Surface-level diversity efforts no longer suffice. True organizational wisdom emerges when all voices—including minority perspectives and unpopular viewpoints—become valued as essential for collective intelligence.
What if your organization could transform conflict into creativity and leverage all voices to achieve breakthrough results?
The Inclusive Intelligence Advantage
We help organizations embrace Deep Democracy principles where divergent perspectives catalyze innovation rather than causing division. Our approach acknowledges power differences, values all voices, and transforms conflict into creative energy.
Organizations that master these capabilities gain measurable advantages:
Higher innovation outcomes
when effectively leveraging diverse thinking styles
Better decision quality
when incorporating dissenting viewpoints
We help you create cultures where diversity of thought becomes your greatest strategic asset.
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Inclusive Leadership: Leveraging diversity of thought
Transform diversity policies into tangible business results by developing leaders who can leverage different perspectives for superior outcomes.
Leading with Power: Women as Conscious Leaders
Enable women to develop their authentic leadership voice and confidently exercise influence in organizational settings.
Leading Intergenerational Teams
Turn generational differences into strategic advantages through deeper understanding and targeted leadership approaches.
Gender Intelligence: Appreciating Complementary Strengths
Leverage the distinctive strengths different gender perspectives bring to create more complete and effective organizational approaches.
Inclusive Language: The Impact of Communication on Hearts and Minds
Harness the often-overlooked power of language to create environments where all voices contribute to collective intelligence.
How Could Enhanced Inclusive Intelligence Drive Your Organization’s Strategic Goals?
Seeking Innovation Breakthroughs:
Develop the ability to leverage diverse thinking styles and perspectives that drive creative problem-solving.
Building Global Presence:
Enhance your capacity to navigate cultural differences as sources of competitive advantage rather than friction.
Facing Complex Challenges:
Build teams capable of embracing multiple perspectives to see beyond conventional solutions.
Enhancing Client Relationships:
Develop broader understanding of diverse client needs and perspectives.
Building Future Leadership:
Create development approaches that recognize and nurture diverse leadership styles and strengths.
Begin Your Deep Democracy Journey
Every inclusion initiative begins with understanding your unique context and challenges. We invite you to schedule a Deep Democracy Strategy Consultation with our experts to explore how our approach might serve your specific organizational needs.
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Anita Vasudeva
Director of Communications
“Life is, and can be joyous; there is power in the Self and the Community, and we all have the ability to transform our own lives, our work, our world and our responses with awareness, clarity and authenticity.”
Anita brings over four decades of deep and diverse work experience as a Coach, Communicator and Business Professional, to TFI. After 16 years in the corporate tourism industry, she became an entrepreneur who founded the first travel portal in India, set up a business consulting firm, a writing service and communication company, and also founded one of the first enabling platforms for women in India promoting diversity, back to work and flexibility. She co-founded The Foundation for Working Women addressing gender challenges at work, and has been an Advisory member to various social change organizations. For the past decade, Anita has dedicated herself to creating conscious growth through coaching, and to writing and communication.
“It is one life and we must choose to live it to the fullest. It is this belief that drew me to TFI.”
As an ICF Coach and Consultant, Anita has over 2500 hours of coaching experience with business leaders, executives, entrepreneurs, individuals, groups and teams from a range of industries and at different stages of life and growth. Anita draws upon diverse wisdom schools, and studies in a blended approach that responds to the context and reality of life and work. As a Writer and Communication Consultant, Anita has worked with various organizations on communication strategy and guidelines, development of communication collateral and content, and communication training. She has also written corporate and brand biographies and papers, and edited books and papers – business, non-fiction and fiction.
An English Literature major from Lady Sri Ram College, New Delhi with a Social Communications post-graduate from Mumbai University, Anita is currently based in New Delhi. She continues to be a student of change psychology, social transformation, philosophy and spiritual study. Her other interests are theatre, art, language, poetry and media.
Preeti D’mello
PRESIDENT
“The most meaningful way to live and lead is to help others find and sustain their sense of fulfilment”
Preeti brings a passionately committed vision, deep expertise and over three decades of work experience to TFI. Recognized for design thinking in systemic organizational and leadership development work, she has a practical and strengths-based orientation to her work, leveraging her experience and understanding of human nature to enable effective turnarounds in personal, business, and leadership challenges.
Preeti’s career of over 35 years spans several industries and sectors – IT Services, Education & Training, International Business, Education Consulting and Publishing. She recently completed a decade-long stint as the Chief Diversity Officer and Global Head of Organizational Development, Leadership Development (LeaD Academy), Coaching, Diversity (DEI) and Culture at TATA Consultancy Services (TCS), where she played a key role in significantly changing the trajectory of DEI with a simple motto – “Inclusion without Exception.” She established the Global Coaching Centre of Excellence as a part of the LEAD Academy and led the DEIJB function as Global Head. Her work is the recipient of the PRISM Award, a gold standard in Coaching from ICF.
