Embracing Change with Feisal Alibhai

This is week 1 of a 10 week “8 steps to self-discovery” webinar series special, challenging the status quo of health and wellbeing, to show you what you can do to proactively transform your life.

In this episode, Fionn and Feisal will discuss Feisal’s battle with cancer and how he transformed his way of being, 3 core elements of the integrative approach, and when to know if you’re ready to take the first step.

About Fionn Wright: Fionn is the Wellbeing head at Qineticare. He had been trained in Neurolinguistic Programming, Neuroscience for Coaching, Leadership Assessments, Business Coaching, Transformation, Meditation, Mindfulness-based Somatic Therapy and Leadership Development, he now coaches entrepreneurs & executives around the world.

In this episode,  Kathleen O'Hara shares 8 human qualities that we should engage in, to thrive in times of uncertainty. She also explains what it means to respond versus react, how to spot opportunities and actions that we can all take to overcome uncertainty.

About Kathleen O’Hara: As our Mental & Emotional Wellbeing Head at Qineticare, Kathleen has over 30 years of experience as a psychotherapist helping families and individuals to transcend the most complex of life’s challenges. 

In this episode, Ronald and Feisal will discuss Leadership as an art, how to be a mindful leader, the management of the Self and the Other, and mindfulness and Leadership.

About Ronald Alexander: Ronald is a leading Creativity and Communication Coach, International Clinical Trainer, Executive and Leadership Coach, with a private practice in Santa Monica, California. He is the originator of the OpenMind Training® Institute, a leading edge organization that offers personal and professional training programs in mindfulness based mind-body therapies, transformational leadership, and meditation. 

His unique method combines ancient wisdom teachings with Leadership Coaching and Core Creativity into a comprehensive integrated, behaviorally effective mind-body program. This system combines techniques that support strategies of personal, clinical, and corporate excellence and growth.

In this episode, Christine and Feisal explore the layers of communication, interpretation of non-verbal indicators, and how we can communicate effectively with nonverbal language.

About Christine Gagnon: Christine is a synergologist, analyst-profiler, international expert, trainer, consultant and speaker, in the field of applied nonverbal communication. She has intervened in major forums in North America, Central America and Europe. Christine is an author and co-author of several books, a trainer and an e-learning trainer on behavioural analysis techniques for 15 years.

In this episode, Dominik and Feisal discuss the family as a social system, structure vs. self-organisation, and supporting self-organisation with narratives and culture.

About Dominik v. Eynern: Dominik comes from a business family which is now in its 5th generation and he is a founding member of Family Hippocampus. He holds a BSc in Economics and a MSc in finance, worked in the international investment banking industry and co-founded a family office. His research on family dynamics is inspired by insights from cognitive neuroscience, behavioural economics, dynamic complex system theory and chaos theory.

In this episode, Philip, Simon and Feisal will discuss political risk minimization, tax planning, medical care and other lessons that family businesses are learning from the pandemic.

About Philip Marcovici: Philip is retired from the practice of law and consults with governments, financial institutions and global families in relation to tax, wealth management and other matters. Philip is the author of “The Destructive Power of Family Wealth: A Guide to Succession Planning, Asset Protection, Taxation and Wealth Management”.

About Simon Michaels: Ranked as the only “Eminent Practitioner” by Chambers & Partners in 2018, 2019 and 2020 in Private Wealth Law in Singapore, Simon is a Partner at Mishcon de Reya Singapore and the CEO of MDR Mayfair Singapore. His focus is on advising prominent global high net- worth families, family offices and the institutions that service them, in particular private banks and trust companies.

In this episode, Kim and Feisal explore the stages of human development, understand what happens when we don’t get the support we need to develop, and discover what leading research tells us about effective leadership.

About Kim Barta: Kim is an internationally-recognized licensed psychotherapist, coach, spiritual guide, and speaker. His work is founded in an experiential practice that works with many different kinds of cultures and challenges, from severe mental illness and trauma to supporting the fullest expression of one’s humanity. Kim’s expertise now includes integrating developmental theory with the day-to-day work of being an active therapist and healer.

How has the pandemic, vaccination rollouts, climate change, and political tensions between nations affected your life decisions?

In this episode, Mark McMullen gives us some insights into the biggest risks that families are facing, provide some practical wisdom to families, and tell us why he believes in challenging traditional leadership in families.

About Mark McMullen: Mark is a Partner and the Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer in Stonehage Fleming Group. He serves as a Key Adviser to a number of high net worth international families. Mark holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and Post Graduate Diploma in Accountancy from the University of Cape Town, and is a qualified Chartered Accountant having completed his professional training with Deloitte and Touche (now Deloitte) in South Africa and the USA. He is a member of SAICA and STEP.

This new pandemic world requires a new kind of "CEO" - a Chief EMPOWERMENT Officer. In this episode, Jonathan shares why a new approach to leadership is necessary in this COVID world, what is the complex role of "CEO", and how to become an inspiring "CEO".

About Jonathan Cave: Jonathan is a Coach and Facilitator who helps entrepreneurs, senior executives and their families become more influential, inspiring people who generate growth, well-being and results. 

What does it mean to be aware of the impact we have on others? In this episode, Senthiyl and Feisal will address why mindset matters and how it drives behaviour, the tools needed to develop self awareness, and how to change our mindset for living in a cohesive society. 

About Senthiyl SSG: Senthiyl is the Director (Consulting) for Arbinger Singapore/Malaysia, and leads his team in delivering programs with the concerted objective of leading and supporting organisations, families and voluntary organisations in their transformation efforts.