Innovation… happens when a new idea becomes a reality. Be it an individual or a company, one has to have enough passion to overcome the obstacles which is commonly associated with the creativity and innovation process. “You can’t solve a problem on the same level that it was created. You have to rise above it […]
Complex Problem Solving | Design Thinking as a Complex Problem-Solving Skill Article written by Mr. SF Choong (also published in Medium.com) Why are we doing Design Thinking? Are we doing it right for the right purpose? We are living in a VUCA (Volatile, Uncertainty, Complex, Ambiguous) world. Is the traditional structured, predictable and procedural […]
Transformational Leadership Train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning – Chinese Idiom 养兵千日，用在一朝 The above Chinese idiom literally means that extensive preparation will eventually pay off. Leadership be it in steering a company through a crisis, the pilot’s skills in landing a plane safely during unexpected turbulence […]
Transformational Leadership What is transformational leadership? Transformational leadership is a leadership style in which leaders encourage, inspire and motivate employees to innovate and create change that will help grow and shape the future success of the company. This is accomplished by setting an example at the executive level through a strong sense of corporate culture, […]
Change Leadership “Only when there’s a sense of urgency, there will be change.” Ms. Meenakshi Sarup In this CorporateTrainerConnect.com (CTC) Ask The Expert Series article, we speak to Ms. Meenakshi Sarup, founding partner of THE CHANGE BUSINESS. With corporate experience in 2 of the largest MNCs – Oracle Corporation and the TATA Group, […]
Your Personal Brand Branding demands commitment; commitment to continual re-invention; striking chords with people to stir their emotions; and commitment to imagination. It is easy to be cynical about such things, much harder to be successful.” – Sir Richard Branson In this CorporateTrainerConnect.com – Ask The Expert article, we speak to Ms. Cindy Tien, […]
Team Building With the corporate environment becoming increasingly complex and industrial revolutions getting shorter, it is almost impossible for an individual to know it all. Collaboration, engagement with others and ensuring the building of a proper foundation for a high performing team is essential for the survival and success of any organization. In this Ask […]
Critical Thinking and Innovation “Education is not the learning of facts, but training the mind to think.” Albert Einstein In this next Ask The Expert series, we examine Creativity and Critical Thinking: top skill sets that can aid one’s ability to innovate. So how does one critically think and be creative to innovate? According to […]
Topping the list as the most desired skill to have by 2020 is complex problem-solving ability — defined by the report1 as the capacity ‘to solve novel, ill-defined problems in complex, real-world settings.’ We’re into the last few days of the decade and as stated by the World Economic Forum (WEF), we are […]
Keeping Our Motivation and Passion Going “Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress; working hard for something we love is called passion.” – Simon Sinek. In this second article in our Ask The Expert series on the CorporateTrainerConnect.com platform, we interviewed Ms. Amelia Marican, recognised as the new breed of Millennial Brand Transformer that […]