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Prof. Vishal Gupta

Vishal Gupta is a Professor in the Organizational Behavior Area at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA). His areas of research and teaching include leadership and organisational development, mindfulness, emotional intelligence, innovation management, ethics and justice. His research has been published in international and national journals of repute and has been covered by national dailies and magazines such as the Times of India, Economic Times, Hindu BusinessLine, DNA, Mint, People Matters and Business World.

Vishal has been honoured with multiple awards such as the ‘Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation’ award in the year 2013-14 by the European Federation for Management Development and the Emerald Group Publishing, one of India’s 25 young HR leaders in 2013 by People Matters, the Emerging Psychologist award by the National Academy of Psychology India in 2014 and the Young Scientist Award by the National Academy of Sciences India and Scopus (Elsevier) in 2016.

Vishal’s first book on leadership titled First Among Equals: T-R-E-A-T Leadership for L-E-A-P in a Knowledge-based World was published in 2020 by Bloomsbury, India. His second book titled Demystifying Leadership: Unveiling the Mahabharata Code was published in 2021 by Bloomsbury, India and was adjudged as the Business Book of the Year by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in August 2022.

Vishal’s Leadership Skills course on Coursera has been subscribed by more than 200,000 individuals from around the world and has been ranked as one among the top three leadership courses of all time on the Coursera platform. He is rated as a top instructor on the platform with an approval rating of 4.9 out of 5. In recognition of his contribution and teaching, he was recognised with the 2023 Coursera Learners First Achievement Award by Coursera in May 2023.