Leadership Coaching
I have benefitted greatly from Jimmy's style of leadership coaching. He is knowledgeable, has tonnes of tips to offer at hand, inquisitive and nuturing. Every coaching session is refreshing for me. At the same time, his style and approach is anchored on Humility, Courage and Discipline! These are the very same values that are critical in my line of work in the human service and correctional sector.
― Boon Siang
Boon Siang
his style and approach is anchored on Humility, Courage and Discipline!
Deputy Director of Public Service
“Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their own performance. It is helping them to learn rather than teaching them.” (Timothy Gallwey)
“Coaching is an action-oriented partnership that, unlike psychotherapy which delves into patterns of the past, concentrates on where you are today and how you can reach your goals.” (Time)
“Tiger Woods has one. Pete Sampras has one. So why not small business owners?” (Charles Boisseau, “Put Me In, Coach,” localbusiness.com)
“A coach can play any number of roles –mentor, consultant, motivator, but one thing she [or he] is not is a therapist. Coaching deals with the “how”: how you can move on from where you are and make change. It’s action-oriented, and concerned with the present and future, not the past.” (Shape Magazine)
“As life gets more frenzied, people are struggling to find balance and purpose. A coach simply helps you realize a more fulfilling and harmonious life, faster and easier.” (Dayton Daily News)
Here’s how it works:
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The first phase is Committed Start. We will use some assessments to help us select 2 high-value areas for growth that are important to you and the organization. Once we are clear on which behaviors to improve, we will invite some stakeholders to support your development.
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The next phase is a future-focused Monthly FeedForward Cycle. This consists of 7 steps:
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Ask for future-focused suggestions to improve in your growth areas
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Listen to the suggestions
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Thank the suggestions
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Think about the suggestions and make an action plan
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Respond to the suggestions by sharing your action plan
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Change behavior by implementing the suggestions in your action plan
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And follow up to make sure the change is visible and recognized by your stakeholders
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The final phase is Measuring Leadership Growth. We all know that you can only manage what you can measure. Therefore, each quarter, we will ask you and your stakeholders how much change they have seen in the past 3 months. This -3 to +3 measurement will give you clarity on the return on your efforts by answering the question, “How much more effective have I become to my stakeholders.” Their perception is reality.
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The objective of the Stakeholder Centered Coaching process is twofold:
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First, you grow as a leader by becoming measurably more effective
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Second, is to transfer this leadership growth process to you so that you can continue to develop yourself and your team moving forward.
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Although our engagement is for a fixed period of time, I will provide you with all the resources you will need to continue to be more and more successful moving forward with the support of your stakeholders. I will also provide other support options that we can look at near the end of the engagement.
What questions do you have?
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I just completed 8 sessions of coaching by Jimmy over a period of about 10 months. Throughout this time, Jimmy has been meticulous, thoughtful and helpful, often tailoring his sessions based on what I was going through at work. His guidance and sharing during and after the sessions, in the form of Whatsapp tips/links, have been most invaluable in cementing newly learned facts about myself or leadership in general. Beginning with the identification of Leadership Growth Areas at the start of this journey, Jimmy patiently walked me through the process of discovering and understanding how I can be more effective in those areas, with actual scenarios and examples that I could relate to. I strongly recommend Jimmy to the discerning public who understands the value of a personal coach.
Thomas Tan
Jimmy has been meticulous, thoughtful and helpful, often tailoring his sessions based on what I was going through at work.
― Thomas Tan
Head IT & Digital in Social Service Sector
Frequently Asked Questions
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Why am I doing this?My life purpose is to sow seeds to help others to succeed and realise their full potential. I genuinely believe in an individual's wholeness, creativity and power. I know I have the skills and abilities to bring that out. My life purpose statement is, “I’m a Shepherd Leader who empowers HIS Leaders to become the best version of themselves in the way they live, lead and love.” I want to live my life from the ‘inside-out’ and ‘from significance’ instead of ‘for significance’. With that end in mind, I entered the world of coaching in 2018. I have a strong passion for coaching/mentoring youths and leaders in the Public/Social Service Sectors.
