Dr Konstantin Strangas

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Career Coaching. Navigating Complexity. Finding Your Focus.

Whether you are an individual hitting a mid-career wall or an HR leader looking to elevate your people, I offer direct, non-judgmental coaching to help cut through fatigue and resolve workplace friction.

What I Offer

The Approach

Actionable strategies grounded in two decades of global executive experience in Organisational Development and People Development, blended with academic rigor and international professional standards.

My Style & Principles

My Coaching Style

My approach to coaching is highly practical, developmental, and deeply grounded in real-world executive experience. Having spent decades navigating complex global corporate ecosystems across Europe, the US, and Asia-Pacific, my communication style is straightforward and direct — but always fiercely non-judgmental.When we work together, I do not provide pre-packaged advice. Instead, I act as your sparring partner and pacemaker. I utilise systemic methods and targeted exercises to help you increase your self-awareness, uncover blind spots, and build actionable strategies.Furthermore, as an accredited EMCC Senior Practitioner Coach and Mental Health First Aider, I ensure our sessions remain a psychologically safe environment to tackle difficult topics like burnout, career fatigue, or workplace friction.

What I Stand For

I believe that individuals have to be willing to dig deep and be vulnerable to truly achieve break-throughs in coaching. This means as a coach I have to create a safe and comfortable environment where clients can share openly and free of fear of judgement.To ensure this, I adhere closely to all elements and principles of the Global Code of Ethics for Coaches, Mentors and Supervisors and of the Professional Charter for Coaching and Mentoring.

My Seven Coaching Principles

How We Can Work Together

I offer targeted coaching engagements tailored to the specific needs of organisations and individuals. Here is a breakdown of my core services and the step-by-step approach for each.

Business & Organisational Coaching

In complex corporate ecosystems, driving performance requires both systemic interventions and targeted leadership growth. This service operates on two critical fronts.First, I can apply a systemic, process-orientated approach to address team dynamics, conflict transformation, and broader human capital strategy. Acting as a strategic facilitator, I work alongside leadership teams to identify operational blind spots and navigate shifting internal dynamics.Second, I can partner with organisations as an external coach to support the expedited development journeys of select high-potential talents or to act as sparring partner as individuals step up into new roles, assuming wider remits and more responsibilities.Whether optimising communication structures across a department or accelerating the readiness of future executives, the objective is to align your human capital with concrete business goals — ensuring your organisation possesses the psychological safety, capability, and resilience required to actively drive change.

The Approach

Executive & Mid-career Coaching

Whether you are stepping into a higher leadership role, managing an expansion of responsibilities, or navigating professional stagnation, this service is designed to accelerate your executive presence and strategic decision-making.We bypass pre-packaged advice to focus on deep self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and effective conflict resolution. Using a pragmatic, evidence-based framework, we work together to uncover underlying behavioural obstacles, refine your leadership brand, and develop actionable strategies that maximise performance and restore focus amidst career fatigue.

The Approach

Retirement & Outplacement Coaching

Exiting a long-held corporate role or stepping away from an established career inevitably triggers a significant identity shift. This coaching provides a structured, objective environment to redefine your professional legacy and plan your next chapter without judgement. We focus on both the practical and psychological realities of outplacement and retirement, managing the transition with clarity and forward momentum. By exploring new avenues for your expertise and navigating the complexities of career conclusion, we ensure your departure is strategic, dignified, and tightly aligned with your long-term objectives.

The Approach

Crisis Intervention & Divorce Coaching

Severe personal or professional disruptions — such as a high-stakes corporate crisis, a sudden career derailment, or a divorce — demand acute focus and an exceptionally safe environment. Leveraging my accreditation as a Mental Health First Aider and EMCC Senior Practitioner, this highly targeted coaching provides immediate stability during periods of profound uncertainty.While maintaining a strict boundary from clinical therapy, we work directly to manage acute stress, re-establish healthy boundaries, and restore your baseline resilience so you can maintain operational capacity and make clear, rational decisions when it matters most.

The Approach

Select Previous Engagements

While client confidentiality is my highest priority, here is a small snapshot of some recent coaching engagements and the practical outcomes we achieved together.

The Clinical-to-Corporate Transition:

The Technical Expert:

The High Potential Leader:

The Industry Veteran:

The Accidental HR Guy

When speaking at conferences, I often introduce myself as the “accidental HR guy.” My career began outside the traditional HR function before expanding internationally into leadership roles across global organizations.I started out as a forensic accountant in Europe and Asia, cutting my teeth in financial fraud investigation and large-scale business transformations. When the global financial crisis hit, I saw firsthand how frequently organizations struggle with the human side of change. That realization prompted a deliberate pivot away from numbers and systems, and toward people.Today, based in Singapore, I balance my work as global HR executive with my role as adjunct university faculty and board director of a boutique HR consultancy. I bring a clear, direct communication style to my coaching, meaning our conversations will be practical, grounded, and fiercely non-judgmental.Having completed my doctorate on work engagement among medical professionals, I enjoy combining hands-on executive experience with academic rigor to deliver evidence-based insights for the leaders and organizations I partner with.

Qualifications:

Accreditations:

As Trusted By

With over 20 years of international experience, I have delivered executive and organizational coaching to leaders across major global enterprises, supranational bodies, and fast-scaling organizations.

Take the First Step

Coaching is an investment in your personal and professional future. Through a trusting, non-judgmental environment, we will identify your roadblocks and set a practical path toward your goals.All coaching engagements begin with a complimentary, non-obligatory consultation. During this call, we will clarify your objectives, determine if we have the right chemistry to work together, and outline what our next steps could look like.

I am available for in-person coaching (Singapore) or virtually via video (globally).
Email: [email protected]

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As a passionate believer in “The Power of Good,” I offer pro bono and discounted support on a case-by-case basis to individuals involved in grassroots movements, social justice spaces, and NGOs making a positive impact. If you are working in these fields, please do not hesitate to reach out.