Intercontinental Institute of Human Resource Management

driving real change Home About Us What we do How to Gain a Competitive Advantage in Business Examining Your Business Creating a Competitive Advantage Differentiate the Business Towards Sustainable Growth IIHRM's KPI Disruptor IIHRM's Succession Management Technique Mastery IIHRM's Assessment and Development Center Facilitation IIHRM's S9 Model Executive Assessment and Development IIHRM's Multi-Method Assessment IIHRM/TTG C-Factor Assessment and Development Center Facilitation MCPA-Scan More Services Services Directors and Advisory Council Consultants Advisory Council Member s Lead Consultants Senior Consultants Consultants Publications Contact Pay Online Driving real change! Our consultants continue to transform businesses around the globe, clocking over 250 client-specific projects with exposure in 27 countries in 4 continents. IIHRM helps businesses realize profitable business platforms that transform employee mind-set and corporate culture, while advocating a triple-bottom-line powered by the incredible human potential. Get Started We are professional As a catalyst of HRM and Organizational Development, IIHRM continues to reach and offer international benchmarks and helps its clients meaningfully translate these tools/initiatives into practical, implementable formulas which enhance their people and business in a way that keeps them abreast of the competition. Get Started Together IIHRM can show the way You need to be uniquely different and shine in your own right, Because you are a unique creation. Get Started Partnership programs is our speciality Partnership modules are tailor-made and offered as an uniquely-defined solution, where we design and implement company-wide or category-specific HRM and Organizational Developmental centric tools and modules. Our scope includes developing a strategic focus, mobilizing the organization for change, and building capabilities in people and systems in implementing the overall strategy. Get Started Previous Next Know Your Worth The only place in the world to know your worth, was just launched this month! Be the 1st to take advantage by clicking here Talent Games Gift yourself today with a Free Graduate Psychometric Assessment – and get a report emailed to you in a flash to determine your suitability for a desired job based on your personality and cognitive abilities. Click to Start – its free courtesy our partner TTG. IIHRM HOT DEALS ONLINE TRAINING MODULES THIS MONTH About Us IIHRM is a leading Human Resource and Organizational Development Centric Management Consultancy House, incorporated in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, with experienced consultants. We develop deep and meaningful solutions to address your challenges, with honest guidance substantiated with validity and reliability, relevance to your environment and provide true support. Nurturing long-term relationships with clients allow us to better understand your needs, be positively proactive, and stay practically focused on what really matters to you. The firm provides senior-level executive coaching and advisory, CEO succession, Family Business Advisory, as well as Leadership/Management Competency Assessments for organizations and individuals. IIHRM' s clients range from the largest corporations to emerging and growing companies, family and private-equity controlled entities, government and regulatory bodies, and Major educational and cultural organizations. Our Mission is to develop long-term strategic, sustainable partnerships with our clients and partner them to transform today’s challenges into tomorrow’s successes.We are committed in creating value and exceeding our stakeholder expectations by providing them an exceptional service, enriched with superior quality with an assurance of driving real change in the workplace - together with our likeminded exclusive world’s best expert partner-network, supported by our amazingly committed IIHRM team. Our Vision is to be amongst the acknowledged top 25 most resourceful modern human resource technology oriented consulting firms in Asia - operating globally to support our customers drive transformational change, to differentiate and remain uniquely competitive. Our Values We are Lavish We are Honest We are Resourceful We Love what we do We are Respectful Our Values We are Lavish We give you more than we promise, from tools to wisdom and we will never leave you in bad times. We will be a nursemaid to you in our home, resonating the true Sri Lankan Hospitality in all locations in the world we operate. We are Honest We deliver what we promise and we drive real change in your business, resonating accountability all the way We are Resourceful We are inquisitive to partner with the best to offer you the perfect product mix in the space we operate, We bring you the latest industry wisdom along with a perfect pick of the best World class 'HR/OD' and Leadership Technology. We Love what we do Practicing what we preach, we pick the best who not just like what we do, but those who passionately love what we do with utmost flexibility, accuracy and result orientation in all our guest interactions when serving our stakeholders. We are Respectful We will respect and deal with all the wisdom and confidential material with utmost care and safety. We will treat all who cross our path with dignity and morale character at every human touch point – building links and bonds, this we do as a way of life Product and Services Most of our consultants enjoyed significant business careers prior to their engagement to work on assignments with our firm, they are qualified and well experienced in their domain of specialization. Develop KPIs, KRAs and SLAs 100% Succession Management Technique Mastery 95% Productivity Improvement Tool Certification 90% HR Transformational Advisory/Consultancy 98% Competency Mapping IIHRM will develop or certify the in-company HR team in Competency Development/Mapping techniques and help you mitigate the risk of preventable corporate failings. read more HR Transformational Advisory IIHRM undertake short to medium term in-company HR and Organizational Development centric transformational initiatives. The scope of such initiatives will cover, the complete HR Technical Profile touch-points, value engineering on HR cost structures and departmental configuration to facilitate business strategies and design and develop customized HR tools to transform the organization from Good to Great. The employee mind-set transformation includes in-depth psychometric and competency assessment and coaching of Senior Leaders and Management Groups. IIHRM will employee tools with global validity, reliability and institutionalize the new HR and Organizational Development centric strategies and assist our clients drive real change to grow volume, share and profit. read more Recruiter Certification How many recruiters are professionally trained in your business? Mitigate the risk of untrained recruiters making substandard recruitment decisions and selecting misfits resulting in mediocre performance at work. A recruiter is an influential human touch-point, who resonates the organization's culture to all aspirants, your external customer. IIHRM will partner you in facilitating a two day in company workshop, and certify recruiters and institutionalize KPIs and KRAs to make recruiters accountable for the selection decisions they make. Recruiters will acquire competency based recruitment techniques to help them select the perfect fit. read