"Building mental toughness gets you to the top. Building mental wellness keep you there. The best coaches know how to work in both domains- by design."
- Edgar K. Tham
The Pioneer Who Built Both Programmes
Edgar K. Tham is not just a trainer — he is the architect of performance psychology across Southeast Asia. In 1995, the Singapore Government appointed Edgar as the nation's very first Sport Psychologist, where he established the founding Sport Psychology Department at the Singapore Sports Council.
He went on to serve as the Travelling Team Psychologist for national athletes competing at the SEA Games, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, World Championships, Olympic Games, and Paralympic Games — personally coaching Olympic and World Championship-level athletes to achieve greatness.
Today, Edgar is the Founder and Chief Sport & Performance Psychologist of SportPsych Consulting — Southeast Asia's largest sport and performance consulting firm, with offices in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
He is also the President of the International Association for Performance Coaching & Facilitation (IAPCF) and serves as Associate Faculty at the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), Ngee Ann Polytechnic CET Academy, and multiple international universities including Edinburgh Napier University (UK), University of Stirling (UK), and the University of Wollongong (Australia).
Over his 30-year career, Edgar has shared his expertise with more than 500,000 participants across sport, business, education, healthcare, military, sales, and the performing arts.
🏆 World-Class Credentials
- Founding Co-Chair, Register of Psychologists (2002), Singapore Psychological Society
- Registered Psychologist, Singapore Psychological Society
- Diplomate in Sport Psychology, International Sports Professionals Association (USA) — awarded for pioneering contributions across Asia
- President, International Association for Performance Coaching & Facilitation (IAPCF)
- Master Trainer, Mental Toughness Research Institute (MTRI), USA
- Course Developer & Associate Trainer, Ngee Ann Polytechnic CET Academy
- Co-Author: Mental Toughness Strategies of the World's Greatest Athletes | In the Zone: The Mindset for Peak Performance | Thriving Under Pressure
- Featured on: Channel News Asia (CNA938 Money Mind), Medical Channel Asia, The Business Times, The Straits Times
When you learn performance coaching in this program, you are learning frameworks developed from real performance environments where results matter — not just classroom theory
Why Edgar Is Uniquely Qualified to Deliver Your Dual Certification
What sets this programme apart — and what sets Edgar apart from any other trainer in the region — is his rare mastery across both performance coaching AND mental wellness.
The Performance Edge: Edgar is the Master Trainer who conducts MTRI's internationally accredited Certified Mental Toughness Coach programme. He equips coaches with battle-tested, science-proven tools — including the proprietary S.P.O.R.T.™ Coaching Model and Mental Toughness Profile™ — to help clients perform under pressure, manage stress, and sustain excellence in sport, business, and life.
The Wellness Foundation: Edgar has also developed and delivered Ngee Ann Polytechnic's Certified Mental Wellness Coach & Facilitator programme — now past its 22nd batch — training hundreds of coaches across Asia in evidence-based positive psychology, resilience strategies, and ethical coaching practices.
Most coaches only know one side. Edgar has built and delivered both. When you learn from him, you gain a complete coaching system that addresses the full spectrum of human performance and well-being.
Why This Matters for You — Right Here in Malaysia
Malaysia's wellness economy is booming. The nation's health and wellness market reached USD 11.42 billion in 2024 and is projected to grow to USD 17.95 billion by 2033. The corporate wellness market alone is expected to nearly double to USD 507.9 million by 2033. Yet workplace surveys consistently highlight alarming gaps in psychological safety and rising psychosocial risk across Malaysian organisations.
The demand for qualified, dual-credentialled coaches far outstrips supply.
By earning your Certified Performance Coach (CPC) and Certified Mental Wellness Coach credentials through MasteryAsia, you position yourself as a rare, dual-qualified professional who can take clients from burnout to breakthrough — from stress management to peak performance. You don't just add letters after your name; you gain a complete, science-backed coaching system that Malaysian businesses, schools, sports organisations, and individuals urgently need.
In many organisations today:
Managers are expected to coach, not just manage
HR is expected to develop people, not just manage policies
Trainers are expected to change behaviour, not just conduct training
Leaders are expected to build people, not just deliver results
Coaching is no longer a “nice-to-have” skill. It is becoming a core professional skill in leadership, HR, training, and people development.
This webinar will show you how Performance Coaching works — and how you can learn it
Edgar is also Co-Founder of SportPsych Consulting Malaysia based in Kuala Lumpur — this isn't a trainer who flies in and flies out. He has a genuine, invested stake in seeing Malaysian coaches rise.
Why Coaching Skills Are Becoming Important In The Workplace
Let’s be honest.
Many professionals today are promoted into leadership or management roles because they are good at their technical work.
But once they become leaders, managers, HR professionals, or trainers, they are expected to:
🔹Coach their team
🔹Develop people
🔹Motivate underperformers
🔹Handle difficult conversations
🔹Help staff manage stress and burnout
🔹Build high-performing teams
But the truth is — most people were never trained how to coach properly.
So what happens?
They rely on:
🔹Giving advice
🔹Telling people what to do
🔹Trial and error
🔹Personal experience
But coaching without a framework is like managing without a system.
You may try your best — but results are inconsistent.
This is why organisations today are looking for professionals who can coach performance, build mental toughness, and support mental wellness.
This is what Performance Coaching is about.
What You Will Learn In This Upcoming Zoom Masterclass?
