01: CLOSER x Joyce Chen: High Functioning VS Overfunctioning

SINGAPORE
8th April, Wednesday
7pm to 9.30pm

And most high-achieving leaders don't know which side they're on.

You've built your identity around being the one who gets things done. The one who holds it together. The one people count on; in the boardroom, in the business, and if you're honest, probably at home too.
You've always called that high functioning.
Here's the distinction nobody makes and it's the most important one in this session:
High functioning means operating at full capacity. Bringing your best.
Overfunctioning means doing more than your share; solving problems that aren't yours to solve, carrying weight that was never yours to carry; until the people around you quietly stop functioning without you at the centre of it.

One is sustainable. One isn't. And they look identical from the outside.
When you overfunction, the people around you automatically underfunction. The more you carry, the less they develop. The more you solve, the less they grow. And you, the person holding everything together, are left exhausted, resentful, and wondering why nobody around you ever rises to the occasion.
But underneath the pattern is something worth examining. When you overfunction, the people around you automatically underfunction. Not because they're incapable, but because the system has no reason to ask more of them. The more you do, the less they need to. The more you carry, the less they develop. The more you solve, the less they grow.
And you, the person holding everything together, are left exhausted, resentful, and wondering why nobody around you ever rises to the occasion.
The answer is painful and liberating in equal measure: because you haven't let them.
This session is about seeing that pattern clearly and learning powerful tools to step out of the pattern to access your freedom.
For: Founders, executives, and senior leaders who are done running on empty.
If you're reading this thinking "this doesn't sound like me", that might be the most important reason to be in the room.

✅ Your personal Drama Triangle map – the roles you default to, in which relationships, and what each one is costing you

✅ The distinction between 100% responsibility and overfunctioning – and how to take full ownership without carrying what was never yours

✅ The shift from Hero to Coach – how to recognise the pattern and experiment with a different leadership stance

✅ Two Conscious Leadership tools you can use in your next meeting, your next hard conversation, your next moment of overwhelm

✅ An honest Q&A with Joyce and Rachel on how two leaders learned to overfunction less, trust more, and lead better

Each session stands alone. Together, they change everything.

01 — High Functioning vs. Overfunctioning. There’s A Difference () ↗️

02 — The Intelligence That Matters Now ()↗️

03 — How To Have The Conversations That Build Extraordinary Teams () ↗️

04 — Zone of Genius: Are You Brilliant at the Wrong Thing? () ↗️

Early Bird Special at $280 per session (from 22nd March to 29th March).
General Admission at $350 per session.
Tickets are non-refundable.

✨ Joyce Chen is flying in from the U.S. exclusively for this workshop
✨ She coaches some of the most influential business leaders and founders in the U.S. and globally.
✨ Her clients range from high-growth startup founders to Fortune 500 executives —leaders who are shaping industries and cultures.

This is a one-time opportunity to learn directly from one of the world’s top Conscious Leadership coaches.

Joyce Chen is a force of transformation—equal parts strategist, storyteller, and truth-teller. She works with high-impact executives, creative visionaries, and industry disruptors who aren’t here to play by the old rules. She partners with leaders who see what’s possible but need a powerful catalyst to bring it to life.

A former tech executive, Joyce spent decades leading in fast-paced, high-stakes environments—including as Global Head of Production at Meta. She’s worked with leaders at companies like Adobe, Apple, Airbnb, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Sony, giving her a deep understanding of the challenges at the top. But she’s not just about strategy—she helps leaders rewire how they think, make decisions, and lead with radical clarity and presence.

Joyce’s coaching is a masterful mix of deep empathy and incisive challenge. She doesn’t just shift perspectives—she dismantles outdated patterns, revealing the unconscious stories that hold leaders back. Her work is about more than leadership; it’s about self-liberation. She helps clients navigate uncertainty, step into their full power, and take radical responsibility for their impact.

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

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