Positive Psychology Coaching for Positive Leadership
Learn how to give your clients the tools to excel in positive leadership with this ICF accredited course.
- INSTRUCTOR: DR. SOK-HO TRINH PhD., MBA, MSc., PGCTLHE, FHEA
- ICF CREDITS: 8.6 CORE COMPETENCIES / 3.4 RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Positive Psychology Coaching for Positive Leadership
Learn how to give your clients the tools to excel in positive leadership with this ICF accredited course.
- INSTRUCTOR: DR. SOK-HO TRINH PhD., MBA, MSc., PGCTLHE, FHEA
- ICF CREDITS: 8.6 CORE COMPETENCIES / 3.4 RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Course overview
Excel in Positive Leadership
This course introduces students to positive psychology coaching applied to the concept of Positive Leadership, connecting the dots between theoretical knowledge and practical applications.
This course will also stand as a reference for those who wish to explore the shift of leadership paradigm by putting employee’s wellbeing as a core priority.
This is particularly relevant for leaders, aspiring leaders, leadership coaches, leadership development professionals, and professionals who work with leaders.
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Course Learning Objectives
During the Positive Psychology Coaching for Positive Leadership course, you will:
Learning Objective #1
Learn the latest humanistic and evidence-based leadership to be at the forefront of driving high performance and growth through wellbeing.
Learning Objective #2
Practice and self-reflect on personal transformational activities to allow positive leadership mindset shifts, and behavioural change rooted in science to lead change initiatives with exceptional results.
Learning Objective #3
Understand and learn to apply leadership with a basis in positive psychology coaching to boost engagement and satisfaction, ensuring the wellbeing of teams and driving your business impact.

Course Details
Part One
Foundations of PPC in the context of Positive Leadership (PPCPL).
- Introduction to this course, learning objectives, and practice of an alliance design.
- Coaching individual and groups/team: conceptual and theoretical principles.
- Positive leadership: underpinning research – theories and live practice.
- The merge of positive leadership, positive psychology, coaching psychology and the practice of coaching: latest research.
Part Two
Transform and lead yourself.
- PPC, leadership and the self: demystification.
- Inner positive-leadership: theories.
- Practice clinic: theories discussion and practice on inner leadership.
- The difference between PPC and delivering PPIs.
Part Three
Applying PPC in real-world situations.
- Coaching in positive leadership development: demystification.
- Industry case: coaching models for positive leadership development.
- Practice clinic: positive leadership development.
Part Four
Positive transformation in organisations.
- Positive Organizational Scholarship (POS) and coaching: demystification.
- Industry example: Appreciative Coaching (AI), the 4P model©.
- Practice clinic: AI and 4P model©.
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Meet your instructor
Dr. Sok-ho Trinh
Sok-ho is a Passionologist, educator, research, speaker, and global-minded business leader.

Inspired by humanistic values inherited from his parents and siblings who survived the Cambodian genocide, Sok-ho founded the Institute of Passion, a wellbeing and cross-disciplinary scientific institute; Mr Passion, a Positive Psychology Coaching and human capital development practice; and launched the Passionology movement to unleash people’s purpose and passion through social and behavoural sciences.
In addition to 15 years in global organizations in senior roles in retail and consumer analytics and as an entrepreneur, Sok-ho is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) and a past instructor of the MAPPCP program.
He also served as an advisory board member and mentor to social enterprises. His own passions include music, travel, good food, and discovering cultures, minds, and people.