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How a business rest can drive you forward

September 11, 2020

How a ‘business rest’ can drive you forward

Troubled times offer an opportunity for reassessment to set the stage for recovery – take this opportunity to re-evaluate your business to move forward.

Intrapreneruship and the innovative organization

September 3, 2020

‘Intrapreneurship’ and the innovative organization

Encourage staff to develop networking skills, agility, and resilience.

The power of mindset to drive business

August 27, 2020

The power of mindset to drive business

Lead by example and encourage others to be agile, resilient, and forward-thinking with the power of mindset.

Reinventing your organization amid a crisis

August 20, 2020

Reinventing your organization amid a crisis

Even if resources are constrained, you can bounce back stronger and better towards reinventing you organization to move your business forward.

Why transformatioon fails and how to overcome it

August 17, 2020

Why transformation fails and how to overcome it

Strategy, engagement, transparency and momentum are key elements for success in transformation

Shift your perspective and grasp new opportunities

August 7, 2020

Shift your perspective to grasp new opportunities

Embrace an outward mindset to open up to new ideas and greater collaboration towards new opportunities.

Mindset matters when sustaining innovation

August 3, 2020

Mindset matters when sustaining innovation

If you’re open to empathizing and collaborating, you’re off to a good start towards sustaining innovation. Learn more here.

Four keys to building resilience to sustain growth

July 17, 2020

Four keys to building resilience to sustain growth

Cultivate an outward mindset to ensure successful achievement of shared goals to build resilience to sustain growth.

Empower the leader within you to face change

July 10, 2020

Empower the leader within you to face change

Build resilience, practice active listening, interact with different kinds of people to empower your inner leader!

Evolve or expire drive your development to stay relevant

July 2, 2020

Evolve or expire: Drive your development to stay relevant

As we enter the post-Covid world, are we truly prepared to face the new challenges? Learn how to drive your development to stay relevant here.

Preparing for future change and our world

June 29, 2020

Preparing for future change and our new world

Emotional intelligence and a growth mindset are among the essential skills to prepare for future change. Learn more!

Managing Negative impact on life and business

June 23, 2020

Managing negative impacts on life and business

Understand your emotional reaction, but make a plan based on facts is the key to managing negative impacts on life and business.

Adapting to the new world

June 11, 2020

Adapting to the new world

We are entering a new world as the Covid-19 pandemic starts to ease. We will be facing new changes and challenges.

Tap into your inner resilience

June 10, 2020

Tap into your inner agility and resilience

Being proactive instead of reactive is a good way to start – develop your inner agility and resilience to face future challenges!

Strengthening agility and resilience in your organization

May 28, 2020

Strengthening agility and resilience in your organisation

Individuals and teams need the mindset and tools to strengthen agility and resilience to adapt to new ways of working. Learn the mindset and skills here!

The power of human-centrism in troubled times

May 22, 2020

The power of human-centrism in troubled times

Now is a good time to reflect on the qualities that make human connections thrive – human-centrism is needed now more than ever.

Preparing for the post-pandemic economy

May 21, 2020

Preparing for the post-pandemic economy

How we work, communicate, and consume has been transformed and will continue to transform even in the post-pandemic economy – how do we prepare ourselves?

Back to basics with mindset surviving change and achieving success

May 12, 2020

Back to basics: surviving change and achieving success

Mindset is the foundation we all need to recognise opportunities, learn and grow, especially during this time of crisis. Develop your mindset here!

Customer empathy the key in troubled times

May 8, 2020

Customer empathy the key in troubled times

Learning what people really need is essential, and not just during a lockdown – the key is empathy. Learn from another case study to cope with covid-19.

Lead with agility and act with humility

April 30, 2020

Lead with agility and act with humility in times of crisis

Draw inspiration and apply best practices from businesses that are overcoming virus-related challenges

Debunking misconceptions about learning

April 21, 2020

Debunking misconceptions about learning

Stuck at home or bored from social distancing? There are still lots of interesting ways to try new things through learning!

Nurturing language skills for future generations

April 14, 2020

Nurturing language skills for future generations

Communication skills are crucial for career and personal success in a globalised world – developing language is one of them.

ecome a better remote worked with virtual learning

April 8, 2020

Become a better remote worker with virtual learning

Rise to the challenges of the Covid lockdown with a positive mindset. Begin with developing your skills through virtual learning. Learn more here!

Reskilling and upskilling to overcome a crisis

March 27, 2020

Reskilling and upskilling to overcome a crisis

Covid-19 is forcing many of us to change how we work, but we can learn and thrive through reskilling and upskilling – find out more here.

