BAT or Bust
Many university graduates across Asia are facing employment challenges. While it’s not so much that there’s a lack of jobs — Singapore reported 60,000 vacancies last year, while one study in China shows 1.4 jobs per graduate — the newest members of the workforce still seem to have trouble finding their first role. Why? For […]
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- Aug, 08, 2019
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Aug, 08, 2019
Back to Singapore
We have been sitting on this for a few months, waiting for all the paperwork to be settled, but now everything is finalized, and we can finally announce it: Designing Leaders has moved to Singapore. You might be thinking, “wait a minute, haven’t you been working here for years?” While it’s true we have done […]
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- Aug, 05, 2019
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Leading With “No, But…”
Managers often encourage a certain mindset for their employees, especially salespeople: “Lead with yes.” The idea is that, when you’re asked to do something, you should do your best to agree and follow through. The reason this is seen as valuable for salespeople, of course, is that it keeps customers happy. The concept gets extended […]
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- Aug, 01, 2019
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Opinions Don’t Help
If you want to help others to take you seriously and would like to move a discussion forward rather than getting bogged down in an endless loop of talking, consider removing the words “in my opinion” from your vocabulary. Phrases like “in my opinion,” or “I think” or “I believe,” suggest a statement that is […]
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- Jul, 25, 2019
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Ooh Baby Baby
It seems to be the reality of public policy that there is never a simple answer to a problem. Case in point: Singapore continues to be an engine for growth in Southeast Asia, but that growth is coming only in terms of dollar signs and the number of jobs available. When it comes to the […]
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- Jul, 11, 2019
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