WORKPLACE WELLNESS

Management consultant Seema Rekha on why employee mental health is vital for company growth and why women make better leaders

- Seema Rekha

If an organisation wants to flourish, there is no other way forward than compassionate leadership, says Seema Rekha, a management consultant who believes in the wellbeing of each individual in an organisation, and aligns employee wellness with business outcomes.

The Gurugram-based founder of Antarmanh Consulting, Seema Rekha (who does not use her surname) works towards organisational transformation through people enhancement. She also believes that the core ingredient of leadership is nurturing. “It’s easier for women to lead,” says the 41-year-old mother of two. “All school principals are women – and we leave our children in their hands. It is these women in schools and classrooms who are leading the world, not the men and women in executive boardrooms.”

Having launched her consultancy in 2013 when her younger child was just three months old, and now heading a team of over 150 psychologists and counsellors – almost all women – in 13 countries, Seema Rekha is convinced that women are better at handling the workforce when it comes to soft skills. “The potential is already there but they need a platform to perform. Women employees and leaders need mentoring and help in growing their skills. Women leaders should collaborate with one another and build more women leaders,” she avers.