Emotional intelligence for personal and career growth

March 19, 2020

Emotional intelligence for personal and career growth

Awareness of others, active listening and balancing logic and emotion all part of the equation of emotional intelligence – find out more here!

5 Leadership skills in times of crisis

March 11, 2020

5 leadership skills in times of crisis

Personal leadership starts with emotional intelligence to help understand and manage reactions. Find out more skills here.

The challenges of agility

March 6, 2020

The challenges of agility

Foresight and culture matter for organisations preparing to make the leap and overcome the challenges of agility – find out how!

Use leadership skills to build the career you want

March 5, 2020

Use leadership skills to build the career you want

You don’t have to be in charge of a group of people to behave like a leader. Develop your leadership skills to move your career and life forward.

Transform your outlook on life and career with ikigai

February 28, 2020

Transform your outlook on life and career with ‘ikigai’

The journey of self-discovery to find your true purpose – your ‘ikigai’ – can be richly rewarding. Begin your journey towards discovering your true self.

Future-proofing your skills to design the career you want

February 21, 2020

Future-proofing your skills to design the career you want

Future-proofing your skills is one of the critical ways to stay relevant in our constantly changing world – find out how.

Mindset The Foundation for Designing the Career You Want

February 14, 2020

Mindset: the foundation for designing the career you want

Change starts with self-awareness and willingness to leave your comfort zone; it begins with mindset.

Transparency in Corporate culture

February 6, 2020

Transparency in corporate culture

Employees are the backbone of a company. Their engagement, productivity, and happiness are critical to the organisation’s success. Transparency is key!

February 3, 2020

Scaling Your Business Sustainably

Sustainable growth is one of the biggest challenges business leaders face in order to create long-term profitability and value. And while we are hearing a lot about scale these days, scale must be sustainable too. Scale is not just about growth, but about the ability to grow without losing customers, reducing quality or changing the…

January 17, 2020

Pave your path to an agile way of life

Today’s business world requires us to deliver more value to customers, which in turn requires us to be more agile in responding to changing trends. How many of us know how to apply agility in order to help our businesses reach their utmost potential in terms of profit and people?

January 14, 2020

Steps to becoming a digital transformation organisation

Have you ever wondered why nearly everything in the business world seems to exist on a digital platform these days? Is the traditional way of doing things obsolete? Digital has become the new means of getting things done. We are hearing non-stop about big data, digital transformation and more. Everyone wants to go digital but do they actually know how?

January 6, 2020

The importance of soft skills

The most successful leaders are those with a great work ethic who are able to encourage the same values in their workforce, not only for the benefit of the organisation but also to help each individual move along the path to excellence. Such leaders also recognise the value of soft skills, which is rare in a world where so much importance these days seems to be placed on hard skills.

January 3, 2020

Look beyond what’s in front of you

Have you ever tried really hard to solve a problem with an inward mindset? I’m guessing you barely moved an inch in your thought process. With this type of mindset, individuals tend to be blinded by what is immediately around them. In other words, you are so completely caught up in “you” that you cannot shift your thinking or attention elsewhere.

January 2, 2020

Is perfection unattainable?

Given the speed at which business moves today, perfection has no place in the world for entrepreneurs; weighing the opportunity cost of perfectionism would only slow down progress toward success.

December 16, 2019

How to handle difficult conversations

These types of conversations aren’t ones you want to have on the spur of the moment. Therefore, planning “the talk” beforehand is vital because you never know how the other person might react. Relying on the facts and explaining your decision with clarity is necessary so that the situation does not blow out of proportion

December 13, 2019

The impact of artificial intelligence on humans

We have to face the fact that humans aren’t always the best at tedious and repetitive tasks, whereas machines don’t get tired or complain. This is where AI is starting to play an important role: freeing humans from drudgery so that we can focus on interpersonal relations and more creative work.

December 12, 2019

Is education killing our creative minds?

Did you know that from the day you are born, your brain is full of wild thoughts and inventive imagination that play a part in your actions? According to a test devised by Nasa scientists, 98% of children are born creative, but as we grow older that figure drops. By adulthood, the number of creative individuals is very low.

December 12, 2019

Take control of your digital life

We are emotionally connected to our digital world as well, and not necessarily in a healthy way. I am sure you’ve experienced a power cut or even a slow internet connection — didn’t that make you feel annoyed? Here are some alarming figures to show you just how addicted we are to digital media.

