PCC | Experienced Human Resource Practitioner & Coach | Leadership & Personal Coach for Mid-Career Professionals | Certified EI Practitioner Author: Inoka Dias A team leader once shared with me how her “lightbulb moment” as a leader came not when she gave her team a solution, but when she paused and asked, “What do...
Author: Roshantha Jayatunge Chief Manager – Vice President – Human Capital Strategy, HNB | Professional Certified Coach (ICF) | Certified Executive Coach | NLP Business Practitioner “I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”[1] The leader. The one you respect and trust. The one...
Author: Oshana Dias PCC | Alumni of Smart Quest Leadership and coaching were once viewed as separate disciplines—one focused on direction and control, the other on development and discovery. Today, the most effective leaders understand that these approaches are not just complementary but essential for sustainable success in our complex, fast-changing world. The Evolution...
Chief Manager- Head of Private Banking at Hatton National Bank PLC | Professional Certified Coach| Master practitioner of NLP By: Michelle de Silva “Sawubona” is a powerful word, that is also a Zulu greeting that means, “I SEE you!” 2 years ago, when I first learnt this word, it was in reference with Coaching...
M.Sc. Business Psych (LMU), Certifed Transformational Coach (CoachMasters Academy), Certifed Belbin Teams Practitioner, B.A. English & ELT (OUSL), SHRM-SCP (USA), ATCL (London) By: Kavitha Gunesekera When I first encountered the concept of coaching, I didn’t fully understand its potential. It was about a decade ago, and I was tracking the professional development of our Managing...
Manager – Talent Acquisition, Learning and Development | Certified Transformational Coach By: Kalhari Herbert Not too long ago, coaching meant a quiet room and a conversation that could change your life. It was deeply personal built on trust, presence, and connection. But fast forward to today, and just like how we now do everything from...
PCC | Attorney- at – Law | Life Coach | Corporate Trainer | NLP Practitioner By: Shiyara Dassanayake In the dynamic space of coaching, insight often begins with awareness—and awareness thrives in reflection. Over the years, one of the most heart-warming moments in a coaching conversation has been witnessing a client gradually shift from routine...
By: Amanda Daniel Specialist Learning & Development | Certified Professional Coach There’s something profoundly powerful about being seen—truly seen—without judgment, without interruption, and without the need to be fixed. I’ve come to appreciate this more deeply through my own journey of learning to observe and reflect, especially through the lens of coaching. The coach, at...
By: Shiyara Dassanayake PCC | Attorney- at – Law | Life Coach | Corporate Trainer | NLP Practitioner In the dynamic space of coaching, insight often begins with awareness—and awareness thrives in reflection. Over the years, one of the most heart-warming moments in a coaching conversation has been witnessing a client gradually shift from...
By: Charndika Arthanayake Transformational Coach & Yoga instructor What if I told you that a single conversation could change the trajectory of your life? Would you believe me? I wouldn’t have, a few years ago. Not until I met Mark. Mark was a big bear of a man gentle eyed, quietly powerful, a former...
