Hello! I’m Siri, a speaker who loves sharing insights on how to bring sanity to our everyday working lives. 

With a background in change consulting, coaching, mindfulness and an obsessive learner and reader, I bring a neuroscience-backed, down-to-earth approach to my talks. 

Every talk has a concept backed by science, stories for the audience and tools for change. I aim to make events relatable, engaging and interesting. I’ve delivered over 200 talks on topics ranging from 

• setting boundaries at work to enjoy your work and life better
• increasing attention, finding focus and fighting distraction amidst technology overload
• reducing stress and building resilience as a way of life
• cultivating a positive outlook when it seems doom and gloom
• introducing mindfulness and its benefits to a hyper-stressed life
• thriving at work with chronic illness instead of just surviving 

Some of my new speaking and training modules are 

• having stress-free performance review conversations (without losing sleep)
• mastering the art of feedback (that doesn’t cause an elevated heart rate)

The formats I deliver keynote speeches, events and trainings are 

• 1 hour events
• 4 hour/1 day/2 days workshops 

If you’d like to book me to speak for an event or training, reach out to me at siri@sanerworklife.com 

Here’s a glimpse of my credentials and experience

I’m Shirisha Nagendran, known to her friends and clients as Siri. Here are my credentials as a coach, a professional, a learner and a person.  

• I’ve been coaching since 2013 in both formal and informal settings. I’ve worked with many clients, primarily women, supporting them in their personal and professional development.
• I am an ICF accredited Coach.
• I’ve had 150+ hours of formal coach training since 2013. I’ve trained with Neuroleadership Institute, Franklin Covey Institute and Coacharya.
• My real learning to be coached and coach began during my year at Cranfield School of Management, where I did my MBA.
• I have 18 years of experience in 5 multinational companies, working in various roles as a consultant, project and program manager in the transformation and change management area spanning business and technology domains.
• I received management promotions pretty early in my career (which is very unusual for an Indian woman, at least in my time), and I have been pleased to turn down promotions offered to me thrice.
• Meditation is the cornerstone of my personal and professional life. I’ve been meditating for 6 years, and this forms the foundation on which my coaching approach is based.
• I read obsessively; last year, I read 89 books spanning various topics.
• My most significant annual personal expenses are the courses and the workshops I participate in. Currently, I am enrolled in a four-year intensive meditation training course studying with an ordained monk.
• My last role in the Corporate was that of Mindfulness Champion Manager and Vice President at HSBC. This key role helped build mindfulness communities and nurtured champions across the bank.
• I love writing, and one of the ways I share my experience and lessons from my professional and personal life is via this newsletter. In a coaching conversation, the coach doesn’t offer advice or suggestions or their own experiences, so this is a great way for me to share my insights whilst being able to coach the client to have that hard conversation.

 P.S. I don’t have too many pictures of mine ! Until I take a decent picture, this one will give you an idea of the “real unvarnished me”

You can check me out on LinkedIn for a complete career history!