Paul Tong

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Certified, professional coach with 25+ years of leadership experience in multicultural settings helping clients to gain clarity, act purposefully and enjoy themselves more.

During my 25-year leadership career, I've been drawn to helping people collaborate better with themselves, their peers, and their clients.

From my time as a first-line manager to my role as a Global COO, coaching and being coached has always been central to my leadership approach. In setting up my own coaching business in 2017, I took time to further develop my skills, gaining a diploma in professional coaching practice and Professional Certified Coach (PCC) status with the International Coaching Federation (ICF).

I have worked in multiple sectors including data and insights businesses, manufacturing, higher education, banking, media, local government, social enterprise, and the charity sector. With BetterUp I’ve coached people at Google, American Express, Black Rock, Accenture, Capital One, BP, Dell, Mars Inc who are based in various European locations.

I work with people at all stages in their careers from recent graduates to C-suite executives. Typical challenges my clients have include: stepping into a line management role, hi-potential leaders, leading through change, return to work, career transition and developing a coaching culture. When I’m not coaching, I enjoy walking with my family and tackling long-distance cycling challenges that combine travel and discovery.