Vadivu Govind
Founding Director & Inner Wealth Catalyst
Organisations are made of humans.
I connect with people as whole human beings — not simply through their roles or titles. My work begins with the belief that leadership is fundamentally human, and that the quality of our presence, relationships and choices shapes the cultures we create.
As the Founding Director of Inner Wealth, I partner with organisations to cultivate the human capacities needed to lead wisely and create meaningful impact in an increasingly complex and AI-augmented world.
My work brings together research-informed approaches and deeply human practice, creating safe spaces where people can reflect, grow and lead with greater care, courage and wisdom.
One of the most consistent pieces of feedback I have received over the past fifteen years is that people feel unusually safe to be honest. In these spaces, conversations often move beyond strategy and performance to questions of identity, purpose, relationships and the kind of human beings we wish to become.
Whether working with an executive one-to-one or facilitating a leadership experience, I seek to create the conditions where insight becomes embodiment and meaningful change becomes possible.
I have witnessed leaders discover strengths they had never recognised, find renewed purpose in difficult seasons, navigate complexity with greater clarity, and lead with deeper compassion without compromising excellence.
The workplace remains one of society’s greatest untapped places for human development. We spend much of our lives at work. I believe organisations can become places where people not only perform, but also grow into more caring and wiser human beings who strengthen their workplaces, communities and the wider world.
This conviction has become even more important in the age of artificial intelligence. As technology becomes increasingly capable, the uniquely human qualities of care, compassion, wisdom, courage, presence and authentic relationship become even more valuable. My work is, in many ways, an invitation to remember what it means to be human.
My own practice is grounded in continual inner development. I believe we can only invite others into depths we are willing to explore ourselves.
If this resonates with you, I’d love to begin a conversation.
Education
- Masters in Public Administration, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University (New York City). Practicum: Conflict Resolution and Mediation (International Centre for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution, Columbia University).
- Honours degree in Social Work; Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and Sociology, National University of Singapore.
- Certified (trauma-informed) Therapeutic Coach (Clear Beliefs Institute)
- Certified Positive Psychology Coach (Positive Acorn)
- Licensed Science of Happiness at Work™ Practitioner (iOpener Institute for People and Performance)
- Accreditation in PERMAH Wellbeing Survey and Certificate in Creating Wellbeing (The Wellbeing Lab)
- Positive Culture (Positive Culture Academy)
- Certified in Team Psychological Safety Facilitation (Team.As.One)
- Certified Skills Discovery practitioner (Cappfinity)
- Certified in Story Facilitation: Master of Story Construction (Leadership Story Lab)
- Certified in Appreciation at Work (Appreciation at Work)
- Resilience Programme Phase 1 – Trauma-informed Leadership for Societal Resilience (The Pocket Project)
- Nonviolent Communication Foundation Training (Centre for Nonviolent Communication)
- Explorations into Ethnicity Facilitator (Onepeople.sg)
- Accredited Transformation Game Facilitator (group and solo) (Innerlinks)
- Virtual Servant Leadership Learning Community Certificate Programme (TMCA)
- Virtues Project Facilitator (Virtues Project International Association)
- Discovering Positive Education course, Institute of Positive Education
- Behavioural Design (SUE Behavioral Design)
- Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (Institute for Adult Learning)
- (Ongoing) Resilience Program – Trauma-Informed Leadership for Societal Resilience – Phase 2
Awards
- Innovation Fellowship by the Royal Commonwealth Society of Singapore (2018)
- Co-author (with Hilary Lee) of Winning Paper (Asia Pacific) in Roffey Park’s “Human Aspects of the Future of Work” Research Paper Competition (2019). The paper was called “Empathy: Game-changing the Asian Workplace”.
Testimonials
Like a true servant leader, she is always on her own growth journey. She shares authentically in ways that make it easier for those who work with her to see what is necessary to take that next step and then to take it – and find courage and even joy in the process.
Servant leaders convince by their presence, and Vadivu’s presence is healing, caring, creative and brilliant. She fosters exceptional levels of collaboration."
“Her capacity to develop meaningful and practical workshop sessions from complex and often nebulous concepts was exactly what we needed. This and the fact that she takes care to deepen her personal engagement to whoever she is working with, meant that her work with us felt entirely bespoke, a genuine partnership."