Brian Lawrence

Brian Lawrence has a diverse work experience spanning several roles and industries. Brian served as the Director and Chief Trailblazer at Life Trails Consulting Ltd from July 2015 to the present, where they help corporate leaders build and lead high-performing teams. Brian also works as a Leadership Coach at Sounding Board, Inc since July 2021. Additionally, Brian has been a Partner/Reseller at Thomas International since April 2021 until February 2023.

Before these roles, Brian worked as a Principal Consultant at The Myers-Briggs Company, Asia Pacific from January 2011 to July 2015, where they provided consulting support and facilitated certification programs for CPPAP's psychometric products. Prior to that, they served as a Principal Psychologist at CPP Asia Pacific Pte Ltd / Hemisphere Consulting from July 2008 to December 2010, offering training and consulting services.

Brian's previous experience includes roles at the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office as a Regional Learning & Development Manager (January 2004 to June 2008), U-Centrix Pte Ltd as Director and Principal Consultant (April 2003 to January 2004), Open University Centre, Singapore Institute of Management as a Lecturer & Tutor (January 2002 to December 2003), Federal Express as an Industrial Psychologist (November 2002 to March 2003), and Speechworks Asia Pacific as a Regional User Interface Consultant (July 1999 to July 2001).

Overall, Brian Lawrence has built broad expertise in leadership coaching, team building, consulting, and training across various industries throughout their career.

Brian Lawrence's education history is as follows:

In 2020 to 2025, Brian attended the European Mentoring and Coaching Council and obtained a Global Individual Team Coaching Accreditation in the field of Team Coaching.

In 1997 to 1998, they pursued a Master's Degree at the University of Hertfordshire, specializing in Occupational Psychology.

From 1993 to 1994, Brian studied at Nanyang Technological University Singapore and earned a Postgraduate Diploma in Education.

Between 1989 and 1992, Brian attended James Cook University, where they completed a Bachelor's Degree with Honors in Psychology (BPsych(Hons)).

In 1984 to 1985, Brian studied at Catholic Junior College and obtained their A Levels in Science.

Lastly, they attended St Joseph's Institution from 1980 to 1983, where they completed their GCE 'O' Levels with a focus on Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, and English Literature.

In addition to their academic achievements, Brian has acquired various certifications. These include:

- The Six Types of Working Genius Certification from The Six Types of Working Genius in February 2023.

- PPA Master Practitioner certification from Thomas International Australia & New Zealand in May 2021.

- Level 2 certification in Team Diagnostic Survey from Team Diagnostic Survey Level 2 in December 2020.

- Level 1 certification in Team Diagnostic Survey from Team Diagnostic Survey Level 1 in November 2020.

- Completion of the Team Coaching Gateway Programme from Global Team Coaching Institute (GTCI) in September 2020.

- TypeCoach Certified Professional certification from TypeCoach, LLC in June 2020.

- Intentional Leadership Coach Certification from Differentiated Coaching Associates, LLC in January 2016.

- The Leadership Circle Profile certification from The Leadership Circle Asia-Pacific in September 2013.

- CPI260 certification from CPP, Inc. in December 2008.

- EQi 2.0 certification from Multi-Health Systems Inc. (MHS) in December 2008.

- Benchmarks and Skillscope certification from CPP, Inc. in August 2008.

- FIRO B certification from CPP, Inc. in July 2008.

- Strong Interest Inventory certification from CPP, Inc. in July 2008.

- MBTI for Team Development certification from CPP, Inc. in December 2007.

- Myers Briggs Type Indicator certification from CPP, Inc. in September 2007.

- Future Factory Business Process Mirrors Silver Certification from Future Factory in January 2005.

- Belbin Team Roles Inventory certification from Belbin Team Roles (UK - Head Office) in February 2004.

- Certified Trainer certification from Government Centre for Management and Policy Studies, Sunningdale, UK in February 2004.

- Individual Team Coaching Accreditation from European Mentoring & Coaching Council in October 2020.

- Sounding Board 1:1 Leadership Coach certification from Sounding Board, Inc. in May 2023.

Brian's education history and certifications show a strong focus on coaching, leadership development, and psychological assessment.