Leadership & People Advisor · Executive Coaching · Strategic HR Advisory
30+ years of senior corporate leadership across diverse industries in India and globally, supporting leaders and organisations at critical crossroads: navigating change and embracing growth and excellence.
Nisha DasGupta
Leadership & People Advisor
“The best people solutions are the ones that actually work in the real world.”
I've spent 30+ years in senior HR and leadership roles across diverse industries and organisations, including Delta, Pall, Armstrong and Knauf.
I've led through acquisitions, restructuring, growth and organisational change, designing people strategies, building leadership capability and helping teams scale. I've also sat on the other side of the table, coaching leaders through moments when the path ahead isn't obvious.
Today, I bring those two perspectives together: the practical lens of an HR leader and the curiosity, challenge and trust of a coach.
Alongside my executive coaching work, I contribute as a Global Coach with the Humanitarian Coaching Network and as a coach and mentor with the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, supporting women entrepreneurs as they navigate the challenges of building and growing their businesses.
My work is grounded in a simple belief: people challenges are business challenges. When leaders become clearer and organisations become more intentional about their people, performance follows.
Beyond work, I'm passionate about travel, reading and fitness. I have an enduring sense of wanderlust and love discovering new people and stories. I find that these experiences often bring the same things I value in my work: curiosity, perspective and a willingness to step outside what's familiar.
Organisations I've partnered with
Focused, practical support for organisations and leaders, depending on the challenge you're trying to solve.
When your people strategy needs to catch up with the business or when a complex leadership or organisational challenge needs an experienced partner.
For leaders navigating growth, transition, greater responsibility, career decisions or the shift from being the expert to becoming the leader.
I work with leaders and organisations at pivotal moments of growth, change and transition.
For leaders building organisations that are ready for what comes next.
Scaling a business, professionalising your people practices or navigating organisational change? I help you build the HR foundations, leadership capability and succession plans that growth demands, grounded in decades of experience inside professional organisations.
For organisations building their people practices in a new market.
I support international organisations working through the people challenges of setting up or scaling their India operations, from policy localisation and HR foundations to supporting leaders unfamiliar with the local context.
For leaders stepping into new possibilities.
Moving into a bigger role or weighing what's next? I offer confidential executive coaching to help you gain clarity, challenge your own assumptions and move forward with intention.
For women who want to lead with authenticity, confidence and impact.
Stepping into bigger responsibilities, navigating leadership complexities or reimagining your career on your own terms? I create space to think honestly about ambition, visibility and the trade-offs no one talks about openly, so you can lead in a way that's fully yours.
Leadership pipeline
How I help
Talent review design, succession planning for critical roles, hi-potential frameworks, career pathing, and calibration workshops.
Outcome
A stronger leadership pipeline, and less dependency on a handful of people.
Scaling & process
How I help
HR function setup, employee handbooks and policies, performance and feedback processes, manager toolkits, and lifecycle processes.
Outcome
Scalable people practices and a strong foundation for sustainable growth.
Change & transition
How I help
Change management strategy, communication planning for sensitive transitions, workforce planning, and manager readiness workshops.
Outcome
Smoother transitions and leaders equipped to navigate change with confidence.
Manager capability
How I help
Executive coaching for senior leaders, executive transition coaching, and a first-time manager development framework.
Outcome
More confident leaders who drive performance, engagement, and accountability.
Growth & organisation
How I help
Organisation structure reviews, role clarity exercises, workforce planning, and HR process design.
Outcome
A scalable structure with clear roles and stronger accountability.
Performance
How I help
Goal-setting frameworks, performance management system design, manager capability building, and calibration processes.
Outcome
Clear expectations and a culture where high performance is recognised and sustained.
First to you, your background, your experience and your understanding.
Through candour and empathy, without the jargon.
Turn complexity into a clear picture of what matters, what needs to change and what success looks like.
Translate insight into practical action, accountability and progress that can be seen in the real world.
Nisha leveraged her rich experience to support us in redrafting critical policies, ensuring our HR processes are not only fit for purpose but also on par with industry standards.
Nisha played a pivotal role in managing transitions through COVID-19, a major acquisition, and the integration of three entities, demonstrating exceptional HR leadership.
Her insightful and non-directive approach helps individuals enhance self-awareness, achieve clarity, and move forward with confidence and purpose.
I had the privilege of being coached by Nisha and she had a huge impact on me. She asked me important questions that stirred something inside me, I felt safe, heard, and seen.
I write regularly on Substack about the real questions leaders wrestle with, from navigating transitions to building teams that last. Subscribe to read along and get new pieces in your inbox.
Whether you're working through a leadership challenge, growing an organisation, redesigning your people strategy or thinking through your next career move, let's start with a conversation. Choose whatever's easiest for you.
Based in Mumbai · Working with leaders across the globe
Tell me a little about what you're navigating. I'll get back to you.