more Assessment and Development Center Facilitation Research dictate that Assessment Centers and Development Centers that employee multifaceted assessment tool criteria is the most valid predictor of on-the job performance. IIHRM is the local partner in Sri Lanka for the world's No: 01, human test battery and psychometric test provider. When valid and reliable tools with global benchmarks and norm groups are available at your finger-tips, why should one let highly subjective guess work, influence selection decisions - all responsible corporates should use modern technology to make informed, people related decisions with a higher predictability index. read more Job Evaluation Job evaluation is a complex process involving risk: You must: assess the levels of risk to your organisation, pro-actively. This is where it should start. Seek expert knowledge of how to build a job evaluation scheme If you lack the expertise to build a fair and non-discriminatory job evaluation scheme you must seek expert advice as it is HR technology driven. If you get it all wrong, not only will you get the incumbent fitment wrong, and this will trigger misfits in critical jobs - and the results can be mediocre. IIHRM consultants can help you mitigate such risks. read more SOP & Policy Formulation Management is a process. Go ask a few managers the question: 'What are you Managing?' The answer in most cases will be their title i.e. the country/branch they manage etc. Know that, blaming the managers is not the way to go, even you may have responded the same. Helping managers with tools, is the responsibility of the company leadership - Managers should know to respond objectively - i.e. 'I manage 12 Core Processors; 9 Sub Processors 6 customer touch-points and 5 policies'. To respond in this manner each department should have documented, practical, user-friendly, valid, reliable and relevant SOPs. IIHRM will make it our business to set your company in motion. read more Develop KPIs, KRAs and SLAs Key Performance Management drivers such as Key Result Areas (KRAs); Key Performance Indicators (KPIs); and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) etc are the cornerstones to build employee accountability to help transform an activity based business to be a RESULT driven entity. Are you an activity focused business than results? This will be so if the KPIs are linked to activity and not linked to the end result. IIHRM tools will align the organization to make this important shift to be result driven. read more Succession Management Technique Mastery The terms “succession management” and “succession planning” are often interchanged, but there’s a significant difference. Where traditional succession planning focuses on compiling a list of possible “replacements,” succession management looks to both identify and develop high-potential leaders who are capable of executing corporate strategies. Therefore, best-in-class succession management involves two key activities: tracking pivotal roles that are emerging as “resource pressure points,” and proactively sourcing and developing a strong talent pool of future leaders. read more Productivity Improvement Tool Certification If the competition is doing more with less, then employee productivity may be an issue. Workers with low output indicate a serious problem within any organization, forcing companies to adapt innovative techniques to increase employee productivity. IIHRM can partner not just to show, but to teach and certify internal employees as productivity improvement consultants, that can fuel process improvements each day and you will only be surprised with the value creation it churns from day one. read more Creating Generative Teams In times of ceaseless change, organizations that do not adapt, and do not challenge the status quo, are in danger of irrelevancy. Differentiate or Die is the challenge. Only those who differentiate will survive - To do so, a mind-set transformation in people is paramount. Engaging with IIHRM, experiencing outward and inward-bound centric, mind challenging tools will help employees discover themselves first, and thereinafter the journey of creating generative teams will begin. This is the uniqueness in partnering with IIHRM as we possess the required diagnostic tools. read more In company Training Solutions All training solutions are customized based on the client brief, with solution validation by an appointed expert advisory council. We are just a call away and we will send you a detail need identification tool and a meeting request; to determine the objectives. read more find out more Contact us to get more information Loading Your message has been sent. Thank you! Opportunity Required Training Modules/Consultancy Type Company Email Address Contact Person's Name and Telephone Number Close Submit Competency Mapping IIHRM will develop or certify the in-company HR team in Competency Development/Mapping techniques and help you mitigate the risk of a preventable corporate failings. IIHRM will develop or certify the in-company HR team in Competency Development/Mapping techniques and help you mitigate the risk of a preventable corporate failings. Contact us to get more information Loading Your message has been sent. Thank you! Opportunity Required Training Modules/Consultancy Type Company Email Address Contact Person's Name and Telephone Number Close Submit HR Transformational Advisory IIHRM undertake short to medium term in-company HR and Organizational Development centric transformational initiatives. The scope of such initiatives will cover, the complete HR Technical Profile touch-points, value engineering on HR cost structures and departmental configuration to facilitate business strategies and design and develop customized HR tools to transform the organization from Good to Great. The employee mind-set transformation includes in-depth psychometric and competency assessment and coaching of Senior Leaders and Management Groups. IIHRM will employee tools with global validity, reliability and institutionalize the new HR and Organizational Development centric strategies and assist our clients drive real change to grow volume, share and profit. Contact us to get more information Loading Your message has been sent. Thank you! Opportunity Required Training Modules/Consultancy Type Company Email Address Contact Person's Name and Telephone Number Close Submit Recruiter Certification How many recruiters are professionally trained in your business? Mitigate the risk of untrained recruiters making substandard recruitment decisions and selecting misfits resulting in mediocre performance at work. A recruiter is an influential human touch-point, who resonates the organization's culture to all aspirants, your external customer. IIHRM will partner you in facilitating a two day in company workshop, and certify recruiters and institutionalize KPIs and KRAs to make recruiters accountable for the selection decisions they make. Recruiters will acquire competency based recruitment techniques to help them select the perfect fit. Contact us to get more information Loading Your message has been sent. Thank you! Opportunity Required Training Modules/Consultancy Type Company Email Address Contact Person's Name and Telephone Number Close Submit Assessment and Development Center Facilitation Research dictate that Assessment Centers and Development Centers that employee multifaceted assessment tool criteria is the most valid predictor of on the job performance. IIHRM is the local partner in Sri Lanka for the world's