Coaching Qualifications
Columbia Coaching Certification Programme (3CP)
Dr CC Tan is a graduate of the Columbia Coaching Certification Program (3CP). With his Written Examination result at 98-100% he is ranked at the level of “Rare Achievement” and his Oral Examination result is at the highest awardable, Level 2, equivalent to Professional Certified Coach Level for the International Coaching Federation.
This certification program is delivered by two top ranked schools at Columbia University who have joined forces to offer a Coaching Certification Programme and Centre for Coaching Excellence. This collaboration is between Columbia’s Executive Education Division, Columbia Business School and The Centre for Educational Outreach and Innovation, Teachers College, Columbia’s Graduate School of Education and home of top graduate programs in adult learning and leadership, social and organisational psychology and counselling psychology.
The 3CP Certification equips Coaches to help individuals and organizations create cultures characterized by learning, growth, high-performance and renewal, integrating leadership practices to drive organizational results. The Columbia approach is multidisciplinary, with an emphasis on integrating theory and best practices, through a framework drawing on adult learning and development theories and concepts, as well as theories from the fields of organizational and social psychology, management education, communication theory, neurophysiology, intercultural studies and other branches of the behavioral sciences. The methodology is therefore evidence-based, strategic and transformative.
About 3CP Columbia University
Columbia Program’s Alignment with International Coaching Federation (ICF) and other Professional Associations
The Columbia Coaching Certification Programme (3CP) has aligned its coaching approach to 11 core competencies as defined by The International Coach Federation (ICF), founded in 1992 and currently the leading global organization in terms of size of membership and number of chapters worldwide. ICF is dedicated to advancing the coaching profession by setting high standards, providing independent certification, and building a worldwide network of credentialed coaches. The Columbia Program’s design, implementation and annual progress reviews, have also been informed by the Graduate School Alliance for Executive Coaching’s (GSAEC) academic standards. As a leading, Research-I University the combination of aligning the work with both a leading coaching professional association and GSAEC meets the unique requirements for being housed in two leading academic departments of Columbia University.
Columbia Coaching Learning Association (CCLA)
This non-profit organization exists to serve as a community of practice for CCCP graduates, as well as scholars, practitioners, scholar-practitioners, researchers, students, talent management professionals and others who are interested in the study and practice of executive and organizational coaching in the context of the Columbia’s Coaching Foundations and our core belief that coaching enhances both organizational performance and human potential. Together, we seek to leverage the power of imagination and co-creation by convening conferences, conducting and disseminating research, developing advanced learning opportunities and offering collaborative e-forums for networks of coaches to stay connected.
Neethling Brain Instruments (NBI) Practitioner Certification
Completion of the NBI Practitioner Certification Course signifies that the Consultant has successfully completed the full training programme provided by Global Insights Consulting LLC, to become a Certified and Licensed NBI International Consultant.
Success as a leader, team member or individual contributor in today’s technologically and innovation-driven organizations is largely determined by the ability to think and behave in versatile ways.
The NBI Thinking Preferences Assessment is a validated, proven and reliable psychometric instrument based in neuroscience and psychology that measures the degree and order to which one prefers to use a combination of four primary thinking processes. Gaining insight into the way we prefer to think helps us to understand how we function and makes us more aware of and sensitive to the preferences of others.
The assessment has a number of implications for how one leads and manage others, how one works in teams, communicates, negotiates, innovates, makes decisions, as well as in many other important areas that could eventually lead one to enjoying a more productive and fulfilled personal and professional life. Developing better relationships, making more dynamic contributions in the team and making sound and relevant decisions are but a few of the advantages of understanding one’s own thinking profile.
The NBI model has been applied to more than 3 million users in more than 30 countries globally and has resulted in significant outcomes: improved relationships, performance, creativity, innovation, leadership, communication, decision making, collaboration and more, for individuals, teams and organisations.
The NBI Thinking Preferences Assessment report will be explained to clients in detail during coaching sessions, with the aim of translating the clients’ understanding of their thinking preferences into action decisions to support their professional and personal objectives.
