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While halfway through the journey of our life I  found myself lost in a darkened forest, for I had wandered off from the straight path. How hard it is to tell what it was like, this wood of wilderness, stubborn, so savage, that just the thought of it renews my fear ~Dante, Divine Comedy (1308-20) The Coaching Space Entering the coaching space is like being in a cosy tent, alone with the coachee who is lost in the middle of a thick dark forest. In that isolated yet safe space, lies an opportunity for the coach to  build rapport and intimacy  in discovering the coachee’s deep pains, fears and  hopes. The peaceful ambience shuts out the senses from distractions to be  fully present and  attentively listening  to the conversation in a state of  mindfulness .  Suspending judgment and being curious, a  coach seeks to gain a deep understanding of the coachee by establishing  trust and mutual respect . These are the foundations of co...

Executive Coaching                           

Project Management                  Volunteer Leaders Training      

Organisational Management for Schools Indonesia These projects were funded by Temasek Foundation International.                 I led the Organisational Transformation program in various schools in Indonesia, that included: 1. Organisational Development     - Strategic Planning &  Project Management     - School Quality Management     - School Leadership Immersion Program in Singapore     - Education Consultancy   2. Teacher Training     - Pedagogical Mastery     - Professional Development     -  Teacher Mentoring Program 3. Digitalisation and ICT Training     - School Management System      - ICT Training for Teachers        -  E-learning 4. English Language Mastery     -  Cambridge  Key English Test (KET)     - Cambridge  Preliminary English Test (PET)   ...

After a 5-hour drive from the capital Phnom Penh, we arrived at a peaceful and typical Cambodian village in Tbong Khmom Province called Steng.  Driving pass a narrow road with rows of wooden houses, after a football field, sits a fenced and gated complex of an international school run by an overseas foundation. Engaged as a consultant in the Schools Transformation program, I was there to conduct a 3-day Mentor Teachers training for leaders and senior teachers of the school. It is part of a year-long capacity building programme  for leaders and teachers of more than 10 schools in the province that  were sponsored by  the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB). Morning Assembly at  Rahma International School. CAMBODIA          Similar to the workshops held in Indonesia and Thailand, it was the last module of 5 that I personally designed for the Organisational Development (OD)  Program for Schools, which included: Strategic Management 1- Visi...