No: 01, human test battery and psychometric test provider. When valid and reliable tools with global benchmarks and norm groups are available at your finger-tips, why should one let highly subjective guess work, influence selection decisions - all responsible corporates should use modern technology to make informed people related decisions with a higher predictability index. Contact us to get more information Loading Your message has been sent. Thank you! Opportunity Required Training Modules/Consultancy Type Company Email Address Contact Person's Name and Telephone Number Close Submit Job Evaluation Job evaluation is a complex process involving risk: You must: assess the levels of risk to your organisation, pro-actively. This is where it should start. Seek expert knowledge of how to build a job evaluation scheme If you lack the expertise to build a fair and non-discriminatory job evaluation scheme you must seek expert advice as it is HR technology driven. If you get it all wrong, not only will you get the incumbent fitment wrong, and this will trigger misfits in critical jobs - and the results can be mediocre. IIHRM consultants can help you mitigate such risks. Contact us to get more information Loading Your message has been sent. Thank you! Opportunity Required Training Modules/Consultancy Type Company Email Address Contact Person's Name and Telephone Number Close Submit SOP & Policy Formulation Management is a process. Go ask few managers the question: 'What are you Managing?' The answer in most cases will be their title i.e. the country/branch they manage etc. Know, blaming the managers is not the way to go, even you may have responded the same. Helping managers with tools, is the responsibility of the company leadership - Managers should know to respond objectively - i.e. 'I manage 12 Core Processors; 9 Sub Processors 6 customer touch-points and 5 policies'. To respond in this manner each department should have documented, practical, user-friendly, valid, reliable and relevant SOPs. IIHRM will make it our business to set your company in motion. Contact us to get more information Loading Your message has been sent. Thank you! Opportunity Required Training Modules/Consultancy Type Company Email Address Contact Person's Name and Telephone Number Close Submit Develop KPIs, KRAs and SLAs Key Performance Management drivers such as Key Result Areas (KRAs); Key Performance Indicators (KPIs); and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) etc are the cornerstones to build employee accountability to help transform an activity based business to be a RESULT driven entity. Are you an activity focused business than results? This will be so if the KPIs are linked to activity and not linked to the end result. IIHRM tools will align the organization to make this important shift to be result driven. Contact us to get more information Loading Your message has been sent. Thank you! Opportunity Required Training Modules/Consultancy Type Company Email Address Contact Person's Name and Telephone Number Close Submit Succession Management Technique Mastery The terms “succession management” and “succession planning” are often used interchangeably, but there’s a significant difference. Where traditional succession planning focuses on compiling a list of possible “replacements,” succession management looks both to identifying and developing high-potential leaders who are capable of executing the corporate strategy. Therefore, best-in-class succession management involves two key activities: tracking pivotal roles that are emerging as “resource pressure points,” and proactively sourcing and developing a strong talent pool of future leaders. Contact us to get more information Loading Your message has been sent. Thank you! Opportunity Required Training Modules/Consultancy Type Company Email Address Contact Person's Name and Telephone Number Close Submit Productivity Improvement Tool Certification If the competition is doing more with less, then employee productivity may be an issue. Workers with low output indicate a serious problem within any organization, forcing companies to adapt innovative techniques to increase employee productivity. >IIHRM can partner not just to show, but to teach and certify internal employees as productivity improvement consultants, that can fuel process improvements each day and you will only be presently surprised with the value creation it churns from day one. Contact us to get more information Loading Your message has been sent. Thank you! Opportunity Required Training Modules/Consultancy Type Company Email Address Contact Person's Name and Telephone Number Close Submit Creating Generative Teams In times of ceaseless change, organizations that do not adapt, and do not challenge the status quo, are in danger of irrelevancy. Differentiate or Die is the challenge. Only those who differentiate will survive - To do so, a mind-set transformation in people is paramount. >Engaging with IIHRM, experiencing outward and inward-bound centric, mind challenging tools will help employees discover themselves first, and thereinafter the journey of creating generative teams will begin. This is the uniqueness in partnering with IIHRM as we pocess the required diagnostic tools. Contact us to get more information Loading Your message has been sent. Thank you! Opportunity Required Training Modules/Consultancy Type Company Email Address Contact Person's Name and Telephone Number Close Submit In company Training Solutions All training solutions are customized based on the client brief, with solution validation by an appointed expert advisory council. We are just a call away and we will send you a detail need identification tool and a meeting request; to determine the objectives. Contact us to get more information Loading Your message has been sent. Thank you! Opportunity Required Training Modules/Consultancy Type Company Email Address Contact Person's Name and Telephone Number Close Submit Creating a foundation of trust and respect Attracting and retaining the best people requires a corporate culture that values mutual trust, respect and openness. Let us look after the cultural fitment side of your business allowing you to concentrate on your business; while we concentrate on your desired corporate culture transformation. Find more about us Facts 375 Clients 1731 Projects 50,890 Hours Of Support 32 Consultants Our Clients Testimonials Bradley Emerson MBA, FIB Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer at IIHE (Imperial Institute of Higher Education) Ranjeewa is probably one of the most exposed HR professional in Sri Lanka. His involvement locally and internationally in HR results in the knowledge transfer to Sri Lanka. Very humble individual alway open to help anyone Murali Prakash Proven Transformational Corporate Leader and Strategist. Change Manager I Writer I Lifestyle Coach Ranjeewa is not just a consultant or trainer of sorts but a partner in business collaboration. That’s how we saw him during our engagement with him during our restructuring process of the Ambeon group of companies. He navigates through the people and processes with ease to carve new paths to transform business domains. We benefitted a lot through his years of experience as a HR specialist to unearth issues, articulate strategies in HR transformation and more importantly continuous mapping on aligning people for tomorrow. A great personality who goes beyond the call on the scope to help when the need arises. Enjoyed working with him. Great person to engage