Be An Influential Leader (Featured On The Straits Times – 26 May 2017)
BE AN INFLUENTIAL LEADER – Win the hearts and minds of your people. Leading people in the 21st century today requires a shift in mindsets and perspectives. The term Leadershift is becoming the byword when you discuss the concepts of leadership today. Because people today are highly mobile nowadays, you can only retain talent by winning […]
Happiness At Work (Featured on The Straits Times – 7 April 2017)
HAPPINESS AT WORK – How to be happier at the workplace. Happiness has always been a by-product of positive outcomes. We chase after something to make us happy (i.e. instant gratification), and it has never been the other way around because it’s easier said than done. However, that does not mean it is impossible. Some […]
Talk It Through (Featured On The Straits Times – 3 Nov 2016)
TALK IT THROUGH – How to broach a difficult conversation at work? Have there been times at work and in your life when you felt strongly about something but did not speak up? There are various psychological reasons why people choose not to speak up even when they know they should. Here are some reasons […]
Leave No Man Behind (Featured On The Straits Times – 28 Feb 2017)
Leaving No Man Behind – The secrets to building a team that last. Having trained and spoken at several key events covering leadership, teams and influence at work, I concluded that there are many secrets of building not just a great team, but a team that lasts. Having been in-field as part of the United […]
Procrastination Can Be Good (Featured on The Straits Times – 16 August 2016)
Procrastination Can Be Good – Fuel your originality by putting things off In our fast-paced society, we are so used to the mantra that you need to have a perfect plan and execute it accordingly to the timeline and direction. But there are a few ways to ensure procrastination works for, and not against, you. BENEFITS […]
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. […]