About
Madhu is a seasoned HR Leader with over 4 decades of diverse experience in different sectors including Hospitality, Real Estate, Retail and Entertainment as well as the Social sectors Until recently, as Sr.Executive Director (HR), Madhu has spearheaded the HR function for DLF Group.She has been responsible for a diverse multi generation workforce of more than 50000 employees (on roll and outsourced) across the country. She has successfully anchored and driven the people agenda through various phases of Company’s growth, transformation and expansion.
Over the years Madhu has successfully partnered and built strong relationships with the Leadership team to craft and deliver sustainable HR solutions to shape the overall health of the organisation in an environment experiencing significant external and internal challenges. Madhu has worked with best in class consulting firms in leading the organisation transformation agenda.As a senior leader, she has extensively worked on design and implementation of human capital strategies aligned to the changing needs of the organisation with specific focus on organisation architecture, talent & performance management to harness and leverage the capability and potential of the employees
In the last few years Madhu has been working actively with the student community to support them in their successful transition from Campus to Corporates as well as students transitioning from school specifically in the underprivileged segments including arranging scholarships and life skills training..
In addition she is deeply engaged in several HR consulting assignments including support and assistance in setting up start ups and guiding leadership/HR teams and young professionals in the corporate world on various aspects in a VUCA world.
Apart from writing her memoirs in HR,she is associated with significant research projects and actively writes on topical issues in the field of HR and related issues.
She is also invited to participate as a speaker in various forums
Some of the milestones achieved during her career include the following:
- Sustainable Organization Design & Structures to improve business alignment, efficiency and productivity.
- Rightsizing, Manpower Conservation and Outplacements across levels.
- Attendant HR strategies to reinforcing the “Talent Mindset” viz for talent acquisition, retention, capability building, and talent pipelines aligned for future vision
- Integrated and innovative Compensation & Benefit strategy and program to support various phases of business cycle of the Company and fostering a “pay for performance” culture.
- Robust people-oriented HR policies and processes for overall operational efficiency and excellence.
- Leading the people agenda in outsourcing, divestments, acquisitions & mergers of companies with zero loss of key talent through various transitions.
- Ensuring workforce diversity and inclusiveness and strong champion of women wellbeing and safety.
- Integration of work into life in the new world we live in.
Her vision for a workplace is an inclusive environment which ignites the energies of all stakeholders to closely align and work together to contribute to reap the fruits of organisation success.
As a professional, her key strengths include the following:
- Perseverance with strong focus on execution and last mile delivery.
- Passion, deep connection and empathy for people.
- Support and guide people in their career journey and aspirations to become better managers, professionals and more importantly better human beings.
- Ability to translate management vision into an actionable program.
Life & Personal Goals
- Support and reach out to make a difference in lives of people, specifically coming from the lesser privileged sections of the society.
- Build and inclusive environment where all can contribute and succeed in equal measure.
- Strong champion for the cause of women at work in all walks of life
Current Work in HR
Better People Solutions
[HR Consulting Firm]
Better People Solutions is a boutique one-stop HR services firm founded by Madhu Gambhir firm that aims to simplify the wide and complex spectrum of suite of HR services. Better People Solutions has been supporting SMEs/SMBs and startups apart from select Corporates in maximising the ROI on Human Capital with minimal efforts by in- house operating teams.Onsite / remote project delivery includes end to end HR solutions and services that are customised to meet the needs of each client.
Love or Hate HR (uNDER pUBLICATION)
[Book]
Love or Hate HR is a book which covers evolution of HR as an integral part of any business. However, no other function has faced the heat and debated as much as HR. Love or Hate HR: An Integral Part of Business is authored by Madhu. The author as a HR leader successfully managed the many challenges HR has faced during different phases of a business cycle. This unique compilation presents views of HR luminaries, practitioners and stakeholders and has been seamlessly assimilated with her own insights and learnings only to underpin the relevance of HR in a dynamic business scenario… but in a new avatar.
Your CHRO
[HR Resource Platform]
Your CHRO is a digital platform envisioned by Madhu and curated by young HR professionals. The platform aims to be a holistic 24*7 resource platform for all aspects and developments related to HR – world over using easy to consume and understand content in both the long and short formats. Your CHRO is founded on the principles of open sourcing – which means all resources found on Your CHRO are free and crowdsourced. Your CHRO’s target audience is HR professionals, students and decisions makers in the business fraternity seeking guidance, insights and tracking the latest trends on HR management.
For participation,collaboration and support Write to us @[email protected]
Current Work in Social Sector
@ Sampark, Sahyog, Disha & Sahas
Connect, Support, Guide & Encourage
These are personal projects undertaken by Madhu where she is working in active partnership with like minded people in following areas:
- To bridge the gap between real workplace and academic learning and preparing students from underserved segments by helping them to be “future ready’ to face the challenges of real world.
- Mentors and guides young aspirants, promising professional to navigate the transition and professional challenges in transition and during their professional journey in VUCA times.
- Cause of women empowerment in and beyond the realms of work place.
For participation, collaboration and support Write to us @[email protected]
Book
The Triumph of Being a Woman is a book by Madhu, although a work of fiction, it is inspired by the journey of many successful women in India.(UNDER PUBLICATION)
Synopsis
Women have it tough, believe it or not – but women also win big. This is a journey of one such strong woman for whom giving up is not an option. Driven by values, determination and a goal – she keeps marching down a road full of surprises, challenges, loneliness and love. This woman learns, rises, fights and wins for that is what being a woman is!
Anita the narrator and the focus of the story is the third and youngest daughter of a humble Punjabi family settled in Delhi post the partition. She is brought up in a closely knit joint family with a deep routed value system, surprisingly with a hint of liberal space and support for their daughters.
Having grown up dreaming of a fairytale life with her Prince charming – reality was a stark contrast, but for Anita winning at life was not an option, it was the only way out. This is a story spanning across three generations and the struggles their interplay travails and the Triumph, beyond that.
Services
Madhu provides the following services in individual capacity, for services beyond these please reach out to her consulting firm – Better People Solutions LLP :
- Key Hiring End To End Support (Senior Level)
- Reward & Recognition programs
- Organisational Restructuring
- Wellness in COVID times
- Personalised support and guidance to individual employees to navigate their workplace journey
- Design & Implementation of Future Ready HR Framework & Programs