The Man Behind Men-Kind®
Paul Prathap
Nineteen years in uniform. Now an executive coach, facilitator and doctoral researcher in crisis leadership at Cranfield.
Educated at Imperial College London. Trained alongside officers from 34 nations. Works in English and Tamil, with working Malay and Mandarin. A Co-Active coach, so the person in front of him sets the agenda.
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Doctoral Researcher, Crisis Leadership
Cranfield University (Defence and Security)
How leaders and their teams hold together under acute pressure.
Certified Professional Co-Active Coach
Co-Active Training Institute
Professional Certified Coach
International Coaching Federation (ICF)
ICF's second credential level: 500+ coaching hours and an assessed exam. Listed on the ICF register as Prathap Latchmanan.
Certified Facilitator
LEGO® Serious Play™
Certified Strengths Coach
Gallup
Values Navigator Certified Practitioner
Beyond Leadership / Map of Me
1,300+ coaching hours across 300+ clients.
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ICF Singapore: Member Directory LEGO® Serious Play™: Singapore Facilitators Gallup: Certified Strengths Coach ProfileCoaching writing
“Trading space for time”, LinkedIn (Sep 2026) “The coaching map assumes a calm client”, LinkedIn (Sep 2026) “I did not love the job. I stayed nineteen years”, LinkedIn (Aug 2026) “Men's Mental Health Is Not Soft. It Is a S$15.7 Billion Resilience Problem.” LinkedIn (Jun 2026) “My CliftonStrengths Changed. That Told Me More Than the Results Ever Did.” LinkedIn (Apr 2026) “The Pentagon That Changed How I Think About Quitting”, LinkedIn (Apr 2026) “We have more ways to connect than ever. We have never been lonelier.” LinkedIn (Mar 2026)What He Saw
Nineteen years in uniform. Prathap watched soldiers carry unbearable weight in silence. One took his life. Another came close. Many had mastered the role and had no idea who they were without it.
The C-Suite Isn't Different
In the corporate world the faces changed and the dynamic stayed: executives brilliant at the job and privately hollowed out. Prathap recognised it because he had lived it too.
Why Men-Kind Exists
He founded Men-Kind to give those leaders a place to step back and lead from within. Men-Kind is the name of the practice. The coaching is for leaders of every gender, with one offer built for men.
“The role will come off one day. I help you build the person who is still standing when it does.”
Paul Prathap
The Symbol
Every element is
deliberate.
The Brain Inside the Heart
A brain nested within a heart: thinking and feeling held together.
Lead with conviction and compassion.
The Roots as the Path
The inward work you do before you lead anyone else.
We don't do shortcuts. We do the work with you.
Lead From Within
The Heart
The outer heart holds everything else: presence and empathy in every room.
Lead from the heart.
Men-Kind, and woMEN
The name began with military roots. Look again and 'woMEN' was always in there.
Every leader, ready to grow.
Lead From Within
The Brain Inside the Heart
A brain nested within a heart: thinking and feeling held together.
Lead with conviction and compassion.
The Heart
The outer heart holds everything else: presence and empathy in every room.
Lead from the heart.
The Roots as the Path
The inward work you do before you lead anyone else.
We don't do shortcuts. We do the work with you.
Men-Kind, and woMEN
The name began with military roots. Look again and 'woMEN' was always in there.
Every leader, ready to grow.