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Goals, Achievement and Meaning
Jan
2010 | Ever wonder why many people choose the beginning
of a new year to start on resolutions? Perhaps, like me, you
get overwhelmed by feelings of gratitude and goodwill during
the Christmas season. Or you listen to John Lennon’s
gentle prodding … “so this is Christmas and what
have you done … another year over …” and
feel inspired to become someone better or do more the next
year.
The
Good Workplace
Oct
09 | When I was very young, I observed that the working
adults around me often came home worn-out and non-communicative
or dreaded going to work. These days, people complain on Facebook
and blogs, hang out at pubs or mamak stalls, or growl at their
families and friends. HR lament of latecomers, absenteeism,
poor performance and lack of engagement.
What
Are We Thinking?
Jul
09 | In “We are in the midst of a financial crisis.”
“Times are bad.” I see packed restaurants, eateries
and branded coffee joints and stores with long queues at payment
counters on almost any day of the week. This is a financial
crunch? Our actions seem to be incongruent with our thoughts
and intentions. And what’s wrong with that? Nothing
if we are happy with the way things turn out and have no complaints...read
article.
Lifting
Others and Self during these trying times
Jan
09 | As leaders of organisations, it
is well worth our effort to be mindful of the messages that
employees receive, directly and indirectly. The uncertainty
that hangs in the air during bad times is unsettling. The
mind hates a vacuum...
Positive
Psychology
Sep
08 | As a child, I was determined to
help people become happy. It mattered to me that a lot of
people never seemed to be content with life. I wanted to help
them find peace and life satisfaction...
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Sulynn Choong is a Positive Change Consultant
/ Coach with Human Capital Perspectives and the Founder
/ Chief Engagement Officer at the Asian Center for Applied
Positive Psychology (ACAPP).
Sulynn works with organisations to energise their workforce
for outstanding performance. Combining practical corporate
experience with evidence-based research in positive
psychology, she assists CEOs in evaluating their organisations’
existing and proposed change initiatives for coherence,
congruence, relevance and positive impact through strategic
road-mapping and targeted interventions.
She designs and implements strength-based programmes
that facilitate building positive workplaces, and conducts
in-house individual and group coaching sessions/ workshops
that focus on enabling leaders and managers to fully
engage in their roles while developing quality interpersonal
relationships, thus enhancing both corporate results
and individual well-being.
Sulynn has 23 years of research, management and consulting
experience working in several industry sectors. An erstwhile
economist-statistician and human resource management
consultant with experience in a variety of capacities,
Sulynn is passionate about people and lifelong learning.
Sulynn holds a bachelor degree in economics (finance
& accounting, and organizational behavior) at Monash
University, Australia, a B.Sc (Psychology) from Upper
Iowa University, and qualified as Chartered Company
Secretary and Administrator (RMIT, Australia). She was
the first Asian to graduate with the pioneer class of
Master of Applied Positive Psychology led by Prof Dr
Martin Seligman in 2006 at the University of Pennsylvania.
Human Capital Perspectives which has offices in Kuala
Lumpur and Hong Kong was established in 1997, with the
objective of building people, enabling organisations
and enriching lives.
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