Experience
Ritu has held leadership and executive roles with global organizations in international business strategy, operations, people & culture, and leadership development. This spans across multiple industries to include technology, healthcare, tourism, mining, professional services, insurance, auto, consumer goods’ industries & others across N America, Europe and SE Asia. Her corporate experience includes: Regional Head at the American Management Association; Regional Director at ThoughtWorks Inc; Head-Strategy & International Business at Eicher Int’l. Ritu leverages her global perspective, international experience, business acumen and intuition to guide, challenge and support leaders to actualize their desired intentions. She enjoys diversity in thought, perspectives & beliefs, and practices ‘intentional inclusion’.
Current Role
Ritu is a Leadership Coach based out of Toronto, ON and Ann Arbor, MI.
Her work with leaders-individually and as a team–is to enable transformation and enhance effectiveness, engagement and influence; manage career transitions and change; build strong relationships; enable strategic/critical thinking; develop communication and collaboration skills-as they lead themselves, their team & org into the future that is characterized by VUCA–volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity.
Areas of specialization: vertical development, leadership transition, well-being, strategy, immunity to change, difficult conversations, situational leadership, mindfulness and diversity and inclusion.
She uses a holistic approach and creates an environment that deepens self-awareness; co-creates development goals; define outcomes; communicate with key stakeholders and build the ability to ideate and move in new directions and possibilities. This enables not only change in behavior but also creates the mindset needed to sustain that change.
She brings her passion ‘to make a difference’ through the coaching she offers and enables clients’ to become more effective and impactful leaders in today’s VUCA world. She employs an integrated ‘head, heart and gut’ approach which leverages our multiple intelligences to achieve holistic & cultural alignment; build resilience and develop authentic leaders.
Educational Background
- MBA (Marketing and Organizational Behavior); PG Diploma in International Trade
- Certified Coach (PCC) from International Coach Federation; Professional Certified Integral Coach from NewVentures West, CA
- Has served as Adjunct Faculty for New Ventures West Professional Coach Certification Program
- Assessments: Aephoria Identity Maturation, Leadership Effectiveness, Leadership Circle Profile360 and Team Culture Survey, CCL Benchmarks 360, Change Style Indicator, Influence Style Indicator, Enneagram and Relationships, WorkPlace Big 5, Firo-B, Hogan Suite, Team Effectiveness Survey
- Ritu Contributed to: https://www.newventureswest.com/blog/?archive=1588888482
Professional Affiliations
Growth Edge Network, Art of Developmental Coaching and Women in Leadership