Why Leadership Development Fails-and How to Fix It

Companies invest billions in leadership programs, yet behavior on the ground rarely changes. Mohit explains why: most programs are too long, too generic, and too far removed from the pace of real work. Drawing on his time at McKinsey and in global talent roles, he unpacks what goes wrong when leadership is treated as a one-off event instead of a daily discipline. He offers a more practical alternative-bite-sized coaching skills that managers can learn quickly, embed immediately, and scale across teams.

About Mohit Misra

Mohit Misra, podcast guest

Global Leadership Strategist, Harvard-Educated Organizational Psychologist & Former McKinsey Senior Advisor

Harvard-Trained Organizational psychologyTEDx Speaker Coaching in the Age of AI5.6 / 6 Average Lead for Impact participant rating25 years Experience behind Coaching Under 3 Minutes

Mohit Misra has spent his career at the intersection of psychology and business, helping leaders tackle the challenges that no spreadsheet can solve. Educated at Harvard in Human Development and Psychology and with an MBA from the Asian Institute of Management, he went on to hold senior global leadership roles in talent and learning at Bank of America, Novartis, and Chemours, before serving as Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Company. Wherever he worked, the pattern was the same: projects didn’t stumble on process, they stumbled on people. That realization shaped everything that came next.

Mohit’s forthcoming book, Coaching Under 3 Minutes, is his answer to the perennial excuse that managers “don’t have time” to coach. He distills 25 years of experience into short, practical chapters designed for the speed of today’s workplaces. His framework rests on three simple skills—asking with curiosity, listening with intent, and helping others choose an action—that can be practiced in the space of an elevator ride. As he likes to say, “If you can’t coach someone in three minutes, three hours won’t help.”

What sets Mohit apart is the way he brings humor and candor into serious conversations.

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