Worldwide Clients









We need emotionally intelligent leaders
To be an impactful leader today means being able to recognise, acknowledge and adapt based on your own emotional field as well as the emotions and projections of colleagues. You need to use emotional cues to drive your thoughts and behaviour. Having a high emotional intelligence allows you to engage and interact with others in an authentic and meaningful way.
Millennials are the burnt out generation
Too much exposure, too many choices and not enough privacy are factors driving millennials into a unique burnout stage. Career choices are no longer based on what you want, but instead based on what you think is right and what you see to be glorified on social media. Consistency, purpose and meaning are being drained out of your professional life. The rat race is now taking part in a hamster wheel, you are spinning on your wheel without ever gaining traction.
Executives have excelled with coaches
Nearly 80% of directors say their CEO would welcome coaching. 51% of senior executives reported they “receive coaching or leadership advice from outside consultants or coaches.” Steve Jobs, a famously demanding and exacting leader, is known to have enlisted the help of executive coaches. As has the late CEO of the PepsiCo, Inc., Roger Enrico; Brian C. Cornell, the Chairman and CEO of Target Corporation; and the owner of Time Magazine and co-founder, chairman and CEO of Salesforce.com, Mark Benioff.

Leadership Consulting
We have 15 years of experience across more than 14 countries and 10 industries (and counting) partnering with organisations on every continent except Africa and Antartica to create sustainable people and talent management strategies.
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Consulting on best practices around talent management and development
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Creating high-potential talent development programmes
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Designing and delivering bespoke leadership frameworks
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Succession planning
Executive Coaching
Within the comfort of a non-judgemental space, where raw emotions can be expressed, we conduct 1:1 coaching with leaders either online or physically depending on logistics and client preference.
Through consecutive sessions, we support the development of attuned leaders who are authentic, positive, and able to make sound business and people decisions.


Assessment & Development Centres
We design and deliver bespoke assessment and development centres for mid and senior-level leaders. For the corporate individual, we include development-focused assessments as part of our coaching engagement.
Workshops & Retreats
We design and deliver bespoke workshops and corporate retreats for our clients. The topics covered include:
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Building Psychological Safety at the Workplace
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Building Resilience at the Workplace
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Emotional Agility at the Workplace
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Cognitive Behavioural Interviewing, and more


– Maya Angelou
Hi, I am Rebekah Ockens
I am positive, authentic, direct and outcome focused.
I have a successful career consulting with clients in Asia and Europe on their people strategies over the last 15 years.
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facilitated sessions on leadership behaviours with pharmacists and vaccine researchers in Shanghai
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coached young chemical engineers on adapting to corporate life in Kuala Lumpur
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trained geologists and pipe drilling engineers in Brunei, Manila, Bangkok and Singapore on understanding personality and it's impact at the work in the workplace
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helped unemployed graduates become more employable in Hong Kong
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assessed and coached senior executives in the semiconductor space for household names in San Francisco, Austin and Tokyo
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identified and assessed high potential talent in the semiconductor space in Geneva
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assessed and provided feedback to ex-military, space scientists and aircraft engineers in Toulouse
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coached investment analysts and fund managers in Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai and Mumbai
The Stories of Success
Real people, real feedback from organisations and individuals in Asia and Europe.







Our conversations have been hugely productive but above all – fun!"



Come Around The World With Us and See What We've Been Up To
Hover over the pins and travel through our past 15 years

