pluioa
Department of Organization
- People and Organizing (PnO)
Poornima
Luthra
Teaching associate professor
Room:
KIL/14.A-4.57
E-mail:
plu.ioa@cbs.dk
543271
Presentation
I am a passionate purpose-driven educator who believes in the power of positive change and influence through education. Grounded in over a decade of teaching and practitioner research, I actively work to shift mindsets in the area of talent management and leadership, with a focus on diversity and inclusion. Combining my academic and consultancy expertise, I create robust and engaging experiences for my students, weaving theory and practice together. I currently teach Bachelor and Masters’ courses: Global People Management – HRM & Leadership, Human Resource Management and Labour Market Theory and Analysis.
Primary research areas
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Inclusive Leadership
- Generational Diversity
Curriculum Vitae
Social media
Links
Link to this homepage
www.cbs.dk/en/staff/pluioa
Courses
- Cand. Soc: Labour Market Theory & Analysis
- Cand. Merc: Human Resource Management
- Bachelor Elective: Global People Management – HRM & Leadership
Supervision
- Master thesis
- Bachelor projects
Other teaching activities
- CBS Executive course on Inclusive Leadership
Selected publications
- “Diversifying Diversity: Your guide to Being an Active Ally of Inclusion in the Workplace” by Poornima Luthra, June 2021
- The Citibank India Miracle: Nurturing Global Leaders, https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/SMU286-PDF-ENG
- Generations at TCS: Ever Changing Work Force, https://store.hbr.org/product/generations-at-tcs-ever-changing-workforce...
- Intergenerational Management at GlaxoSmithKline in Asia Pacific, https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cases_coll_all/94
Publications sorted by:
2024
Poornima Luthra; Sara Louise Muhr / Den inkluderende leder : 5 trin til at lede gennem bias.
København : Djøf Forlag 2024, 377 p.
København : Djøf Forlag 2024, 377 p.
Book > peer review
2023
Poornima Luthra; Sara Louise Muhr / Leading Through Bias : 5 Essentials Skills to Block Bias and Improve Inclusion at Work.
Cham : Palgrave Macmillan 2023, 291 p. (Palgrave Executive Essentials)
Cham : Palgrave Macmillan 2023, 291 p. (Palgrave Executive Essentials)
Book > peer review
2022
Poornima Luthra / 7 Ways to Practice Active Allyship
In: Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 8.11.2022
In: Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 8.11.2022
Journal article
Poornima Luthra / Do Your Global Teams See DEI as an American Issue?
In: Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 21.3.2022
In: Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 21.3.2022
Journal article > peer review
Poornima Luthra / The Art of Active Allyship : 7 Behaviours to Empower You to Push The Pendulum Towards Inclusion At Work .
Gentofte : TalentEd Consultancy ApS 2022, 297 p.
Gentofte : TalentEd Consultancy ApS 2022, 297 p.
Book
2021
Poornima Luthra / Diversifying Diversity : Your Guide to Being an Active Ally of Inclusion in the Workplace.
Gentofte : Diversifying Diversity ApS 2021, 472 p.
Gentofte : Diversifying Diversity ApS 2021, 472 p.
Book > peer review
2024
Poornima Luthra (Performer) ; Julie Kratz (Producer) / Are You an Active or Performative Ally With Poornima Luthra : The Diversity Pivot: Episode 237.
Carmel, IN : Next Pivot Point 2024
Carmel, IN : Next Pivot Point 2024
Sound/Visual production (digital)
Sara Louise Muhr; Poornima Luthra / Vi er ikke så inkluderende, som vi tror - men vi kan blive det
In: Børsen, 25.1.2024, p. 10
In: Børsen, 25.1.2024, p. 10
Contribution to newspaper - Comment/debate
2023
Poornima Luthra / Embedding DEI in the Company Strategy as a Means of Closing the Gender Gap in Shipping : The Case of Maersk Tankers.
Frederiksberg : The Nordic Case House 2023, 10 p.
Frederiksberg : The Nordic Case House 2023, 10 p.
Teaching case
Poornima Luthra / Embedding DEI in the Company Strategy as a Means of Closing the Gender Gap in Shipping : The Case of Maersk Tankers: Teaching Note.