in turnaround situations. Wish him well. Suren Goonewardene Managing Director at LANKEM CEYLON PLC Ranjeewa Helped me to transform a set of young and dynamic Managers at Lanka Bell way back in 2004. He ran Leadership, Motivational and Team building exercises for the team. These programs cut across the entire organization which helped these managers to become industry leaders who later on went on to do bigger things in their careers. The programs conducted were relevant and specific to the tasks set by the Management. Ajit Dias-Wanigasekera Client Liason Officer at Commonwealth Bank of Australia I was fortunate enough to work with Ranjeeva at Allied Stock brokers and saw first hand his dedication and commitment that he put into training and mentoring new recruits. He was also passionate in conducting informative sessions for students to get an understanding into the role of the CSE and stock brokers. The level of maturity he conducted these sessions were truly amazing. I have no hesitation in endorsing his work. Herman Pereira AVP at Barclays Bank I have had the pleasure of working with Ranjeewa at Lion Brewery Ceylon Limited and at Srilankan Airlines, whilst he held various roles as a Professional HR Leader and myself in the various roles I held at those organisations. During these interactions I have found Ranjeewa to be creative in a business function that is not seen to be so. Ranjeewa also had a natural ability to clearly identify the strategic impact his role played in delivering business critical goals long before this aspect of HRM became popular text. I continue to count Ranjeewa as an invaluable sounding board for any HR or Management discussion. I wish him all success in his many business and personal endeavours. Dilshad Sadiq Vice President at Authenticities Sri Lanka Ranjewa certainly has a panoply of management expertise and experiences. I was fortunate to work with him at Mercantile Stockbrokers (and during Allied Stockbrokers), from 1991 until 1993 and he displayed a remarkable leadership and team management qualities in an era the concept of HR was less known in Sri Lanka. He was also one of the three elected Stockbrokers to the advisory committee of the CSE (Colombo Stock Exchange) and built a formidable team to compete with the rest of the brokering firms. He combines strategy and people with the future direction of an organisation and builds effective teams through people management. Marius van Staden Looking for new job opportunity. Willing to relocated anywhere Calm, clear and a visionary leader who puts achievements and success on top of his priorities. I had the honor working with Ranjeewa and reporting to him as the Head of Talent Acquisition & Development, as expected, he contributed exceptional inputs and amazing ideas. Ranjeewa is an energetic and creative driver with deep experience in HR, organizational Development, Training and Assessments that brings diverse cross functional teams together to solve complex requirements. A exceptional leader and coach. Channa Goonetilleke IPMA SCP Nurture Lead Empower Ranjeewa has acquired a well rounded approach to the HRM function having worked with diverse cultures at the strategic and functional levels. He has a penchant for trouble shooting. He is genuinely keen to boost up the confidence in people and efficiency of organizations and propel them to be competitive. He is an industrious trainer with a benign appeal to motivate his charges to reach for the stars. Gerald Colin Abeyawardena, FCMI (UK) Senior Leadership & Change Consultant/Coach, Chair - Community Relations, Asia Pacific Alliance of Coaches As a Partner & Senior Management Consultant of an international Leadership Consultancy serving multinationals and key national organisations, I had numerous professional interactions with Ranjeewa when he was Manager Human Resources Development and International Aviation Academy at SriLankan Airlines. He displayed an impressive ability to deliver results, undoubted expertise in the field of HR, personal qualities of integrity, resilience, a great sense of humour, and eagerness to do his best for customers and staff. Ranjeewa is also an excellent negotiator who strives for a win-win outcome. Mazen Alshatiri,Assoc CIPD MENA Partner at LaTronic Solutions LLC I wanted to say THANK YOU for your kindness, help and investment and believing. Thanks for you now I have a wonderful job that I never dreamed of. I'm really grateful for having a mentor such as yourself. Rnjeewa thanks for everything. Dimuthu Gankanda Group HRM - Business Partnering Certified Professional at Institute Of Public Management Association for Human Resources Ranjeewa was known to me in our academic levels - Mahanama College. Since then we both selected same field of Human Resources where we both expert our selves and became up to the strategic levels being as HR Professionals in the industry specializing in strategic HR. His in depth knowledge in HR had given a great benefit and competitive advantage for him to become very senior specialist in strategic HR. Habib Elie Zaroubi CEO at Orient Group of Companies (Shipping, Trading & Construction) Ranjeewa was CODD at ACC. I had the pleasure of knowing him during the time we spent together at ACC. He is a top talented HR Director with many years of valuable experience in organizational and human resources development. In addition to his valuable professional skills, he handles pressure and tight deadlines very well. He always strives for the best and always working on improving company’s organization. He is friendly and courteous towards his colleagues, candidates and clients alike and is always ready to help with a smile. He will be a great asset to any company he works with. I wish him all the best for his future. Migara Perera Senior Manager Real Estate, Facilities and EHS at SmithKline Beecham ( Pvt) Ltd In 2006 Ranjeewa was instrumental in structuring a Management Module for the students of Sri Lanka Air Force's Junior Command and Staff College in preparation for the College's affiliation to University of Kelaniya as a post graduate diploma programme. He assisted me in putting together a study programme that met the University's standards and in finding resource personnel to conduct training according to the programme, free of charge, through his vast network of resource personnel. He himself contributed in running his own module in this programme for well over 5 years along with his peers who were quite willing to contribute towards this as a service to the country. Pradeepa Kekulawala Head of logistics and Properties at SriLankan Airlines Official Ranjeeva is a HR specialist in Talent engagement and Learning and Development. I hv seen his initiatives both at Srilankan Airlines and Dialog Telecom which have had positive influence on the performance of the organization. He is a professional with creativity and excellent human skills Athula Talagala Genaral Manager Special Projects at Edna Group Ranjeewa was my Junior Colleague in 1989 Unilever ( Lever Brothers at that time ) Srilanka & was working with me in Kandy Territory Central Area Srilanka - He was very methodical & committed in all the responsibilities in his capacity - working within the budget with minimum use of resources + punctuality in delivering results was his strengths I can never forget. Vipula Gunatilleka Group Chief Executive Officer at SriLankan Airlines Official Ranjeewa was instrumental in getting the IAA at Srilankan and taking the initiative to implement a Change Management Program