Karuna Ramanathan

Karuna RamanathanTransformative Leader and Author: Navigating Organizational Change for Over 30 YearsKaruna has an established track record, gained over more than 3 decades, in supporting Senior Leaders and Organisations through difficult transformations,especially people and culture change.His expertise in change leadership was built from scratch in shipboard appointments (1983-2002) in the navy, leading teams, and eventually, as warshipcaptain (twice). He went on to lead and architect leadership transformation and systems-level change in the Center for Leadership Development (2004-2014),as its Deputy Head. He then advised Senior Government Leaders and agencies on whole of government and national initiatives that required multi-agency collaboration,as Senior Principal Organisational Development Consultant in the Public Service Division, Prime Minister's Office in Singapore(2014-2017). During whichtime, he successfully consulted for the Brunei Government in establishing Darulsallam Enterprises (2016), which received World Bank acknowledgement inOct 2016 for its change work and transformation success.Karuna is currently the Principal Consultant for KR Konsulting, bringing with him deep experience gained from designing and facilitating more than 2500sessions. These involved nearly 20 000 leaders and managers in more than 500 organisations and business teams. Past and current clients and colleagueshave acknowledged his expertise in large system change programmes, co-creation and collaboration techniques, organisational storytelling and narratives,and tacit knowledge elicitation/transfer methods. As a Marshall Goldsmith Global Certified Coach, Global Coach Group Certified Leadership Coach, and atrained Erikson Executive Coach, Karuna has more than 2000 paid coaching hours with senior leaders, and nearly 1000 pro-bono coaching hours, helping leadersgrow.Today, as a change leadership consultant, he is committed to helping everyone change, especially in these difficult times. KRK commits to results guarantee,in helping leaders raise, train and sustain change capability in transforming organisations.Karuna is increasingly drawn to charitable organisations work around needed change, and is prepared to share his expertise, as a way of giving back tosociety.www.krk.sgwww.thechangeleader.org