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,...
Finally! Our RISEUP Documentary is Launched!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKoEquwRYhI&t=17s Everyone who knew about me making this documentary asked for exclusive viewing even before our RISEUP event, and yes, it was hard keeping it in. The Launch Day Arrive Finally, I launched the documentary first-time...
30,000 DAYS. How Many Do You Have Left?
In my recent RISEUP documentary and Conference, I mentioned the idea of the 30,000 days.If we look at our lives by the number of days, 30,000 days equate to around 82 years of age.Imagine if our lifeline is only 82 years; we are just borrowing 30,000 days from this...
MY BIRTHDAY CAN WAIT, BUT NOT RISEUP.
We launched our 2nd RISEUP Conference recently on 28 July 2023. 1. ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ดer, ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ The guests had the exclusive first view of my RISEUP documentary, which portrays my RISEUP story. - How I lost everything I built over 16 years due to a severe...