at Srilankan when he was heading the HRDD function. Real go getter with a charming personality. Imal Fonseka Consultant / Director/ Entrepreneur Ranjeewa’s greatest contribution to a corporate is his ability to be a sound counsel for the CEO in all matters pertaining to human capital. From a functional perspective he is able to put in the organization and processes in place to manage operation HR functions. Real value, however come from his ability to align high performer development and recruitment to organization strategy subsequent to building sound understanding of the business. Bennett Patternott Head of HR at Carsons cumberbatch plc Ranjeewa strikes an excellent balance of being methodical and creative in his p rofessional work. He has seamless desire to stretch and reach perfection with ease. Good role model in task orientation and an artist of networking. Tremendouse capacity as a generous colleague who have demonstrated high degree of accountability. Mangala Durwinka Head of Human Resources at Mobitel (Pvt) Ltd Ranjeewa is a very good consultant/trainer to work with. He engaged with me in couple of team building exercises which ran right across the business covering all levels. This depicts the capability in handling multi disciplinary segments in a business. The responses received after the session were really encouraging. I'm no dought that he can add great value to any organization who hires him. Sanjeeva Gunawardena Group CEO at LDS Lifestyles Jakarta and LDS Property Melbourne. Director at The Harvest. Ranjeewa Joined Mercantile Stock Brokers during a time when it had a active customer base of less than 100 customers. Ranjeewa was able to craft a education based marketing tactic that successfully penetrated to the mass market using the contact details of the parents of the students who benefited from the island wide seminars. This helped boost the client based and in 4 years Allied Stock brokers as we were know was the largest retail stock broker with the largest branch network linked with on-time transaction date the very first seen in the country way back in 1993. He was very cleaver to read, analyse and predict market sentiments and commanded high integrity and respect among the clients and business partners. Ranjeewa was the most popular and knowledgeable in trading rules and was elected as one of the three member representatives from the broker community to the Advisory board of the Colombo Stock Exchange. Ian Wilson CEO UK and Ireland at DHL Express During Ranjeewa times as a trainer I found him to be extremly diligent and hardworking. HIs training style was relaxed and very effective especially as he was having to train staff that came from various different countries. This also demonstrated to me that he was able to adapt his style to suit the audience. I would have no hestitation in recommending Ranjeewa to any future employers Asoka Jayawardana FIH(UK) Mangement Consultant CEO/MD Hospitality , Leisure & Tourism Consulting. Ranjeewa , Management Development & HR Professional with many years of experience. Having held positions in the Boards & Senior management in leading organizations he opened his own Consultancy Group - IIHRM. I have known Ranjeewa for considerable number of years and must say he is an expert when it comes to Organizational & Human Resource Development. I have observed his expertise in planning and making successful launches building a culture of HR recognition in organizations and Change management. May I take this opportunity in wishing him all the very best for the Future. Asoka Jayawardana. Eomal Munasinha HR Value Creator | L&D Specialist | Certified Trainer | Certified Transformative Coach As beauty is in the eye of the beholder, leadership is in the eye of the follower. Having had the privilege of being a ‘follower’ under the leadership of Ranjeewa, I have no hesitation in endorsing his leadership capabilities. Ranjeewa can be described as a leader who has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He also has the capability to inspire the power and energy to ensure that the dream is realized. I have observed and experienced Ranjeewa to be a leader who raises people's aspirations for what they can become and then guide and support them to release their energies, in order to get there. It was a pleasure and a privilege to have worked with Ranjeewa at Dialog and thereafter with IIHRM. I wish him all the very best in his future endeavours! Nissanka Petiyagoda Wine Educator , Cabin Crew Trainer As Head of HR, Ranjeewa brought a breath of fresh air to Sri Lankan Airlines. His demeanour was motivating though I was much older than him. The kind of person anyone would like to work for; which I did after retirement. Shirely Silva Training Consultant at Traininmg Direct I had the privilege of working with Ranjeewa at Sri Lankan airlines and later at his own Training organisation. He was always receptive for innovative ideas and always set superior standards which placed him above the crowd. He was both an excellent trainer with his own unique style as well as a Training Manager who got the best from his trainers and trainees. Ravi Jayawardena Group Chief Executive Office at Maliban Biscuits Manufactures (Pvt) Ltd. Rajeewa has demonstrated very high standard of conduct and sound effective leadership qualities. Could deliver results under very stressful environment. Loretta Gunewardene Associate Coach at Randstad RiseSmart San Jose, USA A Professional who believes in what he does, goes the extra mile to ensure that his Company hires the best and develops them to reach their pinnacle. A conscientious, motivated and dedicated HR Professional who gives his 100% to the Company he works for. Ruwan Fernando VP Finance, Working Capital Management I have known Ranjeewa for quite a long time as close friend & also as a work colleague. At DHL Express in Saudi Arabia, Ranjeewa was a trainer everybody liked very much. His professionalism, public relation & exceptional HR skills made him a very successful trainer. In my judgment, I believe that he is a professional anybody would love to have around. I'm lucky have him as a good friend. His kindness, honesty, and rare quality of 'going an extra mile' to help somebody made him a valuable friend. Dan Bown Director and Business Investor I worked with Ranjeewa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia where he played a key part in improving operational performance through his excellent training programs. He was an enthusiastic trainer who was at ease training people from a wide variety of back grounds and cultures. During a period of dramatic and rapid change he played a key part in the success of the local operation. Lasantha Abeywickrama Manging Director, Symbiosis Business Partners (Pvt) Ltd. I have had the pleasure of working with Ranjeewa for the last 8 years. He was a client at Sr Lankan Airlines and subsequently we worked together in consulting and training projects. Ranjeewa is a man of boundless energy and enthusiasm and is ever willing to help. His expertise in HR is top notch. Ranjeewa works in the space of possibilities and finds an answer to every challenge delivering his work on time and on quality. I am delighted to recommend Ranjeewa to anyone who require HR consulting and training solutions. Marcel Micael Program Manager at Sanmina An excellent trainer who possessed the knowledge and know-how in all aspect of HRD functions. Fun to work with, his training session is always alive and full of interactions. Advisory Council Ranjeewa