For the person, behind the leadership
Coaching and developmental spaces for leaders navigating growth, ambition and responsibility.
About
Founded by Divya, The Leader Circles (TLC) is a coaching and leadership development practice based in New Delhi, working with leaders and organisations in India and globally.
Leadership demands growth. There is no point at which we simply arrive and have it all figured out. As our lives, work and responsibilities change, we are asked to lead in new ways. The next stage may ask us to hold more complexity, understand ourselves better, relate differently to others, or find new ways of making decisions and moving forward.
The Leader Circles creates spaces for this work. Through coaching, leader circles, courses and consulting, we support people — especially women, founders and corporate leaders — as they explore new ways of thinking, relating and being.
Because how we lead cannot be separated from who we are. And when we change, the world around us — and the outcomes we create — can change too.
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The Leader Circles is the professional home of Divya Gianchandani’s work in leadership coaching and development.
She is a leadership coach and consultant with over two decades of experience working with leaders and organisations across India, Asia and the Middle East. Her work brings together structured thinking, deep listening, and an understanding of the human and organisational dynamics that shape how people lead.
She has worked with organisations such as Aon, Carrier and BCG, and is an alumna of the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad (PGPM, 2011). Divya has held an ICF PCC credential and is trained in a range of advanced coaching approaches and psychometric tools, including Integral Coaching, New Ventures West, ORSC (CRR Global) and Hogan.
Outside of work, she enjoys music and spending time with her two doggo girls.
When growth asks more from us
Women navigating growth and change exploring ambition, identity, voice, visibility, family and what comes next
Founders and entrepreneurial leaders growing themselves as they grow the organization or mission
High-potential leaders learning to operate in new ways and translate good intentions into impact
Leadership teams that look aligned yet struggle beneath the surface, working as individual stars, not a star team
Our Work
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Leadership Coaching
One-to-one coaching for leaders navigating growth, transition and complexity.
This can include:
Bigger Roles and Transitions
Leadership Identity
Influence and Relationships
Founder & Entrepreneurial Growth
Navigating Uncertainty
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Teams & Organisations
Developmental work that helps leadership teams and organisations thrive.
This can include:
Culture and Diagnostics
Leadership Team Coaching
Succession Development
High-Potential Development
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Group Programmes
Coaching-based experiences that bring people together to think, grow and lead differently.
This can include:
Women Scaling Leadership
Leader as a Coach
Coaching Conversations (Coming Soon)
Group Programmes
01 / Leader as a Coach
Enable leaders to scale themselves through others
Experiential programme for mid–senior leaders to build coaching capability—so they can develop their teams through more effective, growth-oriented conversations.
02 / Women Scaling Leadership
Support for women leaders to step into larger impact
A growth circle for women leaders navigating transitions, visibility, family, and influence—creating space to build confidence, expand leadership identity, and step into greater visibility and influence.
What People Are Saying
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Finding the Right Role for My Strengths “Coaching helped me make a bold move I had been avoiding. Shifting into a strategic role aligned with who I am as a leader—and it’s a decision I’m deeply grateful for.”
—CFO Global Conglomerate
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Building the Team Third Entity “Team coaching helped us see our interactions in a brand new light and get to the root of turf wars. The ‘team as a third entity’ guiding principle helped us realign as a collective—something greater than the sum of our parts.”
— Founder, High Growth Scaling Start Up
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From Self-Doubt to Confident Leadership “I came to coaching exhausted and unsure I belonged in my role. I left with clarity, confidence, and renewed energy for growth—and a leadership direction I once thought was out of reach.”
—Head of Sales, Technology
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Divya reliably brings a very keen mind and a supportive heart. Willingly stepping into difficult conversations, highlighting what has been neglected, while creating psychological safety - essentials of powerful developmental work. Highly recommend.
—James Flaherty, MCC, Author of Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others
Where I have worked
My work has spanned a diverse range of contexts
Founders and entrepreneurial leaders — coaching through growth, co-founder relationships and the challenges of building and scaling teams
Women leaders — supporting women to pursue larger ambitions without losing themselves, explore identity amidst complex personal dynamics
Leaders as coaches — helping leaders become better coaches to their teams, and develop stronger people skills
Individual leaders — coaching and development across career stages, from emerging talent to senior and C-suite leaders
Large organisations & MNCs — leadership development, high-potential assessment and succession
Leadership teams — including in-depth 360s, team and culture diagnostics, development plans and team coaching
Philanthropy & the social sector — coaching select sustainability leaders on resilience, impact and navigating uncertainty
Let’s start a conversation about the best way to support your growth.
