Stories of Transformation

Taking the helm of our 40-year-old family business at 32, I faced the classic Javanese leadership dilemma - how to honor our unggah-ungguh (cultural etiquette) while driving necessary change. SSC's guidance didn't just teach me modern leadership; he showed me how to weave it through our existing cultural fabric.

As a non-profit, we relied on good intentions. SSC helped design systems blending communal spirit with professionalism. Now volunteers stay not just for solidarity, but personal growth.

In our culture, female leaders are often seen as 'too ambitious'. Leksana guided me develop a firm yet gentle style - like 'water eroding stone'. My team now respects assertive-yet-harmonious leadership.

With SSC team's facilitation, I learned to translate modern leadership concepts into our cultural context. The result? Our plant managers now run musyawarah (consultative) sessions that actually produce executable plans

Leksana taught us that culture change moves at the speed of trust. While we were impatient for quick results, he helped us appreciate the quiet breakthroughs - a difficult conversation handled well, a long-silent voice finally heard.

The metrics we track now are different: quality of dialogue, depth of listening, willingness to be vulnerable. These were the real transformations SSC made possible for us.

The changes were subtle but cumulative. More 'thank yous' in emails. Fewer defensive reactions to feedback. More volunteers for tough projects. A year later, our culture feels renewed.

What surprised me most was the ripple effect. After Leksana worked with our executive team, we started seeing the same openness trickling down to frontline staff meetings.

The real breakthrough came months after our last session, when I noticed my leadership team resolving conflicts without me. SSC had helped them develop their own mediation muscles.

At first I doubted the soft approach. But a year later, our employee surveys showed something remarkable - 72% said they now feel safe speaking up about challenges.

Leksana has a rare gift—he creates a space so safe that even the most guarded leaders open up. His gentle yet incisive questions helped me uncover blind spots I’d avoided for years. The breakthrough? I stopped leading from fear and started inspiring from trust.

His facilitation doesn’t just align teams—it harmonizes them. We entered the room with competing agendas. Leksana’s process had us co-creating a strategy so unified, it felt like we shared one mind.

In our leadership offsite, tensions were high. Leksana didn’t mediate; he held space so skillfully that we resolved conflicts ourselves. The result? A leadership pact that transformed our culture in 6 months.

Most consultants give answers. Leksana opens doors you didn’t know existed. In one session, he reframed a ‘dead-end’ challenge into a strategic opportunity—our team is now pioneering an entirely new market.

Leksana planted seeds that grew over time. What seemed like simple questions in sessions ('What aren't we saying?') became part of our team's DNA. We now catch our own unspoken tensions.

At first, nothing seemed different after SSC's sessions. But six months later, I noticed our leadership team meetings had transformed - less posturing, more authentic dialogue. People started speaking their truths without fear.

The magic was in what Leksana didn't do. He never gave us answers, but created spaces where we could find them ourselves. Slowly, our team learned to sit with discomfort and emerge with wiser decisions.

After working with SSCLeadership, I began noticing small but profound shifts - a junior team member speaking up in meetings, two department heads resolving tensions without HR intervention. The change was quiet but real.

Leksana's greatest gift was helping us slow down. Where we used to rush to artificial consensus, we now take time to hear divergent views. Our decisions stick better because everyone feels heard.

The energy in our office palpably shifted about eight months post-coaching. More laughter in hallways, more honest feedback in meetings. It's like we remembered we're all human beings first.