December 12, 2019

Luck versus hard work

What is life? Imagine if you were given the ability to design and determine anything you want: the rules of society, government, economics and other fundamentals. These rules would prevail for your lifetime and that of your children, their children and beyond.

December 12, 2019

A disruptive mindset for a disruptive world

Challenging your mindset is the first move you need to make in order to make big changes around you. Your mindset is a powerful tool that determines everything: what you believe to be right, your values and the actions you take according to the thought processes that got you to where you are today.

November 25, 2019

Managing conflict in the workplace

Conflict is part of life, whether it be personal, professional or in the business world. Each individual in the workforce has his or her own thought processes and ways of acting. At the same time, everyone in the workforce needs to collectively dedicate their time to productivity and making sure goals and deadlines are met….

November 7, 2019

Three essential ways to commit to lifelong learning

Learning is becoming more and more essential as technology and society are evolving and experiencing multiple changes. In order to keep up, it is vital to be aware of the latest developments and put that knowledge into practice to work toward advancement. As I have mentioned many times before, you can go ahead and pursue…

October 28, 2019

Staying relevant through continuous professional development

Keep abreast of what customers want and how to reach them, and focus on networking You’re probably wondering why you still have to learn or continue to develop your skills even after you’ve completed school, university, or even a PhD. It’s a fair question. I asked myself the same question until I realised that the…

October 15, 2019

Change, adaptation and acceptance

Help your people become future-ready by identifying the skills needed in the new world of work Have you ever wondered what will happen to our world in the next few years? With digital transformation taking place so rapidly, what will happen to work and workers? Will it still be necessary to study and get degrees…

September 26, 2019

The Future of Leadership: Ask More Questions, Give Less Answers

With AI, Automation and Reskilling becoming the new normal for today’s workforce, the old styles of leadership have started to become obsolete. Leaders are compelled to get out of their comfort zone and seek better solutions to meet the new paradigm of challenges. To be successful in this new digital age, you need to know…

September 24, 2019

Five traits of an innovative culture

Curiosity, willingness to fail, inspiring leaders, human development and good communication Culture is not something that is built by one person; rather, it takes an entire workforce to contribute in more ways than one. If a culture of innovation is what your organisation is aiming for, then every department, from top to bottom, needs to…

September 19, 2019

Reskilling with Leadership Agility: The Path to the Future

A research conducted by McKinsey found that 75 million to 375 million individuals, which is 3% to 14% of the global workforce, could be forced to change job category by 2030. If you consider the percentage of possible displacement of workers due to technological disruption, there is one major question you might be asking —…

September 18, 2019

How to future-proof your workforce

An estimated 1.8 billion young people worldwide will not have the skills or qualifications required to participate in the workforce by 2030, according to Deloitte Global and the Global Business Coalition for Education. That’s a scary statistic, and it underscores the speed at which technology has been taking over businesses and transforming the nature of…

September 18, 2019

What it takes to stay ahead of the curve in the Age of AI?

From virtual assistant tools to self-driving cars, Artificial Intelligence has revolutionised not just the way we work but also the way we live. With so much of benefits to offer, especially in businesses, it isn’t surprising that most companies consider AI as a threat to many existing jobs. According to a report on the future…

September 9, 2019

First three steps for success in leading organisational transformation

Every day the internet is swamped with news and articles about the speed of digitalisation and how fast businesses are changing. Digitalisation has impacted each one of us in more ways than one, and we all know that if we don’t learn to sail along the waves of digital disruption, we will sooner or later…

August 29, 2019

How to be a Successful Leader in a Digital Age?

With the rise in digitalisation, technology has become part and parcel of today’s business and workplaces. Technology is not only changing the way we work and consume information but also how we lead people and manage the organisation. Although some leadership skills remain as crucial as they used to be in the past, there are…

August 20, 2019

Digital transformation starts with people, not technology

Knowing what your customers and your staff are really thinking will be the key to success Digital transformation is the number one concern of directors and business executives globally in 2019, according to research conducted by the Enterprise Risk Management Initiative at North Carolina State University and the management consulting firm Protiviti Inc. Just a…

August 15, 2019

Managing a multi-generational workforce

Leaders need to know what motivates each age group to maximise strengths for the organisation The workforce of today is a multigenerational place with different styles of communication, ways of working and aspirations. As a leader, you must learn to manage these different age groups according to their needs and beliefs. According to the Randstad…

July 25, 2019

Why some reskilling initiatives succeed, when so many fail

According to the 2018 report on the Future of Jobs by the World Economic Forum, 51% of the workforce in Thailand has to go through some amount of reskilling. This could mean that half of the graduates in Thailand aren’t ready for the jobs they’re about to take. So, considering the current need for reskilling…

July 19, 2019

Make genuine connections to drive sustainable success

When it comes to doing anything in life, we always need others for support. We cannot always know or be experts at everything, so we rely on collaboration and teamwork to push boundaries and achieve greater things together. But before we can even begin to do this, we need to make connections and network….

