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 [...]
Recently, I was invited to conduct a Leadership Styles workshop for a Korean software company. This Korean software company is an established company with a global footprint with its global headquarters based in Seoul, Korea. Over the last decade, this company has grown by leaps and bounds and have established bases as far as the United [...]
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 [...]
"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, [...]
Our conventional wisdom about teams are about to change radically because everything we previously knew, or thought we knew, about team work have all been quite incomplete. What would you say makes a cohesive, effective and high performing team? I'm sure most of us would start to think about the following: - Clearly defined goals - [...]
Hiring the wrong employee could cost the organisation dearly in terms of time, productivity loss, and opportunity costs, just to name a few. What most employers fail to realise is the enormous opportunity cost bad hires can potentially cause. The amount of time, resources, and money expended mitigating the fallout and negative impact of a bad [...]
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. [...]
It’s that time of the year again when performance appraisals are done, budgets are set and strategies are put in place. This is the time of the year when you identify the weakest links in your team and identify the individuals who have not performed up-to-mark and decide what to do with them. However, not all [...]
NOTE: This article first appeared on LinkedIn in June 2014. There has been so much focus on Employee Happiness recently. There is even a National Workplace Happiness Survey Information Session coming up soon right here in Singapore to talk about – you guessed it – Workplace Happiness! Not too long ago, I came across a blog [...]
It was 1986. It was a cold January morning at Cape Canaveral. Engineers had been frantically preparing for the launch of the space shuttle Challenger. On board the space shuttle were 7 crew members. Just as in all previous launches, safety checks had to be done prior to the launch of the mission to ensure the [...]
