Dr. Shalini Lal
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I help leaders build future-readiness for themselves and their teams.I lead Unqbe, a Think-tank and Consulting Firm Focused on the Future of Work, and Leadership. I also write a popular newsletter and host a podcast. at Unqbe
Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India 20 work roles 5 schools
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Dr. Shalini Lal is listed as I help leaders build future-readiness for themselves and their teams.I lead Unqbe, a Think-tank and Consulting Firm Focused on the Future of Work, and Leadership. I also write a popular newsletter and host a podcast. at Unqbe, based in New Delhi, Delhi, India. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Dr. Shalini Lal.

Dr. Shalini Lal previously worked as Founder at Unqbe and Board of Studies at Lm Thapar School Of Management. Dr. Shalini Lal holds Phd, Organizational Change, Management from Ucla Anderson School Of Management.

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As the founder of Unqbe, I help leaders build the organizations they dream of—through a stronger leadership team, supportive culture, and effective organizational design. I have over 25 years of experience in the field of organizational development, spanning industries, academia, and consulting. I am passionate about the future of work, organizations, and leadership, and how to foster agility and innovation in a rapidly changing world.Curious about the work I do? Glance through my newsletter "Eyeing the Future" (100k+ subscribers) or watch my podcast "The Future of Work Show" on LinkedIn.I am also a writer, educator, and board member on various platforms related to my domain expertise. I have authored a book on the invisible rules of organizational life, co-authored multiple publications on the complexity and change in professional service teams, and contributed to several media outlets on topics such as the future of work, founders' dilemmas, and talent management. I host a weekly LinkedIn Live session on different aspects of the future of work, and serve on the boards of IIM Jammu, Villgro Innovations, Shivalik Small Finance Bank, and SCMHRD. I am a PhD in Management from UCLA, a Global Fellow in Talent Management from Wharton, and have been an adjunct professor at MDI. I do believe in lifelong learning :) And commit to my own learning and growth.My special skill (I think) is connecting the dots I see in different worlds (leaders, frontline employees, academia, thought-leaders in different fields and more), in my own personal way. I love the work I do. My joy comes from finding new solutions to problems (organisational of course) that work. I believe mutual trust and respect is foundational. So I seek clients who value what I can do. I in turn commit to making them hugely successful.

Listed skills include Organizational Development, Leadership Development, Human Resources, Change Management, and 29 others.

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Unqbe
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I help leaders build future-readiness for themselves and their teams.I lead Unqbe, a Think-tank and Consulting Firm Focused on the Future of Work, and Leadership. I also write a popular newsletter and host a podcast.
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Founder

Current

New Delhi, Delhi, In

Unqbe (pronounced Uncube) is a Think-tank, and consulting company that offers seminars, workshops and partnerships around the "future of work". We share cutting edge ideas in business and technology; and people and organizations through our article series-- "Spilling the Beans".We do this both by sharing our own personal expertise in our respective fields but also by working with "Friends of Unqbe"--thought-leaders with decades of expertise in their respective fields.Follow our page for more.

Apr 2020 - Present

Board Of Studies

Current
Lm Thapar School Of Management

Curriculum advisory for the School of Management

Jul 2023 - Present

Advisory Board Member

Current

Pune, Maharashtra, In

Have joined the Advisory Board of SCMHRD with an intent to bring academia and practice closer. I also bring perspectives of the "Future of Work" and "Future Organizations" to this role.

Jan 2022 - Present

Founder

Current

Ncr, Delhi Area, In

Infinity OD works with clients to help them build the culture and senior team capability they need for being successful at their chosen business strategy. Our clients understand the importance of building the internal organisation that matches their external aspirations. Our engagements vary in length and duration. Some of these are complex, multi-layered and many month long projects around deeper organisational change, or senior team capability while others take the form of shorter engagements such as vision workshops, off-sites or leadership development programs. An emerging area of expertise for us is helping our prepare for the future by a. becoming more agile and b. becoming more innovative. Each of these goals have implications for leadership, culture, capability & design. We lead leadership roundtables and consulting engagements around these.

