Food For Thought
Inspiring, practical readings, advices and strategies for the leaders of today and tomorrow.
Humility in Workplace: Be Humble. We Are Not That Great After All
In a world that often equates loudness with success and self-promotion with prowess, humility in workplace emerges as a profoundly misunderstood virtue. It's frequently mistaken for meekness or a lack of ambition, overshadowed by the clamour for recognition and the...
Forget Positive Thinking. THINK POSSIBILITIES
https://youtu.be/3ix-qX_yYgU This video is an exclusive 2-minute highlight of my recent keynote at our 2nd Annual RISEUP Conference 2023 You donโt want to miss some of the provoking themes inside the video. 1๏ธโฃ ย ๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐...
Be Respected For Who You Are. Not Your Title.
Strive to be recognized and respected for your authentic self in a world filled with "professional profiles". In a world that often demands conformity, remember the value of being true to yourself. โ Embrace your quirks, your passions, and your unique perspective. โ...
Are You A Positive Rebel?
I had a fun time chatting with Frank Koo ้ซๅๅ , who is the Head of Asia - Talent and Learning Solutions at Linked Singapore. Over our conversation, we had tons of ideas bouncing off one another, and I was certainly impressed with how LinkedIn effectively cascade the...
Integrity Before Ability
When I work with someone nowadays, I will always make it a point to emphasize the above. I do not care about what the person can do; I care about who the person is. They might be a master in their craft, but if they cannot live up to a high integrity standard, then it...
A Second RISEUP Conference? You Must Be Joking…
https://youtu.be/Iuw5WKaSMvw After a severe infection threw me into total darkness for three full years, I lost everything I had built over 16 years in the leadership development and speaking space. When I returned to the speaking scene in early 2022, I returned with...
Start Leading By First, Stop Demotivating
I had the great opportunity to catch up with Sharad Govil, the Group CEO of Amazing Hearing Group, who has been revolutionising the audiology space as we speak. And Wow! I am so glad we caught up and resonated on many levels about ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ and how business,...
Do You Have The Courage To Empathise As a Leader?
It was great to catch up with Lincoln Kee, the Senior Director of Talent and Leadership at Hilton. We connected over an article I wrote on Empathy As a Leader. We shared tons of ideas and practical perspectives on what it means to be leading in this brand-new world....
Stop Retaining, Start Returning
I popped the idea during our RISEUP event in 2023 that the concept of talent retention has expired. RISEUP is a space where we constantly push boundaries and share thought-provoking lenses to see our environment differently. After all, if our lenses stay the same,...