Realised my professional skills were worth a RM35,000 flight
Delivered intense one-day assessment centres for C-suite leaders. Humbled to be one of the few trusted consultants flown in from Asia. San Francisco's non-judgmental, warm people won me over - I even got a free tram ride.
Assessed senior leaders, made friends with squirrels and bought lots of dresses
Spent the days working with senior leaders in the semiconductor industry. Discovered that squirrels in Austin were friendly, some even posed for a picture. I also met a lovely local designer who makes beautiful dresses that I still order from.
Fell further in love with the aviation world
Realised English could be spoken in so many different native ways! Truly enjoyed meeting such a diverse group of people when conducting recruitment assessments for an aircraft manufacturing company.
Ate way too many chocolatines across my 5 years of working and living here
Every year between 2015 and 2020, I would spend 7 and 10 months of my time living in and working in Toulouse, assessing senior leaders for an aircraft manufacturing company. During this time I explored the streets hunting for the best pastries which required more time on the yoga mat. I now continue to work for this client virtually, allowing me to continue to work with some of the most amazing minds without expanding my waist line.
Watched Liverpool beat Bayern Munich on my German colleague’s iPad in the middle of the French Alps
Designed and delivered a global high potential workshop and assessment centre involving participants from 18 countries where development plans were officially laid. Got a chance to impress my Italian clients with how much I know about football, especially Italian football.
Best Christmas markets (only slightly biased)
Amidst conducting coaching sessions and delivering assessment centres for clients, I enjoy exploring the Christmas markets as well as creating snow angels and building a snowman during winter in Germany! It is also my second home.
Coached a senior leader through a promotion and a great job offer within a year
Still conducting executive coaching (almost two years) for a client who has achieved so much in our time working together - a promotion and a senior leadership position in a new company. My favourite German city, Hamburg, has the nicest German accent. They also have Franzbrötchen, a cinnamon and raisin pastry that tastes divine, and that you can only get in this part of Germany.
Learnt the importance of respect and loyalty at the workplace
Coached and assessed senior leaders whilst learning so much about the remarkable culture. On a visit to a bamboo plantation, I was taught that bamboo shoots take 3 years before they sprout. In the 4th year, they grow up to 80 feet in six weeks. I found this story incredibly inspiring and use it in my workshops and coaching sessions until today!
The cashmere sweater
Assessed and coached pharmacists, vaccine researchers, aviation engineers, sales managers, and department leaders. I fell for a cashmere jacket on a trip. The mall cashier system had shut down and I was leaving the next day. The two lovely ladies that minded that store purchased me the jacket the next day with their own money and kept it for 3 months until I returned to Beijing for another business trip!
The sky line that changed every 6 weeks
Got to recognize first-hand the efficiency and productivity of Chinese culture. Whilst working with clients such as Bayer, Henkel, my favourite aircraft manufacturer, and Metro Group on their senior talent assessments. In Shanghai and only in Shanghai, I love falling asleep with my curtains open so I can watch the skyline.
My first ever international business trip
Designed a readiness assessment for young graduates entering the workforce. I also conducted job profiling for an Oil and Gas company there. It was fun learning the technical aspects of the upstream and downstream field. Whenever in Hong Kong, I indulge in dim sum while enjoying the skyline.
How I became the Bangkok Spa Expert
Worked with geologists, chemical engineers, pipe engineers, I trained them to conduct and deliver assessment centres. To recuperate from the long days, I visited spas frequently for massages.
Where it all started, my entry into the consulting world
The beginning of my consulting career, learnt the fundamentals of talent management consulting practices. Designed and delivered scholarship programmes, assessment and development centres, leadership frameworks and competency modules for local and international clients. Currently, I am coaching the investment and fund managers for the Malaysian National Sovereign fund. Yes, Malaysia has its own Wendy Rhoades.
Home to 23 key industries all within 728.6 km²
Designed and delivered assessment centres for middle managers in the pharmaceutical industry, manufacturing, aviation, oil and gas, whilst staring at a skyline so dense with great talent, prominence and opportunities.
Wardrobe Mal-Function
I conducted competency-based interviews and Personality workshops for oil platform executives, chemical engineers and geologists. My formal dress was deemed improper for a lady due to cultural differences. I learnt the importance of these differences in workplace attire. Despite the wardrobe mal-function incident, I adored being invited to dinner by clients and their hospitality was impeccable.