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What is Coaching? Who is a Coach?According to the International Coaching Federation (ICF), “Coaching is partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.” As your coach, I honour my resourceful and creative clients as the experts of their own lives. I will listen and reflect at a deep level, always asking more of them than they ask of themselves. A coach is not a cheerleader. I will partner with you to win the game of your life, not to cheer you on from the sidelines. I will guide my clients to create authentic leadership, inspire and motivate teams, reveal true desires and build a life by design. I work with clients to create a future experience in their career, business or any area of life. Over time, through commitment, support, practice, and reflection, I will help my client transform their approach to life and career through a profound mindset shift and decision-making. "Clients often come to coaching concerned, unsure, or thrown off their game in some area of their life, seeking help to get back on top of things. When the coach is present, flexible, and open, they bring a more “coherent” energetic field, which affects the client in positive ways that are not in conscious awareness, bringing them a greater sense of calm and efficacy. It is not uncommon for a client to say to a coach, “I always feel so much better just talking to you.” Dr Carol Kauffman, founder and director of the Institute of Coaching and faculty of Harvard Medical School for over 25 years
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What is the difference between a Coach and a Counsellor?A ‘life coach’ is someone who helps you see where you are today, then find ways to move forward towards your goals. They do not tell you what to do; they are a sounding board to help you discover what you want to do. In general, a ‘counsellor’ is someone who creates a safe and supportive space for you to explore who you are and what you want in life. They help you identify and solve problems. They are a support system to help you gain the strength and clarity to cope and to move forward at last. Coaching is action-orientated, vs counselling is coping orientated. Coaches want to help you recognise what you think vs counsellors who help you realise how you feel. Coaching helps you set and achieve goals, vs counselling enables you to recognise and solve your problems in life. A coach has the job to challenge you frequently, vs a counsellor who is there to support you with empathy and understanding (although they might gently challenge you). A coach focuses on your potential, whereas a counsellor focuses on helping you be at peace with yourself and your life. Coaches help their clients to move forward in life, vs counsellors are trained in human development, sexuality, family dynamics, and mental health conditions. Coaches can recognise if it is old core beliefs stopping you in life, vs counsellors can also recognise if it depression, adult ADHD, or another mental health disorder that is holding you back.
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Why Would You Hire a Life Coach?Everyone longs to be successful in their lives, whether at work, at home, or as parents, friends or partners. We don’t want just to change one particular circumstance - we want the fundamental ability to live, work, respond and create most effective. If you are looking for a transformative approach to your life and career through profound mindset shifts and decision-making, hire a Life Coach to journey with you. If you only want to focus on what you are dealing with right now, want help making action steps, or the area of life you are most concerned about is your career, hire a Life Coach. In essence, coaching will help you to, Develop new skills Capitalise on your strengths Overcome weaknesses Expand your comfort zone Improve your thinking Eliminate limiting beliefs Clarify your goals and priorities Develop empowering habits and rituals Strengthen your core values Improve your ability to learn from mistakes and failure Upgrade your social skills and strengthen your relationships Unlock your life’s purpose
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Why Would You Hire an Executive Leadership Coach?Are you a Leader or CEO looking to improve your performance, build leadership skills or increase your organisation's profit? You may want to consider hiring an Executive Leadership Coach. There are numerous benefits to working with an Executive Leadership Coach. To unlocks leaders’ potential to maximize their performance and lead their organization to success. Help leaders see and leverage the strengths that they have but maybe underestimating. Help leaders clarify areas of growth. Provide leaders with specific guidance on how to manage people, teams and processes to improve organisational results. A sounding board for strategising. Emotional support for significant changes.
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Why Would You Hire a Career Coach?Career coaches can help you land the job you've always wanted, get a promotion or even start your own business. Their expertise and unbiased attention will help you get the results you've been hoping for, often in a fraction of the time it would have taken if you'd continued making mistakes on your own. A career coach can accelerate your job search. A career coach can help you develop a solid job-search plan. A career coach can show you how to invest in yourself.
Jimmy is a boss that truly cares for the development of his staff. He takes the time to coach each of his staff, to look for what is strong and not what is wrong. Through his powerful coaching sessions, we got to learn more about ourselves, and gain clarity on difficult decisions to be made. Grateful to have had the opportunity to work with, learn and be inspired by Jimmy. Strongly recommend!
― Dawn Tan
Manager of Public Service
Dawn Tan
Through his powerful coaching sessions, we got to learn more about ourselves, and gain clarity on difficult decisions to be made.
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Why am I doing this?My life purpose is to sow seeds to help others to succeed and realise their full potential. I genuinely believe in an individual's wholeness, creativity and power. I know I have the skills and abilities to bring that out. My life purpose statement is, “I’m a Shepherd Leader who empowers HIS Leaders to become the best version of themselves in the way they live, lead and love.” I want to live my life from the ‘inside-out’ and ‘from significance’ instead of ‘for significance’. With that end in mind, I entered the world of coaching in 2018. I have a strong passion for coaching/mentoring youths and leaders in the Public/Social Service Sectors.
