Executive Coaching

Executive Coaching is designed to help successful people achieve positive, lasting change and behavior; for themselves, their people, and their teams.

An executive coach acts as a sounding board – challenges thinking, stimulates creativity, provides tools and techniques for dealing with situations, gives encouragement; and builds confidence. The coach has no agenda other than the client’s and is always on the client’s side.

Our approach includes a strong emphasis on involvement of stakeholders, and implementation of change and follow-through to measure growth in leadership effectiveness. As Marshall Goldsmith says, ”In the end the only thing that counts is leadership growth i.e. leadership (behavior) effectiveness on the job as perceived by stakeholders.”

Our Coaching enables our coaching clients to find solutions and remove any barriers which prevent them performing at their full potential. Organizations invest in coaching to prepare leaders for a new role or for major change within the organization, or simply to provide targeted personal development in areas such as:

  • Managing organizational relationships
  • Delegating better
  • Performance management of staff and teams
  • Developing strategic thinking
  • Communicating better & presenting confidently
  • Managing priorities and time
  • Visioning &determining future company direction

Our Coaching is geared to the needs of senior managers and leaders – typically senior managers, directors and senior executives of commercial organizations, partners & directors in professional services firms, and senior officials in non-profit organizations and public bodies.

a)    Following a successful chemistry meeting, clients agree to work with us for an initial period, usually between 6 and 12 months. This can be shorter in unique cases when a client has an urgent, focused need.

b)   Our coaching can be done in person (for clients in Singapore) or can be done virtually (available for all clients). Virtual coaching can include asynchronous communications, such as email and text messaging, and synchronous such as phone, Teams or Zoom communications that provide immediate feedback with a coach.

c)    We aim to agree coaching objectives with our clients at an early stage in each assignment and seek to involve key stakeholders of our clients, throughout the coaching process. Achievement is reviewed periodically throughout the assignment.

d)    Sometimes we may recommend that a client gets additional data to inform the coaching program, such as 360-degree feedback from colleagues or psychometric profiles.

e)    What goes on between the client and the coach is entirely confidential.

Our coaching enables clients to move forward with clarity, confidence and maturity to benefit both the organization and their own personal growth.

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Amit Agarwal

Chief Financial Officer, XL Insurance Company SE - India Reinsurance Branch, Delhi, India

Raju’s coaching has been very valuable to me. Among others, (a) I am now more comfortable stepping out of my comfort zone (b) I feel confident to speak my mind when I need to (instead of holding myself back as I used to) without feeling the need to be perfect (c)even though the surprises and disruptions keep coming, am no longer rattled or nervous and am able to face those with calm confidence more often than not. Thank you, Raju, for the partnership in my leadership growth journey.

Jenna Bradwell

Social Platforms Manager, Special Broadcasting Services, Sydney, Australia

Very grateful to Raju Venkataraman, my executive coach. Raju has helped me gain confidence in many areas of my career development, including running effective meetings, hosting impactful 1:1s with my direct reports & enhancing my communication approaches to stakeholders and leadership. Thank you, Raju for all of the guidance you've provided so far. 

David Greatrex

Head of Reusable AI Services, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, U.K.

Raju is an experienced, inspiring and genuine executive coach who is on top of his game when it comes to helping his clients (a) navigate organisational dynamics well and (b) getting the best out of team members. Having worked together with Raju for a number of months, I not only was able to start executing on a refined and forward-facing career action plan but experienced my direct line reports stepping-up and responding positively to targeted changes in my own behaviour. Raju is able to cover an impressive range of mid and senior-level management topics and accompanies insightful coaching sessions with tailored written materials that are tailored for and shared with his clients on a regular basis. I highly recommend Raju if you want to learn from someone with an impressive corporate track-record that will challenge, guide and mentor you in order to accelerate your career and for you to help those around you.

