CliftonStrengths Leadership for Singapore Non-Profit Senior Leaders

𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞.

Spent a day with a group of very passionate senior leaders from the non-profit sector in a workshop setting.

It was very life-giving.

While I was there to give (conduct a leadership session), I felt I receive so much more.

There was the usual CliftonStrengths content but it was more about the context. Spending time with this group of senior leaders who, at the core, were humble, down to earth and generous in spirit sparked something within me.

Listening to their stories, insights, struggles and engaging with them both in the workshop and during lunch was so special. When one is in the presence of giants, somehow the spirit within can be so easily stirred up. These people made me feel seen and heard.

Had the extra joy of connecting back with Brian Chan, an old friend.

I am very glad that these people are change makers in our Singapore society. May God bless and multiply the works of their hands and protect their soul and spirit. They carry such a huge load and the work done never seemed enough.
Christian Chao Arthur Ling Sandra Leong 梁雪儿 Renee Tan Mary Ng Soong Kiang Tay Karthik J Ernest Lee, Jason Lee, Juliana Foo, Muhammad Ashik

CliftonStrengths in Jakarta Indoneisa - Team Coaching & Workshop for Socomec

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 “𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐄𝐑?”

In many computer games including Pokémon or Brawl Stars, characters often have the ability to power up and finally unleash their “SUPER”. In some sense, this idea reflects our own talents as well.

I’m a catalyst. I enjoy helping participants discover their talents, find the spark they need in a workshop setting. I do that on a regular basis and some are large groups.

My “SUPER” is different. 🌟

In some sense, the unlocking requires me to work with a smaller group (not larger than 15pax). I combine facilitation with teamcoaching. I often feel like this is when my “SUPER” is unleashed. 💥
With smaller groups, I have time to go deeper. I can coach and I can call out others’ “SUPER”. I love seeing the delight and joy when I do that.

I was very energized when I travelled from Singapore to Jakarta. This CliftonStrengths session was for a selected group of six individuals from different countries. Participants were from Singapore, Sri Lanka, India and China.

The individuals were coming together for the first time to connect face to face and to work on a specific project. My goal was to help them understand their talents and to use them collectively and collaboratively.

I had great fun! 🤩

CliftonStrengths for Career and Vocation Exploration - Vocare

𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠

Over a decade ago, I left the pastoral vocation. I remembered vividly how I stepped into it in my twenties.

Vocare was a program created and designed by Anglican Diocese of Singapore to facilitate those interested to explore the full time #calling. Whether the role is pastoral, creative, caregiving, administrative or teaching in nature, it was a time for the participants to listen, reflect and ask questions.

I was invited to travel from Singapore to Johor Bahru, Malaysia to facilitate a CliftonStrengths session to help each participant discover their #strengths and understand how they can be useful for ministry work.

The session was highly customized.
✅ Learn the Language
✅ Discover Your Cutting Edge
✅ Connect Cutting Edge to Specific Ministry Work.

Got to share some personal stories and grateful that the opportunity to prepare and share brought back many memories.

I deeply respect the vocational work of religious workers. These people built our communities and societies more than they are given credit for.

My best wishes to each participant to take each step by faith and be #courageous in the road ahead.

Leadership Team Coaching with Experiential Learning Labs

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!

Emerging Leadership Program - Coaching skills with Corestrengths

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞

Leadership is developing awareness of our autopilot mode especially in how we show up at work and under conflicts. Awareness practice allows for conscious and adaptive behaviors to be better leaders in the long run.

This was a key learning for quite a few of the participants in the 4.5 days emerging leadership program that finished before the National day weekend.

Participants came from different APAC countries including 🇨🇳 China, 🇮🇳 India, 🇹🇭 Thailand, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇲🇾 Malaysia and 🇸🇬 Singapore.

One of the themes was focused on developing selfawareness and selfmanagement as a key leadership competency.

We did a lot of coaching conversations to practice empathy🫶🏼 and at the same time holding people accountable for their performance 📊

Had another great time of partnership and co-facilitating with Damien O'Malley. His humor and strong people engagement complements my direct and laser coaching style with candid feedback.

How are we like when we are on autopilot mode as leaders, parents, spouse etc?Inviting you to reflect together.

##leadershipdevelopment ##performancemanagement ##toughconversations

Emerging Leaders Program - Leadership Development and Coaching

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!