There was a time when I kept making poor decisions and was tired of it. Back then I wish I have read this book. Honestly, I still make bad decisions from time to time but it has been way better than before. So if you are tired of making poor decisions like me, stick around, let’s discuss some practical techniques that has helped me to overcome common decision-making obstacles, how to decide, and more importantly, how to commit to them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

If you tired of feeling like your team isn't performing to its full potential, Or you're struggling to connect with your employees and build strong relationships this book can help. Listen in to discover the importance of emotional intelligence to become a more effective leader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are emotional beings and this is what differentiates us and most of the time this makes or breaks how we perform a certain task. Which makes me remember what my superior told me in my previous workplace. He said that it’s not the work that is challenging but the people that make it challenging. I looked at him puzzled at that time, not saying anything back since I didn’t want to get shouted at or hit. But thinking about it now, it does make sense. What we will discuss today is a practical...

Circumstances keep changing and what we used for our past successes won't always work. So how do we let go of Past success to achieve extraordinary results? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We all at one point in time played leadership roles in our personal or professional lives. And maybe there is a high chance that we fell into one of the many leadership traps that exist in our modern culture today. Some of the common ones may be that we had to look strong and couldn’t admit a failure, or maybe we failed to tell the truth because we didn’t want to hurt someone’s feelings, or maybe we said something that offended someone when it wasn’t our intention. And these things happen...

I have been reflecting a lot on how my own culture affected who I am today. And being an asian, who has absorbed and studied different cultures, I realized that I deal with a huge amount of self-limiting beliefs that hinder me from doing a lot of things. And it seems like most asians - specially the ones that live in Southeast asia deal with this. So whether you are dealing with your own self limiting beliefs, or know someone struggling with self limiting beliefs, this discussion might be...

I hear from a lot of people that they want to practice being servant leaders. As good as it is as a concept, most of the time, trying to practice this takes a toll on the leaders since in the process they tend to neglect themselves. And I have even talked to some leaders who feel guilty when they take the time or take care of themselves. And it happens to the best of us. I also experience this from time to time. This is why I always remember this book. It is a great reminder that I go through...

The culture of hustling and working hard to find crazy new ideas has been the “in” thing because of all the startups and success stories out there. And this has been taking a toll on most companies. Think about it, how many times have we been told to innovate, or seek new markets? And maybe even we have caught ourselves saying the same. This in return also burns us, our peers, or even our employees in the long run. And makes the company forget why it exists in the first place. So what should...

Here is what the millennials and Gen-Zs say a lot. And it may even be the reason why some of them leave. Why try to compete to be better at something when you can create your own ocean of opportunities? And maybe understanding this can also expand your opportunities to see how intrapreneurship can work for you by using the blue ocean strategy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I had a conversation with one of my clients asking me how to get rid of the negative comments that they have on their corporate pages. And formulas in this book was my answer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Changing behavior is challenging. But we all know that somehow we need to be able to change something or continuously change so that we become the person we dream of becoming. Come to think of it, even the person that we want to be, changes, but that's another topic altogether. So, how do we change behavior, especially now that we are more stubborn than ever as adults? Let's try to clear things out.

What I have observed these days is that people are not so much fixated on the fact that they have to climb the corporate ladder. Which is a good thing. But it has been replaced by the desire to be seen as someone successful. And social media plays a big role. Constantly comparing ourselves to others. And this desire takes a toll on our physical and mental health. And I find myself in this situation too a lot of times. So how do we combat this climb of the never-ending social ladder?

I get asked this question a lot during my work, how can you unconsciously make better decisions by designing your environment? And this book is the answer. What's different about this decision-making book is that the focus is on the environment design rather than one’s strength, willpower, talent, etc. This leads to choice architecture! Let's discuss that today!

We live in a world of constant distraction, and I think that you and I have experienced this firsthand. And because of this, we have lost our ability to focus deeply which most of the time hinders us from completing a complex task. And it does get frustrating. So here we are going to look at 3 takeaways which include 4 strategies that can cultivate the skill of deep work.

Spontaneity may be a thing these days, but true power comes from habit. I always believed that habits create room for spontaneity. Habits are at the core of everything we do that have an impact on our life, business, and society. A discussion on The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

Human behavior is challenging to understand. Human behavior is irrational. But once we can pinpoint a certain behavior or changes in behavior, we can lead and encourage that behavior for intentional change. Whether it's for ourselves or our organization... It’s all about focusing on the three forces that influence it. So, the three forces are...

Anda Goseco and I discuss What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith.

Myke Santos and I discuss Our Iceberg is Melting by John Kotter to see if it is still relevant today.

Success, everybody talks about it and everybody wants to achieve it and only a few are willing to put in the hard work. And recently it's not anymore about hard work. But working smart. But working smart sometimes is not deemed sustainable. So what is it really? The truth is, it's discipline. it makes all the difference. This reminds me of what Les Brown said, and I quote "To be successful, you must be willing to do the things today others won't do in order to have the things tomorrow others...

I get asked this question a lot, what skill do you need to become a great leader? And when I think about it all boils down to the language that the leader uses. Not the actual language that different countries use like English or Korean, but the method or way of communication. Yeah. You can have the greatest ideas in the world but if you cant translate that into a language that will make people take action. Then I think your leadership wouldn't be as effective as it could be. But the issue...

We always hear nowadays to be present. Yet when you really think about it more than a third of our lives are spent talking to ourselves, as we reflect, reminisce, or play our scenarios in our heads just like what I did now. And as far as we know, we are the only species on Earth with the ability for introspection. This allows us to solve problems, make decisions and even plan for the future. But too much introspection can be a bad thing too. Since too much of it becomes chatter - a loop of...

I was catching up with one of my friends and the first thing we mentioned was that it's so hard to just talk and catch up on things because of the countless meetings we have. And come to think of it, ever since the pandemic, there are more meetings being held as well as not much time to transition from one meeting to the other. And I think that the reality has become more meetings talking about what can be done but less work actually being done. And if you are like me, most of the time, these...

Here we are again talking about passion. We always hear that we have to follow our passion to be happy in our lives. But books like this go against popular belief and explain things through a different perspective based on reality. It discusses things like how passion and drug addiction aren't so different from each other and how the general lack of understanding of passion can result in destructive behavior that leaves us burned out or even depressed. I myself have experienced it and maybe...

What does depression really feel like and what are its effects of it on our mind and body? Knowing and understanding this, how can we take the right steps to overcome it? Here is a book that was written by a person who was battling depression, ready to take his own life by jumping off a cliff. He reflects on what stopped him and allowed him to keep going.