That was me a few years ago, standing at the front of a successful leadership programme in a USD billion-dollar company Monde Nissin Corporation, watching leaders nod and say “great tools”… but change nothing after class.
I had spent 2.5 years teaching systems thinking at National University of Singapore Residential College 4 (RC4), where students loved the content but told me one thing over and over:
🧠 “We like it. But it’s hard to apply.”
Then it hit me.
Systems thinking is not a toolkit. It’s a habit.
Until leaders build the right mindsets into their identity, nothing changes.
That insight, combined with James Clear’s Atomic Habits and my training as a coach, transformed my entire approach. I embedded coaching, behavioural psychology, and play-based learning method into every fibre of the course. I started building the habits of great systems thinkers. And something incredible happened.
Since 2022, my flagship programme, Systems Thinking Habits has grown across industries, roles, and borders:
🏢 Shipping, education, emergency services, banks, NGOs, transportation
🎓 From frontline managers to top execs working in sales, operations, IT, HR, corporate functions,
🌍 Across Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, Latvia
📊 With real impact data, and constantly having a >20% perceived learning leaps before and after programme, >90% instructor effectiveness and quality of materials reported
💥 And now, we just brought it to Cambodia.
Honestly, I was worried. Leaders from diverse companies, different cultures, and facing very different challenges. Would it still work?
So I prepped hard. I studied the context. I built tailored examples. I used every insight from half a decade of experience.
And…
🔥 The organiser Singapore Learning Academy said it was one of the highest-rated courses they’ve ever hosted. Plans are already in motion to bring me back.
💡 The world is catching up:
Project Management Institute now requires systems thinking as a core principle
SkillsFuture Singapore ranks it in the top 8 future skills
World Economic Forum names it a critical skill for the future of leadership
But here’s the catch…
AI can’t replace human-centred systems thinkers. Only people with the right habits can lead in a world of complexity and connection.
🎓 You can join this journey through the SkillsFuture-funded programme at Singapore Institute of Technology:
👉 https://lnkd.in/ghJMWgbr
Up to 90% funding available.
It’s the only programme in Singapore focused on systems thinking habits not tools. Even without funding, companies like Institute of Technical Education, SMRT Corporation Ltd, UOB, CHI – Centre for Healthcare Innovation, keep bringing this programme back. Why?
Because it works.
📩 If you’re a leader, or building leaders, DM me. The future needs humans who can see the system, act with purpose, and lead with clarity.
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