Developing people for work that matters
Herk Consulting designs leadership and capability development programmes that help people lead well, work effectively with others and stay connected to the outcomes their work is meant to achieve.
Social service and non-profit organisations depend heavily on people and relationships. Staff may need to support service users, manage teams, work with funders, collaborate with partners and navigate the expectations of different stakeholders, often at the same time.
Leadership & People Management
- New & Emerging Manager Development
- Coaching Conversations
- Delegation & Accountability
- Feedback & Difficult Conversations
- Leading People Through Change
Stakeholders, Partnerships & Collaboration
Social outcomes are rarely created by one organisation alone.
- Stakeholder Influence & Alignment
- Partnership & Ecosystem Collaboration
- Communicating with Influence
- Conflict Navigation
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
Trust, Teams & Culture
- Psychological Safety & Trust
- Team Culture & Ways of Working
- Feedback & Speak-Up Culture
- Better Team Conversations
Inclusion & Accessibility
- Disability Awareness & Inclusion
- Inclusive Leadership
- Inclusive Communication
- Digital Accessibility
- Inclusive Service and Event Design
Resilience for frontline professionals
Frontline and service professionals often work in emotionally demanding environments. They may be supporting people in difficult circumstances, handling competing needs, responding to unexpected situations and managing their own reactions at the same time.
Resilience is not simply about pushing through. It is about building practical ways to recognise what is happening, regulate responses, recover after difficult moments and stay effective in the work.
Steady & Strong at Work
A practical resilience programme for frontline professionals, with tools for managing reactions under pressure, distinguishing control from influence, reflecting on difficult situations and supporting one another appropriately.
Outcomes & social impact
Mission-driven organisations can become very busy delivering programmes and services. Outcomes thinking creates space to ask what is actually changing because of the work.
- Theory of Change & Outcomes Thinking
- Stakeholder Perspectives
- Social Impact
- Selected Social Sustainability Topics
Why Herk Consulting for the social sector?
Herk has spent a significant part of his career working in and alongside Singapore’s social sector. His senior leadership experience includes SG Enable, NCSS and the Singapore International Foundation, with work spanning leadership, strategy, disability inclusion, partnerships, organisational priorities and social outcomes.
Today, he combines that practitioner background with professional expertise in adult learning, coaching, psychological safety and inclusion.
Experience in the social sector
Direct Herk Consulting engagements include SPD, Ambulance Wish Singapore, SG Her Empowerment and Sree Narayana Mission.
Herk has also facilitated programmes for St Luke’s ElderCare through SUSS Academy and CDAC through Workplace Asia.