As a Speaker, Trainer and Facilitator, I get that question a lot. Culture is also one of the things I always talk about in my workshops and talks. The fact is, I too, sometimes struggle to fully explain what Culture really means. Is it the collective behaviour of the people within the organisation? Is it the [...]
Are you still hiring during this time of economic uncertainty? If you are, then you know you have to really stretch your hiring dollar and ensure you hire the right people for your organisation. It’s clearly a buyer’s market these days. As a hiring manager, there is a whole host of confusing advice out there about [...]
Not many people know that I was an Instructor during my National Service days. For the uninitiated, all able-bodied males in Singapore have to serve in the armed forces (The Army, Navy or the Police) for at least 2 years usually before they head-off to college or university. As a senior instructor in the [...]
You should ask more questions. Ask employees what they want improved. Ask what excites them. Ask how you can help them do better. These are all great ways to motivate employees, help improve employee retention and get employees happy about working in your organisation. These are also great questions if you want to come across as [...]
On 15 September 2016, I was the plenary guest speaker for the Vietnam HR Summit 2016 in Ho Chi Minh City. I was invited to talk about my CAAP® High Performance Model to over 600 delegates at the convention. As this was my first time to Vietnam, I was initially a little apprehensive about how things [...]
If you are a leader or a manager of a team, are you comfortable conducting a performance review with an under-performer on your team? As Leaders and Managers, it is inevitable that one day we will need to confront a poor performer at work. However, not all of us are comfortable confronting employees about [...]
So many things have been said about great leadership. There are tons of books and articles on leadership. There are also tons of workshops and seminars out there teaching you how to be a great leader. Is Leadership so elusive that we need so many books, articles and workshops just to teach us how to be [...]
"I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words. When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of restraint." ~ Hesoid, [...]
NOTE: If you are confident that you will still have a job 5, 10 years down the road; or if you are not worried about the future of work, then you don't need to read this article. If you’ve been reading the news lately, you would have noticed the number of Mergers, Acquisitions and retrenchments have [...]
Looking to improve employee motivation, engagement and fire-up the passion of your employees? Over the last decade, a lot of things have been said about employee engagement, motivation and passion, and most leader know the "Whats" and the "Whys". However, most are still in the dark about HOW to actually engage, motivate and inspire your employees. [...]
