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Rashmi Fernandes

Bangalore, India

Rashmi Fernandes works with leaders and teams to co-create outcomes that lead to agility and positive team culture, while focusing on strategic alignment. She specializes in enabling product teams to focus on customer centricity and arrive at a shared understanding toward a common purpose—guiding teams on taking ideas from concept to life.

She has independently led numerous enterprise-wide initiatives, such as product conferences, communities of practice, and leadership development programs.

Her passion for her community in India is what led her to create a sports program for more than 1,000 children in underserved communities. Further, she serves as an advisor, mentor, and coach for the Sankalp India Foundation and Jagriti InnoHealth Platforms.

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Learn More About Rashmi

Rashmi has experience working within the following areas, and would welcome additional clients in:

Consulting/Professional Services
Manufacturing
Technology
Retail
Telecom
Education
Healthcare

Rashmi co-facilitates Agile Leadership Journey’s advanced leadership development program, Applied Agility in Leadership, and has made key contributions to further develop the program.

Additionally, she serves as an ambassador to new Guides and facilitates ALJ’s Train-the-Trainer program, serving as both a mentor and coach.

Rashmi is available to support entry-, mid-, and senior-level leaders, senior leadership teams, department/division teams, organization-wide groups, small businesses, large corporate entities, government agencies, and nonprofits.

Rashmi earned her BSc from Bangalore University, her Masters in English Language at Karnataka State Open University, and Masters in Organization Psychology from Jain University.

Languages spoken: English, Kannada, Hindi

Additionally, she has earned the following certifications and/or industry credentials:

ICF-PCC (pursuing), EMCC Global Individual Accreditation (EIA), Semcostyle Certified Expert, Senior Certified Professional Coach, Joe Dx Software and Hardware Digital Transformation Practitioner, NLP Practitioner & NLP Master Practitioner Certification , Certified Agile Leadership - Organizations, Certified Agile Leadership - Teams, Certified Scrum Product Owner®, Professional Scrum Product Owner I, SAFe 4.0, Certified ScrumMaster®, Certified Agile Leadership - Essentials, LEGO Serious Play Facilitator, ICAgile Certified Professional Certification, ICAgile Certified Professional in Agile Coaching, Project Management Professional

Speaking Engagements

Rashmi is a frequent speaker at industry events, both online and on-stage, often discussing mindsets and behavior, leadership and organizational agility, women's leadership topics, self-limiting beliefs, setting boundaries, and more.

In addition to her speaking engagements, Rashmi is the author of Leading With a Cognitive Edge: 5 Vital Leadership Competencies in the Cognitive Era.

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Connect with Rashmi

Articles, Podcasts & More Featuring this ALJ Guide

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The Power of Gratitude in the Workplace

By Rashmi Fernandes • August 29, 2024

Have you ever wondered how powerful a simple heartfelt “thank you” can be when it comes to motivating people to out-perform themselves?

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What We're Reading: Your Brain at Work by Dr. David Rock

By ALJ Community • September 11, 2023

Your Brain at Work looks at how our brains work (and sometimes don’t) in the context of the modern workplace.

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The Disease to Please

By Rashmi Fernandes • August 10, 2023

Break free from people-pleasing habits. Learn how self-awareness and self-expression can help you learn to lead with authenticity - while preserving your own well-being.

The Perfection Trap

By Rashmi Fernandes • July 20, 2023

Discover the pitfalls of perfectionism and how it hampers progress and relationships. Learn to recognize the signs and find ways to overcome the perfection trap.

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42: The Perfection Trap

By Relearning Leadership Podcast • March 9, 2023

Rashmi Fernandes, Agile Leadership Journey Guide and Leadership Coach, shares the difference between seeking improvement and striving for perfection and why you should know the difference.

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40: The Value of Practice

By Relearning Leadership Podcast • February 15, 2023

Pete explores the idea of practice across various professions and gets curious about why, when it comes to leadership, practice is so rare. He highlights clips from a recent information session on how intentional, deliberate practice has helped leaders who have participated in our programs to improve their leadership skills.