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Krishnachaitanya Balthu

Change Consultant
  • Suggested rate
    €942 / day
  • Experience8-15 years
  • Response rate100%
  • Response time1 hour
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Birmingham, United Kingdom
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  • and around Birmingham (up to 50km)
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Krishnachaitanya in a few words
Dr Krishna Balthu is a Lecturer in Operations Management at Aston Business School. He worked as a consultant and change manager in knowledge-intensive organisations for over ten years prior to teaching at Aston. He has experience in digital transformation, process improvement, and project management across various industries, mainly professional services. He designed and implemented innovative projects that provided strategic advantage to firms by significantly impacting on their culture and operations.

Krishna's research in the area of Change Management was published in highly ranked academic and practitioner journals. His work in the field of legal service innovation was recognised through awards, published magazine articles, and invited talks at various forums such as The Lawyer, Innovate UK and European Foundation for Management Development.
Experience
  • Aston Business School
    Lecturer
    August 2022 - Today (2 years and 9 months)
  • Aston Business School
    Teaching Fellow
    August 2018 - August 2022 (4 years)
    Birmingham, UK
  • Higgs LLP
    Organisational Change & Project Manager
    July 2013 - February 2018 (4 years and 7 months)
    West Midlands, UK

    - Working closely with partners, lawyers and support staff, I designed and delivered several change projects that have significantly improved the firm's efficiency and effectiveness in delivering high quality legal services.
    - Designed and launched a customised Project Management methodology for delivering internal projects.
    - Designed a robust process for streamlining the high volume, process driven legal services to improve operational efficiency and enhance service experience for clients.
    - Based on the research conducted through KTP project, developed a unique 5-step change management methodology not only suitable for Higgs but also to the wider legal industry.
    - Using action research and soft systems methodology as interventions, applied sophisticated techniques such as 'Process Oriented Holonic' (PrOH) modelling to deliver operational and cultural change at an increased speed.
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Education
  • Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Operations Management
    Aston Business School
    2021
    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Operations Management
  • Executive Education, Managing and Transforming Professional Service Firms
    Harvard Business School
    2013
    Executive Education, Managing and Transforming Professional Service Firms
  • MBA, Project Management
    Cardiff Metropolitan University
    2010
    MBA, Project Management
  • Bachelor of Technology
    Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
    2007
    Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Mechanical Engineering