Bhavana Dogra

Examiner
DISC Type : cs

Director HRBP - Food Solutions at Bunge

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Overview

Bhavana Dogra is a senior HR leader with 24 years of experience, currently serving as the India HR Head and Global HR Business Partner for Bunge Business Services. Her expertise spans strategy formulation, M&A integration, and talent development. She holds a Masters from Delhi University and has studied at Nanyang Business School.

She is passionate about leadership principles that center on conviction, courage, and continuous growth. Bhavana actively engages with concepts that foster a culture of open communication and psychological safety, believing that a culture of silence is a sign of fear, not respect.

Unique fact: Bhavana holds a dual leadership role, managing HR for the entire country of India while also leading HR globally for Bunges Global Business Services division.

Personality Overview

Status Quo Seeker

Overcautious

Process Oriented

They are thorough and always follow a systematic approach.  The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof. Being observant comes to them naturally.

Topics They Care About

Leadership Philosophy
Shares insights on leadership, emphasizing that it's about conviction and courage, and the importance of creating a culture where employees feel safe to speak up.
M&A Integration
Her experience includes managing HR integration during mergers and acquisitions, and she recently celebrated the combination of Bunge and Viterra.
Talent Assessment
As a Certified Predictive Index Assessor, she actively collaborates with assessment platforms to gain insights and drive team performance.

Media Appearances

Bhavana has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2024
Director HRBP - Food Solutions at Bunge
3-2019 - 7-2024
India HR Head & Global HR Business Partner for Global Business Services at Bunge
5-2015 - 3-2019
Head HR - India at Bunge
12-2014 - 5-2015
Employee Relations Head - India at Mondelēz International
1-2013 - 12-2014
ISC Capability Development Lead - India at Mondelēz International

Education

2018 - 2018
Practical Applied Leadership from Nanyang Business School
1994 - 1996
Masters in Social Work from Delhi University

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Insights For Selling To Bhavana

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Expect them to be slow and cautious, encourage them to ask more questions
  • Expect them to be vague in response to your questions, ask firmly and pointedly
  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them

DONT's

  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions
  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly
  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Bhavana is

  • Low-risk, adoption by others are very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Bhavana

  • Often, they don't say no, or keep going about it in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Bhavana move?

  • They do not like to rush and therefore can be quite slow in their decision-making.
  • Can Bhavana take some risk or not?

  • They have little risk-appetite and prefer to take measured decisions.

You And Bhavana

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