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I have this friend from secondary school. Let’s call him Dave. All my life I know Dave, he has been a quiet person. However, some years back a friend of mine invited me to join this WhatsApp group where friends from our secondary school hang out online. Dave is there and Dave, is as chatty … Read more

Many, many years ago, I got hooked to my phone. Every night I will only go to bed post 1am because I was so busy with my phone. Then in the mornings, I will be late for work for I couldn’t get up. Either that or I just yawned the whole day for not getting … Read more

Very often you hear the word “multitasking”, but in this book Unplugged: How to live mindfully in a digital world by Orianna Fielding, I learnt a new word – Unitasking. Field said, “Another consequence of our digital ‘over-connectedness’ and our acute multitasking activities, and the lack of focus and attention that accompanied them, is that … Read more

I am one of those. Who plays with the phone while I walk. I play my mobile games till I am addicted. I don’t sleep because I am stuck at Twitter. I’m in the toilet a bit longer because TikTok is so entertaining. However, with all the technologies we have today, I still love to … Read more

“It’s only words, and words is all I have to take your hear away,” sang Ronan Keating. But you know what, it’s not only about words. It’s about what action you take after your words. Because as leaders (or anyone that matters actually), our words need to mean something. And for our words to mean … Read more

When you talk about energetic leaders, it always reminded me of former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s viral video on how he jumped up and down on stage, cheering the crowd at Microsoft events. Do I think he was crazy too? Yes, I do. But do I find him inspiring and amazing at the same time? … Read more

This is very important when we have so many things to do with so little time. I have learnt to prioritize my task like this: 1. What is urgent… just like the past few days. I actually have planned to work on a data migration project but due to the flood situation, I have to … Read more

It was around 7pm in the evening. I was sitting there with my boss discussing about a project. Then he said, “Did you notice, the only people in the office now are only the managers. You, me.” Then I walked out of his office and took a quick look around and he was right. Heh. … Read more

You hear a lot about people saying “nobody is perfect”. And a lot of leadership books will also tell you that no leader is perfect either. Even leaders themselves know that. But when a leader makes a careless mistake, it’s not uncommon to see they are pretty hard on themselves more than others. Don’t you … Read more

One of my fav mini-series is HBO’s 2001 war drama Band of Brothers. When it comes to a leader taking action, it always remind me a scene from episode 5. Captain Winters was leading a charge and he literally led it by running out first to the war field. He made sure the area was … Read more