Frederiksberg : The Nordic Case House 2023, 3 p.
Frederiksberg : The Nordic Case House 2023, 3 p.
Teaching case
Poornima Luthra / The Role of DEI in 2024 and Beyond : A Global Perspective and Forecast.
WWW : CEOWORLD Magazine 1.12.2023
WWW : CEOWORLD Magazine 1.12.2023
Net publication - Internet publication
2020
Poornima Luthra; Sandy Mackenzie / 4 Ways COVID-19 Could Change How We Educate Future Generations
Cologny : World Economic Forum 30.3.2020
Cologny : World Economic Forum 30.3.2020
Net publication - Internet publication
Poornima Luthra / Active Allyship : The Missing Piece in Creating Truly Diverse, Equal, and Inclusive Societies and Workplaces.
San Francisco : Medium 1.6.2020
San Francisco : Medium 1.6.2020
Net publication - Internet publication
Poornima Luthra / Crisis Leadership through COVID-19 : A Typology of the 6 Types of Leaders Out There.
San Francisco : Medium 2.5.2020
San Francisco : Medium 2.5.2020
Net publication - Internet publication
Poornima Luthra / Education: An Opportunity to Reinvent School
In: The UNESCO Courier, No. 2, 7.2020, p. 15-17
In: The UNESCO Courier, No. 2, 7.2020, p. 15-17
Journal article
Poornima Luthra / Inclusion in a Post-COVID19 World
Stockholm : Summit & Friends 19.8.2020
Stockholm : Summit & Friends 19.8.2020
Net publication - Internet publication
2020
Poornima Luthra / Lockdown and Inclusion : How Do We Stay Inclusive in Our Workplaces under Lockdown?.
San Francisco : Medium 2.5.2020
San Francisco : Medium 2.5.2020
Net publication - Internet publication
Poornima Luthra / Managers and Leaders Listen Up! : Introducing the ZAlphas, Your Future Talent Pool and a Micro-generation Shaped by COVID-19.
San Francisco : Medium 27.5.2020
San Francisco : Medium 27.5.2020
Net publication - Internet publication
Poornima Luthra / Onboarding while Working-from-Home : Keeping Inclusion at the Heart of It.
San Francisco 21.7.2020
San Francisco 21.7.2020
Net publication - Internet publication
Poornima Luthra / Questioning Privilege through the Pandemic : Is Privilege Really a Privilege or a Disabling Condition?.
San Francisco : Medium 2.5.2020
San Francisco : Medium 2.5.2020
Net publication - Internet publication
Poornima Luthra / The Class of 2020 : Redefining the Future of Work by the Generation that Graduated under Lockdown.
San Francisco : Medium 10.6.2020
San Francisco : Medium 10.6.2020
Net publication - Internet publication
Poornima Luthra / What’s a Name Got to Do with Inclusion? : Reducing Name-based Discrimination through Active Allyship.
San Francisco : Medium 14.7.2020
San Francisco : Medium 14.7.2020
Net publication - Internet publication
2019
Poornima Luthra / Is Poor Generational Intelligence Holding You Back at Work?
Cologny : World Economic Forum 25.2.2019
Cologny : World Economic Forum 25.2.2019
Net publication - Internet publication
Poornima Luthra (Producer) / Why GQ Is the Kind of Intelligence We All Need
New York : TEDx Talks TEDxOdenseWomen 2019, 2019
New York : TEDx Talks TEDxOdenseWomen 2019, 2019
Sound/Visual production (digital)
2015
Poornima Luthra; Adina Wong / The Citibank India Story : Nurturing Global Leaders.
Singapore : Singapore Management University 2015, 15 p.
Singapore : Singapore Management University 2015, 15 p.
Teaching case
Poornima Luthra; Adina Wong / The Citibank India Story : Nurturing Global Leaders.
Singapore : Singapore Management University 2015, 12 p.
Singapore : Singapore Management University 2015, 12 p.
