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More and Simpler
Jan 2012
| It’s a new year. Almost automatically we wish each
other a happy one – some wishes more earnestly than
others. A new beginning, a fresh start. Like an eraser wiping
a whiteboard clean so that we can write anew on it. What will
you do differently this year? Do you plan to go further, higher
or faster? Would you consider a plan to live more and simpler?
Did you read that last question again? Yes, live more and
simpler.
Humanising
Organisational Change
Oct 2011 | As
a positive change strategist, my role is to formulate strategies
that promote and facilitate effective organisational change
in a positive manner. Huh?
Executive
Presence
July
2011 | Aha!
Another buzzword in business leadership - executive presence.
What is it? What does it look like? Is it learned or born?
Why does it matter? Who needs it? How does it help?
The
Enabling Organisation
Apr 2011 | Today
is my first day. I hope someone tells me where to go and what
to do. I will do my best and be a model employee. Maybe I
might even get a pay raise and a bonus at the end of this
year. I wonder who my manager and team members are and hope
they are fun to work with and I can learn much from them.
Conflict
as a Growth Spur
Jan 2011 | We
live in an era of constant change. Scheduled change. Unanticipated
change. Welcome change. Undesirable change. Mindset change.
Whatever We Focus On Expands to Fill Our Minds
Oct 2010 | Why do you believe, despite
the plethora of business books and the massive investment
sums we make in training, we are still not effectively making
the transition from knowing what to do to doing it effectively?
Strength
based leadership
Jul
2010 | In
a world predisposed to finding fault and highlighting weaknesses,
Gallup research in the 1980s found that we gain more from
focusing on developing talent into strengths than from fixing
deficits. In other words, people do better doing what they
do well naturally.
More
or Less
Apr
2010 | "Two men look out the same
prison bars : one sees the mud, the other the stars"-
Frederick Langbridge (1849-1923).
On 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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