What are your areas of coaching and why did you choose this specialty?
Executive education became a real passion while working for Visa International and ABN Amro Bank. I work with senior and C-suite executives from a range of industries around the globe in areas such as behavioural change, executive presence, women’s leadership, coaching skills, cultural on-boarding and change management.
What makes your training unique?
We interview senior management together with a number of participants to ensure the design of every programme exactly meets the client’s specific needs and business outcomes. All activities, case studies and exercises relate to real situations in the workplace and we allow plenty of time for realistic practice sessions. Our programmes are unique in that each participant writes an action plan on what behaviours and skills they will further develop after the workshop. In addition, they are assigned a buddy coach to support them over the coming months.
How much does a session cost?
Costs are competitive and differ depending on the complexity of the design, the amount of research required, and the length of the programme. Our workshops are between S$6,000 to S$8,000 per day.
How will your training benefit your participants?
They come away with greater awareness of the challenges they face, new insights into the topics covered as well as into their own behaviours. They’ll have a road map for success and improved performance by implementing their action plan and making use of their buddy coach.
What companies have you worked with?
I’ve worked with Microsoft, RBS Coutts and Coca-Cola.
How long have you been a trainer for?
In excess of 20 years with the last 16 spent training and coaching in Asia Pacific and Middle East.
What was your profession before you started as a trainer?
I worked in the IT industry and financial services sector in business development and management prior to launching the Visa Business School AP and heading the ABN Amro Training Academy Asia.
What made you decide to be a trainer?
Like a lot of facilitators and coaches, training was initially only a small part of my role, however it soon became a major force as I developed the skills required to be really effective. The biggest buzz comes from seeing “the lights go on”, watching people develop and grow, and in many cases, knowing I’ve made a profound difference to people’s lives.
How can people contact you?
louise.tagliante@theairinstitute.com, or visit www.theairinstitute.com.
Louise J. Tagliante
Founding partner
Air Institute
