Know your coach
Neha Parashar
Potential Client: You don’t quite seem hungry for my business.
NP: I’m not
Client: You aren’t?
NP: I’m not. I’m really not hungry for your business. I do not look at you as a business. I see a person who can go far. I’m thinking if I’m the right person to support you. I’m thinking whether you are truly ready to work on yourself. Are you ready to be uncomfortable to grow?
But that’s just me. As for you, you should think about ‘buying’ coaching just as you would shop for running shoes. Don’t settle at me just yet. Shop around. Try several more. Only ‘buy’ the one that ‘feels’ just right.
You have a long way to run. Do believe, shoes or not, you have it in you to reach there. The shoes will only help you reach faster, with fewer calluses. Know that, I as the shoe, will wear with you.
Coach Profile
Neha is an experienced Executive Coach, trusted advisor and consultant based in New Delhi, India, serving clients across the globe. Neha is passionate about supporting people in growing to their full potential in their current career and life stage, and in developing clarity, confidence, and skills for the next step of their growth journey.
As a sought-after coach, Neha supports corporate clients through Executive, Leadership Development and Career Coaching, focusing on transitions and growth. She has over 14 years and 2500+ hours of coaching experience. She has coached C suite leaders across functions, industries and countries. Her areas of expertise include Executive Coaching, Leadership skills and Career transitions for mid to senior level corporate leaders. She has worked with clients across cultures (US, EU, Asia) and industries (Manufacturing, Chemicals, IT, ITES, Legal, Federal etc.) Neha is an HBR published author. She is a champion for DEI, with close to 60% of her clients being women.
Neha has been selected to serve as the Global Employment Advisor for South Asia, Near East and Central Asia regions by the US Dept of State, wherein she provides coaching and advisory support to United States diplomat family members at US missions across 14 countries. In this role since 2020, she has been helping her clients in their professional development and employment journeys while managing career and personal transitions across the globe. As advisor and coach, Neha also supports corporate expats transitioning into India.
With close to two decades of rich corporate experience, Neha brings a deep understanding of the corporate context to her coaching practice. She has held key HR positions with renowned multi-national organizations, including Axiom, Cisco, DuPont, and GE Capital. She has been a strategic people partner to business and has deep familiarity with all stages of the employee lifecycle, having held roles across organizational design, talent strategy, talent acquisition, leadership development, design and delivery of learning solutions and employee wellness programs.
Neha holds a Master’s degree in Personnel Management (equivalent of MBA with specialization in HR) with distinction, from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune. She completed her B.A. (Honors) in Journalism, with distinction from Delhi University. She also holds a double diploma in French language from Delhi University and Alliance Française.
Specialist Training
- ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC)
- Certified Mentor Coach
- Certified Trainer of Targeted Selection Interview process (certified by DDI International, Singapore)
- Certified Federal Resume and Career Coach
- Trained administrator of psychometric tools like MBTI and DiSc Profiling.
- Certified trainer of Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Effective People and The Four Disciplines of Execution
Experience
- Over 2500+ hours of coaching experience
- Amongst top 4% of coaches globally
- Global client base across Asia, EU and US
- HR leadership experience across world-class MNCs
- Has interviewed and hired 1000X candidates, trained 100+ interviewers on how to conduct effective interviews
- Exposure to multiple industries and Federal sector
Some organizations Neha has contributed to
Understanding the ICF Coaching Credential
An ICF Credential conferred by the International Coaching Federation, is a professional certification indicating that the Coach meets specific standards in coaching skills. It is also indicates that the Coach is dedicated to upholding strong principles of ethical behavior in coaching. ICF offers three credentials, corresponding with the quantity of education and experience required to earn it. Each credential requires rigorous training, mentorship, coaching experience and a performance evaluation followed by an exam. The credentials are:
Associate Certified Coach (ACC) – Indicates that the Coach has completed 60 hours of coach specific education and min100 hours of client coaching experience
Professional Certified Coach (PCC) – Coach has min.125 hours of coach specific education and min 500 hours of client coaching experience
Master Certified Coach (MCC) – Coach has a min. of 200 hours of coach specific education and min 2,500 hours of client coaching experience.
Neha holds an MCC credential. At the time of earning this credential, only 4% of ICF coaches globally and less than 75 coaches in India hold this credential.