Kulatunga Board Director , Advisory Council Member Nadee Abeykoon Board Director , Advisory Council Member Prof. Gunapala Nanayakkara Head Advisory Council Neil Reichenberg Advisory Council Member Dr. Gerald D. (Jerry) Suntell Advisory Council Member Dr. Santrupt Misra Advisory Council Member Dr. R. L Bhatia Advisory Council Member Sagarika Rai Advisory Council Member Zafar Aziz Osmani Advisory Council Member Steve Nash Advisory Council Member Somasundaram Advisory Council Member Paul Keijzer Advisory Council Member Paul Leibowitzn Advisory Council Member Jacques Haworth Advisory Council Member AdJan Brouwer Advisory Council Member Arshad Shamsi Advisory Council Member Contact Us Address 25-1/2, Tower Building, Station Road, Colombo 04, Sri Lanka Phone Number +94 (0) 114 444 011 Email [email protected] Head Office IIHRM Global HQ 25-1/2, Tower Building, Station Road, Colombo 04, Sri Lanka Phone: +94 (0) 114 444 011 Email: [email protected] Middle East Regional Office IIHRM - Middle East Talent Consulting Group Level 2, Mansouriah Center, Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Street (Tahlia Street), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Mr. Farzuhan Marlin Phone: (+96) 654 146 6607 Email: [email protected] [email protected] African Regional Office IIHRM - Africa 3 Rubenstein Street Verwoerdpark, Alberton 1449, Gauteng South Africa. Mr. Marius Van Staden Phone: (+27) 21 839 2925 Mobile: (+27) 82 262 3444 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Pakistan Regional Office IIHRM - Pakistan Excelerate (Pvt) Ltd 2nd Zamzama Ln, Phase V Zamzama Commercial Area Phase 5 , Karachi City , Sindh 75500, Pakistan Mr. Zafar Aziz Osmani Mobile: (+92) 300 824 0609 Email: [email protected] Far East Regional Office IIHRM - Thailand Advanced International Training Network (Pvt) Ltd.3076, 1106 Sukhumvit Rd, Phra Khanong, Bangkok 10110, ThailandMr. Chanaka FernandoTel: +66 (0) 2 117 1519Mobile: +66 (0) 892025566Email: [email protected] © Copyright Intercontinental Institute of Human Resource Management. All Rights Reserved Designed and Developed by Drakon Illusions Ranjeewa Kulatunga × Ranjeewa Kulatunga is the Founder/CEO of the Intercontinental Institute of Human Resources Management (IIHRM), engaged in HR consultancy, training and recruitment services in Sri Lanka and Overseas. Ranjeewa is a MBA and a member of the Society of Human Resources Management USA, a certified practitioner of IPMA-HR USA, an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD).UK, a Founder Executive Committee Member of the Human Resources Professionals Association Sri Lanka. He is an Advisory Council Member of the World HR Congress since 2006 – He is the only Sri Lankan to serve the premier apex International HR body since its formation to date. Kulatunga is also a visiting Lecturer at the University of Colombo and of the Jr. Command College of the Sri Lanka Air Force in China-Bay, in Leadership Training since 2004 and he is also function as Consultant on Leadership Development for Senior Officer Development at OCDS for the Tri-Forces in Sri Lanka. Early 2015 Ranjeewa was invited to serve as the Head of the Advisory Council for the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force. In 2006 Mr. Kulatunga was awarded the “Young HR Professional of the year” Award at the Global HR Excellence Awards and the “Indira Super Achiever Award for Human Resources” in 2007 by the Indira Institute of Management Pune, India. In August 2008, Ranjeewa won the “Global HR Leadership Award” at the Asia Pacific HR congress awards held in New Delhi – he also received the Most Prestigious ‘Prof. Dave Ulrich Achievement Award’ the highest Global honors an HR Professional could ever receive for his services to the World HR Congress in 2007 – He is the only Sri Lankan who has been decorated in our Motherland thus far by the Global HR guru himself Prof. Ulrich. Kulatunga was appointed as a member of the Advisory Board of Indira International Distance Education Academy (I IDEA), and he is a former Consultant to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs Minister. He is also the Senior Advisor to The Cabinet Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government in Sri Lanka at present. Kulatunga has been in the field of Human Resource & People Development for over 22 years holding office in senior management roles in leading multinationals and conglomerates in Sri Lanka and overseas – his most recent assignment was as a tier one leader holding office as Group Chief Organizational Development Director at Al Arrab a US 30 Billion Dollar construction business in the Middle East. He also serve as HR Advisor to L.B. Finance PLC and a USD 10 Billion public quoted company in the ME as Advisor to the Group Chairman. He also served DHL International attached to the Middle East and Asia Pacific Region in many capacities such as Country Trainer, HR Manager, Head Crisis Team, Customer Service Development Manager; At Carson Cumberbatch Group PLC he held office as Group Training Manager; Group HR Manager; The LION Brewery PLC as Head of HR; He served SriLankan Airlines as Manager Human Resource Development & Training/Manager and International Aviation Academy and at Axiata/Dialog Telekom PLC he served as Group Senior VP Human Resources and Facilities Management prior to incorporating his own Educational Group in 2009. He serves as consultant/Adviser to many State and Private sector organizations and Institutions in Sri Lanka and Oversees. Ranjeewa, was the Co-Chairman of the Global SIAS Partnership Summit in 2010 and has been the Keynote Speaker at many World Round Table Conferences. Close Nadee Abeykoon × Educational Qualifications Diploma in Accredited Jewelry Professional (AJP) from GIA in the US Continued to update her skills reaching the stage as a Graduate Gemologist at GIA in the US, covering Gem Identification, Coloured Stones and Diamond Grading Working Experience An industry Specialist with over 15years of Experience is currently the Managing Director/Gemologist servicing the CG&J She served as a Gemologist at Zam Gems prior to taking-up the challenge to establish her own establishment Center for Gem and Jewelry (Pvt) Ltd. Nadee has conducted training sessions for the up and coming Gem and Jewelry professionals in reputed organizations in gem identification. Professional Membership Alumni GIA USA. Member of the Gemological Association of Sri Lanka Close Dr. R. L Bhatia × Educational Qualifications PhDin HRD from University of Missouri, USA CAn Alumni of Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad Holds a Law Degree & Double Masters in Commerce from Bombay University and Madras University Diploma in Training & Development. Working Experience Change Management and an Organization Turnaround Specialist He is passionate about writing. In the past he has written for Economic Times Creme De La Creme & Times of India's Ascent. He has been featured in almost all the business magazines and newspapers of prestige and significance i.e Business India, Business World, Business Today, The Indian Express, The Hindu Business Line, Dainik Bhaskar, DNA, MidDay, Hindustan Times and Financial Express. Experience with Tata Group especially with Tata International and Tata HRD Network, Standard Chartered Bank and Ernst and Young in Senior positions won him recognition amongst CEO's, HR Heads and Marketing Professionals. Pioneered in bringing emotional intelligence to India. Presented Who Moved My Cheese, Chicken Soup for the Soul, The Present and the