Part of your role as a leader and manager is to “lift the lid” of each your subordinates so they may individually be more motivated and productive in 2024. Let me ask you: Did you have an Employee Development Plan for each of your subordinates in 2023? How well did you proactively follow up and monitor each employee’s growth? How would you rate yourself as a leader who nurtures the growth of your team members in 2023?

During my home leave over the past month, I have experienced the deaths two people and have reflected on the legacy they left behind: an ex-boss who became a personal friend, and a queen of 70 years. After examining their lives, I will leave you with insight and questions you may ask yourself about the legacy you are establishing as you journey through your life of relationships

Reading daily blogs and insights on leadership, I find a constant “rehash” of many definitions for what makes a good leader. Whether it is living through Covid, World War II, or simply leading in your organization or team, some elements of leadership never change. I read the “Daily Drucker” most every day. I regularly read leadership insights of John Maxwell, Jim Collins and other time tested authors to grow and fine tune my personal leadership competence to walk the leadership talk of what I believe is a world class leader.

Chinese New Year is over and Asia is rolling again for business. Rather than I write a leadership blog this week, I want to give you access to four very interesting resources that will support your leadership growth and the success of your team or organization in 2022.

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Dr. Tim Elmore of Growing Leaders advises us to take half of a day to get completely alone, get away from the house and find a quiet place to reflect. During this time, think, pray, and review the past year, making notes of your 2021 evaluations along the way. Perform this ritual (this weekend?) by asking yourself the following questions

2021 has been a year of change for most of us because of the Covid pandemic. The year has given many of us time to think and reflect on our lives and our relationships. For some of us the shifts have been subtle, for others seismic.

Recently, I read an article by David Goleman called “What Matters More: Wages or Purpose?” It made me reflect on what has happened in my company in Asia over the past 30 years and how both purpose, values and salaries have been a factor for success in my company Equipping Leaders for Asia (ELAvate).

Innovation is a hot word in blogs and articles today and sometimes confusing. I researched “innovation” from the perspective of the respected Dr. Peter Drucker and found 23 short “blogs” he has written with action points you can take to be innovative.

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General Colin Powell, died Monday at age 84, had a compelling legacy as a leader: the first Black officer to be a four-star general and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and as first African American Secretary of State during President George W. Bush's first term.

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Annita Katee recently sent me a blog of the “house rules” her Australian 91 year old grandma named Gigi has used to provide direction to her extended family. As I read them, I thought they are good to follow to keep things “in order” at your home or back in the office.

As the global economy emerges from COVID-19, surveys show that a majority of workers are considering moving on to different jobs. What can you do to help them stay? Research shows that the following factors are important in influencing employees’ decisions:

The past 18 months have accelerated many changes in the work environment that will affect you for years to come. Are you equipping yourself to be successful in this rapidly changing world of work? Are you ready to have a meaningful career supported by the skills required for the 21st century of the global workplace? Does your organization have a plan in place to develop a 21st-century workforce?

2021 is half over. How are you doing through this year of change? Let’s walk through a checklist of questions you can ask yourself so you may reflect, renew and refocus on your journey of growth for the second half of 2021. Let’s make the second half better than the first! As you read these questions, take notes on your reflection each.

The Covid Crisis. Who would have thought it would last this long! But the Covid Crisis is truly a terrible thing to waste. Maybe you feel “trapped” at the mercy of Covid induced circumstances out of your control. Trapped is what I could feel sitting in a three week quarantine room upon returning to Singapore. Entering the hotel quarantine room, I wondered how would an active guy like me will survive being trapped due to Covid.