Pragya S CERTIFIED

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Captain Pragya is an Army Officer, ICF certified PCC Coach, psychological counsellor, senior HR leader & Board of Directors. Over the last twenty-two years of her career, she has worked with Boards, CXOs, senior leaders and teams across Fortune 100 organizations, Armed Forces, Government, Military, NGOs and women entrepreneurs helping them deal with their challenges and realize their true potential. She started her career with the Indian Army in Corps of Engineers where she led various military operations. After the 6 years stint with Army, she moved into Corporate in Human Resources. Her Corporate Experiences includes working as a Board of Directors, Head HR India & Asia Pacific countries in global IT Product Companies like Keyloop, Progress Software and Volaris. Previously, she worked in HR leadership roles for companies like Infosys, Deloitte & Dr Reddy’s. She has a good understanding of cultures globally having worked with people from US, Canada, India, Asia Pacific countries, Europe & Australia. She is also the founder of Sapphire Coaching, Training & OD Consultancy. She is a regular speaker on topics like leadership, Career Transformation, Diversity & Inclusion at leading forums like NASSCOM, IIM-jobs, Army establishments and leading B-schools across India. She is also a council member for Women's Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WICCI) National Coaching Council, India. Pragya likes writing about the latest HR trends and regularly contributes to leading HR magazines like People Matters. Pragya's diverse experience in navigating challenging military environments from being the first lady officer in an Army Regiment, working in corporate leadership positions, and her role as a seasoned leadership coach has cultivated a profound understanding of the human psyche and organizational dynamics, enhancing her ability to coach leaders effectively. Pragya lives in Toronto, Canada with her husband and son. She is a practitioner of Vipassana meditation, NVC, Positive Psychology and various other mindfulness & stress management practices. She likes working in spaces that encourage authenticity, values-based learning and integration in mind-body-spirit.

What I can offer you?


I am passionate about personal growth, wellbeing and mindfulness practices. I like working in spaces that encourage authenticity, values-based learning and integration in mind-body-spirit. Expertise in Organization & Life Coaching: Executive/Leadership coaching, Women Leaders, First Time Managers, Business Leaders, CXO staff; addressing Imposter Syndrome, Performance Coaching, Career Transition, Relationship Coaching, Work life challenges, Stress management, Working Parents Coaching, Navigating Uncertainty Coaching, Diversity and Inclusion, Organization Development, Performance Development, Teams/Group Coaching

  • My Outlook: I am passionate about personal growth, wellbeing and mindfulness practices. I like working in spaces that encourage authenticity, values-based learning and integration in mind-body-spirit. I strongly believe that any challenge can be overcome if one can get the better of one's limiting thoughts. I believe in whole person approach where individuals personal and professional journeys are interlinked and challenges at one space can impact the outcomes at the other space..
  • My Coaching style: I provide a safe and non-judgmental space to my members. I use a combination of both empathy and fierce coaching. Sometimes it is important to use edgy coaching to push the coachee from their comfort zone, challenging their fears /stuck-ness in the viewpoint and shake their limiting beliefs. This helps in developing new paradigm and effective strategies with a sustainable, simple, and doable action plan. My coaching style and experience work to support both workplace and life challenges leading to living more joy and peace. My areas of expertise include coaching related to Organization Coaching which includes Executive/ leadership Coaching, Creating top performing teams; Influencing others, Stepping into your power, Navigating Uncertainty Coaching, Working Parent Coaching, Career Transition and Relationship Coaching, Stress/ Anxiety and dealing with life challenges
  • Endorsement 1 ( Suresh, AVP & Head HR, APAC): Pragya is an expert in coaching managers and leaders in enhancing the self and team’s performance. Due to her background in Human Resources, she has a good understanding of Organization Culture and People Systems which helped her in understanding my situation quickly. She could understand how challenging it was for me to manage my team members and drive performance. I realised that the ‘Perfectionist’ in me was coming in my way towards empowering my team which resulted in trust issues. With more self-awareness, I was able to let go the need of getting perfect results and doing all the work by myself. I started trusting and involving my team more. This not only helped me in empowering my team and building trust, but also helped me to focus on what was important for me to do as a leader. Her coaching further helped me step into my power and let go all my fears. Her sessions are very engaging and lot of fun. She is very calm, empathetic and focused Coach. I am very thankful to her for transforming me into a more confident & joyful person.” “Pragya is an empathetic, focused listener. She “listens” for words, tone and body language. She can “hear” words you are not saying along with the ones you actually speak and can tease out areas of thought that may need more exploration. She will share back what she has heard and what she is sensing for confirmation to ensure we are aligned and our coaching is headed in the needed direction. Through her coaching, I was able to identify and implement meaningful improvements in how I worked, communicated and engaged with my team and stakeholders. My self-exploration, supported by Pragya’s coaching, along with her practical suggestions made me more comfortable and confident in the direction I wanted to pursue and the areas of improvement I wanted to tackle along the way. I felt more equipped and prepared to take the needed steps forward. Pragya’s coaching style and experience work to support both workplace and life challenges. She supported me in successfully working through both types of situations this last year. I would highly recommend Pragya for anyone seeking a life or career coach.”
  • Endorsement 2 ( Lindsey Nelson , Vice President, Customer Success): I had the pleasure of working with Pragya where she, as my executive coach, provided exceptional insights into how I can elevate my engagements and leverage my skills and strengths to be the best leader and executive contributor I can be. She is an active listener, pushed when needed, and navigated the regular pivots each week to address the needs and focus at the time. Our time together was helpful and impactful!
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