Food For Thought

29 October, 2014 img

The 3Ps of an Influential Leader

Leadership is Influence is a common phrase I hear frequently when we discussed about leadership and influence. The question to ask is not whether leadership is influence, but what exactly is influence for a leader? Can leader really use them? Does leader naturally have them?...

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25 September, 2014 img

Dilemma is Good for Decision-Making?

Does the following situation sound familiar to you? You want to speak up in an important meeting, you know it’s important and you will make a point, but someone interrupted with his or her view, and you held back everything that you are about to...

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28 August, 2014 img

How did the Ice & Bucket Gets On Our Head?

The craze over pouring a bucket full of ice over yourself, signaling your support and donation to the ALS cause is worthy, But at the same time, it might just compromise the other group of needy people where water is scarce. When I was stationed...

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6 August, 2014 img

Best Pay and Best People is A Great Place To Work? Think Again.

Majority of the time, people have a misconception that making a great place to work is all about raising one’s pay, benefits and perks that come with the job. This is true only if the person is a task-oriented ‘alien’ and requires zero emotional support...

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10 July, 2014 img

Leading Across Diversity with MIKA

Great opportunities abound for a new baby food product that is about to be launched in Liberia. The product underwent extensive research, design and took into consideration the special dietary habit of the Liberians. The company shipped large volume of the products into the country,...

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17 June, 2014 img

Influential Selling – Can We Really Read Minds?

Most sales people have the misconception that selling is all about persuading and convincing the customers to buy. As a result, they ended up learning techniques or tactics in order to get the customer to buy, and the customer resent that. In contrast, the Top...

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