Vikas Baijal

Background

About Vikas Baijal

As an Executive Coach and Leadership Consultant, I excel in driving individual and organizational success through transformative interventions. Over 35 years, I have successfully navigated diverse industry landscapes for MNCs, family-owned conglomerates, and startups in Retail, Consumer Services, Technology, and Hospitality with operations in the US, Europe, Asia, and Africa. This multidimensional exposure has brought a wide-angled and nuanced perspective to my coaching approach. I support CXOs, emerging leaders, and high-potential individuals to drive personal growth and impactful change through transformative journeys. My coaching expertise spans areas like improving personal effectiveness, career transitions, building a strategic mindset, managing high-potential teams, and influencing others. During coaching conversations, I focus on shifting the onus from environment to self to drive inner change. I believe, recognizing and leveraging one’s unique strengths can lead to new ways of responding to obstacles as growth opportunities. My sessions offer a safe, confidential, empathetic space for deeply reflective conversations. Clients have reported feeling self-aware, empowered, confident, and positively motivated after their sessions. I have coached clients from different sectors including Retail, Consumer, Pharma, Technology, Consulting Services, Manufacturing, and Non-Governmental. I am a Leadership Assessor, certified in Hogan, EQ-I, and OPQ tools, and have an excellent understanding of assessment tools like FIRO B, MBTI, DISC, StrengthsFinder, and TAT. Beyond coaching, my expertise lies in conceiving and executing game-changing talent and strategic initiatives to drive success and elevate organizational performance. Some key projects: Talent Management & Leadership Development • Designing and implementing an integrated competency framework with Recruitment, Performance Management, Training, and Career Programs. • Designed PMS framework with 360-degree assessment and supported with individual coaching • Designed and executed multiple talent programs for high-potential talent. • Conceptualizing a Training Academy for a large Retail organization. Culture change & OD • Conceptualized and implemented interventions to build Entrepreneurship, Consumer Centricity, Innovation, and Speed for a retail company. • Designed customer delight as a cultural change intervention for a hospitality group by defining SOPs and SLAs, team workshops, and redesigning internal processes. • Facilitated multiple strategic outcomes for organization scaling from growth