Leadership Pill. He has conceived a Theatrical Performance titled Sleeping with Success. Close Dr. Gerald D. (Jerry) Suntell × Educational Qualifications Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Indiana University, USA, 1973. Master of Business Administration (MBA) Indiana University, USA, 1972. Bachelor of Science (BS)Carson-Newman College, USA, 1969. Working Experience October 1999 – Present - Chairman and Executive Consultant, TAI Asia Ltd (An International Management Consulting Firm). Apr. 1984 – Sep. 1999 - CEO, Tennessee Associates International Sep. 1973 – Mar. 1984 - The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN, USA Professor of International Marketing and Executive Director of the Centre for Management Development June 1980 through June 1982 - John F. Kennedy Foundation Professor of Business Administration September 1970 – Sept. 1973 - Graduate Student (DBA Program) Research Assistant Lecturer for Graduate School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA Jan. 1969 – Sep. 1970 - Traffic Manager (today referred to as the manager of a call centre), AT&T. Responsible for a call centre with a work force of approximately 500 employees (including three levels of management). Close Prof. Gunapala Nanayakkara × Working Experience Managing Director, The International Centre Postgraduate Institute of Management Current teaching: activity & interests, Human Resource Management, Strategic Management, Social Psychology, Psychological Testing for Employment Selection, Management Communication Teaching Experience Has taught at undergraduate, graduate, executive, and doctoral programs in Sri Lanka since 1980 and experienced in professional management training activity. Overseas experience include teaching at the Institute of International Development and Cooperation, University of Ottawa (Sept.-Dec. 1982); the Whittemore School of Business, University of New Hampshire (Fulbright Senior fellowship 1988/89) and Associate Professor of HR Management, Faculty of Administration, University of New Brunswick, Canada from May 1999 to June 2001. Governance Serves as Director - Peoples’ Bank Director - Sri Lanka Foundation Institute Council member of National Institute of Business Management Vice President of Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA) President, - Academy of Management Sciences. Honors and Awards Received Presidential Award 2005 Sri Lanka Shikhamani for services rendered to Tertiary Education Received Asian Grid Leadership Award for Excellence in Management Education; and held US Fulbright Senior Fellowship 1988/89 at the Whitemore School of Business and Economics, University of New Hampshire, United States. Close Neil Reichenberg × Close Dr. Santrupt Misra × Dr. Santrupt Misra, CEO, Global Carbon Black Business and Director, Global Human Resources has been with the Group for the last 17 years, of which he has been a member of the main Board (Aditya Birla Management Corporation Private Limited), the apex decision making body of the USD 40 billion, Aditya Birla Group for 12 years. Dr. Misra is a Director on the Board of the Aditya Birla Science & Technology Company Ltd., Alexandria Carbon Black Co. SAE., Thai Carbon Black Public Co., Ltd., Indigold Carbon Mauritius and SKI Carbon Black (India) Private Limited, which are part of the Aditya Birla Group and holds several key positions in many educational, professional bodies both in India and globally. Under his leadership as the Director H.R., the Group has developed a strong Employer Brand and has acquired laurels as the Best Employer of India and a ‘Great Place for Leaders to Work’ in 2007 and in 2011, the Aditya Birla Group ranked 4 th Globally and 1 st in Asia Pacific in the ‘Top Companies for Leaders 2011” study by Aon Hewitt, Fortune & RBL Group. When he took over as CEO of the Group’s Carbon Black Business, it was the fourth largest in the world. In less than two years, he grew the business to be the largest in the world through a strategic acquisition. Dr. Misra has over 27 years of experience in Education, Training, Consulting and Executive Development and has had full-time professional work experience with the J.K. Group, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and Unilever, India. He holds two postgraduate degrees – in Political Science & in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations – Dr. Misra has won four gold medals in his educational career. He has two PhDs., one from India and the other from the Aston Business School, UK, in Public Administration and Industrial Relations, respectively. Close Sagarika Rai × Working Experience Current Designation - Chief People Officer of Reliance BIG Entertainment (India) Spanning twenty years with companies including: Jet Airways, RPG, Bharti Airtel. Core strengths To bring real impact to organizational results by bringing together the best talent practices needed to attract, engage, build, leverage and retain top talent. Also aims to foster a high performance culture by developing leadership capabilities, providing learning opportunities and delivering best in class practices. Awards Bestowed with a number of accolades in India Singapore and US including: The esteemed RASBIC Personality of the Year Award in 2005 along with HR awards for both her specific human capital practices as well as personal professionalism. Close Zafar Aziz Osmani × Educational Qualifications Master in Arts in IR and Political Science. Bachelor of Law Cornell University, USA Core strengths September 2008 to November 2009: Karachi Electric Supply Co. Chief Operating Officer (Organization Management) March 2005 – August 2008, Habib Bank Ltd., Pakistan Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Human Resources and Organization Development March 2002 – February 2005: Central Board of Revenue, Govt. of Pakistan Member-Human Resource Management October 1997 – March 2002: Pak Kuwait Investment Company / Meezan Bank Senior Executive Vice President (Business Planning, Marketing, IT, and Human Resources) April ’91 – October ’97: American Express Bank & TRS Director / Head of HR - Pakistan & Bangladesh / Regional Director – Compensation & Benefits (Asia Pacific Region) – Singapore May ’85 to March ’91: Gulf International Bank, Bahrain - Manager, Human Resources February 1978 to January 1984: Exxon Chemical Pakistan Ltd. Senior Banking & Tax Officer – Pakistan November 1970 to March 1978: Government of Pakistan - Ministry of Finance - Income Tax Officer Awards Global HR Excellence Award – by Asia Pacific HRM Congress in Mumbai 2006 HR Leadership Award – by Times-Ascent & ITM group in Mumbai 2008 Life Time Achievement Award – by Indira Group of Institutes in New Delhi in 2008 Professional Membership Member, Executive Committee Pakistan Institute of Management Member Board of Governors, Pakistan Society for Training & Development Vice President, Pakistan Society for Human Resource Management Member Advisory Board, Indira Group of Institutes, Pune, India Close Steve Nash × Educational Qualifications Educated to degree level in Mechanical Engineering Working Experience 2009 – Current Senior Management and part of the Strategy Team for a charitable organisation working with young people at risk of offending. Director - Dive Tek that offers training and consultancy to individuals and dive companies on all aspects of recreational scuba but with an emphasis on developing Technical Dive training. 