Upcoming Talk
Asia’s premier L&D conference, “Training and Development Asia,” will be held in the Philippines for the first time next month. I’m thrilled to be one of the contributors, giving a talk on how to maximize your return on your investment in learning. If you are based in Manila or will be there that week, I […]
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- Jul, 31, 2017
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Jul, 31, 2017
Up and Comers
I had an opportunity last week to lead a seminar on career strategies for university students from Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Singapore. The session was part of a 2-week program led by BestTop Career of Singapore, for whom I do some work as a career coach. It was an interesting session for me, at least, […]
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- Jul, 27, 2017
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Red Eyes After the Redeye
The Designing Leaders team was on a week-long visit to Singapore, and with the final event ending last night around 9pm, we made the decision to take a late-night flight back to Manila, which landed just before 7am today, almost an hour late. As a result, the team’s vision is generally blurry, and everyone needs […]
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- Jul, 24, 2017
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Competing in the Office
Do you set your employees up to compete against each other? Maybe not in a fight to the death, but a competition where the prize is a more enjoyable job? Plenty of companies have incentive competitions, where the top salesperson gets a trip to Bali, or something like that. Some companies, though, reward their employees […]
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- Jul, 21, 2017
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Running at the Top of the World
If you are in Singapore, and have time this week for a short professional development session, I have the event for you. For years, I have been running marathons all around the world in some unusual places, and that journey has taught me a lot of things that helped me start and run my own […]
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- Jul, 17, 2017
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