Services: programmes for companies and institutions, and coaching for individuals and families

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I work with you, your team and your people.

Programmes for companies and institutions, life skills for schools and colleges, and coaching for you and your family.

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Why Raj

Helping people bloom.

My life word is bloom. I’m a storyteller, and the story I care about most belongs to the person in front of me.

I help people and teams notice the story they’ve been telling themselves, then decide whether it still deserves to be told. Sometimes we keep it. Sometimes we write the next chapter. A story only works when it feels true to the person living inside it.

No lectures. Some laughter, a mirror (FIRO-B, MBTI) and one honest question. Awareness expands. Progress begins.

“I feel most alive when I’m helping people bloom. I live and breathe it.”Raj · Founder, Big “O” Minds
  • 15+years in learning & developmentwith companies, institutions, schools and families
  • EACErickson Accredited Coach
  • ICFMemberInternational Coaching Federation
  • 100+coaching hoursreal people, real questions
  • MBTI®& FIRO® certified
  • MSc · MBAPsychology & Business

The roots I bloom from

  1. 01

    Authenticity

    I show up as I am.

  2. 02

    Non-pretence

    No masks, mine or yours.

  3. 03

    No mediocrity

    Craft over “good enough”.

  4. 04

    Creativity

    New answers for old questions.

  5. 05

    Helping others

    My work is complete when you grow beyond where you started.

  6. 06

    Self-respect

    Where it all begins.

Why now

Your people show up every day. Most of them have already checked out.

20engaged: energised and moving the work forward
64not engaged: present, doing the minimum
16actively disengaged: quietly working against you
$10Tlost every year, about 9% of global GDP
The fix is human. That’s what we grow.

Best-practice organisations keep nearly four times as many managers engaged as the average, and research shows coaching works.

Two mirrors · for anyone

First, see yourself clearly.

Before we change anything, we look. MBTI® and FIRO-B® are two well-researched personality tools, read and explained by a certified practitioner. No labels, no boxes: just words for how you are wired.

Mirror 01 · MBTI®

How you’re wired

Sixteen types, four questions: where you draw your energy, how you take in information, how you decide and how you meet the outer world.

  • For youYour profile and a one-to-one debrief
  • For teamsKnow Your Wiring · 1-day experience
  • For schoolsThe Teacher’s Mirror · 1-day experience
Mirror 02 · FIRO-B®

What you need from people

Three needs sit under every relationship: to belong, to have a say and to be close. FIRO-B® shows how much of each you give, and how much you want back.

  • For youYour profile and a one-to-one interpretation
  • For teamsThe Friction Fix · half-day experience
  • For leadersInside Conscious Leadership, week 2

Better together: Many Minds, One Team (1 day) and One Team at the Top (2-day offsite) use both mirrors.

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For companies & institutions

Which level needs to bloom first?

Level 1 of 3 · Beginners · grounded in self-awareness

Roots

For early-career professionals, graduate hires and individual contributors in their first five years.

“I’m good at the work. Nobody taught me how to work with people.”

  1. 01

    Know Your Wiring

    1 day · MBTI®

    Discover how you are wired, and why the colleague who “just doesn’t get it” is simply wired differently.

  2. 02

    The Friction Fix

    Half day · FIRO®

    Why sparks fly between good people, and how to ask for what you need without the drama.

  3. 03

    Say It Well

    1 day · Skills

    Say what you mean, hear what they mean, and raise concerns before they become crises.

  4. 04

    Finish Strong

    1 day + coaching call

    For the brilliant starters among us: turn good intentions into finished work.

  5. 05

    Human in the Loop

    Half day · Skills

    AI writes the first draft. You still write the ending. Keep your judgement sharp.

The result: professionals who own their work and collaborate without friction.

Level 2 of 3 · Mid-level · reaching out to others

Branches

For team leads, first-time managers and middle managers who lead people day to day.

“I was promoted for being good at my job. Now my job is other people.”

  1. 01

    Coach, Don’t Command

    2 days + 3 coaching calls

    Turn one-to-ones from status updates into conversations people actually look forward to.

  2. 02

    Talks That Land

    1 day · Skills

    Hard feedback, kindly delivered: expectations set, accountability kept, relationships intact.

