Ashish Kumar

Led a comprehensive onboarding diagnostics study through 54 interviews and 100+ survey responses, uncovering eight systemic onboarding and engagement gaps. Performed correlation and ANOVA analyses establishing a strong link between onboarding quality, employee engagement, and retention outcomes. Benchmarked best practices across 10 FMCG/FMCD firms and designed a 30/60/90-day onboarding blueprint using the 4C framework and RACI model to reduce turnaround time. Developed end-to-end onboarding assets like buddy program, KRAs, induction schedule, feedback tools, and stakeholder change management framework, driving scalable and consistent onboarding excellence.

• Provided OD consulting service by executing the OD cycle for the organization using the Burke-Litwin causal Model • Conducted 25+ semi-structured interviews and on-ground visits across departments in pre-diagnosis and diagnosis phases • Diagnosed top 3 problems (volunteer SOP, digital presence of NGO, counselling of parents & students), with all stakeholders • Collected and analyzed qualitative data, through 96+ man hours of semi structured interviews and 43 hours of thematic analysis • Designed and delivered 4 OD interventions i.e. temperament assessment, world café, creativity workshop and a leadership intervention

Assessed Campus vs. Early Lateral Hiring, analyzing strategic and talent implications. Led internal survey at Henkel to capture hiring efficiency insights. Devised tailored hiring strategies for both recruitment channels. Enhanced PO fit and hiring frameworks for graduate and post-graduate roles.