ABOUT / JIM THARAKAN
Jim Tharakan
Practitioner, facilitator and observer of human behaviour and organisational dynamics.
~20 years
Corporate experience
~12 years
Facilitation
Both figures are approximate; exact years are to be confirmed before final publication.
01 / EXPERIENCE
Where the experience comes from.
Corporate career
IBM · Mphasis · Nokia · DSM
Organisational Development and Culture Transformation leadership; DEI strategy and HR leadership; leadership coaching and facilitation.
Inclusion work
Jim led the LGBTQ pillar at a Danish life sciences multinational for two and a half years. He also facilitated closed-group sessions that sensitised more than 400 employees on sexual orientation.
02 / TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS
Trained in.
DEEP
Programme details and awarding body to be confirmed.
ISABS Advanced
Programme details and year to be confirmed.
OPQ
Assessment training / use; awarding body and year to be confirmed.
Hogan
Assessment training / use; awarding body and year to be confirmed.
ICF training
Training is stated here as training, not as ICF certification.
Being at Full Potential
Programme details and year to be confirmed.
Awarding bodies and years are not yet confirmed. No certification claim is made where the source only records training.
03 / SOCIAL SECTOR ENGAGEMENTS
Work beyond the corporate setting.
Manzil Mystics · Deer Park Institute · Sehmat · Nirvair · Udaan
The organisations are named here without assigning roles or dates that have not been established in the source material.
Through Unsaid Labs.
Jim works with organisations to design interventions that fit the context rather than apply a standard format. The work may involve a leadership group, an intact team, a wider employee audience or a conversation around a subject that needs care and attention.