The role of HR in leadership development

Shilpa Kabra Maheshwari is based at Amity Business School, Amity University, Noida, India, and Department of Human Resources, National Engineering Industries Limited, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. She is Research Scholar with Amity University, Noida, and Vice President and Head (Human Resources) at National Engineering Industries Limited (NEIL), India’s largest bearing manufacturer. At NEIL, Shilpa is leading the HR function and is passionate about making a difference in organization transformation and talent building through leadership development, culture enablement, and change transformation. She comes with more than 20 years of experience, with a wide exposure to various facets of HR. She holds a keen interest in leadership studies and its applications to the industry.Shilpa Kabra Maheshwari has graduated in economics (hons) from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University, and holds an MBA in human resources from Faculty of Management Studies, Udaipur. She is an accredited trainer by Marriott, HR Excellence Assessor by CII, Assessment Center Assessor, Hay job evaluation & DiSC Profiling, and a certified coach. A passionate writer, she has authored a book, Human Resource Strategy – Architecture for Change, published by Sage India.

Jaya Yadav is based at Amity Business School, Amity University, Noida, India. She, Professor, is Head of HR Department of Amity Business School, Amity University, Noida, India. Dr Yadav has been actively involved in teaching, research, and consultancy in a distinguished career spanning 14 years. She is also the Head of the PhD program of ABS. She has research interests in the area of HR. She has authored various papers and books, and currently five scholars are working under her guidance.