Takeshi Yoshida Chief Coach @agile-od.com | Lifecycle

Takeshi Yoshida

Chief Coach & Founder

Lifecycle Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)

Summary

I am an OD (Organization Development) professional and executive coach focused on helping people and teams perform in complex and uncertain environments. My facilities are OD, Lean, Agile (Scrum) and Design Thinking.

Function

I coach, train, facilitate learning of essential KSA (knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes, aptitudes) to professionals for performing in complex and uncertain environments.
I design and deliver Organization Development programs with Design Thinking and Agile Scrum.

Focus

I typically deliver my work in the forms of workshops, coaching for Scrum teams, Design Thinking sessions and Scrum Sprint pilots for strategic projects, and one-on-one executive coaching. Learning by doing (experiential learning) is the basis of my teaching, and I use a lot of games and exercises in my workshops – Liberating Structures and Lego are my favorite.

My clients tend to be multinationals and regional large corporates, but I love working with SMEs and startup teams too. I conduct workshops and lectures at my alma mater INSEAD’s executive program, and I do a lot of work supporting corporate leaders and change agents on organizational change and digital transformation efforts.

I am also frequently involved in innovation programs between financial institutions and fintech startups, since I come from that background (25+ years combined banking and startup entrepreneurship experience).

At heart, I am a serial entrepreneur, and I concurrently manage a small portfolio of startup projects.

Client Themes

Innovation Manager's Toolkit - Lifecycle - agile-od.com

Executive Coaching for the Social Digital Connected Leader - Lifecycle - agile-od.com

Future Proof the Organization - Lifecycle - agile-od.com

Try Design Thinking + Scrum | agile-od.com | Lifecycle

Career, Education & Qualifications

2011 – Present: Lifecycle Pte. Ltd., Founder (Singapore)

2018 – Present: Ongoing Organization Development, Design Thinking, Agile Scrum coaching, training, facilitating, consulting client engagements

2011 – Present: Various start-up projects

2015 – 2018: Canopy Pte. Ltd., Chief Commercial Officer (Singapore, fintech)

2009 – 2011: Barclays Bank, Director (Singapore & Tokyo, Global Markets)

2004 – 2009: Deutsche Bank, Director (Singapore & Tokyo, Global Markets)

2002 – 2004: Bank of America, VP (Tokyo, Global Markets)

1994 – 2001: Morgan Stanley (Tokyo, Investment Banking, Asset Management)

2001 – 2002: INSEAD, MBA, Freshfields Scholarship (France)

1990 – 1994: International Christian University, BA, Liberal Arts (Tokyo)

Professional Scrum Master, Product Owner (PSM II, PSPO), Scrum.org

Certified LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Facilitator, Association of Master Trainers in the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Method

CCC (Certified Competent Coach, School of Coaching Mastery)

ICF ACC in progress (International Coaching Federation, Associate Certified Coach)

CPPC in progress (Certified Positive Psychology Coach, International Association of Positive Psychology Coaches)

KSA (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)

Coach Takeshi’s Facilities

Modalities

Coaching

Executive (individual) coaching

Group coaching

Team coaching

Agile coaching

Training
Facilitating
Mentoring

Consulting

Tools, Frameworks, Approaches, Mental Models

Agile

• Lean Startup • Design Thinking • Agile Scrum • User Story Mapping • Design Sprint • LEGO®4Scrum

Behavioral Coaching

• Radical Candor • Conversational Intelligence • Clean Language • Non-Violent Communication • Psychological Safety • Appreciative Inquiry • Habit formation • Theory X & Y • Multipliers and Diminishers • Choice Theory • Positive Psychology Coaching

Modern Management Science

• Systems Thinking • EBM (Evidence Based Management) • OKR (Objective & Key Results) • Innovation Accounting • Organizational Ambidexterity • Theory E & O

Facilitation

• Liberating Structures • LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®

Publications