Jeffrey Lee on Loyalty in Leadership: Protecting Your People Builds Unbreakable Trust
https://riseupglobal.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/JEFFREY-LEE-2.mp4 In a recent leadership conference, Jeffrey Lee shared an unusual but powerful leadership lesson: protect your people so they can protect you. Drawing inspiration from the value of loyalty (jiang yi qi) in unexpected places, he highlighted that leadership is less about perfection and more about how we stand by our teams—especially when mistakes […]
Jeffrey Lee on Leadership Legacy: Why Caring, Not Status, Defines Impact
https://riseupglobal.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/JEFFREY-LEE-1.mp4 Jeffrey Lee, a funeral director turned leadership speaker, shared a powerful message using his experience curating final farewells. The conversation centered on one stark truth: while people chase fame, power, or wealth, what truly matters is how much others care about us—and how much we cared about them. From his perspective, legacy is rooted […]
How Uplifting Others Ensures Sustainable Success: Frank Koo on Transformational Leadership
https://riseupglobal.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FRANK-KOO-.mp4 In a recent leadership session, leadership expert Frank Koo challenged participants to rethink the balance between short-term performance and long-term development. He emphasized that true leadership transformation isn’t just about hitting quarterly targets—it’s about empowering people to grow, adapt, and thrive over time. The concept of transformational leadership, first introduced by James MacGregor Burns […]
CP Tham on Referent Power: The Leadership Style That Starts with Connection, Not Control
https://riseupglobal.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CP-Tham-3-1.mp4 In a recent leadership session facilitated by CP Tham, the focus turned to one of the most underrated yet powerful forms of leadership: referent power. Rather than relying on position, authority, or technical expertise, referent power is earned through trust, connection, and genuine relationships. During the session, CP Tham challenged leaders to reflect on […]
CP Tham on Behavioural Change: Why It’s the Real ROI of Leadership and Training?
https://riseupglobal.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CP-Tham-2-1.mp4 In a recent leadership training held by CP Tham, a respected speaker and development strategist, participants explored the deeper value of influence in organisational settings. The session focused on a powerful truth: the success of leadership and learning is not measured by information shared, but by the behaviours changed. Here are the key takeaways […]
Key Traits That Define a Successful Team and Foster Collaboration
Creating a successful team involves more than just gathering skilled individuals. In this article, discover essential strategies like defining roles, fostering communication, and promoting collaboration to ensure your team’s success. Key Takeaways Building a successful team requires defining clear goals, establishing roles and responsibilities, and fostering open communication to promote collaboration and trust. Understanding the […]
Coaching to Performance: Essential Strategies for Effective Results
Coaching to performance has emerged as a powerful tool for unlocking employee potential and driving organizational success. Unlike traditional performance management approaches that focus on periodic evaluations, coaching to performance embraces a collaborative process that fosters continuous improvement and development. This approach not only addresses performance issues but proactively develops talent, creating a culture where […]
Practical Leadership and Team Building Activities That Actually Work
Leadership and team building are at the heart of what you do – you’ve recruited talented professionals, onboarded them with care, and brought them together in the same room or Slack channel. Yet despite doing everything right on paper, something still feels off. Deadlines slip, meetings lack energy, and that spark you hoped for just […]
How to Build High Performing Teams by Building New Leaders
Building new leaders is what transforms ordinary teams into high-performing ones that can lead, adapt, and grow. The difference isn’t in their tools—they often use the same ones—but in the leadership structure embedded from the start. And yet, 58% of new managers fail within the first two years of their role. This staggering figure points […]
How to Motivate a Team During Tough Times Without Burning Them Out
When pressure builds and uncertainty stretches across the workweek like a shadow, motivation is often the first to slip. The goals remain. The deadlines don’t budge. But something shifts quietly beneath the surface—your team starts checking out. Not loudly. Not all at once. But the spark that once fueled collaboration and drive begins to dim. […]
