Aparna Sharma   

I am an all rounder Woman Leader impacting people across boundaries as is evident by the numerous hats that I don – A Corporate Human Resource Practitioner, Board Member, Management Teacher, Author , Humane Social Worker who believes in giving back to society through focus on education for girls (UDAAN Scholarship) , Motivational Speaker, Trainer etc. I am credited to have turned around organisational culture through sound people strategy & also successfully mentored budding professionals & students. Felicitated with the “30 Women Achievers Award” by World HRD Congress & Institute of Public Enterprise in 2013, “HR Super Achiever Award” by Star News at the 20th World HRD Congress 2012 among many others, I am a passionate learner in my journey of over 22 years of intense and expansive HR work. In my diverse roles, I have successfully been a learning partner, mentor and coach to leaders, leadership teams and organisations to build competencies, learning abilities and nimbleness for achieving purposeful performance. After completing my post graduation in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations (PM & IR) from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, I made my foray into the corporate world through Nocil and moved into different roles in the HR function in organisations like Monsanto, Novartis, UCB, Deutsche Bank, Lafarge & Greaves Cotton. Over the years, I have learnt to persistently and passionately value freedom, authentic relationships and realization of potential of people. Winner of many other accolades like ‘Women Leadership Award’ for BFSI (Banking, Financial Services & Insurance) Awards by Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE), Hyderabad, ‘Achiever of Excellence Award’ by Bombay Management Association (BMA) & Indian Society for Training & Development (ISTD, Mumbai), I have been featured as one of the top women HR Leaders in the country & quoted as a Thought Leader in HR. Under my leadership at Lafarge, many in-company Global Awards such as ‘Digilearn Championship Trophy’ & ‘WAVE’ (Women Adding Value & Excellence) have been received besides external recognitions like CLO (Chief Learning Officer’s) Award consecutively for 3 years. Beyond my corporate role as an HR Leader, I also don the hat of HR contributor through my associations with Indian Society of Training & Development (ISTD), All India Management Association (AIMA), National Institute of Personnel Management (NIPM), National HRD Network, and Sumedhas, where I actively participate in disseminating my acquired knowledge and build the HR fraternity by creating future leaders. I launched my maiden book, “Reality Bytes-The Role of HR in Today’s World” in 2015 (English) which has received wide acclaim across the globe. Foreword is written by the renowned HRD Guru, Dr.T.V Rao.. The book has also been translated in Hindi & has been launched across the country. (check out- http://www.aparnasharma.in/reality-bytes-role-of-hr/). My latest book is an Inspirational one launched a couple of months ago, titled “Between U & Me” – Ordinary People- Extraordinary Lessons. The Foreword is written by PadmaShree PadmaBhushan Dr.Devi Prasad Shetty. (check out –http://www.aparnasharma.in/between-u-&-me/index.html) The 2nd Edition of all 3 Books has been launched recently. I have instituted “UDAAN” Scholarship- A tribute to my late aunt, Late Dr. Mohini D. Vyas at St. Mary’s Convent School in Ujjain(m.p) where I studied & also in Sanskar Public School in Phulpur (U.P), for a couple of all-rounder girl students entering Class X. Also, started the “USHA Award” @SPS, Phulpur in memory of my mother for a deserving student of Class XII. I also spend time in guiding & coaching students as part of the school’s career guidance efforts.