  3. 03

    Many Minds, One Team

    1 day · MBTI® · FIRO®

    Five generations, sixteen types, one team. Lead them all and end the recurring clashes.

  4. 04

    The Recharge Circle

    8 weekly sessions

    A peer-coaching circle for managers running on fumes: energy, boundaries, perspective.

  5. 05

    Lead the Shift

    1 day · Skills

    New tools, old fears. Help your team turn change into new habits, calmly.

The result: managers who coach, not just check, and teams that stay.

Level 3 of 3 · Senior level & management · shaping the whole

Canopy

For senior managers, directors, business heads, founders and leadership teams.

“The strategy is clear. The people aren’t moving with it.”

Signature programme · the one I’m known for

Conscious Leadership

A five-week journey from knowing yourself to leading with purpose. FIRO® inside.

Week 1Inner Awareness
Week 2FIRO-B®
Week 3Leadership + Influence
Week 4Strategic Leadership
Week 5Purposeful Action
  1. 01

    The Leader’s Mirror

    6 months · ICF coaching

    The one conversation where nobody reports to you. Confidential coaching for what only you carry.

  2. 02

    One Team at the Top

    2-day offsite

    Great individuals don’t automatically make a great team. Agree what you need from each other.

  3. 03

    The Human Edge

    1-day leadership lab

    AI can run the numbers. Only you can lead the people.

  4. 04

    Build Your Bench

    1 day + coaching

    Grow the leaders who will one day do your job, perhaps even better. That’s the point.

For schools & colleges · signature for everyone

Human OS. The one operating system that never needed an update.

Dinner arrives in ten minutes. Answers arrive in one second. So we start expecting marks, friendships and confidence on the same schedule. Life never agreed to that.

The world, updated

Dinnerten minutes
Answersone second
Repliesbefore you finish typing
A filmone tap
tap. done. next.

Life, original version

A skillmonths of practice
Trustmany small moments
Confidenceone attempt at a time
Growing upyears, thankfully
no skip button
Part 1

Instant world, patient life

A story-led look at why everything feels urgent, why waiting feels like failing, and why nature never got the memo.

Part 2

The awareness experience

We turn the camera inward. Each person discovers how they think, feel and choose, and leaves with words for their own wiring.

A seed still takes its season. So does a child.

For schools · Pre-KG to Class XII

Every child. Every teacher.

Pre-KG to UKG · where it all begins

Seeds

For little ones in Pre-KG, LKG and UKG, with their teachers in the room.

“But I want it now!”

  1. 01

    Feelings Have Names

    45-min story circle

    Happy, cross, scared, proud. Learn to name a feeling, and what to do next.

  2. 02

    My Turn, Your Turn

    40-min play session

    Sharing, waiting and taking turns, learnt through games.

  3. 03

    Little Listeners

    40-min play session

    Listening games that stretch attention, one happy minute at a time.

  4. 04

    Brave Little Voices

    40-min play session

    Say hello, ask for help, speak in front of the class. Small steps, big claps.

  5. 05

    The Tiny Humans Manual

    Half day · for the grown-ups

    How three-to-six-year-olds think, and why “because I said so” stops working.

The result: little ones who can name a feeling, wait their turn and speak up.

Classes 1 to 8 · growing every day

Sprouts

For children in Classes 1 to 8, in groups tuned to each age.

“Can I just ask the phone?”

  1. 01

    Know Your Wiring

    90 min · Self-discovery

    How you think, learn and recharge, and why your best friend does it all differently.

  2. 02

    Friends, Fights and Fixing It

    90 min · Friendship

    Falling out and making up. Stand your ground and stay kind.

  3. 03

    Ask Anything

    90 min · Curiosity

    The only silly question is the one that stays in your head.

  4. 04

    Study Smart, Not Long

    90 min · Study habits

    Plan, focus and finish homework without a parent standing guard.

  5. 05

    Screen Smart

    90 min · Classes 5 to 8

    Games and videos are built to grab attention. Learn to take it back.

The result: children who know themselves, make good friends and enjoy learning.

Classes 9 to 12 · getting ready to open

Buds

For students of Classes 9 to 12, with sessions timed around their exams.

