I once observed a senior leader berate a young assistant for not ensuring that his 6-star hotel room had a harbour view. This was at a big client…

Much will be written about Singapore when our new Prime Minister takes over next week. I’ll offer a “path less travelled” take here: what characteristics in the Merlion…

Taylor Swift’s latest album has this line: “Tell me something awful, like you are 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐲.” The lady is a…

A friend S now lives in Melbourne, Oz. His daughter moved out in the last couple years from the family home. She’s intelligent, articulate and fiercely independent. S…

My favourite Ernest Hemingway quote is from the novel “The Sun Also Rises”, where a character is asked, “How did you get bankrupt?”. His classic reply was “Two…

Finland was recently ranked the happiest country in the world – for the 7th year running. Reading this took me back to an episode from half a life-time…

1. An ex-colleague from 20~yrs ago – let’s call him Sam – is the best salesperson I’ve met. Sam built great relationships with his clients, knew what solutions…

A client shared with me yesterday that his team hadn’t adapted well to changing market needs. It got me thinking. What insights on adaptability can we glean from…

Sunday mornings usually find me on a Uber-Dad run, sending my daughter for her tuition. During the 2-hr wait, I’m either at a Starbucks on my laptop, catching…