CliftonStrengths APAC Leadership Workshop - Johnson & Johnson Senior Leaders, Singapore

By Coach Victor SeetCliftonStrengths WorkshopSingapore
Written By Victor Seet

This CliftonStrengths Leadership workshop was conducted for the leadership team from Johnson & Johnson, held in Singapore on 25th April 2016. The session used Gallup's CliftonStrengths profiling tool to help individuals identify their dominant talent themes and explore how to apply them in their leadership work, particularly on collaboration across teams and in in leading others. Participants left with deeper self-awareness and a shared strengths language to strengthen team collaboration.

The Engagement:

On 25 April 2016, Victor delivered a customised 5.5-hour CliftonStrengths Leadership Workshop for eleven senior APAC leaders from Johnson & Johnson, held at the JnJ Singapore office. This was the fifth CliftonStrengths engagement in a growing partnership with JnJ — with several participants having already experienced CliftonStrengths through their own team workshops, bringing a foundation of strengths awareness into the room.

The leadership team represented the full breadth of JnJ's APAC business — spanning strategy, customer development, marketing, innovation, products, and analytics.

Context:

Following four successful CliftonStrengths team workshops across different JnJ business units, the initiative expanded to the APAC leadership level. The focus shifted from team dynamics within individual units to cross-functional leadership collaboration — understanding how the collective talent profile of the senior leadership team drives decision-making, strategic alignment, and business outcomes across the region.

The Approach:

Victor structured the session in two parts:

Part 1 — Strengths Fundamentals and the Strengths Language With leaders at varying levels of CliftonStrengths familiarity, Victor ensured every participant was fully grounded in their individual talent themes before moving into group dynamics. Interactive activities and facilitated conversations created mutual understanding across the leadership team.

Part 2 — Leadership Development and Strategic Collaboration Drawing on his integrated CliftonStrengths and ontological coaching approach, Victor led the team through the four domains of leadership — exploring how to leverage complementary strengths for strategic partnerships, how individual talent themes influence leadership style and communication, and how trust is built and maintained across a diverse APAC leadership team. Group coaching, facilitated discussions, experiential activities, and individual reflections were woven throughout.

Outcomes:

The APAC leadership team left with greater self-awareness, a shared strengths language, and practical insights for more effective leadership collaboration and business decision-making across Johnson & Johnson's Asia Pacific operations.

What Senior Leaders said across the whole series:

"This is a simple, comprehensive, very effective workshop to understand how to maximise our team potential. The greatest benefit for me is the understanding of dynamics between my leaders with different strengths and how to maximise team effectiveness. 9/10!" — Franck Leyze, Senior Vice President, Strategy APAC, Johnson & Johnson

"This is one of the best workshops I have taken. Knowing others' strengths allows me to work better with them. I greatly enjoy appreciating the diversity of people and celebrating all our strengths together. 9/10!" — Michaela Cortez, Senior Director, Asia Pacific Lead, Johnson & Johnson

"This workshop helped me understand the team differences and what makes each person unique and what we have in common. I highly recommend it for leaders and teams. 9/10! Well done!" — Richa Goswami, Head of Digital, Asia Pacific, Johnson & Johnson

"The workshop gave me a deeper understanding of individuals and how to get the best out of the team. The discussions allowed a real appreciation of how to work more effectively and have fun together. Great workshop!" — Bobby Sheikh, Senior Director, Regional Marketing, Johnson & Johnson

Victor's Sustained CliftonStrengths Partnership with Johnson & Johnson:

What began as a single team workshop grew into a six-year, ten-engagement partnership spanning multiple JnJ business units, leadership levels, and countries across Asia:

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