In this masterclass, you will discover:
01
How a structured Performance Coaching Framework (S.P.O.R.T.™) is used to coach performance in real-world situations
02
How to coach people who are dealing with pressure, performance challenges, and burnout
03
The difference between Mental Toughness Coaching and Mental Wellness Coaching — and when to use each
04
How coaching is applied in corporate, leadership, HR, education, and sports environments
05
How the Certified Performance Coach certification can support your professional development and career growth
Who Is This Dual Certification For?
- HR professionals & L&D leaders integrating performance coaching and mental wellness into organisations
- Coaches & trainers seeking to differentiate with dual credentials and command premium fees
- Counsellors & psychologists expanding into performance coaching
- Educators & lecturers wanting evidence-based mental wellness facilitation tools
- Sports coaches & managers supporting athletes' mental game alongside physical training
- Entrepreneurs & aspiring coaches building a practice in Malaysia's fast-growing wellness sector
- Anyone passionate about helping others perform at their best — while thriving mentally
If your work involves developing people, leading teams, coaching staff, or helping others perform better, this webinar will be relevant to you.
What Make This Certification Different?
This is not a general life coaching program.
This certification focuses on Performance Coaching in real-world environments, including corporate, leadership, education, and sports settings.
What makes this program unique:
🎯 Focus on Performance Coaching, not just general coaching
🧠 Learn both Mental Toughness and Mental Wellness frameworks
💼 Designed for working professionals
📘 Real-world case studies and practical application
💻 Hybrid learning format: Online + Face-to-Face
🏅 Clear certification and assessment criteria from Day 1
✍️ Learn when to focus on performance, mental wellness, or system change
You are not just learning how to “ask questions”.
You are learning how to coach people to perform, cope, and thrive.
Your Built-In Next Step: Eligibility for QuestBytes
As a dual-certified coach, you also meet the entry requirement to join the QuestBytes programme.
This means that once you complete your Certified Performance Coach (CPC) plus Certified Mental Wellness Coach pathway through MasteryAsia, in partnership with IAPCF, you are immediately qualified to apply to QuestBytes, opening up additional opportunities for client work, collaboration, and regional visibility as a trusted professional coach.
Learn from the Pioneer. Earn the Dual Credential.
Serve Your Clients at a Whole New Level
Reserve Your Seat for the Upcoming
Zoom Masterclass
Date: 6 July 2026 (Mon)
Time: 8.30pm - 10.30pm
Venue: Zoom
This webinar is designed for professionals who want to develop coaching and people development skills in a structured and professional way.
Zoom spots are limited
You don’t have to decide today whether to become a Certified Performance Coach.
But if your role involves:
Leading people
Developing people
Coaching people
Supporting people under pressure
Helping people perform better
Then this is a skill worth understanding.
Join the webinar, learn how performance coaching works, and then decide if this is something you want to pursue further.
Programme Outline
Transformational Leadership is a 2-day program that uses a combination of training aids and methods such as lectures, activities, exercises and group discussion to enhance learning. The learning process is experiential and highly interactive.
1. Introduction to Transformational Leadership
- Defining transformational leadership
- Leadership is influence: The leader’s ability to get other to do what you want them to do
- Transformational Leadership in a fast changing environment
- Getting things done through compliance versus commitment; impact on performance, productivity and quality
- Transformational leadership and managing change
2. The Transformational Process
- The Four Steps Change process
- Why the resistance to change;
- The Need to Change
- Transformational leadership and managing change
3. Managing Change & Defensiveness
3.1. Leading Change
- Building the reasons for others to want to change
- Why the resistance to change
- How to get people to” follow you to places they would not go by themselves”
- Visioning - Building Energy and getting buy-in
- Communicating the Change
3.2 : Managing Change
- Compliance versus Commitment
- Interpersonal Flexibility – How to achieve the ability to influence others to Change
- Three steps towards building trust and the Four Elements of Trust
- Self Initiation – To change others we must first change ourselves.
3.3: Planning Change
- Clarity and Empowerment
- Clarity of Expectations
- Mission Vs Instructions
- Components of empowerment
- Why Asians resist empowerment: The Ritz Carlton case study
4. The 5 Levels of Leadership
- Principles of The Five Levels of Leadership
- Level 1- Fulfilling Roles
- Level 2- Building Connection and Relationship
- Level 3- Managing for Performance and Results
- Level 4- Mentoring and coaching for Replication
- Level 5- Leading at the highest level: Respect
- Moving from Level 1 Leadership to a higher level
- Behaviours associated with each level
5. Managing for High Performance & Results
- The building blocks for getting High Performance
- Why people don’t perform
- The ABC formulae for managing performance
- The Pygmalion Effects of Management
6. Becoming a Person of Influence - Coaching & Mentoring
- What is INFLUENCE
- Coaching Mentoring and modelling
- The SPORT model for Coaching
- The FIVE steps of mentoring
- 6 step influencing process focusing on leadership, discussion and coaching
- Empowerment; when and who
Clients That Have Worked With Us
At QUEST Learning, we enhance performance, productivity, and profits through result-driven training, coaching, and consulting. With over 40 years of experience, we’ve partnered with global brands across Asia, delivering tangible improvements.
Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, we serve clients regionally from offices in China, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Indonesia. Our expertise spans industry-specific solutions in Business Acumen, Leadership & Management, Persuasive Communication, Sales & Marketing, Service Quality, and Organisational Development.
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