Mohit Misra

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. He talks openly about learning TikTok tips from his teenage kids, about the missed opportunities that hide in hallway chats, and about why leadership development fails when it’s treated as a retreat instead of a daily discipline. For him, coaching isn’t an executive perk, it’s a capability everyone needs in the age of AI, global teams, and constant disruption.

As a podcast guest, Mohit blends credibility with lightness, drawing on years in the C-suite and in consulting but translating those lessons into lively, usable insights for any audience. He leaves listeners with ideas they can try before their next meeting, proving that leadership change doesn’t have to wait.