"Can, no problem": hearing the real answer in a Singapore meeting
The regional director asks if the new timeline works. Everyone says it can. Six weeks later it cannot, and nobody is surprised except the director. The answer was never really a yes.
Different cultures. Shared ways of leading.
Training for managers in Singapore’s regional headquarters and family-owned firms. A team reporting across five time zones rarely stumbles on skill: it stumbles on what nobody says out loud.
A best-selling programme, or a training put together module by module for your team. Either way, get in touch.
- Sessions are delivered inEnglish · Français · Español
- Modular, in person or online2 to 3 days
- Certified tools behind every programmeDISC · Enneagram
Clients ABP Consulting has worked with
ABP Consulting in figures
Cumulative figures across all of ABP Consulting.
- 32,000+managers and salespeople trained
- 560,000+hours of training delivered
- 9.2/10client satisfaction at the end of training
Sectors we work with
- Agrifood
- Tourism & hospitality
- Construction
- Services
- Medical, paramedical & pharmaceutical
- Banking
- SMEs
- Call centres
- Public sector
Management, sales, communication, coaching
Take a training whole, or keep only the modules that match the problem in front of you. We assemble them into a single, coherent programme.
Management
Managing in Singapore often means leading five nationalities in one office, all fluent in English and each raised on different rules about disagreeing with a boss, plus the team in Jakarta you mostly see on screen.
6 trainings
Sales
Selling in Singapore means selling to buyers who are relationship-driven and rigorous at once: a family-owned distributor who wants to know you before a second meeting, a regional headquarters that scores three proposals side by side.
1 training
Interpersonal communication
Understanding how you operate before trying to adjust how anyone else does, with DISC and the Enneagram.
3 trainings
Seminars & team coaching
Team coaching does not deliver content: it works on a team's real situation, cohesion, how people work together, a shared vision.
1 training
The Buffet method
Only the modules that earn their place.
Modules combine across categories: a management programme can borrow a communication module.
Groups stay small enough that every participant works on a real situation from their own team.
Sessions run in person in Singapore, live online across the region, or inside your company.
Certifications
Who stands behind the programmes
ABP Consulting is led by its founder, Alain Palacios, certified in DISC and trained in the Enneagram and in coaching. He delivers a good number of sessions in person; the rest are run by trainers from the ABP team, on programmes built on DISC, the Enneagram and coaching.
- DISC
- Enneagram
- Coaching
What our clients say on Google
out of 5 on Google, from 448 reviews (as of 17 September 2026)
The latest reviews of ABP Consulting in France, as published on its Google listing.
I took part in a two-day Enneagram course led by Alain, and it was an extremely enriching and deeply moving experience. Alain is a passionate, kind and captivating trainer. With his humour, his energy and his command of the subject, he makes complex ideas accessible. The two days flew by! This course helped me understand myself better and understand others better. Many thanks as well to the whole team for their support, their responsiveness and their warm welcome. I recommend this course without hesitation.
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Thank you to ABP Consulting and Alain for the excellent delivery of the Enneagram course. I came to understand the Enneagram through a wealth of examples illustrating and defining the different profiles. And all of it while watching a real show from Alain!! A rich, very well-honed course that also leaves plenty of room for interaction and discussion between participants. Thank you and well done!
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A team-building day for members of the Junior Chamber International (JCE) built around the Enneagram. The training given by Gwenaëlle LEFRANT was brilliant. Essential for getting to know yourself and understanding others. Thank you for a very enriching day!!!
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A high-quality Enneagram course with Gwenaëlle Lefrant, thank you very much ABP Consulting! I advise everyone to take it, to discover the different facets of personality and all the ways the same event can be perceived. It's very enriching!
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I was lucky enough to take the Enneagram course led by Gwenaëlle Lefrant and I highly recommend it! It is a fascinating course that helps you get to know yourself better, understand how you operate and better understand the people you deal with, in both your professional and personal life. Gwenaëlle has a perfect command of her subject and makes the course dynamic, lively and accessible. The discussions are rich, the input is concrete and the approach is both professional and caring. An extremely enriching experience that I recommend without hesitation.
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An excellent experience at this training centre! The course was brilliant, enriching and very interesting from start to finish. Many thanks to Annie, a passionate trainer who explains things well and really listens. She passes on her knowledge with clarity and energy, which makes the sessions truly enjoyable. I highly recommend this training centre!
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Blog
Notes on managing in Singapore
Managing a regional team from Singapore when the working day is split across time zones
Regional teams run on a narrow window of shared hours. What to decide without meeting, which rituals to keep, and how to stop the people outside the hub feeling second-class.
Flexible work requests: what the manager decides, and what belongs to HR
Formal flexible work requests now follow a defined process in Singapore. What that process leaves to the line manager, and how to decide without it becoming personal.
Frequently asked questions
What Singapore employers ask first
What languages are ABP training and coaching delivered in?
Training and coaching are delivered in English, French or Spanish. This site can also be read in Chinese, but sessions are not delivered in Chinese.
What does ABP Consulting do in Singapore?
ABP Consulting is a management training and coaching firm founded in 2003 in Nice, France, and backed by more than twenty trainers and coaches. In Singapore, it runs management, sales and communication training, team coaching and individual coaching.
How long are ABP trainings?
One to three days depending on the training. In the two three-day trainings, the first two days are consecutive and the third takes place a few weeks later, once participants have put the tools into practice.
Where do sessions take place in Singapore?
At your premises anywhere in Singapore, at a venue you choose, or remotely for the trainings available online. Individual coaching sessions can be held in person, by video, or a mix of both.
Working outside Singapore?
ABP Consulting works in six markets, each with its own site. If your teams sit elsewhere, start there rather than here.
See all six markets