Teaching case
2014
Poornima Luthra; Christopher Dula / Intergenerational Management at GlaxoSmithKline in Asia Pacific
Singapore : Singapore Management University 2014
Singapore : Singapore Management University 2014
Teaching case
Poornima Luthra; Christopher Dula / Intergenerational Management at GlaxoSmithKline in Asia Pacific
Singapore : Singapore Management University 2014
Singapore : Singapore Management University 2014
Teaching case
2012
Poornima Luthra; Kevin Sproule; S. N. Venkataramanan / Generations at TCS : Ever Changing Workforce.
Singapore : Singapore Management University 2012, 12 p.
Singapore : Singapore Management University 2012, 12 p.
Teaching case
Poornima Luthra; Kevin Sproule / Generations at TCS : Ever Changing Workforce.
Singapore : Singapore Management University 2012
Singapore : Singapore Management University 2012
Teaching case
More results... (total 24 results)
2024
From Lok Sabha elections 2024 to generative AI disrupting edtech, here are our top stories of the week
27/04/2024 // Forbes India // Forbes India
It's time to stop hiring for 'fit': Poornima Luthra
24/04/2024 // Forbes India // Anitha Moosath
Are You An Active Or Performative Ally?
10/03/2024 // Forbes // Julie Kratz
Topchef? Så er du nok en mand over 50 år
05/03/2024 // Børsen // Louise Yasmin Rimkjær
237: Are You an Active or Performative Ally with Poornima Luthra
11/02/2024 // Ivoox
Kun 1 ud af 100 i toppen af den danske model har etnisk minoritetsbaggrund: Det udfordrer modellens eksistens, siger ekspert
09/02/2024 // A4overenskomst.dk // Ida Svantemann Vestergård
Vi er ikke så inkluderende, som vi tror - men vi kan blive det
24/01/2024 // Børsen // Sara Louise Muhr og Poornima Luthra
International Educators Must End Their Silence on Gaza
17/01/2024 // Counter Punch // Mark Ashwill
International educators need to end their silence on Gaza
13/01/2024 // University World News // Mark A. Ashwill
2023
For meget gris, øl og Jesus Kristus til firmaet
21/11/2023 // Jyllands-Posten // Anders Heide Mortensen
2023
Forsker om drukkultur: Udfordrer inklusionen på danske arbejdspladser
17/11/2023 // Finans.dk // Iben Schmidt
Alliés dans la diversité
16/11/2023 // Grouperandstad.fr
The Most Influential Business Professors of 2023
11/11/2023 // yahoo.com // Jeff Schmitt
Pursuing DEI in Europe's Workplaces Takes Different Route Than U.S.
19/10/2023 // Diversity Global // Anna Gonsalves
Etnisk minoriserede bliver sjældent chefer: Kvoter "ændrer ikke ved kulturen"
14/09/2023 // A4ligestilling.dk // Maria Svehag
The nominees for the DEI (Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion) Award 2023
07/08/2023 // Cyprus Shipping News
Bryd disse 15 bias og skab diversitet på arbejdspladsen
03/04/2023 // Djøf.dk // Tina Juul Rasmussen
Mod (på) Active Allyship
27/03/2023 // Danskindustri.dk // Henrik Horn Andersen
2022
Hafnia wins diversity award
07/10/2022 // Cyprus Shipping News
Hafnia vinder rederiernes diversitetspris
07/10/2022 // MaritimeDanmark.dk
2022
Diversitetspris til rederiet Hafnia
07/10/2022 // TransportTidende.com, Transportnyhederne.dk, Shipowners.dk (Danmarks Rederiforening)
Fire rederier nomineret til ny diversitetspris
26/09/2022 // MaritimeDanmark.dk
Danske Rederier lancerer diversitetspris
26/08/2022 // Shipowners.dk (Danmarks Rederiforening)
Inclusive leadership
09/08/2022 // csr.dk // CBS Executive Fonden
Could small Danish companies become more likely to hire foreign staff?