Jan 2017 - Present

Book Author

Current

New York, Us

The Secret Life of Organizations (at leading bookstores and on Amazon): Aimed at the young professional this book is your guide to navigating organizational life. (co-author Dr. Pradnya Parashar) (Now available on Amazon)https://amzn.to/2EllEdfAdvance Praise:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"I wish I had read this book thirty five years ago when I began my career. When one begins ones career, one never realises that there is so much more to doing well in organizations. In fact, there is a science and art to understanding organizations and how to navigate them. This book covers so many really important topics--one's that even most business schools miss on teaching.I highly recommend this to young professionals starting out on their careers." (Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Founder-- Naukri.com, Jeevansaathi.com; Co-founder Ashoka University)"A book which is like a wise and older friend, a guide, a mentor. Highly recommended to every young person starting their career! " (Rashmi Bansal, Bestselling Author--Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish)"Well, this book truly unravels the 'secrets' of success in today's organsiations. Very insightful and extremely practical, the authors have done a fabulous job in diagnosing organisations, and bringing to the fore the talent management practices in vogue. More importantly, they have put together a wonderful set of tips for aspiring people to navigate these successfully. An excellent guide for success in our times- a must read for everyone keen to get an insight into the working of our organisations!'" (Krish Shankar, Group Head, Human Resources-- Infosys)

Apr 2019 - Present

Adjunct Professor

Gurgaon, Haryana, In

My focus at MDI is on building research around the Future of Work. We are working to cross the Practitioner-Academia boundary and allow for new knowledge to be created.

Jan 2022 - Dec 2023

Board Member

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, In

Villgro was founded in 2001 by Paul Basil with the mission of incubating early‐stage, innovative businesses and has since worked in discovering thousands of innovations and innovators, and incubated over 100 businesses.Villgro does this by tirelessly growing an ecosystem that supports social entrepreneurs and helping them building impactful, scaleable businesses with the potential to change the way communities live and function

Mar 2018 - Jan 2023

Blog Contributor

Mumbai, Maharashtra, In

Read my blog posts for Forbes India. My writing focuses on preparing for the "Future of Work" through insights from experience and science.

Nov 2020 - Nov 2021

Columnist

New Delhi, Delhi, In

Columnist: Real-Time Leadership in the Mint, Hindustan Times. Look out for my articles every other Wednesday. We are on the "Business of Life" pageIn Print and OnlineMy column is on a break thanks to the Virus.https://www.livemint.com/Search/Link/Author/Shalini%20Lal

Nov 2019 - Jun 2020

Global Fellow Talent Management

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

At the cutting edge of talent management.

Sep 2018 - Apr 2019

Director Hr

Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen, De

Global Head, Talent and Development for Near and Offshore Centres at Deutsche Bank.

Sep 2013 - Oct 2016

Chief Human Resources Officer

Faridabad, Haryana, In

HR Head, Escorts Agri Machinery Group

Nov 2010 - Sep 2013

Phd

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

My doctoral work focused on understanding processes that allow organizations to work through both incremental and organizational change. Watch me discuss it at http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/documents/areas/adm/web/vid_SLal.html1.Change at Tata Steel: studied the processes of transformation that allow for a synergy between top-down change directives and bottom-up large scale participation in change. 2. Private Narratives, Public Rhetoric and the Politics of Change: studied the processes behind resistance to change. I find that private apprehensions of the motives of change leaders can only rarely be discussed in public, therefore the stated rhetoric of resistance, publicly focuses on the content of change even as behind the scenes alliances work to prevent change. 3. In search of change- planned and emergent: studies the implications of the complexity sciences for organizational change. Rather surprisingly I find that organizations need to "plan" for structures that enable the creation of continuous adaptive change.

2004 - Nov 2010

Chief Od And Change

Gurgaon, Haryana, In

Head- Leadership and Talent, Organizational Development- Bharti Televentures

Mar 2004 - Aug 2004

Adjunct Faculty- Organizational Behavior

International University, Bangladesh

Leadership Development and Senior Executive Education

1998 - 2001 ~3 yrs

Partner

Au

Leadership Development and Organizational Change

1996 - 1998 ~2 yrs

Executive Training

Electronic City, Bangalore , Karnataka, In

Leadership and Management, Core Skills

1994 - 1996 ~2 yrs
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Dr. Shalini Lal education

Phd, Organizational Change, Management

Ucla Anderson School Of Management

Global Fellow, Talent Management 2018

The Wharton School

Mba, Management

Indian Institute Of Management Ahmedabad

B.A (Hons), Economics

St. Stephen'S College, Delhi

High School

Delhi Public School
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Dr. Shalini Lal works for Unqbe.

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Dr. Shalini Lal is listed as I help leaders build future-readiness for themselves and their teams.I lead Unqbe, a Think-tank and Consulting Firm Focused on the Future of Work, and Leadership. I also write a popular newsletter and host a podcast. at Unqbe.

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Dr. Shalini Lal is based in New Delhi, Delhi, India while working with Unqbe.

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Dr. Shalini Lal has worked for Unqbe, Lm Thapar School Of Management, Symbiosis Centre For Management And Human Resource Development, Infinity Od, and Shivalik Small Finance Bank.

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Dr. Shalini Lal holds Phd, Organizational Change, Management from Ucla Anderson School Of Management.

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Dr. Shalini Lal is listed with skills including Organizational Development, Leadership Development, Human Resources, Change Management, Leadership, Team Management, Management, and Performance Management.

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