Dr Chandana Sanyal

Doctorate in Professional Studies (Organisational Management Learning), BA (Hons), MA Economic History, PGCert, MA HRD, Professional Certificarte in Coaching, FHEA, Chartered FCIPD

ROLE: Senior Lecturer in HRM

SCHOOL: Business School

DEPARTMENT: Management Leadership & Organisations

TELEPHONE: +44 (0)20 8411 6910

EMAIL: C.Sanyal@mdx.ac.uk

Biography &
Qualifications
Chandana Sanyal joined Middlesex University as Lecturer in 2009. She previously worked in the public sector as a senior manager and human resource development practitioner.
Current Posts
- Senior Lecturer, Middlesex University Business School
- Programme Lead and Link Tutor, Mental Health Trust Post Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Management
- External Examiner, University of Central Lancashire
- External Examiner, University of Hertfordshire
Qualifications
- Jan 15 –June 18 Middlesex University
  Award: Doctorate in Profession Practice (Organisational Management Learning)
- March 09 – June 10 Chartered Institute of Personnel development
  Award: Advanced Coaching & Mentoring Certificate (level 7)
  Sponsored by London Borough of Barnet
- Sep 03 - Dec 05, Middlesex University
  Award: MA Human Resource Development
  MA HRD Dissertation: 'From Information Management Systems to knowledge management to a learning organisation', a case study within a local authority.
  Sponsored by London Borough of Barnet.
- Jan 1998 – June 1999, Greenwich University
  Award: Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education
- Sept 1999 – July 2000, Chartered Institute of Personnel Development
  Award: Training and Development NVQ Level 3
- Oct 82 – Oct 84, Jadavpur University, India
  Award: MA in History; specialism in Indian Economic History
- Sep 79 –October 81, Presidency College, India
  Award: BA in History
Languages Spoken

