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Dr. Prasad Kaipa (born 1956) is an executive coach, mentor, author and founder and executive director (2007–2009) of the Centre for Leadership, Innovation and Change at the Indian School of Business. He also has been a part-time visiting faculty at Saybrook Graduate School. Since 1990, Dr. Kaipa has advised CEOs and coached Executive Teams in the areas of Innovation, Business Transformation, Decision Making, Strategic Thinking and Personal Mastery. He is an author of the book 'Discontinuous Learning: Igniting Genius Within by Aligning Self, Work, and Family’.
Biography
Dr. Prasad Kaipa received a B.S. in physics, chemistry and mathematics—Sri Venkateswara University, Anantapur, India. (1974). He later earned an MS in physics—Sri Venkateswara University, Anantapur, India (later became Sri Krishnadevaraya University) (1976). He also earned a Ph.D. in solid state physics—Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India (1983).
He is founder and executive Director (2007–2009) of the Center for Leadership, Innovation and Change at the Indian School of Business.
He also has been served as the Center for Creative Leadership's new H. Smith Richardson Visiting Fellow for 2010–2011.
During 1983–1987, Dr. Kaipa was assistant professor in the TL Laboratory of The Radiobiology Division, Pharmocology department in the school of Medicine of University of Utah. Earlier he was a post doctoral research associate in the department of Physics between Sept. 1981– Jan. 1983
Dr. Prasad has given two TED talks, the most recent in March 2015, and has been inducted in Happiness Hall of Fame
Roles and memberships
- Council membership info in Marico innovation Foundation
- International Leadership Association (ILA) board membership
- Indian School of Business (ISB) faculty
- Society or Organizational Learning (SoL) council between 2002–2006
- Center for Creative Learning (CCL) Fellowship
- Board Member, KarmaCircles
- Investor, KarmaCircles
Work
Prasad has been an advisor and coach focusing on innovation and leadership since 1990 for about 120 C-level executives in Global Fortune 500 companies. Prasad’s unique competence is in helping his clients find their next significant step and take it. He found that unless he helps clients to examine their signature strengths that have turned into “core incompetence” and kept them stuck, it is difficult to ignite and channel their creativity to come up with innovative decisions, products, and services. He assists clients in becoming effective in managing people as well as oneself (personal mastery), getting re-energized and building new capacities, and exploring more risk taking, innovative, and strategic decisions.
He is a part-time faculty member at the Saybrook University and works with students in the areas of creativity and innovation, transformational learning and leadership. Prasad is/was on the board of directors/trustees for International Leadership Association, Aankhen, Turning Point Global, Intertec Communications, Yoga Bharati, and Hindu University of North America. He is an author of many books and research publications on a wide range of topics.
As a senior manager in Apple, Prasad was asked to create an educational menu for Apple engineers using innovative learning approaches. In 1999, as a research fellow in the Apple University, with a charter to help design 'a learning processor that augments human intelligence,' Prasad interviewed high achievers and exceptional people researching how they learn (and 'unlearn'), create, communicate, relate and lead.
Consulting of executive leadership
Active Consulting through Kaipa Group, Selfcorp.com, Mithya Institute for Learning and Knowledge Architecture since 1990. Coached over 110 CEOs and senior executives in US, Europe and Asia. Worked with Over 50 companies in the areas of leadership development, Change management, Innovation and personal mastery areas.