Wednesday, 11 May 2016 8.30-17.30
Auditorium 16th Floor, CP ALL Academy Bld., PIM
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Jean-François Cousin, ICF Master Certified Coach, serving Clients across Asia and the Middle-East;
former Senior Executive in Asia
Coaching and corporate experience Successful Clients
• Coached over 700 senior executives and teams since 2006
• One of his main interests is helping leaders and organizations enhance collaboration and agility
• Former Managing Director in Thailand for a Fortune-500 company (1998-2004)
Contact: [email protected]
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How Coaching helps to develop Global Asian Leaders
Lessons learnt whilst developing Global Leaders from Asia
by Jean-Francois Cousin, Bangkok, 11th May 2016
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One of many reasons why we need… to develop Global Leaders from Asia…
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Which people-traits in Asia are supporting its fast economic growth?
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• Desire and energy for success • Thirst for learning • Connections • Pragmatism • Family-values in the work-place • Dedication to ‘father-figures’ • Resilience • Nationalism • …
Several people-traits supporting Asia’s growth are global assets
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The big picture and its hard truths
• The easy part of the growth is over in Asia
• Asian leaders now work in ‘VUCA’ environment too
• Collaboration and agility critical to organizations’ success
We need to grow Global Asian Leaders… who can embed
a collaborative and agile culture in their organization
the ‘game’ in Asia has changed, leaders must become game-changers
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• Self-awareness
• Self-confidence –especially in international meetings-
• Empowerment
• Collaboration and agility across the company
• Global view of business & long-term thinking
Lessons learnt whilst developing Global Leaders from Asia
Frequent opportunities for development
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Coaching story: Apinya’s growth
Early personality development • No direct feedback • ‘Be / do perfect’ • Family first, and Country too • Respect senior people • Take care of younger ones • Education through memorization
A few issues at work • Task-focused, overloaded • Risk/mistake avoidance, perfectionist • Teacher-like • Don’t expect juniors to think • Micro-management • ‘Silo mentality’ • Does not have the ‘big picture’ in mind
What can help Khun Apinya… • Empower her people • Establish collaboration and agility across the company • Get a global view of business & long-term thinking
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Self-awareness
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One thing to keep in mind, as we help leaders grow…
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What is Coaching?
A real story
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Coaching increases self-awareness, growth & confidence
Telling
Coaching
leads to
leads to
Dependence
Confidence & Autonomy
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The coach’s posture enables faster growth, higher confidence & agility
Authentic and humble
Active Listener
Non-judgmental thinking-partner
Comfortable with not knowing better
Empathetic, yet detached
Courageous feedback-provider
Supportive challenger
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Self-awareness
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Self-acceptance
Mindful Growth
Self-trust and self-esteem
Authenticity, Humility & vulnerability
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• Self-awareness
• Self-confidence –especially in international meetings-
• Empowerment
• Collaboration and agility across the company
• Global view of business & long-term thinking
Lessons learnt whilst developing Global Leaders from Asia
Frequent opportunities for development
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Riccardo Muti Herbert von Karajan
Who got FIRED? Who got RICH & FAMOUS? Please vote!
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Lao Tzu
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THE Maestro-Superstar: Herbert von Karajan
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Self-awareness
Self-acceptance
Self-esteem & self-trust
+ -
Authenticity, Humility &
vulnerability
Helping others grow
Openness to others
Productive relationships
Mindful Growth
The path from self-awareness to productive relationships
is facilitated by coaching
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Shift focus from self to others, seeing their ‘best’ and helping them ‘play at their best’
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Coaching story: Apinya’s growth
Beliefs
SHIF
TS
Management/Leadership
Coaching impact
Beliefs
Management/Leadership
I must avoid failure & protect my subordinates
I must ensure my department succeeds
I must grow my subordinates’ autonomy
I must ensure my company succeeds
Paternalistic
Department-centric
Empowering
Company-centric
• Apinya’s self-confidence / self-trust increased, perfectionism removed
• Apinya relates to her subordinates as ‘adult-to-adult’, not ‘mother-to child’
• Subordinates learn and grow from mistakes, and gain self-esteem
• Apinya starts to work for the company’s goals in addition to her goals
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• Self-awareness
• Self-confidence –especially in international meetings-
• Empowerment
• Collaboration and agility across the company
• Global view of business & long-term thinking
Lessons learnt whilst developing Global Leaders from Asia
Frequent opportunities for development
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From productive relationships to collaborative engagement
Productive relationships
Team aligned on the Vision and
‘way of working’
Team-members help each other play at the best
Collaborative engagement
Authenticity, humility and vulnerability
TEAM LEADERSHIP
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TEAM LEADERSHIP
Team members across your Organization… Rarely Usually Always
Maintain clarity on roles and
responsibilities
Define and play by the team’s rules
Agree on the organization’s Vision
Prioritize team goals vs. personal goals
Speak frankly with each other
Trust each other
Discuss the real problems together,
even when it is uncomfortable Sub-totals (A) (B)
Overall Total = (A) + 2 x (B) / 14
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Talking points with Leaders in Asia: collaborative engagement within teams
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From collaborative engagement to high performance, agile culture
Productive relationships
Spread supportive beliefs & behaviors
Enhance organizational agility
Authenticity, humility and vulnerability
Collaborative engagement
High performance Culture
ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP
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ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Your People… Rarely Usually Always
Are aligned with, motivated by, and proud
about the Vision
Share supportive beliefs and behaviors
Grow their self-esteem and authenticity
Have a bias for diversity of ideas
Continuously raise the bar for performance
Nurture healthy work practices
Maintain productive collaboration across
departments
Sub-totals (A) (B)
Overall Total = (A) + 2 x (B) / 14 http://www.greatness.coach/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ASSESSMENT-book-GAME-CHANGERS-at-the-Circus.pdf
Talking points with Leaders in Asia: collaboration and agility in the organization
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• Self-awareness
• Self-confidence –especially in international meetings-
• Empowerment
• Collaboration and agility across the company
• Global view of business & long-term thinking
Lessons learnt whilst developing Global Leaders from Asia
Frequent opportunities for development
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Self-Leadership
Relational Leadership
Team Leadership
Organizational Leadership
4 steps towards High Performance through Collaboration and Agility
Team Leadership
Organizational Leadership
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Tips for companies, to help Asian Leaders become Global Leaders
• Ask high potential leaders to work in different continents, early in their career
• Support them to integrate the best of Eastern and Western leadership principles and wisdoms
• Offer them mentors / external coaches
• Invite them to join think-tanks / strategic project teams
• Give them opportunities to develop a world-wide network and gain exposure
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Tips for HR Leaders coaching future Global Leaders from Asia
• Explore with them their inner-conflicts, and surface their vulnerabilities
• Offer constructive feedback, it liberates!
• Discuss the impact of their leadership styles on employees’ behaviors
• Compare their beliefs with the beliefs they need to embed in their organization for greater collaboration and agility
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TODAY?
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Look at your neighbor… and say what strength or beauty you see in her/him
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Available at Kinokuniya in Singapore, MPH bookstores in Malaysia, Asia Books and Kinokuniya in Bangkok and on Amazon (paperback, Kindle / ebook)
Greatness Leadership Coaching
Jean-Francois Cousin
@JF_Cousin
Website: www.greatness.coach
How Coaching helps to develop Global Asian Leaders
Lessons learnt whilst developing Global Leaders from Asia
by Jean-Francois Cousin, Bangkok, 11th May 2016
for
Welcome to
Wednesday, 11 May 2016 8.30-17.30
Auditorium 16th Floor, CP ALL Academy Bld., PIM