About Founder
February 10, 2025 2025-05-16 6:08About Founder
Archana Pingle
Director and Founder Winstar-Consulting | Principal Facilitator and OD Consultant
Archana is passionate about bringing human-centric innovation and collaborative approaches to the corporate and academic world. She helps organizations, teams, and individuals to gain strategic clarity, build succession and achieve breakthroughs.
A seasoned industry professional with over 26+ years of corporate experience in India, the UK, the USA, and Australia. Her qualification is BE, MBA, and PGDCH. She has worked globally across different cultures, domains, and technologies with TCS, Infosys, and Cybage in various strategic leadership roles. She brings her rich understanding of diverse cultures and industries together with her background in science, human resource, management, and psychology enables her to relate to the many diverse challenges being faced by organizations today. Her senior-level experience allows for her valuable input and fresh perspectives around the board table. She has served as a member board of directors at the Internation Association of Facilitators, having chapters in 65 countries of the world.
As a certified professional facilitator, Archana is also a ICA ToP (Technology of Participation) Methods trained facilitator and a certified Design Thinking Practitioner by a UK-based Society of Design Thinking. She has expertise in the Facilitation of Design Thinking, Organizational development (Strategy, Change, and Conflict Resolution), Facilitation Skills, Leadership Development, Values at the Workplace, and Self Management programs. Archana believes in the power of group process facilitation and connects at a deeper level with the participants and brings in the desired outcomes / solve complex problems in a light and fun-filled environment.
As an OD consultant, Archana has worked extensively and specializes in the area of Strategy and change management, establishing collaborative processes, innovative ideas, and structures while delivering optimal solutions. She also has expertise in the training consultancy right from training needs analysis to individual growth path design. Archana’s approach brings a blend of knowledge, insight and innovation to any given situation, so that those involved are equipped to perform and motivated to act with power and focus.
Archana also enjoy taking mindfulness and meditation programs for senior leadership; making it more practical oriented in their day-to-day functions to meet business challenges. She works as a volunteer facilitator for few global NGOs (SiT, LVEP, VIHASA, IYF) working in the space of Human Values Development & Corporate Meditation.
Why WinStar-Consulting?
Tailor made catalysing solutions
When you hire WinStar-Consulting, you are opting for a fully customized response to your organization’s development needs.
Process experts
Put simply, we ensure that your time, and that of your stakeholders, are never wasted. That means good value for your investment.
Quick learners
You want someone who can grasp your situation quickly, think strategically about it, and navigate you through a process to make positive change. Winstar-Consulting can do that.
Engaging
Successful consulting partnerships require a level of trust and enjoyment which allow for communication between people to be clear and relaxed.