Sumit Goyal

CFO, Coca-Cola Singapore & Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur- Malaysia

Raju, I want to extend my sincerest “Thanks” for all your help, guidance, and expertise for unleashing my potential. I selected you as my Coach since I noted from your profile that you are a powerhouse of experience having held Leadership positions across Sales, Strategy & Finance in leading corporates like Disney. I benefited a lot from your coaching. I got lot of confidence & learning re: my 3 focus areas - 'Emotional Intelligence', 'Shaping the Strategy' & 'Influencing skills' and these will help me in my onward professional journey. I particularly appreciate that you tailored your coaching approach to my particular needs, values and personal situation. Special acknowledgment for helping me to build my Purpose statement & clarify my Core Values

Di Zhao

Associate Director – Innovation, Otis Elevator Company, Connecticut, USA

Raju has a lot of passion on what he's doing now, he's a very approachable gentleman, always with a smile face, he also have plenty experiences accumulated during his successful career path to share. Besides the virtual meetings we had, Raju also shared a lot of good articles/ videos and that was valuable for me. We had virtual meetings and discussed EQ, Imagination, Global mindset, Leading change, Executive presence; some topics are defined by myself and some are proposed by Raju which he thought should be valuable for me.  I shared a lot of details I experienced in my daily work and pain point, and he also shared a lot of cases he heard or experienced, and we exchange ideas on how to solve issues/do things in different ways, and how to see it from different angles. Looking back to what I've learned, it's not a way to solve a specific problem, but more like a self-reflection, and guide me to think about: how to think, how to behave, how to recognize myself and at the same time improve the weakness to be a better me, and equally important, how to enjoy life! 🙂

Jyothsna Kuchimanchi

Senior Director - Global, United Health Group, Hyderabad, India

I have received coaching in the past. But being coached by Raju these past few months was altogether different. Huge amounts of care & affection, genuine curiosity to know the other person, identify the strengths and areas of opportunity, loads of smiles, and a developing friendship - that’s how I would like to describe my coaching with Raju  A great listener, empathetic story teller with terrific real world examples, Raju not only helped me navigate through professional issues but also was instrumental in building emotional intelligence to sail through personal life. There was no topic forbidden and he tuned in to my agenda and then nudged me towards my goals.  An inspiring personality, Coach Raju is someone I will look up to. And, I will embrace the coaching style of leadership that much more, going forward. Thanks Raju for everything. A moment with you was never boring but always enriching.

Sara Lourenco

Deployment Strategist, Palantir Technologies, London, U.K.

Raju is not only a coach, he cares about the person you are and really makes an effort to highlight what you are good at while never forgetting the career progression. I found our sessions very useful not only in terms of preparation of important senior management encounters, presentation of ideas and business cases, etc. but also how to position myself at the role I was doing. Raju is the type of coach that treats you like a friend, without letting the agenda slip on the business side - he will support you & coach you through a decision process that it is yours but that (hugely) benefits from a view of an experienced person like him. I would recommend anyone to work with Raju if you want to learn more about your strengths & weaknesses and how to tailor them to your career ambitions.

Sunny Yan

HR Strategic Business Partner ASEAN & S.Pacific, Coca-Cola, Singapore

As my executive coach for the past several months, Raju has played a crucial role in my personal transformation journey. He has the ability & willingness to listen attentively, challenge to bring out the best in you, and as necessary – suggest or advise, drawing upon his extensive knowledge and experience in life, leadership and business. I have learned so much from Raju and it has been an absolute pleasure and honor working with him.

Albertraj Balraj

India Country Head, Ascensia Diabetes Care, Mumbai, India

Unlike Coaching I had experienced previously in my career, the year-long coaching experience with Raju was heart-warming, engaging and thought-provoking – all rolled into one. Raju has a pleasing personality and genuine concern which makes you feel at ease and open out. His immense knowledge and versatility clubbed with his humble and caring approach gets you to readily embrace times when he challenges you and stretches you outside your comfort zone. Specifically, by working with Raju I’ve learnt so much more about me, how I can become a better leader to my team, be more intentional in managing stakeholders, communicate & present better while continuing to drive the business forward. Thank you, Raju for helping me to hone my strengths and work on areas of opportunity. I also got a great friend for life.!

Victor Chen

Director, Global Manufacturing & Supply Chain Operations, Ansell, Xiamen, China

I have gone through a leadership development journey and you were selected to be my coach in the first half of 2021. Despite of language and belief difference I still learnt a lot from you in our sessions. Cannot say more to thank you for your guidance not just from my career but also my personal life. What impressed me most is you did not coach me from the book but by asking good questions and by telling me some stories. You built trust between us so that I feel free to talk to you, as if a patient talking to a doctor. You did “cure” me when I was going through hard time. You observed me from your perspective and gave guidance not instruction which made me think in a different way. You are from a completely different industry from me but your experience, philosophy and wisdom in your career and life inspired me. Your article on how to manage up actually was shared with my team which is really helpful. My line manager and direct report have both observed my noticeable change after your coaching. My life is now easier despite of challenges I am facing every day. If I enter into next step of personal development I will still choose you as my coach!