You Can’t Learn Empathy, You Have To Experience It.
Years ago, I heard a story that shows how empathy can change leadership. It was about a famous doctor who was great at treating cancer but didn’t show much empathy. He saw patients as just numbers. Everything changed when he got cancer himself. Going through what his patients did, he became an Compassionate leader , […]
Are You Walking Without Slippers?
In the previous post, I shared how I held one of the most dangerous jobs on Earth, being a UN Peace-Keeper in Timor Leste. But that danger has made me more HUMAN. https://riseupglobal.co/2023/04/06/i-held-one-of-the-most-dangerous-jobs-on-earth/ You see… Timor Leste is like a startup, like Singapore in our early days. What else would make the difference in determining […]
Are You A Leader People Run Towards or Away From?
I finally got to catch up with Bhawna, an experienced HR Leader. She is an optimistic and growth mindset lady with a heart for people’s development. We met many years ago when she was with British America Tobacco, and finally, we met again in Danone. And it was during her Danone’s days we connected […]
Standing Back On Stage Again!
I had the chance to be speaking to over 500 life advisors with one of the mega insurance organisations in Singapore. The name of the keynote was DON’T WAKE UP. RISEUP! It was one of their biggest seminar of the year, leading up to our signature RISEUP Motivational Bootcamp. I shared how my life was […]
We Are Good In Numbers But With Human?
Chatting with Hosea Lai in our RISEUP Conversation was insightful and fun over a cup of healthy coffee with soy. He is currently the Senior Director of Culture of Inclusion at Applied Materials, with multiple years of experience in these spaces since his early days with Habitat for Humanity International. Hearing his story of how […]
More Women’s Power and Intuition To Shape The World Together
I caught up with Serene Ong, the VP of Global Sales Ops and Commercial Operations at Marken. This time around, we caught up for our #riseup conversation over a great lunch and maccha dessert. Serene is one lady who is passionate about what she does. I was deeply impressed with the fact that, although she […]
Are You Loyal Today? How About Tomorrow?
My RISEUP conversation today is with Rick Yeo, the HR Manager at Everstone Group. And it is my privilege to have caught up with him, who is positively open to “speaking to strangers”. His philosophy is about staying genuine and daring to be the voice of reason, and he intentionally invests 5% of this […]
A Coffee Conversation with An Army General
It was a long 22 years before I caught up with a leader I respected, and he is Hock Woon Chiang He is currently the Deputy CEO of Sports Hub, who oversaw the entire transition of our National Stadium back to the State. Hock Woon was also my Commanding Officer during my National Service […]
When Was The Last Time You See The World Differently?
My #riseup conversation today is with Jeslin Lim, IHRP-SP, GTML™ She is currently the General Manager of Cycle and Carriage. It has been many years since we chatted in person. And as usual, Jeslin has always been a go-getter, optimistic lady with tons of energy! Lol… Our coffee conversation revolves around many topics. And here […]
Are You Living Above The New Baseline?
I had a chance to catch up for a RISEUP Conversation with Daniel Chia Han Yong, 谢汉雄, over a cup of hot chocolate. Daniel is an experienced HR leader, and I like to describe him as an adventurous and creative leader. His most recent adventure is with DKSH, driving their HR ecosystem. Though we […]
