Aakriti Sharma

Researcher
DISC Type : Cs

HRBP and Sr HR Manager at The Economist

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Overview

Aakriti is a Global People & Culture Professional at The Economist, where she drives transformative people strategies and champions diversity and inclusion. With a postgraduate degree in HR, colleagues describe her as empathetic, professional, and detail-oriented, with excellent judgment in delivering HR solutions.

She is passionate about fostering genuine human connection and authenticity within the professional world. Her personal reflections emphasize the importance of mental health, resilience, and building a supportive workplace where individuals are not disconnected from one another.

Unique fact: She was the main HR point of contact as her office scaled from approximately 20 to over 150 employees.

Personality Overview

ROI Seeker

Cost Conscious

Process Focused

They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.  They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end. They tend to have clarity about their needs and constraints, and are unlikely to over-promise.

Topics They Care About

Workplace Culture
Focuses on creating a vibrant, high-performance environment where values and beliefs weave together to help the organization thrive.
Authentic Leadership
She has written about her concern over the declining authenticity of leaders on professional platforms, valuing genuine connection over generated content.
Employee Well-being
Has shared personal experiences about resilience and mental health, highlighting her belief in the importance of allowing space to heal and breathe.

Media Appearances

Aakriti has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2022
HRBP and Sr HR Manager at The Economist
11-2021
Senior Human Resources Manager at The Economist
9-2018
Human Resources Manager at The Economist
4-2015 - 6-2017
HR Associate at Willis Towers Watson
8-2014 - 12-2014
HR Associate at Willis Towers Watson

Education

Bachelors of Business Administration from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Post Graduate HR from Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

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Insights For Selling To Aakriti

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Preferably use email to follow up with them instead of phone or Linkedin, engage by asking question or opinions
  • Use a presentation with information before getting into a live product walkthrough
  • Actively address their concerns around change, risk, and acceptance by users

DONT's

  • Give it some time before you try to build rapport and a relationship, it doesn't come to them naturally
  • Avoid winging it with them particularly, answer a question only if you know the answer well
  • Avoid emotional and informal language, stay objective and to the point instead

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Aakriti is

  • Proof of usage by others in the industry, case studies showing ROI are likely to work the best with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Aakriti

  • They don’t say no often, they push out the decisions or keep going around in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Aakriti move?

  • They are some of the slowest movers and take their time reaching decisions.
  • Can Aakriti take some risk or not?

  • They have very low acceptance of risk even if they do not say it directly.

You And Aakriti

Personality Compatibility


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