July 9, 2019

Reskilling is critical when change moves fast

Do some research to find out what you need to learn, then set achievable goals Learning comes naturally to many of us and for some, a lot easier than others. Nevertheless, we are all constantly learning, even if we don’t think we’re doing so in the given moment. From simple conversations with your peers to…

July 5, 2019

Declutter to improve your thinking and productivity

Learn how to organize your physical and virtual space to achieve more of what’s important to you You’re looking at a mess of files, stationery, and papers on your colleague’s desk, or maybe on your own. You’ve browsed through your Facebook and scrolled past numerous posts in the past hour. You’ve seen the mess…

June 20, 2019

Unlock your inner strength through continuous learning

Start with mindset, then work on leadership, problem-solving and emotional intelligence You may not realize it, but we are constantly learning new things. Whenever you meet someone new, you learn his or her name and a little bit about them. Whenever you need to fix something, chances are the first thing you do is look…

June 17, 2019

Continuous learning as the new mindset in a changing world

Find the best ways to keep your skills fresh and test your assumptions regularly

June 10, 2019

New leadership for the digital workplace

In a world that is increasingly becoming digitized, there is a sense of urgency about revamping the way we do things; we can no longer rely on the same old ways.

May 29, 2019

The power of emotional intelligence in the digital age

Human emotions and the business landscape seem to be separate and different worlds. That may be, but when it comes to business, there are always people involved, and with people come emotions.

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May 22, 2019

Learning ecosystems for sustainable reskilling

You cannot reskill yourself without learning the requisite knowledge and then putting it into practice. And through practice, you will continue to learn.

May 14, 2019

How your mindset can lead you to your downfall

What is crucial today is our mindset – it is what determines how we act, and through our actions, we can create change.

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May 10, 2019

Make reskilling and lifelong learning part of your success

We’re all feeling the pressure, and we’re seeing many organizations working hard to find the best ways to develop their people’s skills to keep up with change.

May 7, 2019

Learning to excel in a disruptive era

Many of us are struggling to keep up with the big changes in our world. The only sure way we can keep up is to keep unlearning the irrelevant and learning the new.

May 1, 2019

Lead yourself to inspire change and learning

Mention the word “leadership”, and it could refer to you or a colleague heading up a specific project, your boss, the directors and senior executives of the organization, or even the leader of our country. But, leadership is a vast topic that can be approached in many different ways.

April 26, 2019

Use the power of mindset to expand your learning potential

Whatever we do, whatever we say and however we react, it is shaped through our mindset. Mindset is the combination of all our beliefs, values and experiences that define how we see the world, and it is constantly being reshaped through new experiences.

April 25, 2019

Creative problem-solving through design thinking

With design thinking, you need the mindset of a lifelong learner, as such people are willing to make some mistakes in order to be able to learn and grow.

April 10, 2019

Why reskilling is so critical today

Our world is in the throes of major disruptions. One of the many impacts we are seeing is on the labor market, which is already being affected by the advancements of Industry 4.0.

April 3, 2019

Generational harmony in the workplace

Ensuring that different generations can work together effectively under the same roof has always been and always will be a challenge for organizations. To establish strong roots in your organization, creating a stronger relationship between different generations is crucial.

April 3, 2019

The importance of soft skills in the digital age

If you take a look at job ads, what employers specify are usually hard skills, most of them obtained from formal education. But these hard skills are not the only ingredients in a recipe for success.

March 27, 2019

Prioritize your learning to accomplish more

We all want to do better and accomplish many things in life — it is part of our natural human drive. The only way we can push ourselves to do better, accomplish more in life and make the changes we desire is to keep on learning.

March 20, 2019

Bridging the gap between academic learning and the corporate world

Learning is a lifelong journey. Yet, many of us still think learning happens only through academic training.

March 5, 2019

Creating a sense of urgency to spark continuous learning

Gone are the days where learning ended after we left school or when the working day was over. These days, we must engage in continuous learning and push the boundaries we’ve set for ourselves.

