Listen to the episode Season 4 | Ep 60
On this episode of the Coaching Studio
In this insightful episode of The Coaching Studio, host Lyssa deHart engages in a deep conversation with Tini Fadzillah, MCC. Together, they explore key themes around professional coaching, particularly focusing on the role of curiosity, presence, and the delicate balance between guiding clients and holding space for their growth.
Tini Fadzillah shares her journey toward earning the MCC credential, emphasizing how mastery is not about having all the answers but about facilitating a client-led process. She highlights how crucial it is for coaches to remain curious and open, allowing clients to uncover their own insights rather than steering them towards predetermined outcomes. This approach mirrors Lyssa’s own coaching philosophy, centering on partnership and client agency.
Throughout the interview, both coaches reflect on their personal growth and the evolving nature of coaching. They discuss the challenges and triumphs of learning to trust the process, resist the urge to fix, and instead, create environments that foster self-discovery.
This episode is filled with valuable lessons for both new and experienced coaches, offering listeners practical insights into becoming more effective in their practice while staying rooted in authenticity and presence.
This conversation is perfect for coaches looking to deepen their understanding of the MCC journey and expand their capacity to hold transformative space for clients.
Tini’s Recommended Books – Go check them out!
Tini Fadzillah is an executive coach and trainer based in Singapore with clients throughout Asia.
She specializes in coaching C-suite and senior executives in performance, leadership and change; with a reputation of surfacing and creating sustainable shifts to the underlying conversations needed to unlock a leader’s full potential and drive results. Tini co-founded TWP in South East Asia in 1996 and has worked with thousands of people from diverse cultures on both personal and professional goals.
Her passion is working with people to design a compelling future and to translate their goals into reality.
Tini is a Newfield Certified Ontological Coach and is a MCC level certified coach with the International Coach Federation. Her clients include PETRONAS, La-Prairie, Aditya Birla, Prudential, AXA, Singapore Airlines, Mastercard, Mekong Capital, Accenture, Save the Children, Eastspring Investment and Afton Chemical.
About the Host
Lyssa deHart ditched her therapy practice to become a Leadership Confidence Coach. Along the way she discovered a passion for professional coaching and wanted to find ways to share that passion with the world. Come join her in discovering and meeting some of the most amazing professional coaches on the planet. Her goal is to inspire coaches. Lyssa is the author of Sticky Outcomes: at the Intersection of Coaching, Neuroscience, and Lasting Change, StoryJacking: Change Your Dialogue, Transform Your Life, The Reflective Coach - a 12 Month Journal, and Light Up: the Science of Coaching with Metaphors. Lyssa is an ICF MCC Coach, PCC Assessor, Certified Mentor Coach, and Coach SuperVisor. Lyssa uses her understanding of the ICF Core Competencies, combined with her knowledge of Neuroscience, to work with people to become extraordinary professional coaches. Let's Go!
