Role Players 2016
Philip Merry
CEO
Global Leadership Academy Pte. Ltd.
Founder & CEO of Singapore's Global Leadership Academy, Phil Merry has 40 years experience as consultant/trainer/speaker/coach/counselorin 100 cities & 58 countries focusing on global cross-cultural leadership, spiritual fulfillment, happiness at work and team excellence. As well as working with some of the world's leading private organisations (Bovis Lend Lease, Citi, Nokia, HP, BASF, GE, GM, Jotun, Singapore Technologies, Petronas, Applied Materials, Cisco, Ciba, Dow Chemicals, ABNAmro, International Consortium for Executive Development, JPMorganChase, Merrill Lynch, Jotun, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, BOC, Pan Asia Paper, British Telecom, AkzoNobel, Abbott Laboratories, Shell, Isuzu, Pepsi Cola, Cable and Wireless, BHP Billiton, Delphi Automotive, Shell Chemicals, Singapore Inst. of Management, Singapore Central Provident Fund, Singapore International Foundation, Singapore Press Holdings, Singapore Technologies, Singapore Telecom)he is a senior consultant with theUnited Nationshelping leaders and teams in their mission toempowercommunities in the world's most challenged countries. He organized Singapore's first happiness conference, creating the Search (and book) for Singapore's Happiest People. Resident in Singapore since 1990,Phil enjoys breakingnew ground and combines his consulting work with doctoral research onleadership spirit and synchronicityat the Taos Institute.
With 36 years leadership consulting and facilitation experience in 58 countries Phil specialises in helping leaders and teams discover the formula that buildspositive intercultural and inter-personal dynamicsin their own lives and inthe workplace. Coaching and Training top executives from global organisations he challenges them to "raise the bar" on their performance by strengthening the mindsets that build employee engagement and happiness. Clients comment on his ability to create a fun learning climate where leaders and teams are free to take look in the mirror andenhance strengths that produce results whilst removing blocks to effectiveness.
Originally from England Phil has lived in Asia for 28 years, in Singapore since 1990, and is a leading globalauthority on developing excellence in leadership of cross-cultural teams. He is a senior leadership consultant for the United Nations regularly facilitating senior UN team dialogs with national government dialogues on leadership development issues. Using ideas from positive psychology,stakeholder coaching, appreciative inquiry, systems thinking, quantum physics and with a friendly, resultsoriented personality he helps leaders identify their authentic style, collaborate across cultures, and produce win-winclimates of trust, respect and results. Philip is a well known figure in Singapore; appearing regularly onChannel New Asia – he is often called by his clients "Mr. Happiness" and "Mr. Culture".
Philip has worked as executive coach, facilitator, trainer and consultant with leading organizations such as: BASF, Citi, Consultative Group International Agricultural Research, Credit Suisse, Danida, Deutsche Bank, GE, GM, HP, Jotun, Lend Lease, Merrill Lynch, Nokia, Pepsi Cola, Petronas, Shell, Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs, World Bank.Heis a Visiting Fellow at Roffey Park (UK), faculty member at Duke University Global Learning Resource Network (USA), and consultant with the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Singapore, and has been a lecturer on Global Leadership with well-regarded institutions such as Bristol University (UK), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Australia), East West Centre University of Hawaii (USA), Leicester University (UK).
Professional Experience
With 36 years leadership consulting and facilitation experience in 58 countries Phil specialises in helping leaders and teams discover the formula that buildspositive intercultural and inter-personal dynamicsin their own lives and inthe workplace. Coaching and Training top executives from global organisations he challenges them to "raise the bar" on their performance by strengthening the mindsets that build employee engagement and happiness. Clients comment on his ability to create a fun learning climate where leaders and teams are free to take look in the mirror andenhance strengths that produce results whilst removing blocks to effectiveness.
Originally from England Phil has lived in Asia for 28 years, in Singapore since 1990, and is a leading globalauthority on developing excellence in leadership of cross-cultural teams. He is a senior leadership consultant for the United Nations regularly facilitating senior UN team dialogs with national government dialogues on leadership development issues. Using ideas from positive psychology,stakeholder coaching, appreciative inquiry, systems thinking, quantum physics and with a friendly, resultsoriented personality he helps leaders identify their authentic style, collaborate across cultures, and produce win-winclimates of trust, respect and results. Philip is a well known figure in Singapore; appearing regularly onChannel New Asia – he is often called by his clients "Mr. Happiness" and "Mr. Culture".
Philip has worked as executive coach, facilitator, trainer and consultant with leading organizations such as: BASF, Citi, Consultative Group International Agricultural Research, Credit Suisse, Danida, Deutsche Bank, GE, GM, HP, Jotun, Lend Lease, Merrill Lynch, Nokia, Pepsi Cola, Petronas, Shell, Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs, World Bank.Heis a Visiting Fellow at Roffey Park (UK), faculty member at Duke University Global Learning Resource Network (USA), and consultant with the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Singapore, and has been a lecturer on Global Leadership with well-regarded institutions such as Bristol University (UK), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Australia), East West Centre University of Hawaii (USA), Leicester University (UK).
Professional Experience
- Founder / CEO of Singapore's Global Leadership Academy - Philip has lived in Singapore since 1990
- Certified UK Family & Marital Therapist specialising in working with disadvantaged children
- Director Leadership Institute: Sri Lanka Youth Ministry
- Assistant Field officer Sri Lanka and Maldives responsible for 35 full time volunteers
- Head of Leadership Development Division for Reuters Asia
- Senior leadership consultant for the United Nations regularly facilitating senior UN teams and national government dialogues on organizational and leadership development issues.
- Organisor, Presenter and MC for Singapore's first ever happiness conference
- Author of "Search for Singapore's Happiest People"
- Makes regular appearances on Channel News Asia
- CSPGlobal (Certified Speaking Professional Global) one of only 29 people worldwide to hold this prestigious award from the Global Speakers Federation
- Phd Research Associate at Taos Institute (synchronicity and leadership); MSc Business & Mgt. Research Henley Business School; BA Univ. of Manchester; Univ. Of East London Post Graduate Degree In Self Managed Learning; Univ. Of North London: Post Graduate Degree Social Science And Counseling