February 26, 2019

The reality of burnout and how to avoid it

No matter how much we want to balance school or work with our personal lives, we will never be 100% successful. But there are some steps we can take to avoid burning out.

February 18, 2019

The power and impact of listening in the digital age

Technology cannot yet fully replace human elements, which are still essential in many jobs. Within the realm of human elements, one skill is often misunderstood and even overlooked, and that is listening.

February 18, 2019

AI and chaos in the job market

Technology is growing faster and better than ever before. It is inevitable that new technologies will be able to replace many jobs we do today.

February 13, 2019

Increasing productivity and adding value through learning

Modern technology has given us tools and applications to increase our productivity. But, do all these high-tech aids really increase our productivity?

February 6, 2019

Online learning challenges and how to overcome them

Online learning offers many advantages, but it does have its downsides. Let us look at some of those problems, and discuss how we can overcome them.

January 31, 2019

Four learning myths that could be blocking your success

Sometimes, what stops us in our tracks could simply be problems in our minds that we could overcome if we set our minds to it.

January 21, 2019

5 learning trends we should push this year

Learning, I’d say, is like a bowl of tom yum soup. This is a dish that has a lot going on but it works best when there’s a balance of flavours that suit your preference.

January 21, 2019

Know-it-all vs learn-it-all

Even if you think you’ve learned enough from your experiences and achieved a level of success, it doesn’t mean the success will continue.

January 16, 2019

What makes lifelong learning difficult

Just as it comes naturally for us to learn, it also comes naturally to sometimes find it difficult. Here’s why.

January 9, 2019

Why we can’t speed up learning

The speed at which most of us learn isn’t fast enough to keep up with the demands our changing world continues to create.

January 7, 2019

Lifelong learning for a bright future

The acquisition of knowledge at all stages of life is essential for anyone who wants to stay ahead of change.

January 7, 2019

Six pointers on learning how to learn

Although learning comes naturally to us, we often forget how to learn, or what learning really means.

January 2, 2019

Getting started on change to improve learning

We all want change but sometimes we cannot go through with it.

December 25, 2018

Putting your mindset into your learning transformation

You’ve probably heard the cliché that mindset is everything. The fact is that mindset truly is everything

December 20, 2018

How change can shape our future learning

Everything changes but the most constant thing in our world is change itself. Its momentum never ebbs.

December 12, 2018

Learning vs studying: the key to winning

For many people, the words studying and learning have always been interchangeable. You studied mathematics in school and learned how to drive — both activities involved building on your knowledge and developing yourself in some form.

December 7, 2018

Transforming organisational learning for the new generation

Formal education including schools and universities is part of learning — but it definitely isn’t the only way we can learn, nor does the learning stop there.

November 26, 2018

Transforming learning through a learner-centric approach

Whether you’re learning to develop yourself or encouraging learning for the people in your organisation, learning is a personal journey and each person takes that journey in their own way.

November 13, 2018

SEAC’s Lifelong Learning Center – the Key to Staying Ahead

Learning is an essential part of our world and something we just can’t do without. Cavemen learned that they could keep warm by making a fire, and could move things easily using a wheel. We’ve been learning ever since.

November 6, 2018

Nurture a learning mindset to achieve transformation

We need to keep learning in order to grow. Learning not only benefits us personally but also benefits all of society because we use knowledge to improve the world around us.

October 30, 2018

Reinventing learning in your organisation

Learning is central to the human experience and to the very survival of our species. All the life-changing advances we have seen happened because people continued to learn and adapt.

October 25, 2018

Three critical challenges of organisational learning

The world is changing at such a rapid pace that the only way to keep up is to keep learning. As your customer market fluctuates, so does the job market.

October 19, 2018

The impact of Industry 4.0 on HR professionals

Now we have embarked on Industry 4.0 – the era of artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things (IoT).

October 9, 2018

The critical points of mindset in leadership

Mindset is one of the most powerful characteristics of each individual. They way you view and respond to people and events around you can be the difference between success and failure.

October 3, 2018

Finding your empathic business opportunity

Businesses worldwide love buzzwords. Once they find one they like, they will use it over and over until it loses its meaning in many cases. Among the current favourites are disruption, blockchain, cryptocurrency, and so on. One that I’d like to touch upon is “empathy”.

September 25, 2018

Applying empathy amid organisational tension

Empathy has become overused buzzword in the business world, where it is not always properly understood anymore.

