Ling Abson

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DISC Type : Di

Founder & Executive Coach at Ling Abson Coaching

Greater Ottawa Metropolitan Area, Canada

Overview

Ling Abson is an executive coach with over 20 years of experience in the tech industry, including roles as Director of Engineering. She now helps tech VPs and Directors transition from technical experts to strategic leaders. People who have worked with her describe her coaching as "pivotal", "transformative", and having a "profound" impact on their professional journeys.

Outside of her direct coaching work, Ling creates content that addresses the personal challenges that leaders face, including managing professional anxiety, avoiding burnout, and achieving a better work-life balance, particularly for working parents. Her approach emphasizes sustainable success and authentic leadership.

Unique fact: Early in her career, Ling co-authored and presented papers on the development and implementation of ShakeMaps for earthquake detection at a joint assembly of the American and Canadian Geophysical Unions.

Personality Overview

Risk-Accepting

Impact-Oriented

Friendly Challenger

They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something.  They usually prefer to drive the conversation. They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials.

Topics They Care About

Leadership Development
Her coaching practice is centered on transforming technical experts into strategic leaders, focusing on skills like executive presence, effective delegation, and navigating organizational complexity.
Organizational Navigation
Specializes in helping leaders navigate chaotic organizations, unclear decision rights, and managing stakeholders with conflicting priorities, a core theme in her professional branding.
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Frequently discusses imposter syndrome in her blog posts and videos, coaching leaders to build confidence and overcome self-doubt, especially when stepping into expanded roles.

Media Appearances

Ling has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2018
Founder & Executive Coach at Ling Abson Coaching
6-2021 - 2-2025
Executive Coach at Shopify
1-2020 - 6-2021
Director of Engineering at Fullscript
1-2019 - 12-2019
Engineering Manager at Fullscript
1-2016 - 12-2018
Software Engineering Manager at IFS

Education

Certified Integral Master Coach™ from Integral Coaching Canada
Level 2 Enneagram Team Dynamics from Integrative Enneagram Solutions

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Insights For Selling To Ling

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Look like someone who is on top of their game
  • Refer to testimonials from well known people to highlight the value of your product
  • Get them to a point where they are ready to bat for your product internally

DONT's

  • Don't be unorganized, be prepared for the pitch
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine
  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ling is

  • Product value plays a big role, followed by relationship and a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ling

  • If they do not firmly believe in you, they will refuse without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ling move?

  • If they develop confidence in your product and you, then they can make fast decisions.
  • Can Ling take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they have the ability to take risky decisions.

You And Ling

Personality Compatibility


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