Leadership Agility for Organisation Excellence.

At Ikigai Kokoro, we partner businesses to empower their leaders and people to become high performing teams with a collective and inclusive culture that is built to last.

Our approach

Ikigai is at the core of our philosophy and approach in developing organisation and leadership teams. Ikigai transcends a fixed framework or model, it’s a co-creative discovery process of purpose, values and principles. Through that co-creative process to inspire aligned change, that is coherent and congruent to the desired outcomes.

We specialise in enabling learning organisations to become agile and adaptive to the ever changing economical landscape. By developing leaders and teams with a coaching and agile mindset, it empowers them to become high performing individuals that will thrive in demanding workspace.

Leadership Agility for Better Teams

To build better teams that are high performing, a willing mindset shift must first happen at the leadership level and carried forward to each individual in the organisation. This mindset is one that is agile, open and learning-centric.

Ikigai is the continued co-creative conversation process that is critical in helping teams discover their unique voice and drivers that propels them towards their desired outcome.

Ikigai Leadership Philosophy

Ikigai isn’t bounded by a framework or model. Ikigai is a conversation process of discovery and co-creation, to identify who we are, what drives us and how our values align. In our pursuit of excellence to find deep coherence and congruence in all that we do. Leadership isn’t done in isolation, its about being and connecting with our surroundings and being appreciative of learning opportunities that are presented each moment.

Ikigai Applied in Organisational Learning

For organisations to thrive and succeed in the future workplace, they need to evolve, change, adapt and be transformative. A learning organisation, is one that adept to ever-changing demands of the economy and know what truly matters to build a sustainable business. People are the core of the organisation, how well they grow will translate directly to how well the business will grow. Ikigai is the enablement of structure and form in a harmonious flow that creates tangible and practical solutions.

Ikigai Kokoro in Practice

Ikigai as the way of being and Kororo represents the heart of things. The twin leadership philosophy enables leaders of all levels to gain a deeper awareness of self and others, how to leverage on their cognitive, emotive and behavioural elements to perform at a higher level. Leadership is a mastery of influence, self-discipline with learning mindset to model excellence to their people.

The 5 Leadership “Petals” Principles of Ikigai Kokoro

Agile
Mindset.

Authentic
Self.

Respect with
Honor.

Inclusive Collaboration.

Our services

  • Consulting

  • Strategic Faciliation

  • Coaching

  • Leadership Programs

Meet Our Core Team

  • Yoko Francis, MCC

    Leadership Executive Coach
    Ikigai Master Practitioner

  • Jedidiah Alex Koh, MCC

    Team Leadership Coach
    Ikigai Learning Strategist

“Ikigai is a purpose-filled pursuit of excellence in the entirety of our being. From the organic nature of organisations to systems of things, there is a rhythm and soul that connects deeper than rules and structure. The creative tension that harmoniously blends from being to doing.”

— The Leadership Principle of Ikigai Kokoro
Harmony and Balance

Our Leadership Articles

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A Framework For Curiosity-Based Conversations In Team Leadership Engagement

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