Coach
Josephine Pei Ling Ong
josephine@rdeducationtraining.com | http://www.rdeducationtraining.com | SingaporeBIO NOTES
Dr Josephine PL Ong is the Founder and Director of R&D Education and Training Services, an educator, facilitator, executive and life coach, mentor, curriculum designer and community advocate. She brings more than 30 years of experience across the corporate, public, education, social and community sectors, including leadership, corporate affairs, marketing, stakeholder engagement and adult learning. An ICF Professional Certified Coach and EMCC Senior Practitioner, Josephine is also trained in Solution Focused Coaching and is a Master Practitioner in Solution Focused Brief Therapy. Her doctoral research examines how coaching enhances leadership effectiveness and team performance. She works with leaders, professionals, educators, women, youth and individuals navigating career and life transitions. Her approach is shaped by her lived experiences as a working and single mother, breast cancer survivor and bereaved mother following the loss of her twin son, Dylan. These experiences have deepened her compassion, resilience and commitment to helping people rediscover their strengths, hope and possibilities. Guided by Care, Kindness and Respect, Josephine’s work is Authentic, Inspiring and Relevant, reflecting her belief that everyone can “Be Better Today for Tomorrow.”
COACHING SPECIALTIES
Corporate/Executive Coaching,Executive Leadership Development,Leadership Personal Brand Development,Leadership Team Coaching,Life Coaching,People Management and Leadership Coaching,Personal Development Coaching,Personal Effectiveness,Project Management/Team Building Coaching,Quality of Life/Well being coaching,Relationships Coaching,Sounding-Board Coaching for Senior Leaders,Special Skills and Situations Coaching,Success/Career Coaching,Team Coaching,Transition Coaching,Women in Leadership Coaching
COACHING MODE
Face to Face,Zoom & other video-conferencing media,Global Reach with Telephone,Not Specified
COACHING CERTIFICATION
Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
OTHER COACHING CERTIFICATION
EMCC SP, Solution-Focused Coaching (Master Practitioner)
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION
R&D Education and Training Services
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION
NUMBER OF YEARS IN COACHING
6
COACHING INVOLVEMENT
Full Time
GENDER
Female
What do you think you bring to Coaching
I bring to coaching a blend of professional depth, practical experience, evidence-based approaches and genuine humanity. With more than 30 years of experience across the corporate, public, education and community sectors, I understand the realities of leadership, workplace relationships, career transitions and organisational change. My background as an educator, facilitator, curriculum designer and adult-learning practitioner also helps me translate insight into practical and sustainable action. As an ICF Professional Certified Coach, EMCC Senior Practitioner and Solution-Focused practitioner, I listen deeply, ask purposeful questions and create a psychologically safe space where clients can think honestly, recognise their strengths and discover their own way forward. At the same time, I am prepared to challenge limiting assumptions with care and compassion. My lived experiences as a working and single mother, breast cancer survivor and bereaved mother have deepened my empathy, resilience and ability to hold space for difficult issues such as illness, grief, loneliness and uncertainty. I bring these experiences with humility—without making the coaching about me. Above all, I bring my Coaching with C.A.R.E. approach: focusing on the Client, purposeful Action, meaningful Relationships and Empathy. I believe people are not problems to be fixed; they are individuals with strengths, hopes and possibilities waiting to be rediscovered.
Past Work Experience
With more than 30 years of experience across the public, private and community sectors, Dr Josephine PL Ong is an executive and life coach, educator, mentor and human-centric facilitator who helps individuals and teams thrive in an increasingly complex and AI-driven world. Seeking greater career flexibility while raising her family, Josephine took the courageous step of pursuing her dream—building a life of both success and significance. Her journey through the profound loss of her twin son, Dylan, and breast cancer has shaped her compassionate, grounded and practical approach. Drawing on her professional expertise and lived experiences, she creates psychologically safe spaces where people can explore difficult challenges, discover their strengths and move forward with hope and purpose. Trained in Solution Focused Brief Therapy and Solution Focused Coaching, Josephine brings her signature Coaching with C.A.R.E. approach—focusing on the Client, purposeful Action, meaningful Relationships and Empathy—to every engagement. She believes deeply in bringing out the best in people and celebrates every step of their growth and transformation.
Current Position
Director/Trainer/Coach/Mentor
Nature of Employment
Founder/Adjunct Faculty
