CliftonStrengths Workshop for Senior Leadership - MP Group
"This CliftonStrengths team workshop was conducted for a senior leadership team of 18 from MP Group in Singapore. The session used Gallup's CliftonStrengths profiling tool alongside ontological coaching to help leaders identify their dominant talent themes and explore how to apply them in their business strategies. Participants left with deeper self-awareness and a shared strengths language to strengthen team collaboration. There was also a deliberate discussion set up between current Senior Leaders and next generation leaders.
Interested in a similar workshop for your team? Explore CliftonStrengths Workshops →"
What happens when a team of senior leaders come together with their next gen leaders to talk about strengths?
It was a fantastic morning spent with a group of leaders. We examine
Individual profiles
Collective strengths for the current Senior Leadership Team as well as the Future Next Gen Leadership Team.
My favourite portion and where I derive the most joy was to do the individual and team analysis of the strengths and how these strengths can be leveraged for specific parts of leading the business.
CliftonStrengths Team Building Workshop - MTI
"This CliftonStrengths team workshop was conducted for a team of 15 from Ministry of Trade and Industry in Singapore. The session used Gallup's CliftonStrengths profiling tool alongside ontological coaching to help team members identify their dominant talent themes and explore how to apply them in their day-to-day roles. Participants left with deeper self-awareness and a shared strengths language to strengthen team collaboration. Interested in a similar workshop for your team? Explore CliftonStrengths Workshops →"
Tried something new when the stakes are real?
Not for fun. But as a way of experimenting and performing even when tried and tested methods are available.
Some do that out of necessity.
Others do that to engage their strengths.
I belong to the latter.
My #Activator says “Learning comes through doing.”
Recently, during a #CliftonStrengths #teambuilding workshop with a group from MTI, I executed a newly designed activity to help participants deepen ownership of their talents. It was untested. It was the first time this activity was run, in a live setting, with real expectations.
My #Activator was alive.
My #Ideation was fully engaged.
My #SelfAssurance says “Go for it!”
And my #Achiever was delighted when the room responded and the outcomes landed.
Not every experiment will be successful.
But each one strengthens our capacity to act with intention, even without certainty.
A small victory.
But success builds momentum.
And momentum propels me forward.
Strengths Coaching Certification Course Day 3
"This Strengths Coaching Certification Course was conducted for a group of 8 participants from different industries including Healthcare, Education, Professional Services and Finance. The certification course used Gallup's CliftonStrengths profiling tool alongside ontological coaching to help participants identify their dominant talent themes and deepen the learning on Strengths based coaching applications in an organizational context. Participants left day 3 with specific coaching practices using a tool designed for performance management and career development. Interested in Strengths Coaching Certification Program for yourself? Explore Strengths Coaching Certification Program →"
Being an Activator
It’s been 2 weeks since the completion of the 3 days strengths coaching certification course. I have had time to debrief myself and to reflect on the experience.
When the idea was first mooted, my Activator came alive. I saw all the possibilities. I could imagine what Yeang Cherng and I could bring to the table with our combined experiences, knowledge and skills.
I imagined that the course will have a very different experience from the typical strengths workshop. I imagined that the opportunity will give us greater autonomy and space to integrate the ontological and strengths lens into the program design.
Using Systems thinking as the backdrop, and wearing the ontological lens as coaches, we adopted a different approach and structure in the 3 days course.
For me, it was 3 full days filled with personal stories and coaching conversations - battle scars of leadership, fears and frustrations of team management, student management, parenting. The authenticity from different individuals created a safe space to learn.
Could the course be improved? Definitely!
Was it a success? Definitely!
How much did starting this coaching program energize the Activator? 100/10
Looking forward to continue this in 2026 and creating version 2.0
CliftonStrengths Team Building Workshop - CPF Singapore
"This CliftonStrengths team workshop was conducted for a team of 15 from Central Provident Fund Singapore. The session used Gallup's CliftonStrengths profiling tool alongside ontological coaching to help team members identify their dominant talent themes and explore how to apply them in their day-to-day roles. Participants left with deeper self-awareness and a shared strengths language to strengthen team collaboration.Interested in a similar workshop for your team? Explore CliftonStrengths Workshops”
Had a wonderful time co-facilitating with fellow CliftonStrengths Coach Wen Wei.
We did a Team Building workshop for one of the teams in CPF and had a lovely time. It was a very tightly knitted group and had a lovely session with them.
The most enjoyable part was doing the team coaching when we split up by department and I had a more indepth conversation exploring the complementary partnerships and the team strengths.
CliftonStrengths Leadership Workshop for Senior Management - Pico Art
"This CliftonStrengths team workshop was conducted for the global senior leadership team from Pico Art International, held in Singapore. The session used Gallup's CliftonStrengths profiling tool alongside ontological coaching to help leaders identify their dominant talent themes and explore how to apply them in their strategic business roles. Participants left with deeper self-awareness and a shared strengths language to strengthen team collaboration among the global team.Interested in a similar workshop for your team? Explore CliftonStrengths Workshops →"
I was given a precise brief by the CEO.
Design and execute a 3 hours session for the senior leadership team. They are all very good at what they do, very experienced and come from three different regions. Each senior leader must walk away from the session knowing how their unique talents have contributed to their successes. Have the leaders validate and appreciate the varied talents among the team.
For me, that was certainly a big ask.
It took weeks of preparation - analyzing the strengths data, understanding the business context and designing the session.
Session went smoothly and thankful for the support of Kia Meng, Shayln Wong and Angela Chiang.
Feedback was fantastic and validated the energy I observed during the session.
What I took away:
- Small details matter when facilitating learning for senior leaders.
- Strengths data must marry with business and leadership context
- Show not tell. Demonstrate through evidence and insights from the data.
And I am personally most delighted in receiving a personal testimonial from the CEO.
If you want to create better teamwork, I highly recommend Victor and his team. I strongly believe that this will help with leadership transformation. Great Facilitation of workshop by Victor!
Jean Chia | Group CEO | Pico Art International
CliftonStrengths Team Building Workshop - Pico Art (Design Team)
"This CliftonStrengths team workshop was conducted for a team of 12 from Pico Art International Singapore. The session used Gallup's CliftonStrengths profiling tool alongside ontological coaching to help team members identify their dominant talent themes and explore how to apply them in their day-to-day design and creative roles. Participants left with deeper self-awareness and a shared strengths language to strengthen team collaboration.Interested in a similar workshop for your team? Explore CliftonStrengths Workshops →"
Finished the fifth CliftonStrengths team workshop with Pico Group this year. This session was for a team of creatives who were mostly designers with a couple of writers. As I do the coaching work on helping people discover their unique talents, I love the learning that comes with it.
➡️What might be some talent themes among the 34 talents that enhance the creative work, particularly in visual arts and design work?
There are a number of talents I have observed commonly spotted in talented visual designers.
Many with Individualization have the “special” eye to see the unique features of people and objects while others see more generic features. Individualization see the “shades of blue” when others simply see blue.
Individualization is the talent in “observing”, “noticing” and “seeing”, particularly in uniqueness, nuances and visual details. Generally, work tasks including photography and graphic design, which require a considerable amount of “visual talent” will provide opportunities for the #Individualization talent to shine.
Depending on the other talent themes, this talent can be more pronounced in identifying unique features of humans or seeing unique features in objects.
For those with Individualization, do pay attention to how your natural ability to “see unique features” set you apart!
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