3 hours of action based leadership labs focusing on team decision making, collaboration and communication. As a coach, my goal is to facilitate and observe the behaviours from the different leaders and to give them feedback.
Thoroughly enjoy such activities and the coaching of the individuals. It fully satisfies my Activator, Communication and Command talent themes!
How do we show up under pressure?
Leadership is being aware of our core strengths and how we show up under conflicts and high stress situations.
This was a key take away for many leaders during the leadership labs. The labs consist of 3 hours of high intensity activities where leaders had to learn how to collaborate and perform under pressure. The labs were designed to mirror real time work situations and to help leaders notice how they show up in their autopilot modes, especially under pressure.
Had a very enriching and fruitful time with 34 leaders from different APAC countries including China, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. It was a 4.5 days leadership development program in Singapore.
Had a great time coaching at the side, sharing observations and give direct feedback so that the leaders can be sharpened and be more aware. My #Activator, #Communication and #Command talents were very engaged.
Looking forward to next run the following week!
π«Έ Pushing the Limits β οΈ
What I learnt from my Lebanon π±π§ trip.
Some context:
βΆ It was a 5 days leadership retreat for an NGO and I was invited to facilitate 3/5 days, focusing on cross cultural cooperation and trust building.
βΆ I had only 2 weeks to prepare amidst many other ongoing commitments. So I knew this work was going to really stretch me.
βΆ I had participants from many different countries - Syria, Lebanon, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, USA, Russia, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, South Korea and Germany.
βΆ It was my first time listening, conversing and learning from those from the Middle East, Russia and South America.
What I did:
βΆ I needed an anchor to bridge the cultural differences. So I started with strengths as a language and a lens to build the container of safety.
βΆ We explored how trust might look like in cross cultural work - what it looks like when it is strong and when it is broken.
βΆ I taught a couple of leadership conversational skills and facilitated the practice - how leaders can generate context of trust and safety.
βΆ I had 1 on 1 coaching with each person to process the emotions and learnings.
What I took awayππΌ
πListening for our bias and assumptions is crucial. It starts by being aware that we bring our bias into the conversations. On day 1, I felt I had so much to learn as I hear different stories in a very diverse context. I felt I was the odd one out as a Singaporean, living in my βsafeβ bubble.
πListening in a cross cultural context brings out more of the emotional and body context because of language challenges. For many, English is not the first language. The other aspects are heightened as a result. As I listened to the stories shared in English, I often experienced the intensity of the stories through the emotions and the body of the storyteller.
πThe Strengths Language truly deepens appreciation and respect for diversity. Once I facilitated the strengths conversations, the cross cultural differences was reduced and the strengths language facilitated conversations of trust building.
It was truly an eye-opening week of being, doing and learning. My strengths felt satisfied. Iβm now more confident in navigating high tension and conflict work. #Command #SelfAssurance #Communication #Connectedness
#teamcoaching #ontologicalcoaching #deeplistening
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A few years ago, my wife, Michelle and I made a decision that changed everythingβwe went for marriage counseling.
π Not because we were on the brink of collapse (though we definitely had challenges), but because we believe that thriving marriages need intentional care.
We have seen how easy it is to be careless in marriage relationships and how neglect happens transparently.
We walked away with a deeper understanding of each other, a renewed connection.
Our marriage β€οΈ was rejuvenated. I say that proudly.
That experience also reshaped how I see marriage relationships. It has a multiplier effect to our lives and it cuts both ways.
Iβve experienced how I struggled at work when my marriage is in disarray. It affects everythingβmy energy, my focus, even my success at work felt empty. But when the marriage thrives, I show up as a better coach, colleague, and human being.
βοΈ I have since had a conviction that the greatest gift we can give to our children is a thriving marriage.
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So Iβm pleased to share that Iβm officially certified as a Prepare/Enrich Facilitator! π€©π
My wife and I received 4 months of marriage mentoring by a lovely and experienced couple followed by 3 weekends of classroom learning. The sessions have equipped us to carry out marriage mentoring work with the younger couples we have been journeying with.
The biggest joy?
Learning together with my wife! π
The sessions have also given me stronger distinctions as an #ontologicalcoach. I can see how the learning will benefit my coaching work with individuals, teams as well as couples.
#marriagementoring #prepareenrich #couplescoaching #relationshipcoaching
As more and more organizations adopt a competency-driven growth model, coaching skills is seen more as a key competency required for managers.
Finished another leadership development program focusing on coaching skills for emerging leaders. This was the last run for 2024. There were participants from Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, China, India, Malaysia and Singapore.
We did a couple of role plays to help bring the coaching skills alive. We also did some leadership labs to help the leaders realize how they show show up during highly stressful and dynamic situations and grow in their self-awareness.
Overall, it was a great partnership with Damien to bring the leadership lessons to life!
I danced with the participants! πΊ
This was how I ended the day after facilitating the last day of a four days leadershipdevelopment program last week.
Dinner by the sea. Lots of laughter, conversations and dancing!
It was a blast.π₯
Often, we as facilitators might choose to disconnect from the participants after the program ended (mostly because we are too tired).
This time, I intentionally chose to stay after the program to connect with the participants. Many would be flying back to their home countries.
And Iβm glad that the participants open up and invited me into their space. We chatted about leadership lessons, challenges in organizational leadership, hashtag#coaching and parenting.
This wasnβt a StrengthsFinder program.
Instead, Iβm one of the two themeweavers on the last day. Our job is to help participants internalize and practice all the content they have picked up from the program.
This was the second last run of the program for the year. Looking forward to the last run!
π·: Sorry. No photos of me dancing with them.
Victor Seet β’ World & Singapore's 1st Gold Awarded Gallup CliftonStrengths Coach β’ Newfield Certified Ontological Coach β’ ICF Coach (ACTC, PCC)