Preeti’s career of over 35 years spans several industries and sectors – IT Services, Education & Training, International Business, Education Consulting and Publishing. She recently completed a decade-long stint as the Chief Diversity Officer and Global Head of Organizational Development, Leadership Development (LeaD Academy), Coaching, Diversity (DEI) and Culture at TATA Consultancy Services (TCS), where she played a key role in significantly changing the trajectory of DEI with a simple motto – “Inclusion without Exception.” She established the Global Coaching Centre of Excellence as a part of the LEAD Academy and led the DEIJB function as Global Head. Her work is the recipient of the PRISM Award, a gold standard in Coaching from ICF.
Prior to TCS, she served as Regional Director: South Asia for Pearson Learning Solutions (PLS) and Edexcel International where she re-launched the Edexcel brand in South Asia, achieving 40% growth in 2010 (revenues $6.3M) and increasing school partnerships by 90%.
Preeti is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and Organizational Psychologist with over 5000 hours of coaching a compelling contribution to the coaching field via Coach Education, Coach Supervision, Coach Mentoring and one-on-one leadership. Founder of the Gestalt Institute of Asia, where she now plays an advisory role, Preeti is also a member of the Global Board of International Coaching Federation (ICF) - Coaching in Organizations (CIO), and Chair of the Diversity Task Force for the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
Preeti’s belief is that Coaching is both an art and a science with the potential to inspire transformation at the individual and systemic levels. As a process, she aims to bridge the gap between where people are, where they wish to be, who they are, and who they want to become by enhancing awareness and unlocking an individual’s potential to tap into the innate resourcefulness that every person possesses.
Over time Preeti has had the privilege and opportunity to support individuals, teams, and organizations in exploring resistance, enhancing communication, and promoting resilience and autonomous thinking at an individual level and creating pathways of transformation for systems at the level of groups and teams.
Satyashiv D’mello
DIRECTOR OF Learning
“Life is, and can be joyous; there is power in the Self and the Community, and we all have the ability to transform our own lives, our work, our world and our responses with awareness, clarity and authenticity.”
Shiv’s experience as a Coach, his commitment to individual and social well-being, and his deep and diverse studies and research, have inspired his role and work at TFI.
A Professional Certified Coach through the ICF (International Coaching Federation), Shiv has spent the past xx years working with corporate middle management and emerging leaders across a range of issues, from sharpening their leadership capabilities and navigating change more effectively, to working interdependently with teams and planning ahead for the future of the workplace. His approach integrates positive psychology, neuroscience, Gestalt processes, organisational development, and coaching, which together serve individual, team, and organisational needs.
Shiv is also Founder and Director at YouUbuntu Foundation, a nonprofit that focuses on wellbeing.
Previously, Shiv led the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Wellbeing (DEI&W) and Social Sustainability functions for six years at Conscious Development LLC. He has designed, developed and facilitated learning programs for corporates such as Bosch, Netflix, Tata Group, and many others. He also carried out research studies and impact assessments for various Indian and global partners to shape organizational and industry policies.
Shiv graduated from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai University with a double major in Psychology and Anthropology. He holds an MSC degree in Positive Organization Development and Change from Case Western Reserve University, USA
Siddharth Arora
DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY
“Fulfillment is about aligning purpose with impact—creating solutions that not only address immediate needs but also inspire personal and professional growth. It’s the intersection of meaningful innovation and lasting value."
A Member of the Founding Team, Siddharth brings a dynamic mix of entrepreneurial energy and technical expertise to TFI. With a track record of founding and scaling startups, he co-created Pure Cure + Co., which revolutionized health supplements for over two million customers, and ePaisa, a multilingual mobile point-of-sale app adopted by 100,000 small businesses globally. Previously, Siddharth led groundbreaking projects like managing the digital rights of the Indian Premier League, building innovative platforms for Fortune 500 clients, and setting up teams across continents. His extensive experience in launching and managing large-scale tech initiatives provides a strong foundation for steering TFI's technological advancements.
Siddharth views technology as a powerful enabler of personal development and was inspired by TFI’s vision of leveraging digital tools to make coaching and self-improvement accessible to a global audience.
The TFI Difference
The Fulfillment Institute brings together an exceptional team of highly credentialed, experienced, and innovative coaches. Our faculty:
- Hold advanced certifications from the International Coach Federation and other premier coaching bodies.
- Bring decades of organizational coaching experience across diverse industries and leadership levels.
- Continuously pioneer innovative coaching approaches based on emerging research and best practices.
