The problem with most recognition awards at the workplace
In the recent facilitation session that I ran for a client, I realized that every year they hold a great event to celebrate the innovation projects of teams and recognize their efforts, and business impact. In most innovation projects the teams usually involve some leaders who took an idea and turned them into reality. […]
7 Ways To Stay Motivated In Your Life
“How do you motivate yourself and keep it up?” This was posted to me when Howell Mabalot interviewed me after my speech to over 1500 people in the recent Philippines HR Congress 2019. Honestly, there are times where I don’t feel exactly highly motivated, but my response to it is extremely important. This is not […]
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 […]
How to win more at work and in life?
Success. Everyone wants more of it but sometimes, it seems difficult to achieve. After working with many organisations, teams and coaching leaders, I am sure that many of them want to be a lot more successful in what they are doing. My job is to help unlock their winning potential. My job is to help […]
Forget New Year’s Resolutions
…But here’s the thing: most people tend to give up on doing it. They get excited easily but they drop it when they get too busy.
So, I suggest to you, forget New Year’s Resolutions.
6 ways to succeed more in life
Everyone wants more success in life but it doesn’t mean that they want to do something about it. In most articles, they claim that the first step you need to do is to set SMART goals. After all, if you don’t know what you want, how can you possibly succeed? Well, my answer is a […]
Baptism of fire
(Picture is my recent award of the Certified Speaking Professional designation. The CSP™ is the speaking profession’s international measure of professional platform skill and less than than 12% of 5000 over professional speakers worldwide hold the designation.) Many many years ago, when I first started the speaking business, I couldn’t really get any jobs at […]
How to hit your goals every time, all the time
In my work with people and teams, goal setting is NOT an issue, goal attainment is. The big question is, “How can I ensure that I hit my goals consistently?”
Book Summary of “How The Mighty Fall” by Jim Collins (Part 1 of 2)
Over the long holidays, I took the liberty of reading How The Mighty Fall by Jim Collins. It always intrigued me to find out how large companies, with rich history and successful businesses can actually slowly reach to a stage of decline. I mean these are companies who are well known and have brilliant staff […]
How Success Starts From Knowing Your Strengths
I noticed that a lot of people around me tend to get mixed up with what is the difference between talent and strength. They sometimes use these words inter-changeably. However, I would like to clarify the main differences and how it will help someone to clarify what they can really do in life. Once you […]