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 Leadership Team Coaching - Strengths for Family Business
"This CliftonStrengths team coaching was conducted for a team of 7 business owners and leaders, preparing themselves for the future running of a family global business. The session, held in Singapore, used Gallup's CliftonStrengths profiling tool alongside ontological coaching to help the individuals identify their dominant talent themes and explore how these talents guide them in decision making and leadership. Participants left with deeper self-awareness, strengthen trust and respect for each other. Interested in exploring and understanding how team coaching can benefit your team? Explore Team Coaching with Victor
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 because 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.
The lens of strengths provides a comprehensive set of data that empowers these leaders to see:
✅ 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.
✅ 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. 😄Definitely a 10/10 learning experience for me!
Leadership Conversations - Strengths, Trust Building & Cross Cultural Cooperation
"This leadership program held in Lebanon was conducted for a group of 15 global leaders working in an NGO. The session focuses on strengths discovery, deepening trust, and difficult conversations. The results were greater self-awareness, and stronger conversational skills through deliberate practices. Interested in a similar program for your team?” Connect with Victor
🫸 Pushing the Limits ⚠️
What I learnt from my Lebanon 🇱🇧 trip.
Some context:
▶ 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.
▶ I had only 2 weeks to prepare amidst many other ongoing commitments. So I knew this work was going to really stretch me.
▶ I had participants from many different countries - Syria, Lebanon, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, USA, Russia, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, South Korea and Germany.
▶ It was my first time listening, conversing and learning from those from the Middle East, Russia and South America.
What I did:
▶ 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.
▶ We explored how trust might look like in cross cultural work - what it looks like when it is strong and when it is broken.
▶ I taught a couple of leadership conversational skills and facilitated the practice - how leaders can generate context of trust and safety.
▶ I had 1 on 1 coaching with each person to process the emotions and learnings.
What I took away👇🏼
📍Listening 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 “safe” bubble.
📍Listening 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.
📍The 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. I’m now more confident in navigating high tension and conflict work. #Command #SelfAssurance #Communication #Connectedness
#teamcoaching #ontologicalcoaching #deeplistening
Coaching Skills Leadership Workshop - Competency Driven Growth
"This leadership workshop on coaching skills, held in Singapore, was conducted for a group of 30 key personnels from one of Singapore’s Primary Schools. The session includes experiential leadership activities, coaching role-plays to help the leaders gain coaching skills and self-awareness through deliberate practices. Interested in a similar program for your team? Enquire with Victor
We coach, play and dance 🕺 🤩
It was CNY day 3. I thought the coaching workshop should be spiced up a little. Who says coaching workshops can’t be fun! 😆
Together with Yeang Cherng Poh and Jasmine Khoo, we brought the leaders through a coaching framework with some customized role plays, did some somatics work and learnt some coaching distinctions through games.
We explored what it takes to lead through coaching—how to partner and build trust, how to inquire and listen with empathy. More than just coaching skills, we also explored how being more coach-like is the game-changer.
The shift was tangible: leaders walked away not just with new skills they can practice, but with a fresh perspective on leadership itself.
It was lots of fun facilitating the session. Glad it went better than expected.
I must confess it wasn’t fun spending CNY thinking about the session and the highly customized design. There were definitely lots of discomfort and some anxiety doing the preparations.😅
#CoachingLeaders #CompetencyDrivenGrowth #ExecutiveCoaching #LeadershipDevelopment #CoachingSkills #CoachMindset #StrengthsTransform
CliftonStrengths (StrengthsFinder) Workshop and Team Coaching - Public Service Division
"This CliftonStrengths team coaching and workshop was conducted for a team of 15 individuals from the Public Service Division, 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, deeper level of trust and a shared strengths language for stronger partnerships and collaboration. Interested in a similar workshop for your team? Explore CliftonStrengths Workshops →"
Did a team session with one of the groups from Public Service Division. Half of the session was focused on helping the individuals learn about their strengths. The other was on team coaching. Overall, the session went better than I have expected.
Leadership Development Workshop Program - Values, Strengths and Mindsets
Had a fantastic time facilitating the leadership labs with Alice and Eya for this leadership development program workshop. We belonged to the Smartful Works global team and it was fun working together to deliver this program together
Victor Seet • World & Singapore's 1st Gold Awarded Gallup CliftonStrengths Coach • Newfield Certified Ontological Coach • ICF Coach (ACTC, PCC)