For Asian Women Coaches

• Join an AWCC Catalyst Circle 

• Recent Articles

  • ​Why Silicon Valley’s many Asian Americans still feel like a minority (Bloomberg, 2021)

  • How it Feels to Be Asian in Today's America (New York Times, 2021)

• Tools

  • CliftonStrengths

  • Career Leader

  • Enneagram

  • Group Coaching Structure and Mechanics

  • Intercultural Development Inventory

  • Positive Intelligence

• Research Studies

  • Underrepresented and Underleveraged: Developing the leadership potential of women of Asian descent. (APA's Consulting Psychology Journal, 2022, Yon Na, PhD and Debra Kawahara, PhD) 

  • Where the Racial Makeup of the U.S. Shifted in the Last Decade (New York Times, 2021)

  • The Cost of Being an ‘Interchangeable Asian’ (New York Times, 2021)

  • 6 Charts That Dismantle The Trope Of Asian Americans As A Model Minority (NPR, 2021)

  • LEAP Asian American Executive Leadership Report, 2020 (Yon Na, PhD and Linda Akutagawa)

  • Shattering the Bamboo Ceiling: Addressing Asian American Under–Representation in the C-Suite (Tina Shah Paikeday, Yen Ling Shek, Dheeraj Vashista, Alix Stuart, 2020)

  • Breaking through the Bamboo Ceiling (HBR, 2011)

  • Why Aren’t more Asian Americans in Leadership Positions? (HBR, 2016)

  • Ascend Leadership Foundation Research 

  • McKinsey Research

• Certifications

  • ICF Certification

  • ICF Code of Ethics

  • Coaching Training Program Search Service

 

For Asian Women Who Need a Coach:

• Articles on how to find a coach

  • How to Find A Coach Who Fits Your Needs (Forbes, 2019)

  • Find a Coach (ICF, 2021) 

  • Group Coaching vs. One-to-One: How to Decide which Style is Right For You or Your Team Members (Forbes, 2021)

• Articles on how to maximize your coaching sessions

  • How to get the Most Out of Your Next Coaching Session (Forbes, 2018)

  • What Is Coachability, And How Can I Embrace It? (Forbes, 2020)

  • Are You Ready to Be Coached? (HBR, 2020)

• Articles about how to make pivots

  • How to Do a Life Pivot (Christina Lewis, 2013)

  • 10 Steps to Pulling Off a Life Pivot (Kate Brodock, 2013)

  • 5 Steps to Designing the Life You Want (Bill Bernett, TEDxStanford, April 2017)

• Book recommendations

  • You are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life (Jen Sicero, 2021)

  • Design Your Work Life (Burnett and Evans, 2020)

  • Everything is Figureoutable (Marie Forleo, 2019)

  • Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity (Kim Scott, 2019)

  • Mindset (Carol Dweck, Ph.D. 2007)

  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Steven Covey, 2004)