“Through the coaching, Stephen has helped me understand myself and my values much better. I gained insights as to what I needed to focus on rather than react to the many things that are happening every day.
It helped me pause and think where I can be most impact as their senior leader.”
Country Head, (Banking Industry), 2021
“The coaching was very helpful in reminding me what of the action plans after the program and applying the skills back to work.
I really appreciated the 1-1s with Stephen as he allowed me to bring up issues that I have with my team, and it was helpful to talk these situations out.”
Team Lead of a Govt Agency (Singapore), 2021
“It was helpful to articulate my career needs with Stephen. I had not gotten sufficient feedback from my manager that I could work on and now I know that many high potentials who work at a different level face the same situation.
I know now where I can get feedback and also how I can self-assess myself based on a different set of benchmarks.”
High potential, Global Technology Organisation, 2021
Stephen Yong
Leadership Consultant, Learning Advisor & Executive Coach
Stephen has been a strategic leadership partner to multinational organisations in Asia for over 20 years. His early career as the Learning Manager at JPMorgan, and the Regional Learning Advisor at ABN AMRO’s private and retail banking in Asia gave him the foundation that propelled him into his professional practice as a leadership consultant, learning advisor, facilitator and coach.
Approach
Stephen is deeply engaged with partnering clients in performance enrichment solutions, specializing in delivering Leadership and Human Resource Programs. One notable project is his involvement is designing and delivering programs for BP Global Faculty in Asia. He is also part of the Global Faculty for Bayer in delivering effective performance conversations workshops as part of his affiliation with the Munich Leadership Group, LIW , OnTrack and Cirrus. He has also trained behavioral interviewing skills for selection/interviewing managers for organizations such as JPMorgan and ABN AMRO, and has participated as an associate trainer in leadership development programs with Linkage International and a group coach with INSEAD. Over the years, Stephen have helped many leading organisations in multiple projects. These include Facebook, HSBC, UBS, M1, J&J, Shell and Singtel, just to name a few.
As a coach, Stephen believes that a leader’s potential to grow and excel is a self-directed choice. Adopting a safe, positive and consultative approach, Stephen helps his clients find his way by being an authentic guide in the journey. His aim for his client to build the necessary resilience – mental and emotional strength – to face challenges independently on his own.
Qualifications
Stephen holds a Masters in HR Devt from George Washington University. He is certified in assessment tools such as the MBTI (Step I, II), Firo-B, Team Management Systems, Belbin Team Roles, Linkage LAI 360, Emergenetics, Team Management System, the Inventory of Leadership Styles (ILS), Hogan Assessments, Strong Interest Inventory, Benchmarks (360), Skillscope (360) and DiSC profiling tools. He is also familiar with the HHG, TKI, Herman Brain Dominance Instrument, Strengths-Finder 2.0, the Change Style Inventory (CSI), Kolb Learning Styles, Global Executive Leadership Inventory (GELI) and Social Styles. Stephen uses these instruments in assessing talent in leadership development interventions such as programs and coaching. Stephen is completing the ICF PCC credentials this year.
Personal Insights
On the personal side, Stephen is happily married with two teenagers. When he is not busy coaching, he spends his time with the family, and also indulges in music and art to find a good balance in life.