Richard Boyatzis
Scientific Advisory Council
Richard E. Boyatzis is Distinguished University Professor of Case Western Reserve University, and a Professor in the Departments of Organizational Behavior, Psychology, and Cognitive Science. He has a BS in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT and Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Harvard. His more than 200 scholarly and 50 practitioner articles examine sustained, desired change on leadership, competencies, emotional intelligence, competency development, coaching, neuroscience and management education. He is ranked in the top 2% of all scientists worldwide by PLOS Biology based on his citations; and the top .05% of all worldwide scientists by Scholar GPS, January 25, 2025. His Coursera MOOCs have over 1 ½ million visitors and enrolled from 215 countries. His 10 books include: the international best-seller, Primal Leadership with Daniel Goleman and Annie McKee; Helping People Change with Melvin Smith and Ellen Van Oosten; and the new The Science of Change: Discovering Sustained, Desired Change from Individuals to Organizations and Communities.
Dr. Anna Tavis
Scientific Advisory Council
Dr. Anna Tavis is Clinical Professor and Chair of the Human Capital Management Departmentat NYU’s School of Professional Studies. She has been named to Thinkers50 Radar in 2020 and to top 100 Global Influencers in People Analytics in 2023, 2024. Dr. Tavis is the co-author of Humans at Work. The art and practice of creating the hybrid workplace. (Kogan Page, 2022) and The Digital Coaching Revolution (Kogan Page, 2024).
Prior to joining the NYU faculty, Dr. Tavis navigated a diverse global career in business, consulting and academia. In business, Dr. Tavis was the Head of Motorola’s EMEA OD function based in London, Nokia’s Global Head of Talent Management based in Helsinki, United Technologies Corporation’s Chief Learning Officer, and she was the Global Head of Talent and Organizational Development with AIG Investments. In academia, Dr. Tavis was on the faculty at Columbia University, Williams College, and Fairfield University.
Two of Dr. Tavis’ Harvard Business Review articles in collaboration with Dr. Peter Cappelli : “HR Goes Agile” (2018) and “The Performance Management Revolution” (2016) were published in HBR’s “Must Reads” (2016 & 2018), and “Definitive Management Ideas of the Year” (2016 and 2018) and in “Agile: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review” (2020).
Dr. Tavis is a frequent presenter at international conferences on the topics of Future of Work; People Analytics and Technology; Employee Experience; and Intelligent Automation in the Workplace. She is a Senior Fellow with the Conference Board and is the Academic in Residence with Executive Networks. She is the former Executive Editor of People+Strategy Journal, a publication of SHRM’s Executive Network and she is currently an Associate Editor of Workforce Solutions Review, a publication of the International Association for Human Resource Information Management and The Journal of Total Rewards, a publication of WorldatWork.
Prior to joining the NYU faculty, Dr. Tavis navigated a diverse global career in business, consulting and academia. In business, Dr. Tavis was the Head of Motorola’s EMEA OD function based in London, Nokia’s Global Head of Talent Management based in Helsinki, United Technologies Corporation’s Chief Learning Officer, and she was the Global Head of Talent and Organizational Development with AIG Investments. In academia, Dr. Tavis was on the faculty at Columbia University, Williams College, and Fairfield University.
Two of Dr. Tavis’ Harvard Business Review articles in collaboration with Dr. Peter Cappelli : “HR Goes Agile” (2018) and “The Performance Management Revolution” (2016) were published in HBR’s “Must Reads” (2016 & 2018), and “Definitive Management Ideas of the Year” (2016 and 2018) and in “Agile: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review” (2020).
Dr. Tavis is a frequent presenter at international conferences on the topics of Future of Work; People Analytics and Technology; Employee Experience; and Intelligent Automation in the Workplace. She is a Senior Fellow with the Conference Board and is the Academic in Residence with Executive Networks. She is the former Executive Editor of People+Strategy Journal, a publication of SHRM’s Executive Network and she is currently an Associate Editor of Workforce Solutions Review, a publication of the International Association for Human Resource Information Management and The Journal of Total Rewards, a publication of WorldatWork.
Embracing diverse perspectives to illuminate deeper truths and foster complete understanding.
- Multiple perspectives illuminate complex realities and generate richer solutions.
- Competing worldviews, when authentically engaged, create more complete understanding.
Creating collaborative relationships where value flows in all directions, generating outcomes greater than the sum of individual contributions.
- Mutual exchanges create value greater than what any individual could achieve alone.
- Interdependent relationships foster innovation and sustainable growth for all involved.
Honoring the freedom to choose one's path while embracing responsibility for those choices and respecting others' self-direction.
- Self-direction creates meaningful, lasting impact.
- Freedom includes accountability for our choices.
Cultivating mastery that fulfills our potential and enables meaningful contribution to the world.
- Developing and applying skills fulfills our innate drive for mastery and purpose.
- Skillful contribution enhances personal efficacy and collective capabilities.
Venturing beyond comfortable boundaries with curiosity that transforms understanding and reveals new possibilities.
- Exploring beyond comfort zones unlocks transformative value for individuals and systems.
- New perspectives reshape our understanding of possibilities and potentials.
Venturing beyond comfortable boundaries with curiosity that transforms understanding and reveals new possibilities.
- Exploring beyond comfort zones unlocks transformative value for individuals and systems.
- New perspectives reshape our understanding of possibilities and potentials.