It’s the umpteenth time you’ve been approached by a salesperson selling a training package or a team-building programme. This time, you are slightly more convinced than you have been before and you are now wondering, “Should I sign my team up for their training and/or team building programme?” Before you…
In the blink of an eye, 4 decades have passed. When they say that “time flies”, I realize how paradoxical that phrase is. While life has gone by quickly, I remember the values born from my opportunities, regrets, mistakes, and success. Not only that, I’ve learned to take what life…
It takes a lot to stay ahead – much less keep up – with the fast pace of the business world. After 80 years of championing the voices of our local community, the national newspaper – Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Berhad – is facing a shutdown. From an unresolved debt of…
Have you ever failed? I have. Have you ever felt hopeless? Of course. Have you ever experienced defeat to the point that you do not want to move forward anymore? I sort of had that feeling. One of the major disappointments that kept me awake 8 days straight happened in…
I’ve recently trained an FMCG company and the Sales Managers were having issues with hitting their sales targets. Their verdict on this? The beverage market is shrinking. I then told them, the beverage market is NOT shrinking… instead, it is rapidly changing or simply, have already changed. They gave me…