An Action Planning Guide is designed to complement the NBI report and clients will work through it before discussing it in detail during coaching sessions. The exercise will lead the clients through reflection on their own profiles and the implications of their thinking preferences on: job fit, communications, decision making, problem solving and performance. Clients will work out strategies for leveraging on their thinking preferences, to maximise the benefits of high preferences and to compensate for low preferences which are yet important to their work. They will consider different approaches to developing skills in preference areas and do action planning to achieve their objectives.
Advanced Management Program (AMP), Harvard Business School (HBS)
Dr CC Tan completed the Advanced Management Program (AMP) of Harvard Business School (HBS), as the elected class-speaker or valedictorian among more than 160 candidates from 33 countries. This is a remarkable achievement given that he was one of only a handful of participants who was not a C-suite corporate leader of large national and multinational corporations sent into the program. His unique contributions to the course were through his ability to ask powerful questions as well as provide out-of-the-box insights and perspectives.
The Advanced Management Program (AMP) empowers senior executives with the analytical skills and cross-functional perspective to drive performance across domains, industries, and borders. Engaged with HBS thought leaders and global senior executives, participants emerge with the leadership mindset and strategic vision to sustain a competitive advantage—and realize their true leadership potential. Dr Tan was privileged to participate in AMP 165 in 2003. Today he is the Class Secretary of his cohort keeping the network connected across the world.
Qualifications of Work and Life Experiences
Dr CC Tan has some 40 years of experience as an accomplished medical doctor and specialist physician. His unconventional life path has seen him concurrently embark on a slew of highly decorated and awarded appointments in professional, senior management, command and board leadership positions in the public, private, military, academic and non-profit sectors. He holds multiple international military medals for his leadership of military humanitarian missions including the Gulf War of 1991, as well as multiple international civilian awards for achievements and leadership excellence in international community development projects and youth development. He has decades of international experience working overseas in his professional capacity as well as in youth training, community development, humanitarian disaster relief, and social innovation. Dr CC Tan thus brings to bear unique perspectives and understanding of people and organisations, from the ground level to the highest levels of management and organisational governance.
With some 40 years of experience of coaching and mentoring a wide range of people including students, professionals, humanitarian volunteers, executives, senior management and board leaders, Dr CC Tan provides the opportunity for clients to go back to basic values and motivations, helping people to re-discover themselves and to re-evaluate their aims and priorities to plan for success. Dr CC Tan calls this “Going back to basics in order to go back to the future”.
Is a doctor a better coach?
A medical doctor may have certain skills and experiences that can make them effective as a coach. Some of these skills and experiences may include:
Medical expertise: A medical doctor has extensive knowledge of the human body and mind, which can be useful in helping clients understand and manage their physical and mental health.
Problem-solving skills: Doctors are trained to diagnose problems and develop solutions. Often this is in the face of incomplete data, requiring experience, intuition and the ability to identify patterns. This skill can be applied to coaching, where they help clients identify and overcome challenges in their professional and personal lives.
Communication skills: Doctors must be able to communicate effectively with patients, including explaining complex medical information in a way that is easy to understand. These communication skills can be applied to coaching, where they can help clients communicate more effectively with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders.
Leadership experience: Doctors often lead teams of healthcare professionals, and they can bring this experience to coaching by helping clients develop leadership skills and improve their management style.
Empathy and compassion: Doctors are trained to listen and understand their patients’ needs and concerns. This empathy and compassion can be applied to coaching, where they can help clients understand and manage the emotions and motivations of those they work with.
In accordance with the guidelines of the Singapore Medical Council’s Ethical Code and Guidelines 2016, it is necessary to state that Dr CC Tan’s professional qualifications and status do not indicate that his Coaching and Mentoring are “effective on medical grounds”. The statement of his medical qualifications is to indicate his high level of academic and professional achievement and to verify that he is a qualified doctor of high professional standing, with relevant patient-doctor relational skill sets that can objectively be said to contribute positively to coaching and mentoring relationships. In addition, his medical qualifications and experience would objectively be relevant to health coaching.
“Dr Tan helped me cope with my struggles and challenges. He helped me to formulate my thoughts and taught me to take control of what I want in life."