Tom McConnon

Executive Coach

Tom is a seasoned executive coach who works with senior leaders and high-performing professionals in the financial services sector, guiding them through critical career transitions and leadership challenges. With over 30 years of experience in technology, banking and insurance across Asia, Europe and Americas. He has held leadership positions for top-tier financial institutions and has worked in a diverse and multi-cultural environment. Tom brings a rare combination of industry insight and proven coaching expertise. His clients value his ability to balance strategic business acumen with deep personal awareness, enabling them to thrive in fast-paced, high-stake environments.

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Tom specialises in three key areas: career change, promotion to the next level and navigating difficult professional relationships. He helps professionals considering a shift—whether within their organisation or across industries — clarify their goals, reposition their skills and build a compelling narrative for change. For those aiming for senior promotion, Tom works on sharpening executive presence, strategic influence and resilience under pressure. He partners with clients to identify the behaviours and mindsets that distinguish leaders at the top, equipping them with the confidence and clarity to step up successfully.

Coaching Philosophy

His coaching philosophy is to adopt a strengths-based philosophy with clients, believing that each person has extraordinary capabilities and when personal development starts from a place of strength, the impact of the change is exponentially greater. His approach enables leaders to gain deep self-awareness and experience powerful shifts in their perspective, allowing them to be open to new and better way of working. These new insights help them to better appreciate and embrace the work of their teams and peers resulting not only in more innovative and creative outcomes, but also highly engaged and motivated teams and co-workers.

Coaching Qualifications and Standards

• International Coaching Federation (ICF) Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
• Senior Practitioner with the European Mentoring & Coaching Council (EMCC)
• Certified Advanced Team Coach

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Coaching Philosophy

Tom strongly believes in giving back to the community and society by playing forward expertise to the next generation. He is an active member of the ICF Singapore Coaches Bench and The Mercedes-Benz Fellowship: beVisioneers.

He has been a volunteer youth sports coach for over 20 years: coaching within clubs in the UK and Singapore. He is also involved in the community impact program teaching football at locals schools in Singapore.

High Performance and Elite Sport

He is a Rugby Union Referee, and he has refereed at multiple international and elite sporting events include the HBSC 7s in Singapore.

Testimonials

Here’s what people are saying about their experiences with Wendy!

I’ve had an incredibly positive experience with my counselor, Wendy. I can’t recommend her enough. I have always avoided counseling, but after working with Wendy, I wish I had started sooner! From the very beginning, she created a safe, non-judgmental space where I felt comfortable opening up about my challenges. Her listening skills are exceptional, and she provides insightful guidance that has truly helped me understand myself better. Wendy’s empathy, professionalism, and tools/strategies have brought me so much awareness to manage my mental health. Overall, I feel supported, heard, and empowered after every session. Highly, highly recommend Wendy.
Sally
- cancer counselling
I’ve worked with several counsellors over the years but not seen progress and had given up on the process. Wendy’s unique blend of counselling and coaching and ability to adapt to my needs have engaged and motivated me and I can honestly say she has changed my life.
Kelly
- stress management / childhood trauma
Wendy has been so insightful in helping me navigate the bumps in my journey. I’ve found out so much about myself and others through our interactions. She is patient and a wonderful listener. Thank you Wendy!
James
- teen counselling
I reached out to Wendy for counselling only a few weeks after my father passed away, during what was an incredibly painful and overwhelming time. From the very first session, she created a safe, compassionate space where I felt truly heard and understood. Her professional yet deeply empathetic approach gave me comfort when I needed it most. Wendy not only helped me process my grief, but also offered thoughtful guidance and practical advice that made the days ahead feel more manageable. She has a way of balancing kindness with clear, constructive insight, which has been invaluable for my healing journey. I’m very grateful for her support and would highly recommend her to anyone seeking counselling, whether they are going through loss or facing other challenges
Sally
- grief counselling
Wendy is an empathetic and solution-oriented therapist who provided invaluable support to our family during a distressing period involving our daughter. Her guidance and expertise not only helped our daughter, but through her sessions she gave us the tools to work better as parents at home which has strengthened our family unit, enabling us to navigate the challenges we face with more resilience and a better understanding of our daughter and our family dynamics.
Rachel
- parent counseling / teen counselling
Wendy is a dedicated professional, who shares her detailed insight and resources on various conditions. From our very first communication and through our following appointments, she has been empathetic and gave us practical tools to overcome the issues at stake. I can wholeheartedly recommend Wendy, whom you can fully trust, both for adult and kids treatment. Few are the people like her that you will meet and it was my privilege and good luck to have crossed path with her.
Alison
- parent counseling / teen counselling