Background
“What does it really mean to ‘thrive’?”
"Over the past two-plus decades, I have worked with Executives, Leaders and Entrepreneurs in India, US, and Europe and as CEO of non-profit, Maitri India. I have come to realise that many of the sharpest and brightest minds don’t know their strengths. In my view, being clear about your strengths and being deliberate in playing to them, is a major contributing factor to thriving both at work and in life.
My own work experience has been with organisations such as Dow Jones Newswires, Aon Hewitt and McKinsey Knowledge Center. I draw on all the career insights gathered across 20 + years, to inspire those I coach to live & operate from a place of authenticity as an individual and as a leader."
Coaching Style
Sonal’s ambit of experience and coach training has given her a vast range of approaches and tools to bring to her coaching practice. She is an astute judge of what style and tools the client needs in a particular situation. Sonal brings a powerful combination of compassion and insight, helping her clients to have a fresh perspective.
She enjoys those coaching moments when someone starts to see patterns of behavior and to understand how these might be contributing to successes and disappointments. She likes to work with clients who are at a point in their careers when choices or decisions need to be made.
Her clients find Sonal’s coaching to be an unexpectedly empowering experience. They say they value the safe place she enables in which to explore what limits them and how to bring long lasting transformation. She challenges their beliefs through compassion and helps them create actionable plans to move forward.
Special Interests
Sonal’s specialisms include:
- Leadership
- Career Transitions
- Preparing to step up
- Developing confidence
- Turning points
- Thriving where you are
- She is passionate about contributing to the community and actively volunteers her time and expertise to make an impact
- She also leverages her skills to work with special needs children and their families
Training & Qualifications
- MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management
- BSc. in Finance from University of Utah
- Certification in Social Impact Strategy from University of Pennsylvania
- Certified Success Coach
- She is one of the few coaches in India trained and qualified as an Attention Coach, helping her clients strengthen their Executive Function, Social, and Emotional Regulation Skills using strength based approaches
- Sonal holds ACC accreditation with the ICF
Current Clients
Sonal has coached in client organisations like ITC, Accenture, IBM, Publicis Sapient, Amazon India, DBS Bank, Arizona State University.
