WHO WE ARE

Bowstring Consulting LLP (Bowstring) is a boutique leadership and management consulting firm specialising in the field of executive coaching, mentoring, leadership development, organisation consulting, topical workshops, group facilitation, behavioural and psychological assessments, managerial skills development, culture building and employee engagement.

Bowstring was founded in 2018 by business practitioners who have combined corporate experience of over 50 years. The founders have a proven track record of leading businesses with P&L responsibilities across large corporates and geographies. Their philosophy is to make an impact on business results through people and leadership interventions that bring about an increase in overall system capacity (consisting of individuals, teams and the larger organisation).

Bowstring operates in the unique intersection between the world of people interventions (coaching, mentoring, other learning and development initiatives) and the attainment of tangible business results (business leadership, multiple domain expertise, managing line functions, stakeholder engagement, corporate strategy etc.) having established credentials across both these dimensions.

The literal meaning of “bowstring” comes from being the launchpad for the arrow. The capacity of the bow is derived from the bowstring. It stands for strength, lightness, resistance, endurance, flexibility, focus and needs to be pulled back before action. A metaphorical parallel can be drawn with organisations and teams where agility, flexibility, resilience, focus, reflection (pulling back), leveraging strengths amongst so many others contribute to capacity addition and improved business results.

WHAT WE DO

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Large Corporates

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Mid-corporates & Family owned businesses
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Start-ups

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Individuals

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Tools & Frameworks



WHY US

Broad-based

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  • A holistic perspective across a wide range of interventions (management consulting, problem solving, assessments, training, coaching and group facilitation)

  • Not limited to training and/or coaching

  • Wide range of subject matter in the realm of leadership, personal effectiveness, strategy and business results

Continuous

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  • Create and engage in a long term partnership model with clients helping drive meaningful, sustainable change as opposed to 'one-off' or isolated interventions

  • Ongoing stream of coaching and mentoring which enables reflective practice, real-time practical application and tracking of results and outcomes on a continuous basis

Customised

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  • Thorough diagnosis of the specific problem statement and the desired outcomes

  • Custom fit approach tailored to client needs

  • Flexible methodology keeping in mind the evolving needs of the stakeholders

  • No preconceived notions either about the problem, solution or a 'one-size-fits-all' approach

Contextual

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  • Delivered and executed by business leaders who have substantial corporate and leadership experience

  • Make it 'real-world' for the clients helping them contextualise and apply their learnings in the day-to-day business

  • Razor sharp focus on business results


THE TEAM


Sandeep Sareen

Sandeep has over 27 years of corporate and leadership experience across multiple roles with Induslnd Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, ABN AMRO, ANZ Grindlays and HSBC. Throughout his career, Sandeep has played a key role in leading large teams, identifying and grooming potential future leaders and managing and retaining talent. He is passionate about employee engagement, coaching and people development and believes that self-development is a journey which starts with building awareness and a desire to change. His view is that people do not get better just because they attend training programs, listen to motivational speakers or do what their coaches say. They get better when they pick something important to work on, involve the people around them and follow through in a disciplined way. Long term change in leadership and personal effectiveness takes time, follow up and discipline - not just understanding.


 

Anand Kartikeyan

Anand has over 22 years of corporate and leadership experience across leading organisations such as HSBC, Deutsche Bank, ABN AMRO, ICICI Bank and Induslnd Bank. Over his career span, he has been extensively involved in leading businesses/geographies, owning the P&L responsibility and managing teams. Anand is passionate about behavioural sciences and psychology. He is driven by the philosophy that almost all problems in the business world can be solved through a deeper understanding of this subject matter. He truly believes that outside the realm of basic domain knowledge and intelligence, success/results are strongly guided by psychological factors. His vision is to bring about significant improvement in tangible business results by impacting people. He identifies impacting people as capacity building.



 

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BLOGS & PODCASTS

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The elusive space between effort and result


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'Nice guys'can finish first


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Our Relationship with Work Podcast


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Stuck in a mid-career crisis?


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The Value of FRIENDSHIPS at the WORKPLACE!! Anand Ganesh Kartikeyan

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Your value does not decrease because someone else cannot see it

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The power of work friendships


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Emotional Intelligence in Leadership by Sandeep Sareen

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On Anti-Fragility and Growth Mindsets


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Managing SILOs @Work!! Anand
Kartikeyan

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Listen to be heard


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The way you make me feel


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The Mindful Leader


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Bowstring Consulting LLP
Old No.9 New No.19, Venus Estates
Venus Colony, 2nd Cross Street,
Alwarpet, Chennai - 600018