Get noticed: 8 things that your boss wished you did more
After working with thousands of directors and leaders from many different countries, I have noticed that there common areas which they wished their team members are better in. Your boss will surely notice you if you do these! 1. Speak up more by giving feedback or share ideas Bosses wished their people spoke up […]
Why EQ Is Important To Leadership Success
Note from Kenneth: Dr Granville has for the last 19 years, been helping employees in organisations to approach their strengths and weaknesses through coaching and facilitative workshops that deal with team and individual behaviour. As a Master Behavioural Coach, Dr Granville will be speaking alongside me in the upcoming Leadership Masterclass on ‘Leading with Emotional […]
How to execute your goals consistently?
Many people know how to set goals. In my discussion with top leaders from multi-national corporations and government agencies, I can see that many people know how to set clearly defined goals for themselves and their organization. However, most companies don’t achieve the goals they set! Why? It is not about setting of goals. It […]
Are you suffering from BSOS?
Have you heard of this plague that is sweeping across the world? It has affected a lot of people so much that they instantly lose focus on what they are supposed to do, and focus on things that are more interesting. Here’s a quick check whether you are suffering from BSOS. Aka Bright Shining […]
Four Leadership Lessons from World Cup 2014
UPDATE: The article you’re going to read right now has been featured on Singapore’s Straits Times RECRUIT section, on 24th July 2014. If you would to read a copy of the Straits Times version, you can click on the news article image below or download it here. (Copyrights belong to The Straits Times) Although the […]
Leading your people to greater work passion, performance and profits
In every organization, there will definitely be teams of people working together. In your company, it could be your department working with one another, your immediate team with a team supervised by a colleague or even teams that are cross-functional. Regardless of the team composition, there is always a need to lead them to high […]
Leadership lessons from changing a car tyre
Just got my tyre punctured last night and I picked up quite a few leadership lessons from it: 1. When problems happen, make sure you steer out of potential dangers while trying to address your current situation. Eg, I could have stopped at the main road, but that would have been dangerous because of the […]
Keen to See Richard Branson In Person?
Ever wanted to listen to top business leaders on how they think and challenge convention? What if you could watch these people LIVE in action? If you want to grow in your professional skills, you have to learn from the very best and this time, you will get to do it! Here are some of […]
Advice to leaders
Leaders from different organisations were convened in ten focus groups on Appreciative leadership and positive power. Its focus was to understand what people want and need of leadership in order to be their best and realise their potential. They were each asked to offer one message that they would like leaders all over the world […]
Book Summary of “How The Mighty Fall” by Jim Collins (Part 2 of 2)
This article is part 2 of what I wrote a week ago on “How the mighty fall”. This article serves to help you understand how mighty and big companies fall and what you can do about it. Stage 3: Denial of Risk and Peril As companies move past stages 1 and 2, they will fall […]