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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh PalPrashantha Kumar is a seasoned digital technology leader with over two decades of experience shaping strategy, building global teams, and strengthening organizational culture across Sweden, India, the US, and APEC. Known for blending clarity with compassion, he has been both an impactful leader and a trusted mentor throughout his career. He played a pivotal role in establishing and scaling the Volvo Cars India Tech Hub, partnering with global leaders to build engineering excellence, operational maturity, and a culture of transparency and trust. His journey spans engineering, people leadershRead More...
Prashantha Kumar is a seasoned digital technology leader with over two decades of experience shaping strategy, building global teams, and strengthening organizational culture across Sweden, India, the US, and APEC. Known for blending clarity with compassion, he has been both an impactful leader and a trusted mentor throughout his career.
He played a pivotal role in establishing and scaling the Volvo Cars India Tech Hub, partnering with global leaders to build engineering excellence, operational maturity, and a culture of transparency and trust. His journey spans engineering, people leadership, digital transformation, and strategic execution — giving him a 360-degree view of how organizations truly work.
Beyond the corporate world, Prashantha writes, coaches, and speaks about leadership grounded in presence, balance, and humanity. He lives in Bangalore with his family, where he continues to mentor leaders and build communities around purposeful, mindful leadership.
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The Middle Seat explores the space where most leadership truly happens, between big vision and everyday reality. It speaks to leaders who carry expectations from above while supporting the people they lead, navigating pressure from every direction with limited authority and unlimited responsibility.
Through relatable stories and honest reflections, the book uncovers the quiet art of middle leadership — balancing ambition with empathy, structure w
The Middle Seat explores the space where most leadership truly happens, between big vision and everyday reality. It speaks to leaders who carry expectations from above while supporting the people they lead, navigating pressure from every direction with limited authority and unlimited responsibility.
Through relatable stories and honest reflections, the book uncovers the quiet art of middle leadership — balancing ambition with empathy, structure with flexibility, and performance with peace. It reveals how influence is built through clarity, presence, and steady choices that rarely make noise but always make an impact.
The Middle Seat invites readers to see this role not as a temporary step, but as a stage where real leadership is formed. The skills learned here — translating vision, creating trust, handling ambiguity, representing multiple perspectives — become the foundation for the next level. This is leadership as a lived experience: thoughtful, imperfect, and deeply human.
For anyone who has ever led from the middle, this book offers recognition, perspective, and the confidence to lead forward — from right where you are.
The Middle Seat explores the space where most leadership truly happens, between big vision and everyday reality. It speaks to leaders who carry expectations from above while supporting the people they lead, navigating pressure from every direction with limited authority and unlimited responsibility.
Through relatable stories and honest reflections, the book uncovers the quiet art of middle leadership — balancing ambition with empathy, structure w
The Middle Seat explores the space where most leadership truly happens, between big vision and everyday reality. It speaks to leaders who carry expectations from above while supporting the people they lead, navigating pressure from every direction with limited authority and unlimited responsibility.
Through relatable stories and honest reflections, the book uncovers the quiet art of middle leadership — balancing ambition with empathy, structure with flexibility, and performance with peace. It reveals how influence is built through clarity, presence, and steady choices that rarely make noise but always make an impact.
The Middle Seat invites readers to see this role not as a temporary step, but as a stage where real leadership is formed. The skills learned here — translating vision, creating trust, handling ambiguity, representing multiple perspectives — become the foundation for the next level. This is leadership as a lived experience: thoughtful, imperfect, and deeply human.
For anyone who has ever led from the middle, this book offers recognition, perspective, and the confidence to lead forward — from right where you are.
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