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Every executive knows that they must have a vision and mission statement but in times of crisis these important documents can be forgotten.It is a bit like if you were in a boat and have set your course, but the boat springs a leak and you spend your whole time bailing water and have no ...
The Singapore Ministry of Manpower states (Sept 2008) that whilst most CEO’s in Singapore expressed a willingness to develop the next generation of leaders, very few of them are proactive and strategic in doing so.This NATO (no action talk only) will result in Singaporean managers being unable to cope with dynamic the state of today’s ...
Self Leadership International is a sponsor of the Singapore Human Resources Summit 2009.Please come and visit us at our exhibition booth to find out more about our Leadership Development, Executive Coaching and Business Communication programs.Mark Liew an Executive Coach and Leadership Trainer from our team will be speaking about ‘Creating Lasting Change’ in the …
I have been an executive coach in Australia and Singapore for some years and I have seen some significant changes in the acceptance and application of executive coaching.Harvard Business Review (HBR Jan 09) has just published a review of the field of executive coaching and makes some significant points on how to effectively use executive ...
What’s your worst customer service experience? I bet you have a story about receiving lousy customer service, I know I have a few. On the flipside - do you have a story about giving lousy customer service? Ouch, this is more difficult to contemplate because we naturally see the world from our own point of ...
We all know that a brand is a customer experience represented by a collection of images and ideas; what might be less obvious is that each time somebody meets you they unconsciously create …
The NEW Self Leadership International website is now LIVE.It works great in Firefox, and Explorer bugs such as blog feeds are being fixed as I write this post. On the website you will find all the information you need on our Leadership Development, Business Communication, Executive Coaching and Self Development programs.The navigation has been totally ...
Self Leadership is all about getting ideas into action and New Year is a time when many choose to make a commitment to start a new behaviour or stop an old habit.In 2009 I will be writing on this blog about how to turn thoughts into actions and actions into results, so what I want ...
Fear is a part of our every day lives and to achieve Self Leadership we must understand and work with our fears so that they do not prevent us achieving our objectives.Or as the bard, Wil …
I have just returned from a client meeting, where the client needed to train its sales people to effectively increase sales.Increasing sales is the one of the key actions that is going to help this client weather the recession and profit afterwards. After identifying the urgent need to train trainers to equip the sales team ...
Monday May 25, 2009: Executive Coach and Meta Coach, Andrew Bryant will present ‘Masterful Coaching’ at the Singapore International Coach Federation (ICF) chapter meeting.Toget …
My blog today is inspired by my wife Zurina Bryant.At our self leadership programs we emphasise the importance of turning ideas into action or closing the ‘knowing-doing’ gap. Zurina is the embodiment of this principle and once again she has demonstrated her commitment to transform thoughts into reality.Zurina loves taking photographs and one year ago ...
We now take for granted our ability to share ideas, opinions and facts instantaneously and across borders, but prior the the early 1980’s this was not possible.In 1984 the number of …
A critical skill of self leadership is the ability to motivate yourself to do what is necessary for your success.Motivation provides the energy and emotion for us to take action, but did you know that motivation has two directions?Effective motivation occurs when we are mobilised to move away from what we don’t want and are ...
I am speaking about leadership development, coaching and mentoring at the Human Resource Directors Forum in Sydney, Australia on April 2nd 2009. If you or your company requires any leadership development training/consulting or executive coaching, I currently have April 1st and April 3rd available. Please contact Self Leadership International if you are interested. Related …
Confidence is a key success factor for modern managers and leaders and yet many lack confidence in the following areas:Managing downwards when subordinates have higher qualifications or are qualified in a different discipline Influencing peers or external stakeholder when there is no direct authority Managing upwards even in a matrix organisationI had two meetings in ...
“We live in an age of unprecedented opportunity: if you’ve got ambition and smarts, you can rise to the top of your chosen profession, regardless of where you started out. But with o …
A key principle of self leadership is the ability to notice and then respond effectively to feedback.As I write this blog post I am aware of the pain in my wrist from playing tennis. I have only just started to play tennis; I used to play squash and so I am used to flicking my ...
Businesses today face change all the time. If you’re not changing that means you’re standing still, and that just does not make good business sense. Change can take many different forms. An organisation can be bought, sold or taken over. Mergers happen all the time. Economic conditions, exchange rates, and government regulations all create ongoing ...
There are many definitions of leadership but my favourite in terms of its practicality is:“Leadership is getting work done with and through others, whilst gaining their trust and cooperati … 
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