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Y.V.Lakshminarayan Pandit

Energizer · DISC type I
Founder & CEO at Pinnacle Leadership Consulting
📍 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Lakshminarayan Pandit is a Master Certified Coach and the Founder of Pinnacle Leadership Consulting, with a background from IIM Ahmedabad. He leverages four decades of business leadership experience at global firms like Unilever and Tata Teleservices to empower senior executives and their teams, including extensive experience living and working internationally.

Outside of his coaching practice, Lakshminarayan has a keen appreciation for Indian culture, particularly Hindi film music and poetry. He enjoys attending musical productions and has a deep respect for the research and artistry that goes into creating such events, showcasing his interest in storytelling and heritage.

He is popularly known in his professional circles as YVL.

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Experience
50 Years
Current Role
Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Personality Overview

How Y.V.Lakshminarayan shows up

Informal
Believer
Enthusiastic

They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be. They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections. Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.

Priorities

Topics Y.V.Lakshminarayan cares about

Leadership Development
His career is dedicated to coaching senior leaders. He frequently posts about CEO priorities and insights from leadership experts like McKinsey.
AI in Coaching
Actively discusses the evolving role of technology in his field, recently exploring the distinction between "AI in Coaching" and "AI Coaching".
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Career

Work history

10-2018
Founder & CEO
Pinnacle Leadership Consulting
4-2018 - 9-2018
Managing Director, India
SHL
1-2015 - 4-2018
Managing Director, India, Talent Management
CEB, now Gartner
1-2005 - 12-2014
Managing Director, SHL India
SHL
2001 - 2004
Chief Operating Officer
Tata Teleservices
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1973 - 1975
PGDBA
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
1971 - 1973
M.Sc
Bangalore University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

I

Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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