Wing Cdr RD Deshpande (Retd.) and Skill Up Nation have spent nearly three decades turning potential into performance — across boardrooms, training floors, and outbound terrain.
Wg Cdr (Retd.)
R. D. Deshpande
Three decades of turning potential into performance — first for the Indian Air Force, then for the boardroom.
Wing Commander RD Deshpande is an NDA alumnus, an IIM-Ahmedabad alumnus, and a Chief of Air Staff Commendation recipient. After distinguished service in the Indian Air Force he led L&D and operations at Reliance Retail and BYJU'S before founding Skill Up Nation — to bring the same standard of officer-grade rigour to corporate India.
“We don't run workshops. We run transformations.”
Four pillars. Every engagement starts with a diagnostic.
No two organisations get the same curriculum. We diagnose first — competency gaps, behavioural patterns, business outcomes — then design the journey. Delivered classroom, virtual, hybrid, or as outbound retreats.
Plus: HR Consultancy · Compliance & POSH · Communications · Technical L&D
Full programme catalogueThe work, by the numbers.
Three decades of training hours delivered. Six hundred leaders coached. Long-form engagements — not one-day workshops — at organisations like BYJU'S, ADORE Earth, Literacy India, and CSKM.
From the people we've actually trained.
Delivered on all parameters. We could see a real change in behaviour and approach of employees — culture change saw a huge upward trend.
Training content was specifically tailored to our needs. His personalised connect with participants was exemplary.
Content created is very unique and focused towards exact requirements.
Diagnose first. Then design. Then deliver.
Diagnose
Competency mapping, behavioural patterns, business outcomes. We refuse to design before we've diagnosed.
Design
Curriculum, length, mix of formats — built around the gap, not pulled off a shelf.
Deliver
Classroom · Virtual · Hybrid · Outbound retreat. Whichever the engagement actually needs.
Re-assess
Behaviour change is measured, not assumed. Periodic re-assessment is built into long engagements.
Trainings with SUN are fun.
Catch a glimpse into the action — outbound terrain, boardroom workshops, and the laughter that turns participants into peers.
Schedule a discovery call.
Tell us what your organisation is trying to change. Wing Commander Deshpande or a member of the SUN team will be in touch within one working day.