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Rakesh Upadhyay

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Industry Mentor (Leadership Readiness) at XLRI Delhi-NCR
📍 Delhi, India

Rakesh Upadhyay is an ICF Professional Certified Coach and the founder of Stay Solid Solutions. With over 1, 500 coaching hours and an MBA, he specializes in executive transitions and leadership clarity. People he has worked with describe him as supportive, insightful, and an able guide.

He had a distinguished 30-year leadership career in the Indian Army, where he retired at the rank of Colonel before becoming an executive coach.

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Experience
32 Years
Current Role
Industry Mentor (Leadership Readiness)
Job Level
Senior
Location
Delhi, India
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Priorities

Topics Rakesh cares about

Executive Transitions
A core focus of his coaching practice, helping senior leaders navigate their first 90 days, expanded scope, and high-stakes role changes.
Decision Clarity
He emphasizes helping leaders cut through the "noise" of competing priorities and stakeholder dynamics to make decisions with conviction under pressure.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Industry Mentor (Leadership Readiness)
XLRI Delhi-NCR
12-2024
Principal Executive Coach & Strategic Thinking Partner (ICF PCC)
Stay Solid Solutions
10-2023
Executive Coach (Enterprise Transition Programs)
Right Management India
5-1992 - 4-2022
Senior Leadership (Colonel)
Indian Army
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Education
9-2014 - 8-2016
Master of Business Administration - MBA ( HR & Finance)
Bangalore University
8-1998 - 9-2000
Master's Diploma in human resource management
Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning
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