Story of my Personal and Professional Transformation

1. SOCIAL MEDIA TO ACHIEVE LIFE’S GOALS, REALLY ?

2. WHO AM I ?
 Change Agent
 Wild Duck
 Wild Ducks are treasured
at IBM , really ? Is it true?
 Ideas Person
 Lucky
 Luck = Preparation +
Opportunity
 A Happy Soul
 Fixed Mindset vs Growth
Mindset

3. WHO AM I ? 2000 STORY
 School / College Topper
 A Recluse/ Researcher
 M.Sc Drop Out
 Went into Depression
 Love to take risks
 Trouble Maker / Outlier
 Cant Think Straight /
Creative
 Care Taker – for Mom
 IDEAS person
 Love Books / Solitude
 Love to Travel Solo
 Loves Mountains

4. WHO AM I ? 2015 STORY
 An IBMer, @rucsb on Twitter
 IIM Alumni, Founder WOWHR
 HR Consultant, Telecommuter
 Recruitment Branding Lead at
IBM
 Sheroes Mentor
 Earned Recognition as Most
Valuable Ambassador for
Social Media Adoption across
IBM in 2009
 Recognized as Top 100 HR
Influencers to follow on Twitter
 Recognized as listed as India's
Top 15 Women " Social Media
Power Influencers"
 Recognized as Top 50 Women
to follow in Asia
 Nomad, Traveller, Mountain
Hiker
 A Life-Long Learner, Work in
Progress

5. WHAT LED TO TRANSFORMATION ?
 Studied Web 2.0 Technologies for couple of years ,
Became Country Lead for Social Media at IBM in
2009
 Self Education on Management (From 2000 till
date) ( Harvard, Stanford Podcasts)
 Found my calling in HR
 IIM- Calcutta EPHRM Alumni, 2012
 Became a HR &Social Media Expert
 Met Interesting People Offline & through Social
Media
 Naju Medhi gave me break in OD/ L&D / HR in
2008.
 Will Kitchen called me a Thought Leader in 2009
 Marshall Goldsmith 2009
 ( Advice – Go to a
B-School,I went to B-School in 2012 decade after I
graduated )
Abhijit Bhaduri 2012
(Deeply Personalized Advice – Love Human Beings,
Human Bonds are Precious )
( Philo for Homo Sapiens)
Sameer Patel 2014
(Advice– Re-Publish your blogposts on Linkedin )
Reena Roy 2014- 2015
Identified my passion, Got a Career Break to Lead IBM
Brand on Social Media in 2014- 2015

6. WHAT LED TO TRANSFORMATION ?
 Stephen Covey Perosnal victory
first, Public victory second.
 Brene Brown Vulnerability is the
birthplace of love, belonging,
joy, courage, empathy, and
creativity. It is the source of
hope, empathy, accountability,
and authenticity.
 Susan Cain Introverts, in
contrast, may have strong
social skills and enjoy parties
and business meetings, but after
a while wish they were home in
their pajamas.
 Marshall Goldsmith - Mojo is the
moment when we do
something that's purposeful,
powerful, and positive and the
rest of the world recognizes it.
 Adam Grant – “Being a giver is
not good for a 100-yard dash,
but it’s valuable in a marathon.”

7. MY LIFE GOALS
 Name
 Fame
 Through Writings,
Speaking Engagements
 Travel, Meet interesting
people
 Minimalistic Lifestyle
 Make a Difference to
People’s Lives especially
Differently Abled People ,
Women
 Speak Write on Gender
Inequality issues, Mental
Health Advocate, Writing
Book on Telecommuting
 Work in Progress

8. WE LIVE IN UNCERTAIN WORLD
MANY TAKERS IN CORPORATE WORLD
THANKS TO VISIBILITY AND CONNECTIONS
ON TWITTER
AT RIGHT TIME WILL DO SOCIAL
ENTERPRENEURSHIP , YOUNGER SISTER OF
SHEROES ;-) ,
STARTUP FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED PEOPLE

9. UNIVERSAL PHENOMENA EVERY THOUGHT
LEADER AT HOME FEELS घर की मुर्गी दाल बराबर
AFTER LISTENING TO INDIRA NOOYI
PODCAST
BE A HEROINE OF YOUR LIFE, NOT A VICTIM
– NORA EPHRON
मंज़िलज़िल हर बार बदल कर और उँचा रखना होगा
( AN ADVICE I RECEIVED IN CLASS 8TH
)
MEDIOCRES DO MIRACLES
( CLASS X ENGLISH TEACHER)

10. WE LIVE IN INTERESTING TIMES, USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO INCREASE
YOUR CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE ,BE THE CHIEF ARCHITECHT OF
YOUR LIFE,DO MIRACES
OBAMA, MODI, KEJRIWAL ALL RELIED ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS
POLITICAL MOVEMENTS- ARAB SPRING, OCCUPY TIMES SQUARE, INDIA GATE PROTEST CATALYSED BY SOCIAL MEDIA
IT IS FASHIONABLE TO TALK TO YOURSELF THESE DAYS – You GOT IT RIGHT, Its called TWITTER

11. WHAT DO I TWEET ABOUT ?
HR
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS
WOMEN / GENDER ISSUES
SOCIAL MEDIA,FUTURE OF WORK
HUMOR
DE-STRESS / FOOD/ TRAVEL
#CHENNAIRAINS/ SOCIAL CAUSES / GOOD KARMA
NEW IDEAS
INTELLECTUALLY STIMULATING
CONVERSATIONS WITH TOM
PETERS, DR LYNDA GRATTON,
DR TV RAO

12. I GOT VISIBILITY ON TWITTER FOR MY WORK AND
MY THOUGHTS
IndiaHRLive Writer and Speaker – Invited for
Panel Discussion on Gender Diversity- Women
At work
Curator – IHRCHAT – ASIA First Leading Twiterchat for
HR Leaders , Emotional & Mental Health at
workplace Created 797848 Social
Media Impressions
Invited to Speak on Networking for #Women
Twitterchat with Sandy Carter and Sairee on
Diversity Hiring and WomeninTech created
100 Million Social Media Impressions.
https://ruchibhatiablog.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/invited-as-speaker-for-panel-discussion-on-women-workp
Invited to Speak at #SourceCon, Pune on Employer
Branding , HR

13. Dost fail ho jaye toh dukh hota hai, lekin dost
first aa jaye toh jyada dukh hota hai.
MEET GAUTAM GHOSH WHO I MET
THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA
SHRM NO. 1 INFLUENCER
I LEARN PEOPLE SKILLS FROM HIM
ON TWITTER
HAS 19K FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER

14. WISDOM For MODERN LIFE FROM AGE OLD
AUTHORS
MEET MARIA POPOVA, BLOGGER,
AUTHOR, CURATOR OF BRIANPICKINGS
HAS 634K FOLLOWERS
ON TWITTER

15. STAY IN TOUCH, FOLLOW ME @RUCSB ON
TWITTER

16. THERE ARE ONLY TWO WAYS TO LIVE YOUR LIFE. ONE IS AS THOUGH NOTHING IS A MIRACLE. THE
OTHER IS AS THOUGH EVERYTHING IS A MIRACLE – ALBERT EINSTEIN
GENIUS IS 99% PERSPIRATION & 1% INSPIRATION – ALBERT EINSTEIN