September 22, 2018

Encouraging deep understanding to build on leadership

As our world changes at a rapid pace, so does the business landscape; leadership too is always changing with the times. From the rigidly hierarchical style of decades ago to the flatter structure of decision making today, leadership continues to evolve.

September 13, 2018

Developing self-awareness for today’s leaders

Leadership is all about the collaboration between the leader and his or her people. A leader simply cannot exist without people who believe in his or her vision.

September 10, 2018

Communicate effectively with the new language of leadership

It is common knowledge that we need to communicate effectively with others in order to coexist harmoniously. Whether it is at home or at work, effective communication is important to push business forward.

August 29, 2018

The new language of leadership

Leadership is also a language in itself; how you communicate with your people is how you lead them. The trouble is, most — if not all — organisations tend to take the one-size-fits-all approach when “speaking” the language of leadership.

August 20, 2018

How design thinking fits into any organisation

“Innovation” seems to have been turned into a business buzzword that has become so overused as to lose its meaning for some people. That would be a pity because innovation has always been and will always be essential to progress.

August 6, 2018

Why consistency is critical in business

Zig Ziglar, the American author and motivational speaker, once said: “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing — that’s why we recommend it daily.”

August 2, 2018

The key to unlocking your inner innovative leader

Empathy not only helps you understand your customers, but also helps you inspire your people to innovate.

July 30, 2018

Dealing with challenges with an outward mindset

Becoming a leader is hard, but remaining in the position and acquiring all the necessary capabilities is even more challenging.

July 23, 2018

The challenges of HR in the disruptive world

Don’t feel bored of the word “disruption” just yet, because even though many of us think it has become an overused term, it is not a new phenomenon. Rather, it can bring both opportunities and challenges.

July 9, 2018

Innovative leadership lessons from the world’s most innovative company

If you Google “world’s most innovative company”, you’re sure to find Amazon.com on the first page of your search results. You might not know this but when founder Jeff Bezos was first considering a name, he thought of Cadabra; another name he favoured was Relentless. In fact, if you search for relentless.com now, where does…

June 25, 2018

Building organisational effectiveness for innovation

A few days back, I came across an article on Forbes magazine about the secret of super-effective employees. The article got me thinking about the people involved in innovation as it begins with a story about a climbing vine called wisteria. There many types of this vine but the Chinese wisteria is known to twine…

June 18, 2018

Why empathy matters in innovation

Now that the internet and smartphones have taken over the world, it seems that people have become too busy to spare some time to truly understand a problem. In an age of Google, the answer to every question is just a click away. There’s no longer any need to rethink and investigate a problem to…

June 11, 2018

Can we solve problems without understanding?

In an ever-changing world where everything moves so rapidly, our reactions to the problems we may face in business or life are often to jump to a solution that can solve the problem as fast as possible. We are all guilty of “solution jumping” before we understand the root cause of a problem. And…

June 6, 2018

Exploring the human focus in innovation

Gone are the days when businesses thrived solely on knowing how to respond to the trends of supply and demand. In today’s world, humanity is now at the core of businesses, and organisations must know how to take innovative approaches to truly understanding people. Our world is evolving and so are the people in…

May 28, 2018

The harsh reality of disruption

Disruption has been the never-ending buzz heard around the business world for the past few years. Ever since startups began rattling industries from hotels to entertainment and transport, fear of being disrupted has been keeping business leaders awake at night. Even large organisations that once thought they were untouchable are no longer immune. Because of…

May 18, 2018

‘Amway’ chooses ‘SEAC’ to implement region-wide

‘Amway’ chooses ‘SEAC’ to implement region-wide “Outward Mindset” training course in a perspective shift to put needs of others first for sustainable organisational success’ SEAC to train Amway’s executives and employees across Asia Pacific With a passion for what it does and a focus on developing organisations and human resources in Thailand and ASEAN throughout…

April 30, 2018

Driving leaders to move organisations forward

Just as the leaders of your organisation play an important role in the success of your business, the right leadership for your people is just as important. Different types of organisations have leaders to guide their people towards team and organisational goals. Different leaders leading different types of people calls for different types of leadership…

April 23, 2018

The 7 building blocks of an organisational learning ecosystem

As business leaders, supporting the growth of your people is crucial to your business growth. In a previous article, I noted how personalised learning can not only develop and benefit your people but also your organisation as a whole.

