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Meet the Coach
Shalini Srinivasan, EQCC, ACC
Executive & Leadership Coach | EQ Practitioner & Assessor
Shalini is an ICF-accredited executive and leadership coach with over 18 years of experience in higher education, professional development, and corporate training in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region.
She partners with new, emerging, and experienced managers to develop leadership approaches rooted in values, emotional intelligence, and purpose.
Professional background
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ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC)
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Certified EQ Coach & Assessor (Six Seconds)
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Certified Career Coach (ICF | ITOL)
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APAC Network Leader, Six Seconds
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Former Professional Skills Trainer & Executive Coach, British Council
Her work integrates:
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Coaching, mentoring, and facilitative training
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Six Seconds EQ assessments and frameworks
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Deep listening, reflection, and practical application
Shalini has designed and delivered leadership programs for organisations including multinational corporations, government agencies, educational institutions, and social service organisations.
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Foundations & Purpose
In August 2023, Shalini made a deliberate decision to step away from a full-time role in a large organisation to support professionals and leaders in a more meaningful, and grounded way.
This transition came at a time of profound change, both personally and globally. As organisations navigated post-pandemic uncertainty, restructuring, and burnout, Shalini was also moving through deep personal grief after the loss of her mother, while leading a major project amid organisational upheaval. It was during this period that she witnessed, firsthand, how emotional strain, lack of support, and unprepared leadership affected individuals and teams.
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Having completed her coaching certification and spent years working in emotional intelligence, Shalini recognised a deeper issue beneath operational challenges: an emotional crisis. Leaders were expected to perform, decide, and guide, often without the emotional tools to do so sustainably.
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Alongside her work with people, Shalini had long been involved in orangutan conservation through advocacy and fundraising. Over time, these seemingly separate commitments converged into a single realisation: leadership, wellbeing, and sustainability are deeply interconnected.
Ficus & Liana was born from this understanding. The consultancy exists to develop emotionally intelligent leadership that strengthens people, teams, and organisations, while also contributing to a more sustainable and compassionate future.
Shalini works with leaders, professionals, and organisations who want to lead with clarity, empathy, and intention, creating impact that extends beyond performance to people and the world they inhabit.