“Everyone asks what I scored. Nobody asks how I’m doing.”

  1. 01

    The Calm Before the Boards

    2 hours · Classes 10 & 12

    Public exams are coming. Panic is optional.

  2. 02

    What Next?

    Half day · Classes 9 to 12

    Stream, course, career. Choose from who you are.

  3. 03

    The Breathing Year

    Half day · Class 11

    Use the year to build what marks can’t measure.

  4. 04

    Say It Well

    Half day · Communication

    Ask the question. Say no to a friend. Speak on a stage.

  5. 05

    Scroll Smart

    2 hours · Screens & AI

    Take your attention back, spot a fake and stay kind online.

The result: students who know themselves, handle pressure and choose with clarity.

Teachers · the ones who help it grow

Gardeners

For teachers, class teachers, KG teachers, coordinators and heads of department.

“I came to teach children. Now I manage marks, parents, portals and AI.”

  1. 01

    The Teacher’s Mirror

    1 day · MBTI®

    Know your teaching style, and why the front bench and back bench need different versions of you.

  2. 02

    Questions That Open Minds

    1 day · Coaching skills

    Ask more than tell, and grow thinkers, not just toppers.

  3. 03

    The Recharge Circle

    6 sessions a term

    A circle for the people who hold everyone else’s day together.

  4. 04

    The Parent Meeting, Reimagined

    Half day

    Turn the toughest meeting into a partnership.

  5. 05

    Human in the Loop

    Half day · AI readiness

    AI can draft the lesson plan. Only you can read the room.

The result: teachers who feel seen, ask better questions and partner with parents.

Pick one. Mix a few. Or co-create your own journey.

Plug and play

Ready to roll

Every programme above is curated and ready. Just pick your moment, and we’ll time it around your calendar.

Co-create your journey

Built around your people

Design a journey around your people, levels and pace. Let’s build it together.

How I work

Awareness expands. Progress begins.

01

Listen first

What’s working, what isn’t, and what progress means to you.

02

Bring research to practice

HBR, McKinsey, Gallup, Gartner and Ivy League thinking, made practical.

03

Personalise entirely

Built for your people, with MBTI®, FIRO® and ICF coaching.

04

Stay with you

Until insight becomes behaviour, at work and at home.

What happens after the programme

Find

Discover what really drives your behaviour.

Accept

Own what you found, without judgement.

Commit

Choose the shifts that matter, in writing.

Review

Follow-up conversations keep the change alive.

How it feels in the room

Not a lecture. A story you step into.

Every session plays like cinema: a story that draws you in, scenes that shift before attention drifts, and a plot twist or two about yourself. By the final scene, your awareness has expanded, your next steps are clear, and the commitments are yours, because you wrote them.

popcorn optional
1

Stories, not sermons

No slides read aloud, no advice handed down. You discover it; nobody preaches it.

2

Directed like a film

Every session has an arc, not an agenda. Each scene serves your purpose; nothing is added for effect.

3

Never the same scene twice

Games, live cases, personality reveals and honest conversations, with MBTI®, FIRO® and research running quietly underneath.

4

You write the ending

Insight becomes clear actions and commitments you choose yourself, and the inspiration stays long after the credits.

You walk in curious. You walk out with awareness expanded.

For individuals · leaders · families

Sometimes a conversation is all it takes.

A safe, non-judgemental coaching space where you meet your authentic self, talk deeply with yourself, and uncover the path to what you are looking for.

From Intention to Execution.

Career mapping & purposeLeadership presenceResilience & personal masteryMBTI® & FIRO® profiling

In their words

Leaders who have been in the room.

From the very first activity of introducing ourselves without our titles, I knew this would be different from a typical workshop.

Felix Anto CharlesDevOps & Cloud Group Leader

Raj’s structured methodology, practical tools, and engaging facilitation helped build this foundation by first deepening our understanding of ourselves before teaching us to understand others.

Amir JohnData Architect

Your ability to connect leadership concepts with real-world scenarios made every session practical, engaging, and easy to apply.

AnandhiVice President

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Let’s help it bloom.

Let’s talk over a cup of coffee, and build it together.

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About investment: we’ll talk it through together. Price will never be the barrier to helping your people bloom.

I am with you, a promise.
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