Why Asian CEOs Make Great Leaders
Asian CEOs are driven to succeed because of the dynamic and relatively unstable environments that they operate in as compared to their Western counterparts. Find out the effects of the bamboo ceiling within Asia and why Asian leaders should be cultivated to grow.
Cultural Differences in Asia – 4 Communication Lessons from Asiana Flight 214
Miscommunication caused by cultural differences is common in Asia due to the varied demographics of the workforce and a strong respect for cultural. See how miscommunication due to cultural differences can cause loss of life, specifically looking at the Asiana Flight 214 disaster.
Top 5 Asian Leadership Blogs to Follow
Relevant industry blogs are a great way to keep on top of trends and abreast of best practices. And the leadership field is no different. Everyone in HR and leadership development needs to have access to the most current information. To that end, you’ll love the top Asian Leadership Blogs list I’ve put together. You […]
The Secret Strategy HR Executives Need to Use to Become C-Suite Leaders
I am in Oman this week, part of a RBL faculty delivering the HR Academy to a group of HR leaders from the Oman Oil group of companies. I love the group that we are working with, they are smart, engaged and really excited to learn. They are all part of organisations that are partly […]
Is the Traditional Resume Dead? How to Recruit Talent Exclusively via Social Media
Could a lot of HR leaders be stuck in the past because they’re bred to follow rules, procedures and SOPs, especially when it comes to recruitment? Are they still shuffling through stacks of CVs or at best going through emails one by one organized in folders pertaining to department functions? Enter: Web 2.0 Internet. If […]
Isn’t it Time for Organisations to Shed Parent-to-Child Relationships for Adult-to-Adult Ones?
In most organisations the relationship between the employer and employee is more accurately described as a parent-to-child relation in which the employer decides what is good for the employee, what objectives need to be achieved, what courses need to be attended, when he can be promoted and where the employee (read “child”) needs to be […]
How to Find Hidden Asian Leadership Talent
Multinationals that have a presence in Asia know the importance of finding Asian talent for their organization. However, many of them often struggle to find leadership talent because they often try to find people who closely resemble their own home cultures, values and perceptions. And as the Asian talent pool continues to grow, so does […]
Holacracy: Will Asian Companies Adopt 2014’s Hottest Management Trend made Famous by Zappos?
One of my most transformational moments of my professional life came in a plane flying from Dubai to Vienna to attend the Society of Organisational Learnings Global Forum in 2005. In anticipation of this forum I read Alain de Vulpian’s seminal article about societal changes that are fundamentally changing the way we will organise, work and live together. The […]
How to Motivate, Integrate and Retain the Millennial Generation into your Workforce: 4 Challenges and their Solutions
Millennials grew up with technology and can be considered overly confident. They’re usually highly educated (formal or otherwise) and extremely ambitious. Pair this with the conservative attitudes of the three generations already in the workplace (Gen X, Boomers, and Traditionalists) and you’re already setup for a complicated corporate culture. Why Focus on Millennials? Every […]
Appointed as a New CEO in Asia? Here Are 3 Things to Focus on In Your First 90 Days
A client of mine recently shared that from next month he will take up his first CEO position of a leading company in Asia. We talked about the excitement of this promotion, the opportunities, the personal leadership challenges and also the Dos and Don’ts of the first three months. The conversation inspired me to come […]
