Wayland Lum

Yeah. So the decision was really many years in the making. And it really started then as I coach a lot of the leaders that I work with and understand more about them, it really does start with early formative experiences, right? Growing up when I was thinking about career and stuff, I actually thought I was going to be an artist. My dad, he was a graphic artist.

Yeah. So the decision was really many years in the making. And it really started then as I coach a lot of the leaders that I work with and understand more about them, it really does start with early formative experiences, right? Growing up when I was thinking about career and stuff, I actually thought I was going to be an artist. My dad, he was a graphic artist.

I enjoyed oil painting, using Prismacolor drawing, et cetera. And that creativity has always stayed with me. And then when I moved into business psychology, industrial organizational psychology, that creativity and wanting to innovate really manifested itself in now this new area of interest for me that became my career. And so I always had that. And when I was at these larger organizations,

I enjoyed oil painting, using Prismacolor drawing, et cetera. And that creativity has always stayed with me. And then when I moved into business psychology, industrial organizational psychology, that creativity and wanting to innovate really manifested itself in now this new area of interest for me that became my career. And so I always had that. And when I was at these larger organizations,

I felt that I wasn't fully able to express that sort of creativity and maybe perhaps fully work with leaders in the way that I wanted, which would be much deeper, more transformational, and really wanting them to make significant changes in terms of who they were, and then in turn, make changes in who they were as leaders. One thing that I often coach my clients on

I felt that I wasn't fully able to express that sort of creativity and maybe perhaps fully work with leaders in the way that I wanted, which would be much deeper, more transformational, and really wanting them to make significant changes in terms of who they were, and then in turn, make changes in who they were as leaders. One thing that I often coach my clients on

And indeed, as coaches and consultants, particularly as coaches and leaders, we've got to walk our talk. And so we cannot simply be coaching other leaders on what they may need to do and how they need to change. But we also need to step into our own change ourselves and be held accountable for that.

And indeed, as coaches and consultants, particularly as coaches and leaders, we've got to walk our talk. And so we cannot simply be coaching other leaders on what they may need to do and how they need to change. But we also need to step into our own change ourselves and be held accountable for that.

And so I'd often coach my leaders to be bold, courageous in their decision-making, to really go with their intuition, follow their heart, and really step out into the directions in which they believe they need to go. And when it came down to the fundamental question I asked myself is, are you going to stay within a large organization, rely on the reputation of this firm, the resources?

And so I'd often coach my leaders to be bold, courageous in their decision-making, to really go with their intuition, follow their heart, and really step out into the directions in which they believe they need to go. And when it came down to the fundamental question I asked myself is, are you going to stay within a large organization, rely on the reputation of this firm, the resources?

The beautiful steel and glass building that you walk into every day and with all the nice facilities and the office environment that you have privilege of having access to. Or are you going to go step out and bet on yourself? And when I framed the question like that, Vince, the answer became very clear.

The beautiful steel and glass building that you walk into every day and with all the nice facilities and the office environment that you have privilege of having access to. Or are you going to go step out and bet on yourself? And when I framed the question like that, Vince, the answer became very clear.

I had to go step out and bet on myself as I would have coached and encouraged my leaders that I work with to do. And I can say that I have not regretted a single moment. It's been absolutely amazing.

I had to go step out and bet on myself as I would have coached and encouraged my leaders that I work with to do. And I can say that I have not regretted a single moment. It's been absolutely amazing.

I absolutely agree.

I absolutely agree.

Yeah, early on in my career, when I was just starting out at HR, I actually did hire a coach for myself. And my coach, the reason why I hired him, and this is way back in the, gosh, early 2000s, I wanted to become a coach. And therefore, I thought a good way to do that would be to get mentorship and be able to learn from a really experienced executive coach.

Yeah, early on in my career, when I was just starting out at HR, I actually did hire a coach for myself. And my coach, the reason why I hired him, and this is way back in the, gosh, early 2000s, I wanted to become a coach. And therefore, I thought a good way to do that would be to get mentorship and be able to learn from a really experienced executive coach.

And I remember, I think one of the most important things that he taught me, because he used to continuously push me and say, Waylon, you can do this. You can work with these types of leaders. You can have the type of impact that you want to have with a certain level of leader. And at the time, Vince, I didn't... I didn't quite believe him or I didn't feel ready.

And I remember, I think one of the most important things that he taught me, because he used to continuously push me and say, Waylon, you can do this. You can work with these types of leaders. You can have the type of impact that you want to have with a certain level of leader. And at the time, Vince, I didn't... I didn't quite believe him or I didn't feel ready.