Prabir is the Founder & CEO of Prabir Jha People Advisory, a boutique firm specializing in strategic advisory, talent search, and executive coaching. An alumnus of St. Stephen’s College and XLRI Jamshedpur, Prabir began his career in civil service, managing HR and IR issues for the Indian Ordnance Factories before transitioning to corporate roles. He held HR leadership positions at Thermax, Tech Mahindra, Dr Reddy’s, Tata Motors, Reliance Industries, and Cipla.
Prabir Jha is a renowned HR strategist who advises companies in India and globally on transformation, talent management, executive coaching, and leadership development. He has received numerous accolades, including the Asia HRD Award, XLRI Distinguished Alumni Award, and recognition as a LinkedIn Top Voice. Prabir is a sought-after speaker, coach, and visiting faculty, with over half a million LinkedIn followers. He has also served on various boards, including Alcoholics Anonymous India and the Reserve Bank of India’s HR Advisory Board.
- In this episode, Prabir Jha talks about Leadership and Coaching in today’s AI-driven Enterprise. He shows that as a country we are obsessed with leaders, but we do not pay attention to leadership. Processes and relationship building are key to building leadership, as is pausing to take stock. This also applies to coaching in the same way, in trying to become more self-aware, and if necessary, taking help to improve oneself so that interpersonal relationships can also be bettered.
- In today’s context, it is also essential to learn how to lead disconnected teams who you do not meet face to face regularly. The role of coaching is critical, because often the management, who are constantly on the treadmill, fail to realize why they are not being effective, why they are failing to be impactful. And while in conferences people emphasize “collaboration”, it does not happen in reality due to several reasons, not the least of which is empathy.
- AI has the capability to streamline coaching, systematize coaching and create better linear processes. However AI lacks the ability to interact, and this is the reason why human judgement and on-spot feedback become essential. In other words, AI will not replace human coaching, although it will certainly aid and enhance it.
Run time – 00:41:42 mins.