Archive for January, 2012

Pratap Nambiar was engaged by Abbott Laboratories to be my executive coach from May 201 1. He came highly recommended by HC Kwok our Learning & Development Manager. Based on the work that hatap has done with me during the last six months – he has certainly not disappointed!

Pratap is unique among executive coaches in that he has extensive business experience as CEO and in other senior leadership roles. The large majority of executive coaches have a HR background. Pratap’s business experience allows him insights into the machinations of corporate world. He knows how people’s minds operate in large global organizations – particularly people in senior executive positions. His business experience and insights have been very evident from the coaching sessions with me. Pratap helped me correctly assess what would transpire based on certain developments in my work situation. Despite my own extensive business experience – I consider myself relatively naive when compared to Pratap’s insights and experience!

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President North Asia & AP Strategy | Kraft Foods Asia Pacific

“Pratap has provided me with invaluable insights, which have facilitated my integrating into the Kraft organization, post its acquisition of Cadbury.

What I valued most about Pratap has been his insight into how organizations work, his perspectives on different leadership styles, and his very practical suggestions to translate that insight into effective actions.

Pratap uses a holistic and flexible framework for coaching, that takes into account both personal and professional aspirations, is grounded in values, and is focused on leveraging one’s strengths.
He has a deep commitment to the coaching process, and I found him to be an excellent sounding board for discussing challenges and possible outcomes. He takes these challenges to heart, and looks to help in jointly finding a way.

I have personally benefited greatly from the time that I have spent with him, and count him not only as a good coach, but also as a good friend.”

Vice President Sales, Kraft Foods Asia Pacific

To give a full appreciation of the power of Pratap’s coaching expertise, I first need to give you a brief background of my situation.

I have spent 28 years in the corporate world with Kraft Foods, the world’s 2nd largest food company. I have worked extensively in Europe, U.S.A., Latin America and Asia in different roles and levels of the organization.

I have been fortunate enough to work for some great leaders and have had many coaching and training interventions which have supported my personal and career development.

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Managing Director – Cholayil Group India

A new journey began for me after you started coaching me, showed me a direction of hope to succeed. You opened my mind to show me the green pastures of life to enjoy & cherish. You are a true guiding force for me & my people in the organization, the strategic workshop you conducted, gave us a direction to show us the potential we had to look beyond our success. Your support will drive us to grow with passion to win our goals.

Chief Executive Officer | HSBC Insurance (Singapore) Private Limited

“The thing that I have valued most about Pratap has been his insight into how organizations work, and how that insight can be translated into effective actions that senior business leaders can take forward in setting and delivering the strategies for their organizations. Pratap presents this insight with a passion and conviction that inspires people to sit up, listen and then take action.

Pratap has proven to be an excellent sounding board for discussing business challenges and possible outcomes. He takes these challenges to heart, and looks to help in jointly finding a way that meets the business need in a way that best complements and fits with the strengths and values of the people that he coaches.

I have personally benefited greatly from the time that I have spent with him, and count him not only as a good coach, but also as a good friend.

Founder and Chairman, MindWave Solutions Pte Ltd

Pratap Nambiar’s long term involvement in streamlining our business model and coaching our management took the business to an entirely new level. What stood out was his ability to help us grow in spite of the usual resource crunch that all start up entrepreneurs face. From a Singapore headquartered SME , we have ranked 86 in Deloitte’s fast growing technology companies list in Asia Pacific for 2010. I am convinced, he will be helping more and more entrepreneurs to achieve success and wish him good luck in all his assignments.

Managing Director, Sin Hwa Dee Foodstuff Industries Pte Ltd

“Pratap came into our life at a very critical stage when I was working hard with the rest of my leadership team to win one of the most strategic business contracts for our organization. He came in to coach us and provided us with the strategic direction and platform to prepare a winning proposal. He showed us how we could deliver more value to our client than our competition. With his unbridled optimism, amazing levels of energy, and great attention to detail, he inspired me and my team to work very hard and with much enthusiasm to eventually win the trust of the client. I thank Pratap for the experience and guidance which my team and I will cherish. It has provided me with the impetus to take our organization to a whole new level of growth”.

General Manager, Kraft Foods (Philippines)

“Strong coaching foundations are built on trusted relationships. Pratap has the uncanny ability to inspire trust. He takes you on a path of self discovery to bring out the best in you. The width and depth of his professional experience enables him to relate to the challenges faced by today’s corporate executives. He is passionate about his coaching role and he genuinely cares about the success of his mentees. I benefitted a lot from having him as a coach and would not hesitate to recommend him to other Senior Executives”

President, Human Resources, Raymond Ltd. India
I was fortunate to be associated with Pratap Nambiar who was my Master Coach as part of my Coach training. He also trained some of our other senior leadership team in Coaching. Pratap was passionate about the assignment and made sure that each one of us understood the nuances of Coaching and used his business experience as well as psychology for making us succeed in our coaching journey.

As part of the assignment, Pratap helped me in getting my Coaches succeed in their jobs and they enjoyed the experience which changed their perspective about life. It is very rarely that a person connects so well at both personal and professional level. I would recommend Pratap strongly for any leadership assignment.

By Pratap Nambiar

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has made a pledge to create an inclusive society in Singapore, where “no one is left behind”. Singapore politics, he said, is evolving in response to new economic and social realities. Information Communication and the Arts Minister Dr Yaacob Ibrahim and Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean have promised to find more ways to connect with citizens to ensure that their concerns and aspirations are heard, understood, and considered in the process of policy formulation.

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