Chandrashekhar Sripada

Sripada Chandrasekhar (Chandra) is combines vast practitioner experience with deep academic interests in teaching, research, and scholarship. Chandra’s current research interests are focused on Leadership, Talent ,Culture, and Future of Work in Digital Economies. Chandra teaches a range of courses covering topics such as power, influence, change , networks, personal and organizational leadership, strategic human resource management and future of work and careers. Chandra was a C-Suite executive with a large public, private and MNC firms and held the role of the CHRO for more than 25 years. He has wide cross-border experience of leading people and building Human Capital Strategies across continents, nationalities, and cultures. Apart from teaching PGP and modular programs, Chandra teaches extensively in ISB’s Executive education programs. He is also a certified Executive Coach and sits on the Boards of both for-profit companies and NGOs. His recent publications include the edited book on Leading Human Capital in 2020s (SAGE) and working papers on talent strategies in Unicorns and Global Development Centres.

Experience

Academic

• 2020 - Present: Professor of Organisational Behavior (Practice), Indian School of Business
• 2017 - Present: Professor of Organisational Behavior (Practice), Indian School of Business

Professional

• 2017 - Present: Executive Director - Human Capital & Leadership Initiative, Indian School Of Business
• 2013 - 2017: President & Global Head of HR, Dr. Reddy 's Laboratories
• 2009 - 2013: Vice President & CHRO ( South Asia), IBM
• 2004 - 2009: Vice President & CHRO, Capgemini
• 2000 - 2004: President & CHRO, Reliance Infocomm.
• 1996 - 2000: Vice President & CHRO, NIIT
• 1991 - 1996: General Manager & CHRO, Pennar Industries
• 1979 - 1991: Senior Manager - HR & OD, SAIL/RINL

Research & Publications

Published Papers

• Ghosh, Koustab.,Chauradia, Amit.,Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2020) "Flock Together or Fly Alone: Cohort's effect on newcomer's job search and turnover", Academy of Management Proceedings , 2020 (1)
• Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2019) "People at the Heart of Corporate Governance: Reimagining the Role of HRM", NHRD Network Journal , 12 (4), 364-375
• Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2019) "Executive Education in India: Now and in the Future", NHRD Network Journal , 12 (1), 64-67
• Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2019) "Inclusive Hiring", Asian Management Insights , 6 (12), 28-33
• Sripada, Chandrasekhar.,Chauradia, Amit.,George, Glory. (2018) "Why the Gender Gap Persists in Indian Workplaces?", ISBInsight , 3 (9)
• Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2012) "Skill Based Volunteerism, how can organizations leverage their employees for social good?", NHRD Network Journal
• Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2008) "Towards Global HR-an equal challenge for all", Global HRM, NHRD Network Journal

Books and Monographs

• Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2020) "Leading Human Capital in the 2020s", SAGE
• Sripada, Chandrasekhar.,Subramaniam, Ramnarayan.,TV Rao. (2011) "Fostering Growth, Change and leadership”,Interview with Prof S Ramnarayan,", Organization Development-accelerating learning and transformation (2nd edition)

Reports

• Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2021) "Study of remote work (in-company - IT Services)",
• Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2020) "Study of remote work (in-company - Pharma)",

Cases

• Sripada, Chandrasekhar.,Shah, Geetika. (2019) "Building a great place to work: Intuit India", ISB-Harvard Publishing
• Sripada, Chandrasekhar. ""Un-bossing" at Novartis", Harvard Business Publishing

Other

• Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2018) "Three Dimensions of a Great Place to Work", Asian Management Insights, Singapore Management University , 5 (1), 52-57
• Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2018) "India’s talent crisis: Is it a musk deer tragedy?", Fortune India

Working Papers

• Sripada, Chandrasekhar. "The Next War for Talent: Insights from India's Unicorns"
• Sripada, Chandrasekhar. "Changing Future of Captives in India: Rhetoric and Reality in the context of Jobs and Skills"