18/01/2022 // Thelocal.dk
2021
Inspirational Talk By Poornima Luthra
08/12/2021 // Itb.dk (IT brancheforeningen)
More results... (total 26 results)
Outside activities
2023
Ørsted | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Amazon web Services | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Demant | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Wilhelmsen | Keynote & Panel session, 1,5 hour one-off |
NKT | Keynote, 2 hours one-off |
KVINFO | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
KPMG Nordics | Keynote IWD, 1 hour one-off |
Air Liquide |
Keynote IWD, 1 hour one-off |
Pandora | Panel, 1 hour one-off |
KPMG Denmark | Keynote & Panel IWD, 1 hour one-off |
McCormick | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Danske Bank | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Novo Nordisk | Keynote, 2 hours one-off |
Medicines sans Frontiers | Keynote, 2 hours one-off |
Demant | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
DI event | Workshop, 2 hours one-off |
AEU Seminar | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Medicines sans Frontiers | Workshop, 3 hours one-off |
Novo Nordisk | Keynote, 2 hours one-off |
SAP Success factors | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
COWI | Workshop, 3 hours one-off |
Medicines sans Frontiers | Workshop, 3 hours one-off |
Novozymes | Keynote, 3 hours one-off |
Djøf Festival | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
ITB event | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
KPMG | Workshop series, 9 hours one-off |
Djøf Festival | Keynote, 1 hour 1 one-off |
Solita | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Novo Nordisk | Workshop, 1 hour one-off |
Syddanmark | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
KMD | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
COWI | Webinar, 1 hour one-off |
Saxo Bank | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Novo Nordisk | Talk, 1 hour one-off |
Novo Holdings | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Novo Nordisk Foundation | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Total Energies | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Demant | Video recording, 2 hours one-off |
ServiceNow | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
ServiceNow | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Ramboll | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Nordea | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Gehl | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Mendix | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
AGC Biologics | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Nutanix | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
MSD | Workshop, 3 hours one-off |
COWI | Workshop series, 12 hours one-off |
Lego | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Mpya | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Gehl | Consultancy, 1 hour one-off |
KPMG | Workshop, 4 hours one-off |
Novo Nordisk | Workshop series, 12 hours one-off |
KMD | Workshop series, 3 hours one-off |
Copenhagen Municipality | Keynote, 2 hours one-off |
Total Energies | Keynote, 8 hours one-off |
Oticon | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
ALK | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
iMDI | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Umicore AG & Co. KG | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
L'oreal | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Danske Bank Sustain tomorrow | Panel, 1 hour one-off |
3Shape | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Station Academy | Workshop, 4 hour one-off |
Djøf lawyers | Live interview, 1 hour one-off |
2022
FedEx | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
FAO UN session | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Kromann Reumert | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Northvolt | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Deloitte | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
KPMG Nordics | Workshop, 3 hours one-off |
NIVA teaching | Workshop, 2 full days one-off |
Ørsted | Keynote, 2 hours one-off |
SMU | Keynote, 2 hours one-off |
DIGNITY | Keynote, 3 hours one-off |
Northvolt | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Copenhagen Capacity | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Women in shipping/Maersk Tankers | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
KPMG Nordics | Workshop, 1 hour one-off |
NOCA | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
KPMG Nordics | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Northwestern University | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Novo Nordisk India | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
McCormick Asia | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
SimCorp Asia | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Nordea | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Maersk Tankers Workshop | Workshop, 2 hours one-off |
Keynote, 1 hour one-off | |
Novo Nordisk Legal | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Deloitte | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Novo Nordisk CSDS | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Novo Nordisk Data Science | Workshop, 12 hours 1 one-off |
Danske Bank | Video recording, 2 hours one-off |
Northvolt | Consulting, 1 hour one-off |
Novo Nordisk Global IT | Keynote, 90 minutes one-off |
Lige Adgang | Keynote, 90 minutes one-off |
Novo Nordisk Data Science | Workshops, 15 hours one-off |
JP Aurora | Keynote, 45 minutes one-off |
CPH Business | Talk, 1 hour one-off |
Grundfos | Keynote, 1 hour one-off |
Innovations Fund | Research Project Onboard Denmark, 2 hours per week |
Reckitt | Keynote, 1 hour (one off) |
Novo Nordisk | Keynote, 2 x1 hour (one off) |
Københavns Kommune | Keynote, 1 hour (one off) |
L'Oreal | Keynote, 1 hour (one off) |
Maersk IT | Keynote, 1 hour (one off) |
Amazon Web Services / Cap Gemini | Keynote, 1 hour (one off) |
CPH Business | Keynote, 1 hour (one off) |