Don’t Wake Up. RISEUP ๐
It was a privilege to be the closing keynote speaker for #singtel on her Mental Health Month with my signature keynote, Donโt Wake Up. RISEUP It was an amazing turnout of more than 300 people, online and in-person, from Singapore and Australia. ๐๐ป ๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ต๐ผ๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ฃ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐; 1๏ธโฃ What it […]
Put Your Mind In The Right Place, And Your Life Will Fall Into Place
1๏ธโฃ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ, ๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ณ๐๐น # You cannot be fearless because that is an unrealistic expectation. # But you can Fear Less, allowing you to be fearless but realistic about what is around you. # Donโt live a fearful life because you would end up doing nothing, 2๏ธโฃ ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐จ๐, ๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐น๐น + Mind […]
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 pursuit of individual glory. Yet, at its core, humility represents a much richer and more […]
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 spirit of compassion across every employee and into […]
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, empathy and humans overlap on so many […]
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. Both of us resonated on what […]
Raising An Avengers Team Is About…
Today, our RISEUP Conversation is with Ian Wong, Managing Director of International Mgmt with UOB, and Board Chairman of UOB Venture Mgmt. Despite our superbly busy schedule, we finally had the opportunity to sit down and chat over a cup of coffee since we connected a few months ago. And these are my insights from […]
When Was The Last Time You Searched For Your Meaning?
My RISEUP Conversation today is with Kelvin, the CEO of MINDS (Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore). It took us a while to connect due to our busy schedules, and I am glad we did. After his morning run, we caught up for an early breakfast chat at 8 a.m. Kelvin has an exciting […]
You Can’t Learn Empathy, You Have To Experience It.
Years ago, I heard a story that shows how empathy can change leadership. It was about a famous doctor who was great at treating cancer but didn’t show much empathy. He saw patients as just numbers. Everything changed when he got cancer himself. Going through what his patients did, he became an Compassionate leader , […]
Are You A Leader People Run Towards or Away From?
I finally got to catch up with Bhawna, an experienced HR Leader. She is an optimistic and growth mindset lady with a heart for peopleโs development. We met many years ago when she was with British America Tobacco, and finally, we met again in Danone. And it was during her Danoneโs days we connected […]