Dr Yvonne Sum
Dr Yvonne Sum CSP ACC transforms leaders on-the-go. Her gift is to develop executives on mission critical objectives without taking them out of the business. Dr Sum is a published international author* on leadership across home and work tribes.
Yvonne is an Australian growth strategist who has worked globally with Directors, CEO's and Senior Management facilitating a range of leadership programmes, as well as executive coaching programs in Australia, the US, Middle East and the Asia Pacific. These programs help senior executives discover their leadership stye and provides them with clarity around their impact on others; along with skills to think strategically and lead hyper-change.
Yvonne supports global leaders through the Outthinker Process for strategic advantage. She has also helped Asia Pacific business leaders in executing Harvard's Blue Ocean Strategy from its Regional Centre in UCSI Kuala Lumpur and Australia as a hyper-drive coach. She was awarded BlessingWhite Asia Pacific's 2009 Consummate Facilitator and Client Development Award for her work with multinational clients in the region. Yvonne has presented alongside Edward de Bono, Howard Gardner, Tony Buzan, David Perkins, Glenn Capelli, Colin James, Michael Hall and Michelle Duval (founders of the Meta-Coach system).
Yvonne has trained more than 750 coaches world wide.
*Sum, Y. (2013) Intentional Parenting: How to get results for both you and your kids. Random House Australia, Sydney.
Thammaneewong, R. & Sum, Y.(2014). The urgent case for a global mind-set. Emerging Trends in Leadership & Strategy Vol. 1, 6, 186-221.
Sum, Y. (2010). Tribal insights of sales leaders. Emerging Trends in Professional Selling Vol. 1, 10, 247-272. Trend Business Publishing.
Sum, Y. (2010). Learning partnerships with children, Inspired Children, 10, 199-213. University of Sydney Press.
For more information, please check out www.dryvonnesum.com and www.5Echo.com
Dr Yvonne Sum CSP ACC transforms leaders on-the-go. Her gift is to develop executives on mission critical objectives without taking them out of the business. Dr Sum is a published international author* on leadership across home and work tribes.
Yvonne is an Australian growth strategist who has worked globally with Directors, CEO's and Senior Management facilitating a range of leadership programmes, as well as executive coaching programs in Australia, the US, Middle East and the Asia Pacific. These programs help senior executives discover their leadership stye and provides them with clarity around their impact on others; along with skills to think strategically and lead hyper-change.
Yvonne supports global leaders through the Outthinker Process for strategic advantage. She has also helped Asia Pacific business leaders in executing Harvard's Blue Ocean Strategy from its Regional Centre in UCSI Kuala Lumpur and Australia as a hyper-drive coach. She was awarded BlessingWhite Asia Pacific's 2009 Consummate Facilitator and Client Development Award for her work with multinational clients in the region. Yvonne has presented alongside Edward de Bono, Howard Gardner, Tony Buzan, David Perkins, Glenn Capelli, Colin James, Michael Hall and Michelle Duval (founders of the Meta-Coach system).
Yvonne has trained more than 750 coaches world wide.
*Sum, Y. (2013) Intentional Parenting: How to get results for both you and your kids. Random House Australia, Sydney.
Thammaneewong, R. & Sum, Y.(2014). The urgent case for a global mind-set. Emerging Trends in Leadership & Strategy Vol. 1, 6, 186-221.
Sum, Y. (2010). Tribal insights of sales leaders. Emerging Trends in Professional Selling Vol. 1, 10, 247-272. Trend Business Publishing.
Sum, Y. (2010). Learning partnerships with children, Inspired Children, 10, 199-213. University of Sydney Press.
For more information, please check out www.dryvonnesum.com and www.5Echo.com
Leadership in the Balance: From Ego to Eco
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(*VUCA- volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity)
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"Intentional parenting is a journey that begins with your conscious decision to become a leader."
Dr Yvonne Sum
Everyone belongs to a tribe. It is not just the football club or the mothers' group, in a world powered by the instant accessibility of the internet there are many different tribes catering for every aspect of your life. Navigating those tribes is a tricky business. It takes leadership, and the first tribe we learn this from is our family.
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