Influence With A Mission (Featured On The Straits Times)
During my speaking and training engagement, one question that I regularly posed to all participants is: Do you influence because it is your job or do you influence with a mission? Influencing because it is your job is not going to take you very far. But if we shift our mindset to influencing with a […]
7 Ultimate Reasons Why Do Leaders Fail (And How to Avoid Them)
Imagine stepping into the shoes of a leader, where your role is not just to hold a title but to guide, inspire, and create a thriving environment. Ensuring that your team members are intellectually challenged is crucial for their growth and motivation. Yet, many leaders find themselves stumbling, facing challenges that lead to failure. Why […]
Retaining Talent Or Keep Them Returning – Featured On The Straits Times (9 Sep 2016)
Retaining Talent Or Keep Them Returning The real meaning of talent staying with you. The favorite question that has been going around for decades regarding talent retention is about how we can retain talent. A better question to ask is how can we ensure that talent return to us one day? Making Talent Stay […]
The New Style of Leadership – Featured On The Strait Times (6 Oct 2016)
The New Style of Leadership. The new leader today lives without the title. A conversation I had with a senior leader was about how leadership today is evolving not just by how the economy is performing, but the standard people expect from their leaders today. People are not interested in coming to work, but being […]
Embracing Change – Featured On The Straits Times (28 July 2016)
Embracing Change How to adapt to changes effectively. Most of use love variety and new challenges that help us to learn new abilities in the process. This is why change helps us to grow. People are fine with change – it is the transition that people need to get used to. Change is about transition. […]
Building Resilient Teams – Featured On The Straits Times (5 May 2016)
Building Resilient Teams Imagine you have a crisis on hand, and you need your team to pull things together and turn things around as fast as possible. What do you do when everything seems beyond reach? The answer is not what you should do, but what you should do now before that day come along. […]
Influence Without Authority – Featured on The Straits Times (22 March 2016)
It’s true that you can get away with just about anything if you have enough authority. People have a natural tendency to be influenced by authority and research has proven this point countless times. In fact, through psychological research, the term authority is redefined. It does not simply refer to just a title or […]
Harness Your Maximum Potential: A Strategic Approach to Career Management
What is Career Management and Why Does It Matter? Career management is more than just working hard and hoping for promotions. It is a structured, ongoing process that involves career planning, skill development, and strategic decision-making to ensure long-term professional success. Rather than leaving your career growth to chance, effective career management strategies allow you […]
Are You A Happy Leader?
Are You A Happy Leader? High-Growth Leaders Help Their Teams To Succeed. Evidence of positive psychology has shown that happiness does have a return on investment. We call it the Return On Happiness (ROH). In multiple keynotes and training sessions I have conducted on how leaders can make a difference for their people, most leaders […]
Redefining Leadership – Featured on The Straits Times (4 Dec 2015)
Redefining Leadership – What being a leader really means. This article appeared on The Straits Times (4 December 2015). Leadership for the longest time has been overstated and over glorified because of the title and perks given to a leader. However, in today landscape, leadership is returning to its core essence – people. Simply put, […]