Dr. Amruta Deshpande, Ph.D. in Management studies, MBA (HRM), MBA (Hospitality Management), B.Sc (Chemistry). She Is Director Research and Development, Indira Group of Institutes, Pune, Maharashtra India. She is an MBA with over 15 years of rich academic experience in teaching and research. She is a Certified Emotional Intelligence specialist, Executive life coach, and Psychometric Test Professional. She has also done global certifications in master trainer and Facilitator and Performance and competence Developer. Her specialization and teaching experience are predominantly in organizational behavior, Theory of management, Management fundamentals, and Human resource management to PG and Master Students to impart knowledge and usher students to strive for professional excellence. She has also attended various Management Development Programme by IIMs. She is also a Certified Microsoft Innovative Educator. She completed X Culture Global Research collaboration project.

She works as Director Research and Development at Indira Group of Institutes Pune Maharashtra She has published many research papers in national and international journals on Career Management, contemporary HR practices, and recent HR trends in Scopus / ABDC / WOS. She is the author and co-author of different edited books.

Dr. Shikha Sindhu, is an academician, Certified MBTI Coach, internationally certified TIFF Provider, Enneagram Coach, Certified SII coach, Motivational Speaker, Leadership Coach, Organizational Culture Consultant and Corporate Trainer. She is associated with Indira School of Business Studies PGDM, Pune as Deputy Director. She completed her Ph.D. from Symbiosis International (Deemed University) in Organizational Behaviour. She is an academician, trainer and a consultant. She was conferred upon the award of “Best Faculty on Human Resource” in Pune Education Leadership Awards 2019. She has been involved as Assessor in Development centre and Assessment centres for various renowned MNCs. She has set up HR processes for start-ups. She has done succession planning for many organizations in Pharmaceuticals and manufacturing domain. She has worked with senior management of various organizations and has been involved in developing leadership. She regularly provides trainings on areas such as Team Building, Business Communication, Presentation Skills, Stress management, Leadership, Motivation and Body Language. She has conducted various workshops for many MNCs and B Schools on topics such as Employability Skills, Personality Development, Be the Best version of Yourself, Know your Potential, Explore the “real you”. She has been invited as a guest speaker in many national and state level conferences. She has teaching experience of 9 years, she has written many research papers in national and international journals. Her subject expertise include Organizational Behaviour, HRM, Psychometric Tests, Compensation & Benefits, Performance Management System, SHRM, Industrial Relations, Learning & Development, Talent Management and OD.