Suriyaprakash C.

Suriyaprakash, BE, MBA, M.Phil, BTA, PTSTA(O) is Assistant Professor in GRD Institute of Management, Coimbatore. His specialties include Organisational Behaviour and Services Marketing. He is Secretary and Voluntary Counsellor of Asha Counselling and Training Services, Coimbatore and President of TA Study Circle of Coimbatore. He is also the Co-chair of Training Standards Committee, Training and Certification Council of Transactional Analysts, Oakland, USA.

As Founding Director-Facilitator, he has trained over 3000 participants - managers, executives, factory workers, parents, students, and social workers - and has logged over 5000 hours of teaching, training and consultancy using TA, since 1995. He is also a Provisional Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (organisational specialty) of the International TA Association, Oakland, USA.

Graduating from the Institute for Counselling and Transactional Analysis, Cochin he is the Secretary and Voluntary Counsellor at Asha Counselling and Training Services. He was the President of TA Study Circle of Coimbatore and the Co-chair, Training Standards Committee of the Training and Certification Council of Transactional Analysts, Oakland, USA.

As Facilitator, and TA consultant, he has conducted over 5000 hours of Human Relations Training and Development Workshops and Counselling for organisations and individuals in and around Coimbatore, covering over 3000 participants. His emphasis is on developing the quality of Human Relations in organizations, which leads to improved productivity, cordial work environment, and enhanced Quality of Work Life.

He has given over 100 hours of guest lectures in schools, colleges, and other academic forums.

Some of the other interests close to his heart are:

• travelling
• studying people
• reading non-fiction
• cooking

Suriyaprakash is married and lives with his wife in Coimbatore. As a proponent of Human Development, he enjoys flowing with life and his mission is to help people empower themselves and improve their Quality of Life through effective Human Relations.