April 16, 2018

Exploring the approaches of personalised learning

Amid the changes in our world and the rapid evolution of technology, learning has also evolved rapidly. And as learning has evolved, so too have the work settings in our organisations. Learning within our organisations and the way we work has changed, and will continue to do so. Decades ago, learning was accessible only in…

April 9, 2018

HR needs to catch up with the tech-savvy workforce

The rapid advance of technology is changing the roles of many people in our organisations. As technology takes on more jobs that humans usually do, employees’ concerns for their job security increase.

April 2, 2018

Strengthening leaders in the age of disruption

The world is constantly changing. That is the reality that business leaders in the past, today and in the future will face. We see businesses constantly having to adapt, and failure to keep up with change can result in drastic consequences.

March 26, 2018

The three pillars of leadership in the disruptive world

You’ve probably heard me saying countless times already that disruption can affect anyone at any time, but it’s true and there’s no slowing it down. As business leaders, not only do you need to keep yourselves disruption-ready, but you also have to lead your people into keeping up with disruption. Leadership today can be defined…

March 13, 2018

Enhancing your learning through a learning community

Learning has always proven its importance in every aspect of human life. Even more important is practising and applying what you have learned. Learning is constant at every stage of life. And trust me, harnessing the power of learning is essential in the world of business. In a learning ecosystem, the right mindset, a form…

March 13, 2018

Organisational learning for business success

Warren Bennis, an American scholar, organisational consultant and leadership author, once said: “Success in management requires learning as fast as the world is changing.” Indeed, learning is crucial to the development and survival of the human race. All the inventions we have seen, from the wheel of prehistoric times to the advances in artificial intelligence…

March 12, 2018

Digital disruption in learning

The word “disruption” has more negative associations than positive ones for most people. While we view it as a transformational phenomenon, we tend to focus on the disturbance and inconveniences it can bring. Indeed, the Cambridge Dictionary defines disruption as “an interruption in the usual way that a system, process, or event works”. Clearly, interruptions…

March 5, 2018

Dance to the tune of disruption

Given all the technological advances in our fast-changing world, we are all at risk of becoming disrupted. Regardless of the amount of success you have had or the size of your business, you are still at risk; that is, if you stick with the same old ways of doing things. Disruption is like an unpredictable…

February 26, 2018

Exploring the ways AI affects businesses

Our world continues to change rapidly as the pace of technological advancement accelerates. One advance that most of us associated with science fiction until very recently is now part of many people’s daily lives, and that is artificial intelligence or AI. Whether it is through virtual assistants such as Apple’s Siri, or purchase predictions or…

February 5, 2018

Changing our mindset from Me to We

In today’s fast-changing world, business leaders are all about keeping up with change and disruption to stay relevant. There are so many ways we can approach this in order to get ourselves and our organisations “disruption-ready”. Stepping out of our comfort zone is one way, while learning from our mistakes and failures is another. However,…

January 22, 2018

The importance of testing assumptions in the disruptive world

In my previous article, I touched on the downfalls of the comfort zone and how stepping into the discomfort zone is critical in our rapidly changing world. In this article, I will push further into how testing our assumptions through discomfort is important in our disruptive world. First, let us briefly step back and look…

January 15, 2018

The three downfalls of the comfort zone

In today’s rapidly changing world, it comes to no surprise that many businesses are struggling to keep up. As they face the new year, organisations find themselves being opened up to a new set of challenges. It is inevitable that businesses will find themselves in different situations that they would not have otherwise been able…

January 8, 2018

Becoming an agile leader to succeed amid disruption

Undoubtedly, leaders can never successfully reinvent their organisations unless they reinvent themselves first. I also know that to change, reinvent, disrupt or whatever word you want to use is hard, but as leaders we need remember that whatever got us here today will not necessarily make us successful going forward. Hence, I’d suggest that we…

January 1, 2018

Welcoming innovation to your organisation

It’s officially 2018! 2017 was quite a turbulent year with challenges and surprises in spades. For some, it might have been a fruitful year, while for others it was definitely one of hardship. The beginning of the year is the time for New Year’s resolutions, for most organisations it is a crucial time to work…

December 18, 2017

Learn to unlearn: a secret recipe to win amid disruption

Sadly but true, we are all too familiar with the idea of gaining more knowledge by taking in new information and learning more, but let’s take a step back and reflect on whether this is really applicable. Can this new information help us grow and develop as people? Is this information even useful? Sadly but…

November 27, 2017

Surviving the Disruptive Era with Creativity

In my last week’s article I emphasised that in today’s world where digital disruption is prominent, in order to stay relevant or if lucky stay ahead of the market, we would need the skill that is suitable to this fast paced changeable environment in which I clearly spelled out as creativity or creative thinking. In…

