Subject areas are:

• Setting up of HR functions from scratch
• HR strategy and driving best practice HR policies and initiatives.
• Designing, training and implementing Performance Management Programmes
• Executive and staff recruitment
• Intercultural awareness training

Laxmi Chaudhry

Born in East Africa, of Indian origin and of British nationality, Laxmi is a seasoned Human Resources and Training professional, with 27 years experience in both strategic and “hands on” HR, working in blue chip companies in the financial services, business to business, publishing, airline and engineering companies in both UK/Europe and Asia Pacific. Laxmi has high quality consulting, presentation and project management skills. She is fluent in English, Hindi, Punjabi, Gujerati and Urdu and has extensive international and cultural experience, along with a strong cultural awareness and belief in adding value. Laxmi’s strength includes the setting up of Human Resources departments from scratch, designing and conducting performance management programmes, interactive customer services workshops and coaching senior and middle management on cultural awareness and effective business management.


Experiences:

• Providing world class best practice in Human Resources.
• Master trainer in performance management programmes.
• Diversity and cross-cultural training and mentoring.
• Trained mentor and interpreter.
• HR; setting up strategies, policies, recruitment and selection and legal compliance.

Following a successful corporate career, Laxmi now works as an HR & Training Consultant and adds value to businesses by providing world best practice in Human Resources services “on demand” and runs interactive training in performance management and customer services programmes. Laxmi’s experience of working in both European and American Companies in both UK/Europe and Asia Pacific has exposed her to working in a very multicultural environment and she enjoys the challenges of the workplace. She trains as well coaches/briefs management in cultural awareness and effective management of working in a cross cultural environment. She is a trained Mentor and mentors small and start up businesses in the technology sector. With her fluency in 4 Asian languages, she provides real time interpreting services to the NHS in the UK.