Brij Sethi is a coach who specializes in facilitation skills like action learning. He takes a humanistic approach to coaching, focusing on listening and helping clients understand their goals. His preferred coaching methodology is action learning, which he has used successfully in coaching school headmasters. He is based in Bangalore but willing to travel, and also comfortable with digital content and online interactions for remote coaching.

1. Coach Profile of Brij Sethi
www.brijse.com

2. Summary
• Facilitator skills
• With a Humanistic Approach
• And a preference for Action Learning
• With some personal details thrown in 

3. Facilitator Skills
• Offer coaching in 5 flavors
– See situation
– Make meaning
– Action Learning
– Reach to Results, and
– Transitions
• Post a 360 will recommend starting with
– Action Learning
– If Senior Doers – Then Transitions too ! (see video)

4. With a humanistic approach
see http://www.brijse.com/search/label/recommendations for originals
– “Brij is a Corporate Monk, who balances spirituality, creative edge, innate
intelligence and his humorous nature perfectly as a master juggler. Brij’sstate
of being enables him to connect and communicate to another flawlessly ( 1- 1
or 1- many). Vishy. December 1, 2012
– “Brij has been a great listener and motivator for me. He helped me to
understand my aspirations and guide me in my career.” Nikhil. September 19,
2011
– “Brij is gifted. He is a person who can listen through his head and heart and
render counsel on what the hands should be doing. His humility makes him a
person who doesn't shy away from experimenting in life. His abilities make him
a great trainer, mentor and a counsel.”Rohit. November 2, 2008
– “Brij thinks things through and only offers suggestions after first putting
himself in your shoes and walking the proverbial mile as your companion. He is
thus extraordinarily effective as a teacher, mentor and facilitator of
organizational change.” Joseph. January 3, 2008

5. And a preference for Action Learning
• Action Learning is well established world-wide
as a coaching methodology
• I have recently worked with Head Masters of
Azim Premji Schools with decent Action
Learning results in coaching.
– Reference provided on request
• On the next slide – is a 3 minute video,
created by me. It is indicative of use of Digital
Content for Coaching as needed

6. Week wise plan for ActionLearner
(indicative)
Week 1,5,9 Week 2,6,10 Week 3,7,11 Week 4,8,12
Phase 1
Getting to Know
Kickoff.
Learning Contract
Inventories,
Self Disclosure
One on One
Set N&N Ratio
Identify 1st
competence gap
Intro to AL & PQ
Explore work
problems to solve
AL practice #1
Identify work
problem to solve
AL practice #2
Phase 2
Personal
Effectiveness
AL #3
N&N, PI as
needed
AL #4
N&N, PI as
needed
AL #5
N&N, PI as
needed
Stock taking
Plan for Re-
scoping
Responsibilities
with Supervisor
AL #6
Phase 3
Action Learning
Applied
AL #7
N&N, PI as
needed
AL #8
N&N, PI as
needed
AL #9
N&N, PI as
needed
Valedictory
& Next steps
Underlined indicates Necessarily face to faceAL = Action Learning; PQ = Personal Quality
N&N = Nudge & Nurture; PI = Programmatic input – Both are private, as needed!

7. Personal Details
• Bangalore based. But happy to travel
– And creative with digital content and online
interactions, in case key people are all over
• Prefer long walks and meditation
– Was ‘a novel a day’ category reader earlier
• Am a Facilitator by choice
– This is what I love doing
– Was an IIMA MBA and Corporate type, once

8. Thank you.