2008 – 2009 - Management Consultancy Developing Sales and Marketing strategies for SME’s in the UK. Emphasis was on Engineering and Corporate Catering companies 2005 - 2008 - Director and Owner Owner and Director of The Dive Connection, latterly The Adventure College offering training to individuals and organisations for Scuba Diving, Canoe, Kayak and Power Boating. The Adventure College was sold and continues to grow. I also owned and operated a large commercial diving vessel. 1999 – 2005 - Vodafone Corporate Senior Manager responsible for complex voice and data solutions to the FTSE 250 companies in the UK. Contract values were in the £ millions. Also responsible for developing partnership relationships. 1997 – 1999 - DHL – Saudi Arabia Regional Sales Manager with a General Manager remit. Managing a multi-cultural team of sales and customer service agents. With responsibility for operations and finance also: Well versed in operating at the highest level, including Embassies and Global organizations Well travelled across Europe, Middle East, Far East, USA and New Zealand Close Paul Keijzer × I'm the cofounder & CEO of The Talent Games - a Singapore-based HR Tech company that pioneers in AI-driven gamified psychometric assessments. We make recruitment games for organisations, helping them attract, engage and assess top millennial talent + allowing recruiters and their companies to build & showcase their employer brand to thousands of candidates. We are now the largest gamified recruitment solutions provider in Asia & Africa. With over 20,000 candidate assessments for more than 30 clients, we are transforming the way HR Leaders and innovative companies recruit candidates. I’m also the CEO & Managing Partner of Engage Consulting in Pakistan and the UAE. I strongly believe that we can improve the way we live and work with each other. I do this by helping CEOs engage their leadership teams, top talent and the organisation to co-create a future and help transform their organisations into high-performance businesses. Over the past 25 years, I have designed and delivered transformational interventions for 100+ blue-chip organizations in countries across Asia, Middle East and Africa. Connect with me if you are dealing with any of the following concerns or challenges: Developing a compelling vision and creating an organization built around enduring values Build the right team and structure during a merger Aligning your leadership team to focus on the company's goals and not their own priorities Developing executives to deliver results for today and build organizational capabilities for tomorrow Identifying, engaging and retaining top talent Structuring and training HR to add more value to the bottom line of the company I focus on building relationships by understanding your business and finding pragmatic and creative solutions to your unique challenges. My signature solutions include: Leadership Outbreaks: these build an emotional and rational commitment between team members who then strive to meet collective aspirations Strategic Alignment: this solution incorporates my time-tested process to align top teams that may be out of sync Leadership Development Program: that combine conceptual frameworks and practical examples ensuring what leaders learn they can apply to their job tomorrow HR Strategy and Skills Programs: Supporting HR business partners to make the switch from supporting the business to adding value to the business Close Paul Leibowitz × Paul joined BIOSS SA in 2014 and currently holds the position of Director: Business Development. Paul was also appointed as a Director of EDAC an assessment technology company in 2019. He therefore holds dual directorship roles. Paul attained a Masters in Commerce Degree in Industrial / Organisational Psychology at the University of Cape Town and is a registered Industrial / Organisational Psychologist. Over the last 15 years Paul has acquired a broad range of consulting experience within the field of talent assessment and management, and has spent the majority of his career focusing on helping organisations identify, select, manage and retain their human capital. Over the years Paul has worked in numerous sectors including banking, manufacturing, telecommunications and mining. His areas of specialty include: talent assessment and development, organisational design, training, coaching, performance and change management. Paul began his career as an Industrial / Organisational Psychologist at Kitso-Khumo where he worked primarily as an Assessment Specialist. In 2008 he joined Latitude 26 as a partner and co-director in the business. In 2014 Latitude 26 was acquired by BIOSS SA and Paul was appointed as a Director. His appointment as a Director of EDAC followed in 2019. Close Jacques Haworth × Jacques is currently the Director – Business Management at BIOSS Southern Africa, and has formed part of the BIOSS SA team since 2004. He has extensive experience in the areas of assessment, assessment centres, training, coaching, competency design, organisational design, talent management, career development and succession planning. He currently leads the integrated delivery of BIOSS SA assessment, training and consulting services. In 2019 Jacques was appointed as the Managing Director of EDAC and therefore holds a dual directorship between Bioss SA and EDAC. He has over 20 years’ experience working in the HR field, both locally and globally across various industries including mining, financial services, pharmaceuticals, transportation, FMCG and government. During this time he has led projects focusing on total organisational redesign and development. He has also supported clients in the design and development of assessment centres, competency design, talent management models and processes, assessment practices, as well as the design and delivery of various bespoke interventions aimed at empowering clients to build their skills internally. Jacques lives in Johannesburg. He is an avid reader, a nature lover and a keen student of the work of Carl Jung. He is passionate about designing requisite and flexible organisations that allow for the optimal utilisation of people as a competitive advantage. He holds a B.Com Hons degree in Industrial Psychology. Close Somasundaram × Close AdJan Brouwer × I am a human capital-, change- and business-consultant. I worked with many of the world’s top firms at the intersection of performance, organizational purpose and employee well-being. At Accenture I built a career as human capital and HR consultant, leading a global practice. I believe an organisation should inspire people to bring out the best in them and to have an impact. Every organization has to have a positive impact in the eco-system it works in. Therefore we transform and build people centered, flourishing organizations that have integrated purpose and well-being into their business and create shared value with their stakeholders. Close Arshad Shamsi × I am a catalysts for change and certified corporate happiness coach who believes every human was put on this planet with a unique purpose. In the past 15 years as management consultant I have seen organizations focus mainly on beating competition through cost reduction and efficiency improvements to add shareholder value, leaving people at the bottom of the pecking order. No wonder only 13% of the workforce is engaged at work. My mission is help people and organisations transition from profit to purpose driven. My purpose is to spread the power of giving, because I believe if we share what we can and only take what we need, the world will be beautiful for generations to come. Close