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.
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CliftonStrengths Leadership Team Coaching - Strengths for Family Business
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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.
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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!
CliftonStrengths Leadership Workshop for Schools - AIPS
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
CliftonStrengths Leadership Workshop - Pico Art Session 3
Pico Leadership Workshop - Part 3
After doing 1 session for the Team Leads and following another session with their deputies, this was designed to bring them altogether to go deeper and explore their collaboration, partnerships and leadership work.
We explored about each otherโs cutting edge and how they can better complement each other. We talked about motivators and de-motivators. Last but not least, a pertinent topic for many - managing our blindspots.
I loved following up and deepening the strengths journey for leaders. This was intentionally planned over a period of time and following up allows for the strengths language to be revisited and deepened.
It was a wonderful time seeing the Team Leads having deeper conversations with their deputies and aligning the way they work. Strengths is powerful to deepen our way of being and way of doing.
CliftonStrengths Leadership Workshop - Pico Art Session 2
After session 1 with the Team Leads and many planning meetings, the session 2 with the deputies was finally underway.
It was a fantastic time with this group of creatives! Many are emerging leaders and shared that knowing themselves helped them to be more confident and clear about their own contributions at work.
We talked about strengths as leaders. We explored how strengths can be powerful motivations for our work and how strengths is a powerful lens for communication.
We also did some work on trust and how trust is connected to strengths. Looking forward to part 3!
Emerging Leaders Program - Leadership Development and Coaching
Enriching and fruitful time with leaders who are so eager to learn! Facilitated the last day of a four days leadership development program last week. My role was to help each leader practice embodying what they have learnt from the first three days. The leaders had finished learning about their strengths, picked up energy management, influencing skills, coaching skills and much more.
The belief is that leadership is more about how one shows up daily. So the goal was for each person to integrate all their learnings into simulated experiences.
We had leadership labs and role plays. There were so much learning and insights as the leaders learn to observe themselves from the practices.
I had leaders from Singapore, Malayisa, Indonesia, Thailand, China, India, Papua New Guinea and Australia.
It was a blast and treat for me.๐ฅ
Even though this wasnโt a StrengthsFinder program. I enjoyed the coaching bit, encouraging these leaders by sharing my observations and feedback so that they can be sharpened and more aware.
This is the first run of the program that I am doing for the year. Looking forward to the next few runs!
Victor Seet โข World & Singapore's 1st Gold Awarded Gallup CliftonStrengths Coach โข Newfield Certified Ontological Coach โข ICF Coach (ACTC, PCC)