dimensions of Indian culture through sessions and also with actual live in experience modules.

Working with international experts : He had the privilege of working with eminent personalities of world repute in different fields,  on various HRD projects. He had regular working relationship with  many foreign universities regarding research projects of their students, exposure to Indian culture and developing cultural collaboration with Indian villages. 

HRD  experiment  with students :  He had trained 900 school students of age 9 to 13 with HRD concepts for one year in collaboration with BHEL -  Ranipet, Lioness club - Vellore & Rotary / Lions club – Kancheepuram. It was highly appreciated  as effective by sponsors &  parents. It was the driving force in evolving mentoring and coaching program for executives using more of self-training methods.

Study Circle : Organized a public speaking forum, Study Circle, for staff to improve their communication / presentation / professional skills through presentation of their achievements, experiential sharing, library review etc.. and also by encouraging them to think critically and ask effective questions during others presentation for  6 years. 

Publications:   During his stay with CMC -Vellore, he was the editor of a monthly Tamil magazine,  “RUHSA MALAR”, dedicated to community health & development, for one year. Also personally he had run a Tamil monthly magazine,  “Namadhu Samudayam”, dedicated to women & development for  3 years. He had authored a self-improvement book in English, “YOU CAN ACHIEVE MORE”. He has plans to publish more self-improvement books covering every aspect of achieving more.

Achievemore mission :  He is committed to help all those, who have an urge to achieve more with his mentoring & Coaching  and self-introspection & restructuring programs. Hence,  he is  keen to work with corporates, social clubs, educational institutions and Government departments to promote his Achievemore concepts through possible collaboration.

• Mentoring and coaching of executives
• Soft skills  training / Staff development 
• HR Systems Management
• Managing Performance Gaps / Missing Links
• Undertaking Recruitment Processes
• Organization development consultancy
• Improving the productivity and profitability
• Counseling executives to handle challenges better
• Undertaking organizational diagnosis / studies
  

Frequently undertaken short term assignments

The following assignments can be done in 3 months time for better results and each assignment may need 40 to 50 hours of working in the company, which can be handled in installments. Also each assignment may need 30 hours of off the company work through internet. Every assignment is a continuous monitoring and development program.

1. Making the work environment more pleasant
2. Controlling the attrition rate
3. Developing an effective feedback system
4. Creating an effective management information system
5. Ensuring role clarity among the executives / staff
6. Improving achievement motivation among all personnel
7. Enhancing the performance of executives / staff
8. Undertaking performance appraisal of executives / staff
9. Making the teams work better
10. Influencing the executives / staff deliver the expected results on time
11. Developing core management team
12. Sensitizing executives / staff to improve their quality of work / products
13. Improving interpersonal relations among all personnel
14. Sensitizing the personnel on cost effectiveness and controlling the cost
15. Sharpening time management skills of executives / staff
16. Making all the personnel communicate effectively
17. Sharpening problem solving skills of executives / staff
18. Improving the public speaking / managing meeting skills of executives / staff
19. Sharpening managerial / leadership skills of executives / staff
20. Making the supply chain management more effective
21. Training of trainers
22. Managing customer satisfaction
23. Improving creativity / effectiveness of executives / staff
24. Making executives / staff to be more loyal and committed to the company
25. Developing a strong 2nd line in the company
26. Making the departments more effective and viable
27. Improving management – employee relations
28. Managing Stress of executives / staff
29. Counseling executives to handle challenges better
30. Undertaking organizational studies to pulse the minds of executives / staff
    

Services offered

Mentoring and coaching of executives :  Performance of  any company much depends on the performance of its departmental / sectional heads and key executives. But due to pressure of work and monotony, they mostly work with tension and hence executives don’t use their knowledge and potentials fully. Hence a regular mentoring / coaching program is needed for executives.

It is a special built in program for executives develop managerial abilities, mould positive attitudes, enhance the self-renewal capability, triggering passion for excellence and thereby creating a positive work culture, perform better in their key performance areas and also address Business / Organizational / Personal development.

I can help executives sharpen their managerial skills further and further, set proper goals and plan the needed strategies / alternate strategies to achieve the goals, critically review their performance and reorganizing their style of functioning regularly, manage the problems effectively and to have effective counseling and motivation during difficult hours to maintain their achievement motivation. My mentoring and coaching program has more than 20 focus points.

Making the teams work better : Nature of the current business operations demand more team work. It is true that every company is looking forward to initiating several teams in the company. Since team work demands more interpersonal skills and a high commitment, every team has to be closely monitored and intervened appropriately for better results. Otherwise every team may not perform effectively.

For every key performance area and also to address every vital issue of the company, a team is preferred for better results. Team work can fill the performance gaps of the company very effectively, if the teams are formed and monitored properly. I can help formulate the needed teams in the company to optimize the performance and also can help the existing teams work better. 

I can mentor & coach the teams to have proper goal clarity, sharpen their inter personal and team working skills, plan their tasks adequately, review the team performance regularly / critically, manage problems with creative alternate solutions and to achieve the team goals.  Since team work demands a high commitment, I can guide and motivate the teams regularly. I make the teams recognize more than 20 team managerial aspects to maximize their output.

Nurturing a Core Management Team  :  Between the actual management and work force, a strong team comprising departmental / sectional heads and key executives, is needed to practically address the challenges of the company, achieve business goals, make the work environment pleasant, resolve the problems and ensure organization development.

Hence to support the management in running the company more effective and to address the issues of the company in all aspects with a commitment, a strong team is needed for every company. This core management team can function as an effective collective second line for all practical purposes. Even in the absence of the top team, the core management team can manage the company effectively.

