Our Track Record
What I valued about working with Kai Foong was she provides practical suggestion into any circumstances. She makes stressful moments become light and I particularly enjoy the discussion or conversation we have. She is very smart, honest and can be funny at times. Her growth mindset has transformed and enriched me to become a better leader.
~ Sokchheng Ly, Head of Marketing, Khmer Beverages, Chip Mong Group
What I valued about working with Kai Foong was her unequalled ability to listen while subtly guiding me through the coaching process. She was making sure that I would consider all aspects – be it professional or personal – and was amazingly helpful in structuring a course of action. She is incredibly honest, transparent, empathetic during the discussions and very sharp in her suggestions.
~ Sebastien Lamy, Partner, Bain & Company
What I valued about working with Kai Foong as my executive coach was her ability to cut through complexity and identify the key patterns and drivers for me. She is an excellent listener, a sharp analyzer, a mobilizing challenger and a compassionate person all rolled into one.
~ Dr David Thiel, CEO iwb Switzerland
What I valued about working with Kai Foong as my executive coach was the combination of her deep experience in working with senior leaders in global MNCs and her pragmatic and incisive observations based on deep listening to my goals and challenges. Her useful promptings and sharp personal observations always provided food for thought to do some self-reflection and this was very beneficial to me personally.
~ Worldwide VP LawGlobal Healthcare MNC, Singapore
I have worked with Kai Foong both as an individual coachee and with several executive teams in a team coaching environment. In every case she rapidly locked on to the coaching needs of the group and the individuals through insightful self-discovery and clear goal setting. Working with us, she deployed a large tool-box of engaging activities in service of team engagement and ultimately developing better solutions for the team. For me personally, Kai Foong helped me reflect on my impact on the team and others and significantly improve my leadership in service of better outcomes from the team. It was always a pleasure to work with Kai Foong, our teams became significantly more effective and I am a better leader as direct result of her coaching.
~ Nic Horridge, General Manager at Roche
What I valued about working with Kai Foong was the focus on knowing myself – what makes me the person I am and what drives my style and behavior and applying that to develop myself. Kai Foong did not prescribe a generic solution or a quick fix approach; she always worked with me, guiding, understanding and encouraging me as I figured out my approach to grow based on my personality traits. Coaching from her was so personalized and effective!
~ Finance Director, Global MNC
Consulting / High Potential Development
I had the pleasure of working with Darryl and Grain of Wheat Consulting when we contracted them to design a development program for our Senior Leadership Team. I came away impressed with the care and understanding they demonstrated in executing the entire assignment.
They prepared well, had a good synthesis of the competences to focus on with the group and had a coherent plan to the engagement. But they really exceeded my expectations when they proactively suggested a change in approach mid-way through the engagement when we changed the operating structure of the group. They thought through the implications and recommended changes to the engagement which we were happy to see executed.
They were in constant communication with us throughout the engagement and didn’t hesitate to share some frank thoughts and feedback. A professional outfit which I would consider for future assignments without hesitation.
~ Balaji Ravi, CFO, Prudential Cambodia
What I valued about working with Grain of Wheat Consulting was their commitment to work for results, not merely for money. They constantly provided good suggestions on and genuinely care about how best to add the most values to all stakeholders, including program participants, program managers, and board members.
~ Koytry Teng, Training Manager, Chip Mong Group
I first met Darryl for a discussion on how to develop Early in Career talents through a coaching program. Having had the opportunity to work with and collaborate with him for the past 6 months has been a truly wonderful experience. Darryl is a trusted advisor when it comes to designing and delivering a talent development and coaching program. The thoughtfulness, flexibility and genuine care that he has for the entirety of the program from its core objectives to participant engagement is truly admirable. I would definitely opt to partner with him for future project collaboration opportunities.
~ Karynne Choong, HR Manager at Microsoft Operations in Singapore
Coaching Supervision
I had the privilege to work with Kai as my coach supervisor and our interactions were crucial to my development. Kai´s style is very constructive and yet extremely sharp. She allowed me to bridge theory and experience, and asked difficult questions balancing perfectly the art of being thought provoking while creating a safe space for experimentation and vulnerability. Kai´s global experience and maturity came across when I needed the most.
~ Ana Lucia Caltabiano, Senior Executive – Human Resources – General Electric
Kai Foong is a great coach supervisor who is able to change color like a chameleon. She coaches from the heart, from a place of wonder, kindness and empathy and she can switch in a split second to become a tough challenger. When you feel your thoughts are still processing for days after the coaching session, that is when you know you have been triggered and stretched.
~ Annemie Viaene, Partner at Baringa Partners