Neelima Chakara
Executive Coach
Neelima Chakara
Neelima, an ICF-certified PCC-level coach, offers a unique approach to leadership coaching. She collaborates with executives globally, guiding them to navigate the Volatile, Unpredictable, Complex, Ambiguous (VUCA)/Brittle, Anxious, Non-linear, Incomprehensible (BANI) world with mindfulness. Her method encourages leaders to embrace diverse perspectives and foster stronger connections within their ecosystem. Neelima’s coaching empowers leaders to enhance their capacity and effectiveness by better managing themselves and others.
She firmly believes that leaders are developed, not born, and she is passionate about leveraging her corporate experience and coaching expertise to help her clients achieve their leadership aspirations. She is also passionate about helping women pursue their dreams and reach their fullest potential. Neelima is listed among the top 100 coaches globally by the World HRD Congress.
Before becoming a coach, she handled various leadership roles in consulting organizations like EY, KPMG, Infosys, etc. During these 23 years, she led large teams, represented her organization in global transformation projects, and coached and mentored many. In addition to coaching, she serves on the Board of a non-profit.
She meditates, does yoga, and enjoys nature walks.
About Neelima
Watch this video to learn more about Neelima’s coaching style, techniques, tools, and background. Discover what challenges she most enjoys in her work with clients, and what she is passionate about.
Testimonials
“Executive Leadership Coaching with Neelima helped me settle into the new role. The structured coaching sessions helped me be an action-taker in the early days of my new role and overcome challenging situations at the new organization.”
—Shelly Midha, Technical Delivery Lead, Guardian Life
“I had great pleasure working with Neelima over the last few months. She is a highly skilled executive Career Coach who navigated me by pointing in right direction. Her insightful questions tremendously helped to understand my work style, my strength and weaknesses. I achieved clarity during every session. As a result, I was able to prioritize tasks build confidence and most importantly began showing self compassion. I highly recommend Neelima to anyone who is seeking professional career guidance.”
—Maha Krishnan, Analyst, Wage Works, US
“Neelima has been such a fantastic coach for me! With just a few meetings, she has helped me expand my perspectives and thought processes on a wide variety of career aspects. She has helped me identify my strengths and put processes in place to manage my blind spots. It is important to know our “whys” before we understand the “hows”. In this fast-paced working world, it’s easy to forget them. Neelima has accelerated my learning curve to achieve just that when it comes to people, processes, and work culture. She has helped me ground myself while guiding me on how to cut through all the noise I encounter daily. Conversations with Neelima allowed me to pause and challenge myself on how I can do better and show up better for myself and for people I care about, all while not forgetting to appreciate myself and the support system I am blessed with. I am grateful for the opportunity to have these discussions with her and draw upon her expertise on an ongoing basis.”
—Suhasini Ganapathy, Sr. Manager, EY, Zurich
“I couldn’t be more grateful for the transformational journey Neelima guided me through. When I engaged her services, I was unsure of my capabilities and lacked a clear direction. However, with her expertise and unwavering support, I achieved remarkable results.
Neelima possesses an incredible ability to assess individual strengths and weaknesses, tailor guidance to one’s unique needs, and provide actionable strategies. Through her insightful coaching sessions, I gained clarity on my career goals, honed my skills, and developed a winning mindset.
What sets Neelima apart is her dedication and passion for her clients’ success. She not only helped me secure new role but also provided ongoing mentorship, ensuring my long-term professional growth. Thanks to her, I am thriving in my new role and looking forward to continued success.”
—Bhavesh Parikh, Analytics Product Owner, Schlumberger
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Specialties
Neelima uses her extensive corporate experience and coaching expertise to help ambitious, result-oriented professionals succeed by solving their biggest leadership challenges. She has helped professionals in the following areas –
- Deal with uncertainty and ambiguity
- Be emotionally clued-in leaders
- Handle stress
- Mindful leadership
- Connect with stakeholders and teams better
- Increase capacity by managing self and others better
- Manage attention
Education / Certifications
ICF-certified PCC coach
Enhanced Practitioner – ACE Coach Accelerator
Certified Life Coach, Certified Coaches Alliances
Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI
Cost and Management Accounting from the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants, India
Economics Hons, Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University, India