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What is Coaching? Who is a Coach?According to the International Coaching Federation (ICF), “Coaching is partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.” As your coach, I honour my resourceful and creative clients as the experts of their own lives. I will listen and reflect at a deep level, always asking more of them than they ask of themselves. A coach is not a cheerleader. I will partner with you to win the game of your life, not to cheer you on from the sidelines. I will guide my clients to create authentic leadership, inspire and motivate teams, reveal true desires and build a life by design. I work with clients to create a future experience in their career, business or any area of life. Over time, through commitment, support, practice, and reflection, I will help my client transform their approach to life and career through a profound mindset shift and decision-making. "Clients often come to coaching concerned, unsure, or thrown off their game in some area of their life, seeking help to get back on top of things. When the coach is present, flexible, and open, they bring a more “coherent” energetic field, which affects the client in positive ways that are not in conscious awareness, bringing them a greater sense of calm and efficacy. It is not uncommon for a client to say to a coach, “I always feel so much better just talking to you.” Dr Carol Kauffman, founder and director of the Institute of Coaching and faculty of Harvard Medical School for over 25 years
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What is the difference between a Coach and a Counsellor?A ‘life coach’ is someone who helps you see where you are today, then find ways to move forward towards your goals. They do not tell you what to do; they are a sounding board to help you discover what you want to do. In general, a ‘counsellor’ is someone who creates a safe and supportive space for you to explore who you are and what you want in life. They help you identify and solve problems. They are a support system to help you gain the strength and clarity to cope and to move forward at last. Coaching is action-orientated, vs counselling is coping orientated. Coaches want to help you recognise what you think vs counsellors who help you realise how you feel. Coaching helps you set and achieve goals, vs counselling enables you to recognise and solve your problems in life. A coach has the job to challenge you frequently, vs a counsellor who is there to support you with empathy and understanding (although they might gently challenge you). A coach focuses on your potential, whereas a counsellor focuses on helping you be at peace with yourself and your life. Coaches help their clients to move forward in life, vs counsellors are trained in human development, sexuality, family dynamics, and mental health conditions. Coaches can recognise if it is old core beliefs stopping you in life, vs counsellors can also recognise if it depression, adult ADHD, or another mental health disorder that is holding you back.
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Why Would You Hire a Life Coach?Everyone longs to be successful in their lives, whether at work, at home, or as parents, friends or partners. We don’t want just to change one particular circumstance - we want the fundamental ability to live, work, respond and create most effective. If you are looking for a transformative approach to your life and career through profound mindset shifts and decision-making, hire a Life Coach to journey with you. If you only want to focus on what you are dealing with right now, want help making action steps, or the area of life you are most concerned about is your career, hire a Life Coach. In essence, coaching will help you to, Develop new skills Capitalise on your strengths Overcome weaknesses Expand your comfort zone Improve your thinking Eliminate limiting beliefs Clarify your goals and priorities Develop empowering habits and rituals Strengthen your core values Improve your ability to learn from mistakes and failure Upgrade your social skills and strengthen your relationships Unlock your life’s purpose
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Why Would You Hire an Executive Leadership Coach?Are you a Leader or CEO looking to improve your performance, build leadership skills or increase your organisation's profit? You may want to consider hiring an Executive Leadership Coach. There are numerous benefits to working with an Executive Leadership Coach. To unlocks leaders’ potential to maximize their performance and lead their organization to success. Help leaders see and leverage the strengths that they have but maybe underestimating. Help leaders clarify areas of growth. Provide leaders with specific guidance on how to manage people, teams and processes to improve organisational results. A sounding board for strategising. Emotional support for significant changes.
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Why Would You Hire a Career Coach?Career coaches can help you land the job you've always wanted, get a promotion or even start your own business. Their expertise and unbiased attention will help you get the results you've been hoping for, often in a fraction of the time it would have taken if you'd continued making mistakes on your own. A career coach can accelerate your job search. A career coach can help you develop a solid job-search plan. A career coach can show you how to invest in yourself.
In this short interview excerpt, Marshall and fellow coach Chris Coffey gave a general overview of the Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching®, how it works, and the steps in the process
I have had the wonderful opportunity to work under Jimmy's leadership for close to five years. As a mentor and coach, Jimmy always made time and took deliberate effort to help me grow professionally and personally. His frequent coaching sessions also helped me to gain self awareness and understand my motivations, personality and what continues to drive me in my work. As a leader, Jimmy has always shared of his motivation to inspire and do good for the greater cause. This is clear to all who know him. I continue to practice what I've learned under him, and seek his views although we do not work together anymore. He continues to be my mentor and is present should I need his perspective. His valuable insights and sharing continue to shape me to this day and for that, I remain grateful.
Tannie
I continue to practice what I've learned under him, and seek his views although we do not work together anymore.
― Tannie
Deputy Director, Public Service
Jimmy is a passionate and wise coach, and very engaging in the delivery of his coaching sessions. His coaching style is strength-based and nurturing, and his deep insights into how my values manifest in my leadership style is enlightening. I have benefitted greatly from his coaching, and his approach to coaching fits very nicely with the psychology and human service work that I do.
