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!
๐๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐
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 ๐จ๐ณ China, ๐ฎ๐ณ India, ๐น๐ญ Thailand, ๐ฎ๐ฉ Indonesia, ๐ฒ๐พ Malaysia and ๐ธ๐ฌ 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 empathy๐ซถ๐ผ and at the same time holding people accountable for their performance ๐
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
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!
๐๐๐ค๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค
This statement was shared by a Singaporean leader when I asked the room โWhat makes a great leader?โ
It was my first time hearing this response after two decades of leadership work.
And it is very refreshing and deeply inspiring. That moment struck me deeply.
๐คHow much did this person walk the talk?
Out of curiosity, I interviewed (discreetly) two members in the same room. Both had great feedback about this leader and how happy and engaged they are at work.
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Lovely.
How did I experience this person through the whole day? Surely such a nugget of wisdom had to come from one who practice this truth consistently.
That leader made me (a facilitator) feel safe to engage freely. There was curiosity to learn, to hear my pov. That leader also created a space where people engaged deeply and freely. There was much openness and vulnerability though-out the day.
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I experienced safety.
This was a whole day workshop at NUS Central library diving into #StrengthsBasedleadership. Using the data, we unpacked why some leaders meet followersโ needs and why some donโt. We explored how leaders can specifically meet certain needs of the teams through customized actions and behaviors based on the teamโs CliftonStrengths data.
It was a delightful day spent. Time flew by very fast for a full day workshop and that is always a good indication that we were in flow mode.
#teamdevelopment hashtag#leadershipdevelopment
#strengthsfinder
#psychologicalsafety
StrengthsTransform
๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐
๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ
Spent an afternoon with seven business leaders. Two were online while the other five were in person. It was not my typical session but it was definitely an experience I thoroughly enjoyed.
What made this coaching session different was that the individuals not only wear hats as business leaders, they wear the hats of family members. They are siblings and cousins.
Family businesses are unique ๐ซbecause of the ownership.
Many family businesses operate with overlapping roles (the same leader often wears the hat of the owner, management and family member simultaneously). This emotional complexity influences decision-making beyond profit and efficiency.
Stewardship, legacy, and generational continuity are part of the priorities. There is also the process of transitioning leadership. It is not just about competencies in running the business. It is about trust, identity, and family expectations.
๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ?
The lens of strengths provides a comprehensive set of data that empowers these leaders to see:
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individual leadership strengths and blindspots. The data helps each leader identify and learn about key contributions they can make towards the business. Each person can use the data to see how to lead self, teams and business outcomes.
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Collective leadership team strengths and blindspots. The data helps the group identify alignment areas for strategic business planning and also potential areas of neglect.
In the short session with these leaders, I learned so much while facilitating and coaching the group. Watching how they interact while wearing these lens as owners, management and family members simultaneously was fascinating for me. Extremely rich emotional data. ๐Definitely a 10/10 learning experience for me!
As MOE focus more on competency development growth, more school leaders are pondering on the difference between strengths development and competency development.
As school holidays come to a close, I had a chance to engage some leaders and educators on how they can use their strengths at work. We explored the difference between strengths development and competency development. We explored how to work better as a team.
Kept the session light hearted since the teachers were only just back from their holidays. It was definitely a session I enjoyed facilitating and I can feel the positive energy consistently throughout.
Some notable feedback from participants that were delightful:
โEngaging, well paced and well conducted. Customized to audience. Very good job done by Victor and team.โ
โTruly insightful session in discovering and leveraging on individual and team strengths.โ
โGood mix of explaination and interactive actvities. The opporrtunity to talk thru w others about our strengths may be awkward at first but good in helping us hear each other out. Appreciated the quiet reading time too.โ
โThe team is very engaging and the content shared was informative and helpful. Thank you, Victor and team.โ