The short version
Who Saibal is
Saibal has spent over 37 years in leadership development, behavioural training and executive coaching, working with emerging managers, business leaders, senior bureaucrats and academic institutions.
He set up the Learning & Organisational Development function at SREI Finance, then led leadership and behavioural transformation programmes at Dale Carnegie Training India. As a Licentiate Coach and Global Trainer with Sandvik, he implemented the Sandvik Leadership Model across functions and leadership levels.
Today he designs and delivers leadership, coaching and mentoring programmes for companies, academic institutions and government.
Teaching & public service
From IIM Calcutta classrooms to employability workshops
He is visiting faculty at IIM Calcutta and part-time faculty at Calcutta Business School, teaching strategic management, leadership, human resources and behavioural subjects.
He is an empanelled executive coach for senior civil servants under Mission Karmayogi, the Government of India's capacity-building programme, and an IICA-certified Independent Director.
Closer to GroYouth's world, he has run large employability workshops for students and job aspirants, and many of those students now work at leading Indian companies and multinationals.
Recognition & industries
Where his work has been recognised
Global Award, Superior Trainer (2008) from Dale Carnegie Training, USA; Best Trainer Award from Dale Carnegie India; and the Best Influencer Award (2020) from the Indian Women & Youth Foundation. Industries he has worked across:
“People do not transform merely through training. Transformation happens when individuals are challenged, inspired, empowered, and guided to discover their authentic leadership potential.”
— Saibal Chakraborty, on mentoringIn a session
What you can bring to Saibal
- Working out what you want and turning it into a plan with goals and deadlines
- A job-search strategy that goes beyond applying everywhere
- How your CV and LinkedIn profile read to the person screening them
- Interview preparation, mock interviews and honest feedback
- Communication, presentation and professional presence
- Confidence and resilience after repeated rejections
- Workplace readiness: what employers expect in your first year
- Networking and building a personal brand
Walk into the interview ready
Most candidates know their subject. Fewer know how to show it. Book a session with Saibal to practise the part that gets you hired.