Itching for change? 50 must-reads for shaking up the 21st century
Pundits agree that the those who will shape the future are not those with glamourous job titles or even those with the most experience.
Pundits agree that the those who will shape the future are not those with glamourous job titles or even those with the most experience.
Does the secret to priming your team for an uncertain future lie in technical skills? Or soft skills? Or both?
Isn’t it so tempting to relax on a luscious bed of status quo? Projected growth looks promising; profit margins are healthy; employees are happy; customers are happier.
Everyone is familiar with the Indian story of six blind travellers that come across an elephant.
How does change happen and what is needed to sustain it? What forces need to be at work for change leadership to create lasting impact? Responding to the need to break down the science of change-making in the 21st century, the Center for Asia Leadership will be launching on July 22 CAL Online at http://online.asialeadership.org.
If we look at government the same way we look at business, and our politicians as managers, then that would make us citizens its shareholders. Sadly, we Filipinos would have to give our country failing, or at best, uneven marks. Despite its mandate to help citizens enjoy better quality of life, the government seems to be perpetuating a broken system that still sees millions stuck in poverty with thousands more preferring to leave the country.
Leadership is said to have a multiplier effect, probably because it’s contagious. What is it that leaders do that creates more leaders? Since leadership is an activity or practice not dependent on title or authority, it can be taught.
“What is really holding you back?” This was the main question Harvard Teaching Fellow Umar Shavurov posed to participants at the Asia Leadership Conference on March 1, at Sunway University.
“Be the head, not the tail nor anything in between.” This seems to be what Asian parents keep on telling their kids. For every parent, their child was “born to be a leader.”
Companies collapse because of a combination of complex factors that somehow come together to form the perfect storm. The obvious answer is that companies did not have the hustle to stay ahead of competitors. More difficult to recognize behind company failures is the powerful influence of values, attitudes, and culture.