Stuart Tan
Neuroscience Based Coaching and Change Specialist
Over 30 years of experience and trained more than 500,000 participants across 11 countries
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Evolved Leadership™
Leadership and Human Capital DevelopmentSynopsis
Most leaders in this industry begin as individual contributors, yet few are trained in systemized team leadership. As a result, leadership often becomes task-focused, reactive, and rooted in fixed-mindset thinking that fails to inspire long-term growth. This keynote introduces Evolved Leadership, a modern approach that reframes leadership as the ability to draw out the best in people. Participants explore self-leadership, inner practices backed by research, and the three core pillars required for sustainable leadership. By understanding how conversations, learning, and rhythms shape team culture and performance, leaders gain a practical roadmap to build teams that are happier, stronger, and consistently productive.
Target Audience
Aspiring agency leaders transitioning from individual contributor to team leader Current leaders seeking sustainable, people-centered leadership approaches
Key Benefits
Leadership is about drawing out potential: Participants shift from task-based control to a mindset that sees leadership as enabling growth, ownership, and capability within their teams. More grounded and purposeful as leaders: Participants feel confident, focused, and energised, knowing they have a clear framework to lead sustainably without burnout or constant firefighting. Apply evolved leadership practices daily: Participants implement stronger conversations, learning habits, and work rhythms to create alignment, engagement, and consistent performance.
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About
Stuart Tan is an executive coach, international speaker, psychotherapist, and master motivational coach with over 30 years of experience developing leaders and organisations. He has trained more than 500,000 individuals across 11 countries, delivering impactful programmes in leadership, resilience, communication, and personal mastery. Holding an MBA and an Executive MSc in Organisational Psychology, Stuart integrates neuroscience, counselling psychology, and experiential learning to create deep behavioural change. He is Asia’s most experienced licensed NLP trainer and the first licensed NLP coaching trainer in the region. Stuart has worked extensively with multinational corporations and government agencies, including senior leadership programmes for the Ministry of Defence. Known for his empathy, clarity, and engaging facilitation style, Stuart helps leaders overcome inner barriers, strengthen decision-making, and build high-performing teams through sustainable inside-out transformation.
Unique Selling Point
Asia’s NLP Master Trainer – Stuart is the longest-serving licensed NLP trainer in Asia and the region’s first licensed NLP coaching trainer. His work delivers deep behavioural change, emotional breakthroughs, and leadership impact grounded in neuroscience and psychology.
Inside Out Leadership Transformation – Stuart’s approach develops leaders from the inside out. He integrates counselling psychology, organisational psychology, and coaching to help individuals overcome fear, stagnation, and pressure while building authentic influence.
Experiential Learning Architect – Known for immersive simulations and active facilitation, Stuart designs learning experiences that combine role play, reflection, and practice. His sessions build real capability, not passive knowledge, across teams and organisations.
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The Class Was A Transformative Experience For Me
“I attended a two day course on Transformational Leadership taught by Mr Stuart Tan, sponsored by NUS. Mr Tan was a very creative lecturer. He mixed aspects of neuroscience, organisational psychology, management theories as well as stories of can-do spirit of business titans and personal friends who live in the limitless realm of possibilities in putting his case across to us – that we can be more than who we think we are today. The class was a transformative experience for me and I will remind myself to try to effect the same sort of transformation to the people I work with in my office and various other groups I am involved in.
- Dr Gillian Koh
Senior Research Fellow at Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy , NUS
One of the Most Exceptionally Gifted Coaches I've Ever Seen!
Stuart Tan is one of the most exceptionally gifted coaches I've ever met. Frankly, I don't have much respect for most of the folks who parade themselves around as 'coaches' these days. Most of them do not have even the basic skills required to coach themselves let alone clients. Stuart is not only qualified - at his young age, he's attained a degree of world class mastery that few will ever reach. He's one of a very small handful of people I trust enough to go to for this type of assistance, and I do so regularly.
- Mark Joyner
Founder and Chairman at Construct Zero, Inc.
Best leadership training
Following an acquisition and a shift in focus, DirectAsia was undergoing significant transition – which, with a new team – made for a difficult transition period. We engaged Stuart to help us redefine our Values and embed a winning mentality in the new leadership team; hiring a leadership trainer is always a step into the unknown, and while Stuart was extremely straightforward and his references were impeccable, I remained a little nervous in advance of our leadership workshop. Those nerves were dispelled within an hour of the workshop starting: Stuart was engaging, illuminating and personable. His material, guidance and insight were first class, and several members of the team have since proclaimed that this was the best leadership training they have ever received. Following the workshop we have seen a significant improvement across our team.”
- Bob Thaker
CEO at Direct Asia Insurance (Singapore)
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