10 Things You Must STOP Doing Today. . .
. . . in order to believe in yourself By PAUL C. BRUNSON Reflecting on the January 18 commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s achievements, it’s important to consider the one thing that made it...
View ArticleWhen To Bring It Up — When To Let It Go
By DAN ROCKWELL Leaders who bring up every little failure, issue, or shortcoming are irritating nags. They can’t let it go. When you blab on about trivialities, talented people want to pull their hair...
View ArticleInfographic: Top 10 Ways To Handle Criticism At Work
It’s always difficult to accept raw, candid comments about your work or habits especially if you’re so used to your way of doing things. But in the workplace, it’s not just about you but also your...
View ArticleYour First Business Card: Good Manners and Etiquette
By DARSHANA SIVANANTHAM First impressions matter. We are raised in a society that places high regard on good manners and values. It doesn’t come as a surprise that most of us were taught to say our...
View ArticleIs There A Dark Side To Charismatic Leadership?
Why we should still keep a dose of scepticism in the midst of such leadership By SANDY CLARKE What is it about charisma that captivates us to the point where we can listen intently for hours to a...
View ArticleInfographic: The Rise Of Instagram As A Social Marketing Platform
By now it should be obvious that Instagram is a powerful medium for promoting visual content. It has enabled businesses to use ads on their feeds. Many have realised its true potential and started...
View Article3 Powerful Ways To Deal With Really Negative People
By PETER ECONOMY Ever feel tired of that handful of co-workers or friends who have a knack for always bringing down your mood—or the mood of any room they walk into? We all do. People who give off...
View Article10 Tips On How To Control Tension In The Family
By CHRISTINE MARYANNA GABRIEL Nobody wants to open the door when stress is knocking on the other side. We feel defeated when it creatively finds its way into our family and tries to become an...
View ArticleHow To Deal With Manipulators
By TAMARA JAYNE Ever find yourself doing something you didn’t initially agree to? Although they may not blatantly tell you to do things, emotional manipulators are good at observing people’s...
View ArticleWhat To Do If You Work For A Jerk?
Understanding the real issue and learning how to deal with it By JOSEPH GRENNY Mike used to love going to work each day. He was in a role in which he could use his talents to make a difference in the...
View ArticleSaying ‘Thanks’ Is Not Enough
By LOUISA DEVADASON As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. —John F. Kennedy It is inevitable. The hustle and bustle...
View ArticleHow You Can Learn To Listen To The Silent Cries Of Your Disengaged Employees
By JOSEPH TAN “She loves me, she loves me not.” Last week, I was invited to speak to the senior management team of one of the largest paramedic organisations in the world which serves over eight...
View ArticleIJM Corporation Bhd: A Great Malaysian Story To Be Told
Riding through the economic cycles and emerging stronger each time By LAY HSUAN, LIM A story of great trials and triumphs ought to be told throughout the generations, lest we forget how our...
View Article4 Simple Steps For Parents To Raise Leaders From Young
By ROHINI RAJARATNAM You know how they say charity begins at home? Likewise, leadership too. Look at it this way: a family is like a company, the children are the interns, and the parents are the...
View ArticleLeadership Lessons From The Man Who Created The Tata Nano
Photo source: Flickr | WeMeanBusiness By SANDY CLARKE When we think of what a great leader should be, we have in mind qualities such as integrity, humility, passion and commitment towards a vision....
View ArticleWhat University Did Not Teach Me
When I landed my first job out of university, I was young, excited, hopeful and naive. I was going to be part of a graduate management trainee programme with one of the country’s largest banks. Then,...
View ArticleThe Hard Truth About Teachers and Leaders
By DARSHANA SIVANANTHAM Teaching–one of the oldest professions in the world, if you come to think of it. Imagine going back in time to the Stone Age, where starting a fire would have probably been the...
View Article8 Powerful Ways to Mould Your Children Into Leaders
By TRAVIS BRADBERRY We all want our children to become leaders. Whether they spend the bulk of their days in the mailroom or at the corner of the office, we want our children to grow to be courageous,...
View ArticleCreating Burger Chemistry In The Lab
By TAMARA JAYNE Founded in 2012, myBurgerLab shows no sign of slowing down. It is no surprise then that their restaurants have a constant line of customers. The co-founder of myBurgerLab, Renyi Chin,...
View Article4 Things Successful Leaders Do To Empower Employees
By MARSHALL GOLDSMITH As a manager or leader, do you let your people assume more responsibility when they are able? Do you know when that is, or do you keep telling yourself that they aren’t ready...
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