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Chris Yates is the General Manager of Learning & Development at Microsoft and is based in Seattle. Previously he was the Chief Learning Officer and Head of People and Organizational Development for Caterpillar Inc. and has served in senior roles at HSBC and American Express. He specializes in organizational design, leadership development and the management of large-scale change initiatives. Along with Pooja Sachdev, he was the co-author of Rewire. Pooja Sachdev worked as a consultant Organisational Development Specialist for the HSBC Group for several years. Previously, she worked at Towers Perrin (now Towers Watson) and at Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), and was appointed Senior Policy Officer at the Commission for Racial Equality. She has worked with a wide range of organizations in the public and private sectors, including Channel 4, London Borough of Newham, the Department for Trade and Industry, Novartis and Royal Mail.
Pooja specializes in unconscious bias (its impact in decision-making), gender in the workplace, culture (organizational and other), work life balance, employee engagement and wellbeing. She has lived in three countries, and is a qualified counsellor, coach and group moderator. Pooja holds an MSc in Occupational Psychology and is currently working as a consultant in London. |
