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 HR / Management Consultant & Trainer for 30 years.

His main fields of operation are Consultancy, Mentoring & Coaching,  Counseling / Motivation , 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, achievement motivation, behavior modification, action plan & performance 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 HR / Management in community development, through  training & consultancy to other leading health institutions in the country. He had coordinated a 15 months course - DCHM (Diploma in Community Health Management), 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 HR / Management  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 as Consultant 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, Educational institutions and success loving 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 14 with HRD concepts for one year to improve their Academic personality and also to develop the core soft skills to manage their life challenges , 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.

Skill set

  • Mentoring and coaching of executives
  • Soft skills  training / Staff development 
  • HR Systems development / 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

  • Making the work environment more pleasant
  • Controlling the attrition rate
  • Developing an effective feedback system
  • Creating an effective management information system
  • Ensuring role clarity among the executives / staff
  • Improving achievement motivation among all personnel
  • Enhancing the performance of executives / staff
  • Undertaking performance appraisal of executives / staff
  • Making the teams work better
  • Influencing the executives / staff deliver the expected results on time
  • Developing core management team
  • Sensitizing executives / staff to improve their quality of work / products
  • Improving interpersonal relations among all personnel
  • Sensitizing the personnel on cost effectiveness and controlling the cost
  • Sharpening time management skills of executives / staff
  • Making all the personnel communicate effectively
  • Sharpening problem solving skills of executives / staff
  • Improving the public speaking / managing meeting skills of executives / staff
  • Sharpening managerial / leadership skills of executives / staff
  • Making the supply chain management more effective
  • Training of trainers
  • Managing customer satisfaction
  • Improving creativity / effectiveness of executives / staff
  • Making executives / staff to be more loyal and committed to the company
  • Developing a strong 2nd line in the company
  • Making the departments more effective and viable
  • Improving management – employee relations
  • Managing Stress of executives / staff
  • Counseling executives to handle challenges better
  • Undertaking organizational studies to pulse the minds of executives / staff
  • Sort out the problems of the staff at work, then and there.
  • Sharpen / develop the systems to improve organizational effectiveness.
  • Organize induction / re-induction programs regularly.
  • Help the organization develop appropriate policies, priorities etc..

Frequently undertaken soft skills / Managerial skills training


 
  • Attitude Development
  • Achievement motivation
  • Reading others mind
  • Conflict Management
  • Creativity development
  • Managing emotions 
  • Managing problems
  • Effective planning 
  • Managerial  effectiveness
  • Assertiveness
  • Inter-personal Effectiveness
  • Inter personal relations
  • Effective delegation
  • Effective communication
  • Stress management
  • Effective group discussion
  • Positive Thinking
  • Relaxation & recharging
  • Body language
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Working with differences
  • Working with constraints
  • Time management
  • Leadership development
  • Team Building
  • Goal setting / redefining roles
  • Inter-personal communication
  • Effective decision making
  • Negotiation Skills
  • Managing changes
  • Public speaking
  • Training of trainers (TOT)
 

Services offered

  • General Training programs in Star Hotels in major Indian cities
  • Special trainings to CEOs , Departmental heads , HR Managers & Team Leaders
  • In house  Training programs
  • Organizational studies to ensure & develop corporate health
  • Consultancy programs through internet for Corporate / individual needs
  • Personality audit for individuals to confirm their personality fitness
  • Special trainings through internet for individuals / students / corporates
  • General training through internet for individuals / students / corporates
  • Special training to school students of age 10 to 14 years

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 and make it as more cost effective and affordable even to an ordinary person , as part 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. 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 ?

Corportes, Entrepreneurs, NGOs, Funding agencies, Schools, Colleges, Universities, HR Professionals, Management Consultants, Social Clubs, Social workers, Journalists, Philanthropists, Volunteers and every social minded / success loving group or individuals can help Prof.VG.K in his mission.

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