Dr. R. L. Bhatia is a Change Management and an Organisation Turnaround Specialist. He holds a PhD in HRD from University of Missouri, USA. An Alumni of Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad, Dr. Bhatia also holds a Law Degree & Double Masters in Commerce from Bombay University & Madras University. He also has a Diploma in Training & Development.
He is passionate about writing. In the past he has written for Economic Times Crème De La Crème & Times of India’s Ascent. He has been featured in almost all the business magazines and newspapers of prestige and significance i.e. Business India, Business World, Business Today, The Indian Express, The Hindu Business Line, Dainik Bhaskar, DNA, MidDay, Hindustan Times and Financial Express.
Dr. Bhatia’s experience with Tata Group especially with Tata International and Tata HRD Network, Standard Chartered Bank and Ernst & Young in senior positions won him recognition amongst CEOs, HR Heads and Marketing Professionals. After leaving as Director with Ernst & Young, he set up Centre for Change Management (now called Fun and Joy at Work). Fun and Joy at Work caters to corporate houses in Indian and a few Asian countries in HR Design and Structure, Change Management Processes, Performance Management Systems, Job Evaluations, Assessment Centers, Training and Management Development etc. Dr Bhatia pioneered in bringing Emotional Intelligence to India. He has presented Who Moved My Cheese, Chicken Soup for the Soul, The Present and The Leadership Pill. He has conceived a Theatrical Performance titled Sleeping with Success.
Some of the key clients of Fun and Joy at Work (formerly Centre for Change Management) are: Bharti Group, British Gas, Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Dialog Telecom (SriLanka), Biocon, ESPN, Hindustan Lever Limited, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, Infosys, Jet Airways, Johnson & Johnson Limited, J Walter Thomson (HTA), Kellogg’s Asia, HDFC Bank, LG Electronics, Kodak, Lowe, MICO-Bosch, McDonalds, Novartis, Nicholas Piramal, Nestle, Sony, Shell, National Development Bank (Ceylon), Hi-Tech Group (Sudan), Tata Motors, Wipro, Zensar Technologies.
Dr. R. L. Bhatia is author of following books in Management, which are best sellers & widely read:
- Power of Vision
- Corporate Renaissance in the New Millennium
- The Global Managers
- Developing Presentation Skills
- Career Planning for Success
- The Executive Track
- 100 Management Ideas
- Managing Time.
- Sleeping with Success
- Attitude – Make it or Break it
- Great Quotes from Great Women
- A Handbook of Exercises for Trainers, Facilitators and HR Professionals
- Success Journal
- Super Achiever Series
- Enterprise Scions
- India’s Most Powerful Brand Builders
- India’s Greatest HR Professionals
- Enterprise Scions
- Building Pride
- Professionalism at work
- Imagine the Potential, Imagine the Possibilities
Dr. Bhatia is an internationally acclaimed speaker. He has spoken at the following global conferences:
- HRD Congress 2003 in Kuala Lumpur
- Asia HRD Congress 2005 in Kuala Lumpur
- 32nd ARTDO International Management and HRD Congress 2005 in Manila
- 33rd ARTDO International Management and HRD Congress 2006 in Bahrain
- 34th IFTDO Conference and Exhibition in Cairo
- 35th IFTDO Conference and Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur
- IDEAS Arabia Conference in Dubai
- World HR Congress in Singapore
- L3 Global Leadership Congress in Shanghai
- 50th Annual IPM Convention in South Africa
- HR 360 Egypt in Egypt
- 4th International Management & HRD Conference in Bahrain
- HR Director’s Forum in Guangzhou
- HR Director’s Forum in HongKong
- ICQ Convention in Sudan
- 10th National Human Resources Summit in Kuala Lumpur
- Talent and Performance management conference in Vienna
- 3rd Annual Learning Forum in HongKong
- 6th Annual HR Africa Summit 2009
- Talent Management Summit in Chicago
- IPM South Africa
- HR 360 Egypt in Malaysia
- HR Summit 09 in Singapore
- Talent 2009 in London
- World Innovation Forum 2010 in USA
Dr Bhatia has produced and directed the following management films - Hope, Passion, Winning, Leadership Secrets from the Eagle, Goals – Guidelines for designing an extraordinary life, Companies don’t succeed People do, Right Now, Even Now and the Making a Difference Series. His films have been screened in several countries in Middle East and Asia.
Some of his recent consulting assignments are:
- Change Management workshop for ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co Ltd
- Attitudinal Change program for Citi Financial
- Personal Effectiveness and Productivity Enhancement program for Mother Dairy Fruits and Vegetables Pvt. Ltd
- Leadership Development module for Zydus Cadila Healthcare
- Leadership Development module for Biocon
- Change Management module for HDFC Bank
- Leadership Development module for LG Electronics
