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Every leader has a preferred style of leading but is that your winning formula? As your organization evolves, there's a need to check yourself and your environment to verify that your formula will help you continue to win. In this episode of Agile Leaders Conversations, I interview Change Coach and Human Resource Leader, Mr Raymond... Continue Reading →
Many businesses are looking into rebuilding better post-pandemic. Instead of building 'back' better, how about building 'forward' with the agile mindset? In episode 16 of Agile Leaders Conversations, hear from my fellow Forbes Coaches Council Member, Organizational Development Consultant, and author of From Behaviour to Well-Being, Mr Vinesh Sukumaran. He shares insights on how businesses... Continue Reading →
What are the skills that leaders need to have to be effective in today's complex workplace? Discover these ten skills that will help you become an effective leader.
The playing field for many women leaders is far from level. As businesses seek to rebuild and achieve more gender parity by encouraging more women to take up leadership positions, Chuen Chuen shares her insights after speaking with Ms Kiran Mann, Founder of M2M Business Solutions in an interview on '8 Paradoxes of Leadership Agility.'... Continue Reading →
Leading with Clear Vision & Human-Centeredness Creating a vision for the easy part – getting people on board is trickier than most think. The key is to have the right conversations that communicate the vision in a crystal-clear manner that increases commitment and devotion to the bigger picture. Only when people and goals align then... Continue Reading →
This article originally appeared as a Council Post on Forbes here. It’s an understatement to say that these are unprecedented and unpredictable times. Global uncertainty, measured by the World Uncertainty Index, is still around 50% above the historical average of 1996-2010. With the forces of Covid-19, ongoing instability and “uncertainty spillovers” from key systemic economies affecting the global... Continue Reading →
Join these conversations with agile leaders – executives, business leaders and experts from all sectors come together and share practical leadership insights around leading in today’s workplaces after reading '8 Paradoxes of Leadership Agility.' They will be sharing some strategic advice on you can pivot and use the agile mindset to develop a leadership style... Continue Reading →
This article originally appeared as a Council Post on Forbes here. Albert Einstein is often credited with saying, "If I had an hour to solve a problem, I'd spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about solutions." For leaders today, that five minutes packs in even more activities — communicate and create buy-in... Continue Reading →
This article originally appeared as a Council Post on Forbes here. "I am a human being, not a human doing."—Kurt Vonnegut, author of Breakfast of Champions Leaders have already realized the importance of developing soft skills in their next-in-line leaders to increase the business's bottom line. According to a McKinsey survey, large-scale reskilling is a concern and priority for... Continue Reading →
This article originally appeared as a Council Post on Forbes here. In a survey conducted by Deloitte on Industry 4.0 and readiness, executives reported that lack of vision on the part of leadership is one of the top three challenges to setting an Industry 4.0 strategy. In my practice, I define agility as "the ability to be flexible and... Continue Reading →