Key Benefits of Leadership Training Programs in Singapore: Why It’s Worth the Investment
Leadership training has emerged as a cornerstone for building agile, resilient, and forward-thinking organizations. It’s the secret sauce that transforms managers into leaders, equipping them with the skill to inspire, motivate, and steer their team toward excellence. Within this global trend, Singapore shines as a vibrant hub for leadership development. This city-state, known for its […]
Happiness Is About Having Low Expectation
I lost everything I built for the past 16 years, and how can I be happy after all that? In this short video, I share how happiness can be so simple in our complex world.
Forget RESOLUTION. Start MEGALUTION
Yap! It is time to ditch that resolution for 2024. What? 😱 The challenge behind a resolution is that people miss out on the part after “so that I can, ” and they get nowhere over time.
Err… Where Is Your Chair? 🤔
It was a fun conversation catching up with Aileen Tan, who is currently the Group Chief People and Sustainability Officer at Singtel Group. I am so glad we could catch up over a cup of hot chocolate to exchange perspectives on 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 as Singtel celebrates mental wellness in October and it was a privilege […]
Don’t Believe In Motivational Books 😱
The books say that to be successful, you need to make successful habits. I disagreed. 𝗪𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗽 each day is an 𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 effort. + But it comes with the price of compromising your life’s biggest calling. 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗽 each day is a 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 Effort. + But it comes with the gift of living up to […]
30,000 Days: Are You Living Intentionally or Just Surviving?
Have You Ever Stopped to Think About Your Time? Have you ever considered how many days you have left to live? What if each moment held the power to shape your path and fuel your dreams? It’s a sobering thought, isn’t it? On average a human life is about 30,000 days – 82 years. That’s […]
Are You Inconveniencing Yourself?
Coffee with Poh Meng Quek, an HR Leader at Times Publishing, is a refreshing and exciting experience. We chatted about the “mayhem” in the HR and people space. New terms created by humans, like Great Resignation, Reshuffle, Quiet Quitting and who knows how many more to come. It is like playing an online game, finishing […]
We Caught Up For An Inconvenient Conversation
I recently caught up with Edwin Koh 许胜杰, the VP of Group Learning at Lazada, over a cup of hot chocolate. As he could not attend our #riseup conference, which we concluded recently, I decided to bring #riseup to him instead 🙂 While we have the convenience of catching up over zoom, we decided to […]
Mind Setting, Not Goal Setting
We’ve all been told that setting goals is the key to success in life and in our careers. And yes, having specific targets to work towards is certainly important – it gives us direction and allows us to measure our progress. But simply setting goals is not enough on its own to succeed. What really […]
The True Spirit of Leadership (Featured On The Straits Times, 1 June 2018)
The Essence of Leadership If you search online for the term ‘leadership,’ you’ll encounter over 765 million results. Among these definitions, one particularly stands out: ‘the action of leading a group of people or an organization, or the ability to do this.’ This definition is profound because it shifts the focus from titles or positions […]
