Not long ago, after a leadership talk I had given, a young student came up to me. We didn’t have much time to speak, but before leaving, they asked me something that stayed with me long after the conversation ended: “We didn’t have much time to speak, but could I ask—what are the top five […]
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As guardians of organizational culture and community dynamics, your role as leaders in fostering social connections has never been more crucial. In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for meaningful relationships and a sense of belonging has become glaringly evident. As leaders, it is imperative that we prioritize initiatives that strengthen social connections
We’ve all been there: you invest in a leadership training program and hope to see the promised results. But, months later, nothing has changed. Meanwhile, your team is still struggling with communication and collaboration issues. Did you know that only 50% of leadership training programs yield the desired results? That’s a pretty startling statistic, and
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Based on my inter-disciplinary work in leadership development, social and cognitive psychology, coaching, and my own experience as a leader and a coach, I have designed a model for leadership development that can prepare leaders to handle this VUCA world in a more deliberate, self-assured, and successful manner. I call it the CARES Model of
I talked about leadership credibility in the previous blog and in this blog post, I will talk about being adaptive. Being adaptive means having an ability to change to suit different conditions. I use the term adaptive to describe people or leaders who are flexible — they don’t lose their cool when plans change quickly
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What is credibility? Credibility is simply the quality of being believed or accepted as true, real, or honest. Personal credibility is about trust, respect, and being believable. A leader’s credibility is typically defined in terms of the degree of employee confidence, belief, and acceptance towards the leader. Why is leadership credibility important? While personal credibility
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As a business leader in the 21st century, you face persistent changes in the business environments in which you operate. VUCA refers to this operating environment that is constantly changing in conflicting, dramatic, and relentless ways to produce leadership and organizational challenges. The VUCA world obstructs a leader’s ability to understand, to decide, to communicate,
Why do you need to stay relevant? What makes it important for business leaders to stay relevant, especially in times of crisis? Well, the current COVID-19 situation is very telling about the times that we live in. While many businesses have been moving towards becoming more active online and using technology-backed tools to be more
About 37,400 international companies base their operations out of Singapore, including 7,000 multinational corporations, with more than half of those running their Asia-Pacific businesses from the city-state, according to the EDB website. This means that the regional leadership for many multinational companies sits out of Singapore. With the recent developments in Hong Kong, more and
Summary Life rarely unfolds exactly as we plan. Projects fail, relationships become difficult, businesses face unexpected setbacks and circumstances change beyond our control. While we can’t always influence what happens to us, we can influence how we respond. This page explores what resilience really means and invites you to reflect on your own ability to
