Prof. Hazel Gachunga
Adjunct Faculty Member
Strathmore University Business School
Prof. Hazel Gachunga is a Leadership Human Resource, Performance and Change Management Consultant and Certified Coach. She has worked as an adjunct faculty member of the Strathmore Business School and the Jomo Kenyatta University’s College of Human Resource Development (JKUAT).
She is the Managing Director Interlink Management and Development Consultants Limited.
She is a holder of a split site Doctorate in Business Administration from the University of Nairobi/University of Sheffield and has undertaken the International Faculty Development Programme at the IESE Business School in Spain.
She has also conducted extensive research and published in the areas of organizational change, performance management, work life balance, organizational justice, organizational commitment, organizational politics and leadership from the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Hazel has been a lead consultant in the evaluation of companies for the Company of Year Awards (COYA/OPI) hosted by the Kenya Institute of Management.
This has given her a wealth of exposure on leadership and change dynamics of winning companies in the East and Central African Region.
She has been a key assessor for the Manager of the Year Awards (MOYA) and Chief Executive Officer CEO Award.
Certifications
Certified Master and Trainer of the distinguished Leadership Challenge – Wiley Programme
Accredited Certified Coach (ACC) by the International Coaching Federation (ICF,USA)
Certified Culture and Change Transformation Professional and a Certified Emotional Intelligence Trainer and Coach who works closely with CSuite ,executive leaders and middle level managers in their journey of Leadership transformation at both organizational and at a personal level. She has coached many executives.
Certified by PROSCI ( USA) as a Change Professional and a Trainer of Trainers for Change Management.
Certified by Being First USA as an Advanced Conscious Change Leader and is extensively trained in Change Management.
Certified as a Balanced Scorecard Expert by BSC International (USA) .
Recent Change Management Consultancy and Change Training
Hazel has been a lead change management consultant in projects in Africa.
Recent projects include Leading Change for institutions identified by the European Union in Malawi, Leading HR Change Transformation for 35 Ministries in Lesotho a World Bank Project, leading change for the Ministry of Lands -Digitization process, Office of the Director Public Prosecutions (ODPP), Kenya Revenue Authority, Leading Institutionalization of Agricultural Innovation Platforms in Rwanda Agricultural Board (CIMMYT Project), Leading Culture Transformation in Healthcare, Insurance and Banking.
In Kenya Hazel has trained executives and consulted extensively in the areas of Change Management, Culture Transformation, Leadership Development , Employee Engagement and Talent Management in local, regional and international bodies across Africa. She has consulted widely for private, nonprofit and government institutions in Africa.
Membership
Hazel has served on national boards such as the Technical and Vocational and Educational Authority Board and the Human Resource Management Professional Examinations Board.
She is the International Ambassador for the Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour Committee on the International Academy of Management. She is also a member of the Association for Change Management Professionals.
Hazel is also a member of the Institute of Directors Kenya.
To Contact Prof. Hazel: hgachunga@strathmore.edu