November 20, 2017

Learning in the Age of Disruption

In today’s world, businesses are operating in the age of disruption. It is not exaggerated to say that this could be the most exciting and the most threatening time to be leading a business, as there have never been greater opportunities or bigger threats. Many of the largest companies in the world today were established…

November 13, 2017

Living with the Right Mindset

Mindset is the way we see the world, the situation, the challenges, the opportunities, and other people around us. It drives and shapes all that we do—how we engage with others and how we behave in every moment and situation. Essentially, mindset is at the core of everything we do, our ability to perform and…

November 6, 2017

Live, learn and lead in a new reality

The disruptive world we’re living in now is the new reality that no one can escape. So, instead of trying to find a way to not be in it, we need to learn how

October 30, 2017

The King and his empathy for the country

I would like to dedicate this article as my tribute to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, our beloved monarch who devoted his whole life to developing

October 23, 2017

Change for the Better in Tribute to Our Beloved King

In 1950, King Bhumibol Adulyadej ascended the throne and crowned as Rama IX of Thailand who later became the world’s longest-reigning monarch in 2016. Throughout his 70-year reign, His Majesty the King has introduced great changes to this country with the ultimate goal to better the lives of his people regardless of their race, religion…

October 17, 2017

The great leader who leads from the heart

October 26 will be one of the saddest days in modern Thai history as we bid a final farewell to our much beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

October 9, 2017

Get Comfortable with Failures

Needless to say, we’re living in an increasingly competitive, highly accelerated and extremely cautious world in which disruptions happen every day and the never before seen problems are being created on a daily basis. Given this condition, those who are willing to take risks, step out of their comfort zone and venture into the unknown…

October 2, 2017

Reinvention is key to business sustainability

We all know about the fallen empire Nokia. Not that long ago, it was the world’s dominant and pace-setting mobile-phone maker with the most

September 25, 2017

A call for innovation in disruptive times

There’s no denying that today’s business landscape is a battlefield with no rules; at times it seems like a boxing bout with opponents from

September 18, 2017

Fostering innovative culture to cope with disruptions

When disruptive forces threaten optimal performance, companies must create new models for action to restore the bottom line.

September 18, 2017

Building the right team culture for innovative solutions

In my last article, I talked about the benefit of having a multifaceted team as diversity brings innovation. Now, I know that in the ideal world,

September 12, 2017

Disruption is the new normal

Our world is changing at an accelerating pace. In fact, we can say that disruption is now the new normal. In this business landscape, if companies

September 11, 2017

Fostering innovation with diversity

It’s no exaggeration to say that the “business as usual” approach can be fatal these days. In today’s business context, to avoid being disrupted, it is

September 4, 2017

Form the right team and the right culture for the win

Design thinking has become well known as a strategy to successfully address and solve complex problems. It focuses on gaining an understanding

August 30, 2017

Know Your Enemy: The Forces Driving Disruption

In a world where everything is constantly disrupting and being disrupted, the biggest and most terrifying risk is to stand still. To choose not

August 28, 2017

Winning the battle for attention

We cannot possibly deny that world we’re living and doing businesses in is a massively complex, intricately interconnected global system.

August 21, 2017

Staying relevant in the age of disruption

Everyone is ready to state the obvious when they talk about change. The truth is, change is here to stay and it has been like this for a while now.

August 16, 2017

Can everyone be creative?

Can everybody become a genius? Can everybody become creative? It’s true that companies everywhere are now competing to win in

August 11, 2017

Get it engaged! Engage Mindset to Execute Results

During the past few weeks, I’ve been focusing on the topic of mindset – how powerful it can be in shifting our behaviours and transforming our

August 11, 2017

HR in the age of disruption

A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to speak and participate in an event organised by the Stock Exchange of Thailand on the theme of

August 11, 2017

Innovation as Key to Business Victory

Unsurprisingly, any company that wishes to grow should welcome innovation as innovation brings about breakthrough products, increased market

August 11, 2017

Making failure fun by daring to experiment

When I was in college I had a summer job in a factory and one of my duties was to stack the finished goods on a pallet for transport and then

August 9, 2017

Engaging the workforce in the disruptive era

RESEARCH shows that highly engaged employees can improve business performance by up to 30 per cent and that fully engaged employees are 2.5

August 9, 2017

Building leaders in a disruptive age: If content is king, then context is god

WHAT IF YOU WERE told that you have to build the leadership skills of your middle managers but you could not use training to do it?

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