I can help formulate the core management team, sensitize them to accept extra managerial roles, make them to commit to certain areas of management, mentor and coach them to plan their activities, review their performance, manage problems and to achieve the set goals. I can operate as an ex-officio chairperson of the team in coordination with the top management.

Soft skills training / Staff development  : A range of  training & development programs are organized for all categories of staff, based on a proper needs assessment. Adult learning  and play way methods are more used. More than the content, results and processes are given more priority.

Out put oriented approach is adopted in every training. Every training is a network process of Self-actualization, self-motivation, behavior modification, action plan development & self-monitoring, emphasizing more of self-training. Every training is an exciting experience and major turning point to participants.

HR Systems Management : I can help your HR department to have a critical audit of all their roles and the systems in operation and help sharpen the existing systems with necessary restructuring, develop the systems needed further to improve organizational effectiveness and also can support the HR activities on the following:

• Maintain a good work atmosphere in the organization.
• Foster good team spirit among the staff, at all levels.
• Motivate the staff to achieve their maximum to their potentials.
• Sort out the problems of the staff at work, then and there.
• Improve the effectiveness of the staff by appropriate training programs.
• Monitor staff performance and ensure the achievement of their goals.
• Make the staff to be more loyal and accountable to the organization.
• Develop a strong 2nd line in every section of the organization.
• Sharpen / develop the systems to improve organizational effectiveness.
• Organize induction / re-induction programs regularly.
• Undertake the needed organizational studies periodically.
• Help the organization develop appropriate policies, priorities etc..

Managing Performance Gaps / Missing Links  Though every company is capable of  performing more, missing links and performance gaps reduce the performance of the company. Executives can recognize only certain missing links and performance gaps due to their conditioning, but an external expert can recognize all missing links and performance gaps easily.

Generally, 60% of the routine activities can yield only 20% performance. Another 20% activities addressing the issues / problems can give 20% more performance. Further 20% more activities only can address the missing links / performance gaps and can produce 40% more performance, which is not recognized  usually by companies.
Prof. VGK can help companies to tap this unused potentials more and effectively manage the missing links and performance gaps through regular & proper organizational diagnosis and with appropriate HRD interventions.  His systems approach, self-introspection methods and mentoring & coaching, can definitely deliver the results.

Managing Stress & Sustaining Achievement Motivation : Now a days stress at work is a common problem to every company. Almost every executive is working like a robot and their socialization is poor. If they have an opportunity to sit with an external expert for some time  regularly, they can get proper counseling, which can heal several personal problems and reduce the stress of executives considerably. 

Definitely this arrangements can improve the morale of every executive. It can address executives, whose performance is coming down and also executives demonstrate negative behavior often. He can help executives with relaxation methods and needed psychological inputs. He can address personal and as well the professional problems. This program can definitely improve the performance of executives.

Managing Problems & Achieving Results : Prof.VGK can help companies sort out and manage problems. He can undertake the defined problems and work to resolve it. He would employ comprehensive and systems approach to every problem. Similarly he can undertake goals or results, companies want to achieve. In other words, he can manage any problems and achieve any results, companies want.

Undertaking Recruitment Processess : Prof.VGK can help companies in recruitment. He can short list the candidates. He can study the candidates, who are likely to be appointed for their personality fitness to the job and give reports to companies to make proper decision.  His assessment techniques can screen the candidates thoroughly for their behavioral aspects. His collaboration can help companies select right candidates. He can also undertake campus placement assignments for companies, in their preferred education institutions.

Undertaking Performance Appraisal of  Executives : His performance appraisal is a comprehensive program of critically looking at the goals, roles, personality fitness to the job, problems at work, strategies applied, performance gaps, support needed, etc… His performance appraisal can definitely help executives improve their performance. Apart from performance appraisal, executives can have inputs to reorganize their style of functioning to manage their challenges effectively and also can improve their achievement motivation.

You can very well avail the expertise of Prof. VG.K for your organization development. You can indicate your need and seek his proposal. He will definitely respond to your request.

You can have an arrangement for one year and he can take care of your expectations with a minimum budget. He is more keen to get involved in the company affairs more by closely working with them so that he can contribute significantly. You can avail him even for a week every month, if you have 100 and more executives / staff.

Otherwise you can think of 2 to 3 days, every month. Even if you want to engage him for more than a week, he can consider that. If you can’t engage him every month, you can engage him for any short term assignment and whenever you want. If you have not used him so far, you can very well avail the introductory offer now. He can work anywhere in India.

You can use him for your company, whatever way you want. More than the fee, he values freedom and challenges. He is more flexible and can work within your constraints. He can be surely a value addition to your company.

Corporates can have the program exclusively for their personnel or can involve personnel of sister organizations or even other organizations,  for cost effective reasons and Prof.VGK can only support such arrangements. 

He is a challenge loving and output oriented person and you can confidently give him a challenge to initiate a meaningful collaboration and work on win-win approach.

You can contact Prof.V.G.Krishnamurthy at achievemore1954@yahoo.com  or achievemore2001@yahoo.co.in

Mission

He is committed to help all those , who have an urge to achieve more with his mentoring & Coaching and self-introspection & restructuring programs. He is longing to extend all his expertise to people at large, through internet. Thus, Self-introspection club is an outcome of his professional social responsibility.

He strongly believes that thousands of people – his trainers, clients, trainees, associates etc.. had contributed to sharpen his managerial / HRD skills, over these years. Hence, sincerely he wants to give all his expertise back to the people at large, as his contribution to the society.
Also, he would like to sensitize the experts to make their expertise reach the people, at a low or no cost. He has determined to launch at least one program every year of this kind. Hence, he is keen to work with corporates, social clubs, educational institutions and Government departments to make this a reality, through possible collaboration.

How can you help Prof.VG.K in his mission ?