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Toby Arul-Pragasam

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TAP is about our core offer: we enable individuals and organisations to tap into their purpose and potential. The initials also stand for founder Toby Arul-Pragasam, whose 20 years' experience forms the foundation of our approach. As an Executive-level Leader, Consultant, Coach and Strategic Advisor, Toby has worked with a vast range of public, private and third sector organisations—both in the UK and internationally—often tackling gnarly challenges in complex contexts. He combines commercial acumen with people insight to navigate complex systems, align stakeholders, and embed sustainable change across purpose-driven organisations. At TAP, we build trusted relationships where technical excellence meets organisational and cultural sensitivity.

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Working in close partnership
with individuals & organisations to

TAP into your purpose and potential.

Coaching and Consulting services
to help you navigate complexity
and reach your goals.

Toby Arul-Pragasam

More about TAP

As well as being about “TAPping” into your individual or organisational potential, they are also my initials! I am an Executive-level Leader, Consultant, Programme Director and Coach, with 18 years experience of building, managing and leading teams and organisations. I have worked in and on international contexts for much of my career, blending commercial objectives with wider public and social purpose.

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British Geological Survey

Director of Operations

"The project delivered well with the goals and expectations. TAP were able to demonstrate a rapid understanding of the TOR and the outcomes that were sought, added immediate value through bringing in insight and expertise from aligned sectors/industries, were cognisant of the sensitivity of reviewing an internal operational function and yet used tools and frameworks to provide actionable, evidence based recommendations. The whole project was delivered at pace and to the depth required – it felt tailored/bespoke rather than cookie cutter in both design and delivery. I would absolutely recommend TAP Coaching and Consulting – the high level of knowledge, expertise, sensitivity and wisdom was apparent throughout the project. TAP have a clear focus not just on the end product but on the process – ensuring that outcomes and impact were achieved."

"The experience of being coached by Toby was challenging and rewarding, reflective and purposeful, practical and pragmatic. He provided a framework through which I could explore the maze of questions I had at the outset and ensured I was accountable to myself in what we explored, how and why. I would recommend him highly to friends and colleagues"

Coaching Client

Senior Consultant,
International Development
October 2022

"Toby is an excellent coach. He arrived at making helped me see a new, connected and vivid picture of my personal and professional life in so little time. I got a lot of value out of his well-posed questions and each session was extremely transformative. Toby gives his coach enough time to come up with deep insights and own answers, without pressuring towards any specific outcome. This allows for completely new answers and solutions to emerge. For me personally, I now have an anchor and pillar established that I will be working towards for the next years to come. Furthermore, I also have the confidence and inner knowing that I will arrive there. I appreciate Toby's unique approach very much and can recommend him to anybody looking to further invest in their personal development"

Coaching Client

Corporate Coach & Trainer
September 2022

"Toby quickly helped me focus on what I wanted to achieve and develop practical steps to ensure success. Sessions were thought-provoking and challenging, Toby is a phenomenal listener whose understanding and guidance was spot-on throughout. I am convinced there will be long-lasting value from the experience and highly recommend it."

Coaching Client

Entrepreneur & Business Owner,
September 2022

“I had the pleasure of working with Toby as my job coach and it was an incredibly valuable experience. Toby was genuinely interested in helping me reach my life and career goals. Toby has a great ability to listen and ask tough questions that helped me think more deeply about my career path.One of the things I appreciated most about working with Toby was his use of cognitive behavioural coaching techniques. These really helped me to question some of the underlying assumptions behind my actions and words, and ultimately made me more self-aware and confident in my career decisions at a critical junction. Another thing was the in-person coaching session we did while going for a hike through the South Downs. It was such a benefit to have this conversation surrounded and inspired by nature. It really added to the overall effectiveness of the session.Overall, I found my time with Toby to be extremely helpful and would highly recommend him as a job coach to anyone looking to make positive changes in their professional life. Thank you, Toby, for your guidance and support!”

Coaching Client

Social Impact and Innovation Consultant,
January 2023

“Coaching with Toby was an extremely valuable experience. At a crossroads in my career, Toby facilitated a process through which I was able to identify professional priorities and underlying values that were translated into career pathways to consider for my next steps. To do so, Toby drew on his abilities as a structured facilitator and detailed listener to create sessions where I was able to fulfil my objectives – I’d highly recommend Toby’s coaching services to anyone considering change in their professional life!"

Coaching Client

Lead Consultant,
International Development,
Conflict and Security,
May 2023

"Toby worked with the Business Growth team at Options over several months in 2022, to help us design a new consultancy offer. He took the team through a thoughtful process of refining the task in hand, and designed a methodology for completing the assignment that appreciated people’s competing priorities, the complexity of the organisation, and perspectives of different stakeholders. Toby broke down the assignment into appropriate steps and stages, ensuring we were consulted and kept updated throughout. His written outputs and presentations have been on time, clear and finished to a high standard – synthesising a large amount of complex information into actionable insights. The final outputs provide a really clear way forward for Options, comprehensively summarising the next steps and key decisions ahead of us. His sector knowledge has also helped realistically contextualise our plans. Toby is easy going and flexible, and he made what could have been a complicated process very straightforward."

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