In a career that spans leadership roles in blue chip organizations, epithets of the likes of talented, inspirational, empathetic, are more than your role or personality descriptors. They are labels and identities that precede you, set up expectations and define you. However, when we limit ourselves and others to the narrow definitions of these labels without awareness or lens of the bigger picture, we create a notion of a static identity that’s both disempowering and stagnating to growth. So how do you peel back the layers of personal and professional labels, identities and stereotypes that the society demands us to conform to? Meenalochani Kumar, Global Leadership Development and Talent Management at Sutherland, tells us how - as she distills over 2 decades of experience across diverse industries in Business HR and L&D transformation. An ex board member of International Mentoring Association, she brings expertise in building centers of excellence in Leadership Development, Learning and Corporate Mentoring, Learning design, Career Architecture, Organisation Culture Building and Neuroscience-based Coaching.