English, Bengali, Hindi
Learning &
Teaching Interests
- Programme Leader: Post Graduate Certificate in Strategic Leadership
- Module Leader and Tutor LWO4116 Strategic Leadership Practice
- Module Leader and Tutor HRM4424 Effective Management Development (Hendon & Dubai campus)
- Module Leader and Tutor HRM4425 Effective Individual Learning and Development Hendon & Dubai campus)
- Module Tutor HRM4411 Principles of People Management and Development Practice
- Module Tutor LWO4111 Review of Learning, PDP & Project Plan
- Module Tutor LWO4112 Action Research Project Report
Research Outputs &
Interests
Research focus
- Mentoring and e-mentoring: Impact, effectiveness and challenges of mentoring and e-mentoring in enhancing individual learning and organisational development
- Facilitation of Action Learning: Why and how Action Learning works and individual and organisation change through Action Learning
- Green Human Resource Management and development: Impact of Green human resource management activities on environmental sustainability in the organisational context.
Publications
- Sanyal, C. & Haddock-Millar, J. (2018). Employee engagement in managing environmental performance: a case study of the Planet Champion initiative, McDonald's UK and Sweden. In D. Renwick (Ed.), Contemporary Developments In Green Human Resource Management Research, Towards Sustainability in Action? Oxford, UK: Routledge.
- Sanyal, C. and Gray. D. (2018) Forthcoming, Action, Reflection and Learning in Team Coaching, eds Clutterbuck. D. in Gower Handbook of Team Coaching( Eds) Clutterbuck. D.
- Sanyal, C. (2017). Learning, action and solutions in action learning: investigation of facilitation practice using the concept of living theories. Action Learning: Research and Practice, 1-15
- Sanyal, C (2017) The Effective Mentor, Mentee and Mentoring Relationship, eds Clutterbuck. D., Kochan. F. K, Lunsford. L.G.Dominguez. N. & Haddock-Millar. J in Sage Handbook of Mentoring, London: Sage
- Sanyal. C and Rigg, C. (2017) In what ways does the introduction of 'mindfulness' in a Leadership and Management programme help managers to learn about self-care and resilience: a pilot case study within a Public Sector Leadership and Management postgraduate programme. 18th International Conference on Human Resource Development Research and Practice: Indigenous Research and Identity in HRD in a Globalized World, Portugal
- Sanyal. C and Rigg, C. (2017) Self-Care, Resilience and Resistance - can we have it all? Exploring contradictions in the integration of mindfulness to leadership development, 10th International Critical Management Studies (CMS) Conference, Liverpool
- Sanyal, C and Rigby, R (2016) “ E-mentoring as a HRD intervention: an exploratory action research study within an International Professional Mentoring Scheme, Human Resource Development International, 1-19.
- Sanyal, C. (2016) “How can Action Learning support managerial leaders to resolve complex problems” 5^th Biannual International Conference – Action Learning: Research and Practice, Action Learning in Challenging Times: Questioning Insight, Challenging Practice
- Sanyal, C., Haddock-Millar, J., and Muller-Camen, M. (2015) “The role of employee engagement in managing environmental performance: a case study in a multinational food service retailer” 16^th International Conference on Human Resource Development Research and Practice: Towards Evidence Based HRD Practice: Bridging the Gap, Ireland
- Sanyal, C., Rigby, C., Nicholds, A., and Hartog, M. (2015) “Why and how Action Learning works within a Leadership Development programme: a case study within a UK Public Sector Leadership and Management post-graduate programme” 16^th International Conference on Human Resource Development Research and Practice: Towards Evidence Based HRD Practice: Bridging the Gap, Ireland
- Haddock-Millar, J., Rigby, C. and Sanyal, C. (2015) “Supporting education and career transitions in the financial and accountancy sector”, Journal for Business Education and Accreditation
- Sanyal, C., Wilson, D., Sweeney, c., Smith-Rachele, J., Kaur, S., and Yates, C. (2015) “Diversity and inclusion depend on effective engagement: It is everyone’s business to ensure that progress is maintained”, Human Resource Management International Digest 23(5)Haddock-Millar, J., Sanyal, C., and Muller-Camen, M. (2015) Green Human Resource Management: a Comparative Qualitative Case Study of a United States Multinational Corporation, International Journal of Human Resource Management 27(2), 192-211
- Haddock-Millar, J., and Sanyal, C. (2015) “The role of a mentor in supporting early career academics: the relationship is more important than the label”, Mentoring and women in academia: A Global Perspective, International Mentoring Association, Phoenix, USA
- Boddy, C., Miles, D., Sanyal, C., and Hartog, M. (2015) "Extreme Managers, Extreme Workplaces: Capitalism, Organizations and Corporate Psychopaths". Organization, Saga publications
- Haddock-Millar, J., Sanyal, C., and Rigby, C.(2014) “Mentoring for employability: a three dimensional evaluation framework”, 15^th International Conference on Human Resource Development Research and Practice across Europe, HRD: Reflecting upon the past, Shaping the Future, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Haddock-Millar, J., Sanyal, C., and Rigby, C. (2014) “Addressing barriers to employment in the Public Sector: A Developmental Diversity Programme”, 15^th International Conference on Human Resource Development Research and Practice across Europe, HRD: Reflecting upon the past, Shaping the Future, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Haddock-Millar, J., Sanyal C., and Muller-Camen, M., (2014) “The Role of Employee Engagement in Environmental Sustainability: a Case Study of two European Subsidiaries of a US Multinational Foodservice Retailer”, 13th IHRM Conference, Uncertainty in a flattening world: Challenges for IHRM, Kraków, Poland
- Sanyal, C., and Rigby, C. (2014) In Clutterbuck: Clutterbuck Everyone Needs a Mentor, “International Professional Mentoring Scheme ”, London: CIPD
- Haddock-Millar, J., Sanyal C., and Muller-Camen, M. (2014) “The Role of Employee Engagement in Environmental Sustainability: a Case Study of two European Subsidiaries of a US Multinational Foodservice Retailer ”, 13th IHRM Conference, Uncertainty in a flattening world: CHALLENGES FOR IHRM, Kraków, Poland
- Sanyal, C., and Rigby, C. (2013) "Does e mentoring work? The effectiveness and challenges of an International Professional Mentoring Scheme", European and Mentoring Coaching Council 3rd Annual Research Conference, Dublin, Ireland.
- Sanyal, C., and Rigby, C. (2013) "Does e-mentoring enhance the employability attributes of mentees? An action research within an International Professional Mentoring Scheme’’, Association of Business School Annual Learning and Teaching, Innovation and student experience , Nottingham Trent University
- Sanyal, C., and Rigby, C. (2013) "Does e-mentoring enhance the employability attributes of mentees? An action research within an International Professional Mentoring Scheme’’, Higher Education Academy Annual Conference, Powerful Partnership: defining learning experience , Warwick University
- Haddock-Millar, J., Rigby, C., and, Sanyal, C. (2013) “Developing a Public Sector Mentoring Scheme: a Multi-Stakeholder Perspective”, Brightside 1^st Annual Conference, London.
Publication Feed
Adaptive action learning: a refusal to define
Brook, Cheryl and Lawless, Aileen and Sanyal, Chandana (2021) Adaptive action learning: a refusal to define. Action Learning: Research and Practice , 18 (1). pp. 1-4. ISSN 1476-7333
Integrating mindfulness into leadership development
Sanyal, Chandana and Rigg, Clare (2020) Integrating mindfulness into leadership development. Journal of Management Education . ISSN 1052-5629 (Published online first)
Action, reflection and learning in team coaching
Sanyal, Chandana and Gray, David (2019) Action, reflection and learning in team coaching. In: The practitioner's handbook of team coaching. Clutterbuck, David and Gannon, Judie and Hayes, Sandra and lordanou, Ioanna and Lowe, Krister and MacKie, Doug , eds. Routledge, pp. 343-352. ISBN 9781138576926
Integration of the practice of mindfulness within action learning as an added component within a post graduate leadership programme: an account of practice
Sanyal, Chandana (2019) Integration of the practice of mindfulness within action learning as an added component within a post graduate leadership programme: an account of practice. Action Learning: Research and Practice , 16 (2). pp. 159-165. ISSN 1476-7333 (Published online first)
Monitoring and evaluating business mentoring: towards a research and evaluation toolkit to measure impact
Haddock-Millar, Julie and Sanyal, Chandana and Kaye, Neil and Sepulveda, Leandro and Owen, Robyn and Syrett, Stephen (2018) Monitoring and evaluating business mentoring: towards a research and evaluation toolkit to measure impact. International Journal of Human Resource Development: Practice, Policy & Research , 3 (2). pp. 35-47. ISSN 2397-4583
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Funded Research &
Knowledge Exchange Projects
- Youth Business International, Research Investigator
  Research Grant £64,560
- Working Lead, European Individual Accreditation (EIA), EMCC
- CIPD Academic Assessor
Engagement &
Impact
- Chartered Fellow, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
- Fellow, Higher Education Academy
- European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) member

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Dr Chandana Sanyal

Biography &Qualifications

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Learning &Teaching Interests

Research Outputs &Interests

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Adaptive action learning: a refusal to define

Integrating mindfulness into leadership development

Action, reflection and learning in team coaching

Integration of the practice of mindfulness within action learning as an added component within a post graduate leadership programme: an account of practice

Monitoring and evaluating business mentoring: towards a research and evaluation toolkit to measure impact

Funded Research &Knowledge Exchange Projects

Engagement &Impact

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