admin Shweta HandaGupta, Founder of QuadraBrain® is an inspiring combination of courage, care, and a positive attitude. While sharing her successful creation of QuadraBrain®, one of the things that really moved us was learning how she coped after a series of brain surgeries and partially losing her memory in a road accident. Her immediate career comeback and successful completion of MBA from a top B school, while still on anti-convulsants, stabilizers etc. without even remembering high school math was fabulous. Her own experiences encouraged her to research and understand the human brain, memory, and behaviour.
Shweta’s 15 years of research culminated in the creation of QuadraBrain® and its core methodologies which enable behaviour modification and change leadership with a 100% success rate.
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Shweta’s Biggest Challenge
One of the biggest challenges in Shweta’s career was the move to running her own business full time at the peak of her career. Giving up a CEO designation at a young age as well as losing the predictable benefits was not easy. Shweta enunciates, “It was much more challenging to be a woman trying to set up my own business and interacting with clients without the cushion of my team and my brand,” she added.
With over 20+ years of experience, Shweta founded QuadraBrain® after a very fulfilling corporate stint including a senior role in a Fortune50 technology organisation and as CEO of a small business group. Shweta has helped numerous organizations and leaders achieve 100% Change Success rates with significantly enhanced user acceptance rates and accelerated benefits realisation by leveraging her research of the human mind and the psychology of transformation.
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Preparing tomorrow’s Leaders
An internationally acclaimed, multi-award winning CEO Coach, Shweta works at the CxO and Board level to facilitate Change Leadership success and enable Top Team Alignment which directly enhances the strategic output of the leadership team and positively impacts the bottom-line.
Shweta has been instrumental in helping leading organizations prepare their senior leaders for greater success. One of the early ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC) in India, Shweta has had the honour of being a coach to a wide spectrum of people including CXOs, Leaders, Entrepreneurs, Founders of large industrial groups, etc. across the world. Shweta has also served on various coaching profession review boards.
Shweta’s work and approach are influenced by a strong belief that every individual holds the ability and potential for vast self-understanding, self-development, and success.
Smartwork or Hardwork
“I believe they both go hand in hand. Nothing lasting can really be achieved without a certain amount of hard work. The hard work should be focused and with purpose which naturally makes it smart work.”
Work-life Balance
“I believe work life balance is a mis-nomer. Work and life should go together and complement each other. For me, this means making my life part of my work and vice versa.”
“It starts with clarity about your key objectives in all spheres of life – Career, Health, Relationships, Finances, Mental growth & Fun. Then prioritizing, planning, scheduling and respecting your own decisions makes sure you lead a balanced life.”
Shweta’s Motivation
“The trust of my clients motivates me. However challenging the ask, the faith that my clients have that I will help them achieve the desired outcome exponentially increases my commitment and resolve to create powerful results for my clients.”
Rivalry among Business Competitors
“Producing superlative work, being at the cutting edge of the latest research, guaranteed RoI and results for my clients and strong personal credibility have helped me navigate the competitive landscape. Also, not getting drawn into a competitive frenzy and focusing on improving my own business and results reduces stress and increases chances of long term success.”
Greatest Fear
“One of my greatest fears is loss of credibility. I overcome this by conducting extensive research and ensuring my solutions have a strong scientific base. Another medium which helps me deal with almost any fear or challenge is my poetry. Whenever I am troubled, I naturally produce rhymes that calm me down and reframe my mental space.”
Shweta’s Management Style
Shweta described her management style as exploratory, inclusive, curious yet focused on results and outcomes. She likes to encourage her team to take responsibility for outcomes. “Think beyond the obvious and try to craft their own solutions where possible. Everyone is encouraged to ask questions and I personally like to use questions as a tool to guide and develop the thinking of team members. Clearly defined direction, purpose and objectives help our exploratory, innovative approach stay on track.”
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Long-term relationship
“I build long term relationships with my customers by truly caring for their results and their success. I bring my complete attention and expertise to every interaction with the intention of providing value irrespective of whether it’s a formal project or an informal chat regarding their goals.”
Advice to Younger Shweta
When we ask what advice she would give 10 years younger Shweta, she said, “I would tell myself it is okay to not know exactly what you want. Sometimes you have to allow yourself to experiment and figure it out as you go along. As long as you’re moving forward and not stagnating, it’s okay. I would remind myself to target progress, not perfection and respect my decisions.
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