Venkatesh Palabatla
Chief Executive Officer
Alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad
A qualified Independent Director and strategic HR leader with three decades of experience across manufacturing, IT & ITES, engineering and aviation.
Strategic HR and business services, led by senior practitioners
We help organisations in India and the UAE lead and build their HR function, align people strategy with business goals and improve productivity. Every engagement is led by a partner who has spent three decades or more running HR and business teams.
The principles behind every engagement
- Sustainability
- Innovation
- Profitability
What we do
Every service is led by partners who have done this work inside large organisations.
Fractional CHRO Engagement
We provide extended CHRO-level leadership, partnering with promoters and leadership teams to lead and own the HR department, and to align people strategy with business goals, organisational priorities and growth plans.
We establish, lead, manage and continuously improve the HR function as an extension of the leadership team, with clear ownership of agreed HR processes, priorities and outcomes.
More detailIntegrated HR Engagement Model
We bring HR strategy and execution together under one integrated engagement, covering the employee lifecycle and helping ensure consistency across policies, processes, people practices, delivery and HR strategy, aligned with business needs.
HR initiatives linked to business outcomes such as performance, productivity, employee engagement, capability, organisational effectiveness and profitability; strengthening organisational capability through innovation, sound governance, operational excellence and continuity of critical people practices
More detailStrategic HR Partnership
Shaping the HR strategy, structures and culture that the business plan depends on.
Vision, mission and values; business HR (BHR) strategy; organisation capability and development; HR processes, policies and systems: performance, learning and development, coaching, career management; culture building and employee engagement
More detailCompensation & Benefits, Risk Assessment
Fair, compliant pay and benefits, with the audits to prove it.
Audits and compliance (statutory and labour); end-to-end payroll and benefits management; governance and risk assessment; employee wellness
More detailMergers & Acquisitions
The people side of a deal, from first diligence to the day the teams work as one.
Due diligence and feasibility studies; transition and assimilation; change management
More detailProductivity Improvement & Employee Relations
Leaner operations and steadier industrial relations, measured against the best.
Organisation design and restructuring; manpower rationalisation; job evaluation; lean operations; R&R; benchmarking and re-engineering studies; business excellence; industrial relations and trade unions
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Sectors our partners have led in
Experience gathered inside global and Indian organisations, now applied for our clients.
Manufacturing
Lean operations, productivity improvement, industrial relations and business excellence.
Automotive and auto components
Lean manufacturing, greenfield and brownfield projects, Six Sigma, TQM and TPM.
IT and ITES
Talent strategy, organisation capability, HR processes and shared services.
Engineering
Organisation design, manpower planning, job evaluation and change management.
Aviation
Workforce planning, employee relations and compliance in regulated operations.
SMEs and growing businesses
HR foundations, payroll and compliance, and advisory support as the business scales.
Our partners
More than 100 years of combined HR and business leadership, in global and Indian organisations.
Across India and the UAE
Our corporate office and delivery centre is in Hyderabad, with partners working from four more cities.
- HyderabadCorporate office and delivery centre
- BengaluruIndia
- PuneIndia
- NCRIndia
- SharjahUAE
Organisations we have worked with
57 clients so far, including these organisations.
Palabatla Foundation
Career guidance for 9th and 10th standard government school children, with scholarships for meritorious and needy students. The foundation is run by volunteers: like-minded professionals and students.
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