― Xiang Long
Senior Assistant Director of Public Service
Xiang Long
His coaching style is strength-based and nurturing, and his deep insights into how my values manifest in my leadership style is enlightening.
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Why am I doing this?My life purpose is to sow seeds to help others to succeed and realise their full potential. I genuinely believe in an individual's wholeness, creativity and power. I know I have the skills and abilities to bring that out. My life purpose statement is, “I’m a Shepherd Leader who empowers HIS Leaders to become the best version of themselves in the way they live, lead and love.” I want to live my life from the ‘inside-out’ and ‘from significance’ instead of ‘for significance’. With that end in mind, I entered the world of coaching in 2018. I have a strong passion for coaching/mentoring youths and leaders in the Public/Social Service Sectors.
-
What is Coaching? Who is a Coach?According to the International Coaching Federation (ICF), “Coaching is partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.” As your coach, I honour my resourceful and creative clients as the experts of their own lives. I will listen and reflect at a deep level, always asking more of them than they ask of themselves. A coach is not a cheerleader. I will partner with you to win the game of your life, not to cheer you on from the sidelines. I will guide my clients to create authentic leadership, inspire and motivate teams, reveal true desires and build a life by design. I work with clients to create a future experience in their career, business or any area of life. Over time, through commitment, support, practice, and reflection, I will help my client transform their approach to life and career through a profound mindset shift and decision-making. "Clients often come to coaching concerned, unsure, or thrown off their game in some area of their life, seeking help to get back on top of things. When the coach is present, flexible, and open, they bring a more “coherent” energetic field, which affects the client in positive ways that are not in conscious awareness, bringing them a greater sense of calm and efficacy. It is not uncommon for a client to say to a coach, “I always feel so much better just talking to you.” Dr Carol Kauffman, founder and director of the Institute of Coaching and faculty of Harvard Medical School for over 25 years
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What is the difference between a Coach and a Counsellor?A ‘life coach’ is someone who helps you see where you are today, then find ways to move forward towards your goals. They do not tell you what to do; they are a sounding board to help you discover what you want to do. In general, a ‘counsellor’ is someone who creates a safe and supportive space for you to explore who you are and what you want in life. They help you identify and solve problems. They are a support system to help you gain the strength and clarity to cope and to move forward at last. Coaching is action-orientated, vs counselling is coping orientated. Coaches want to help you recognise what you think vs counsellors who help you realise how you feel. Coaching helps you set and achieve goals, vs counselling enables you to recognise and solve your problems in life. A coach has the job to challenge you frequently, vs a counsellor who is there to support you with empathy and understanding (although they might gently challenge you). A coach focuses on your potential, whereas a counsellor focuses on helping you be at peace with yourself and your life. Coaches help their clients to move forward in life, vs counsellors are trained in human development, sexuality, family dynamics, and mental health conditions. Coaches can recognise if it is old core beliefs stopping you in life, vs counsellors can also recognise if it depression, adult ADHD, or another mental health disorder that is holding you back.
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Why Would You Hire a Life Coach?Everyone longs to be successful in their lives, whether at work, at home, or as parents, friends or partners. We don’t want just to change one particular circumstance - we want the fundamental ability to live, work, respond and create most effective. If you are looking for a transformative approach to your life and career through profound mindset shifts and decision-making, hire a Life Coach to journey with you. If you only want to focus on what you are dealing with right now, want help making action steps, or the area of life you are most concerned about is your career, hire a Life Coach. In essence, coaching will help you to, Develop new skills Capitalise on your strengths Overcome weaknesses Expand your comfort zone Improve your thinking Eliminate limiting beliefs Clarify your goals and priorities Develop empowering habits and rituals Strengthen your core values Improve your ability to learn from mistakes and failure Upgrade your social skills and strengthen your relationships Unlock your life’s purpose
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Why Would You Hire an Executive Leadership Coach?Are you a Leader or CEO looking to improve your performance, build leadership skills or increase your organisation's profit? You may want to consider hiring an Executive Leadership Coach. There are numerous benefits to working with an Executive Leadership Coach. To unlocks leaders’ potential to maximize their performance and lead their organization to success. Help leaders see and leverage the strengths that they have but maybe underestimating. Help leaders clarify areas of growth. Provide leaders with specific guidance on how to manage people, teams and processes to improve organisational results. A sounding board for strategising. Emotional support for significant changes.
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Why Would You Hire a Career Coach?Career coaches can help you land the job you've always wanted, get a promotion or even start your own business. Their expertise and unbiased attention will help you get the results you've been hoping for, often in a fraction of the time it would have taken if you'd continued making mistakes on your own. A career coach can accelerate your job search. A career coach can help you develop a solid job-search plan. A career coach can show you how to invest in yourself.