Career guides
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How to influence others more effectively
Leadership is about influencing. Unfortunately, most leaders are not good at it. Based on my observation of successful leaders and my personal approach, here are eight tips on effective influencing...
22 Aug 2016 at 04:30
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Reverse mentoring: youth and seniors reverse roles
Youth and seniors have traditionally lived in different worlds, where "ne'er the twain shall meet". Moreover, today even a difference of one generation can mean a world apart in terms of technologi...
15 Aug 2016 at 14:28
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Helping a CEO with time management
'Coach Kriengsak, I'm overwhelmed with work," Martin tells me. "I think there must be something wrong with the way I manage my work." "Martin, what do you want to achieve from our session t...
15 Aug 2016 at 04:30
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Seven key principles for becoming a moral leader
'With every word we utter, with every action we take, we know our kids are watching us. We as parents are their most important role models," US First Lady Michelle Obama declared at the Democratic ...
11 Aug 2016 at 04:00
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Personality testing debate continued -- The Myers Briggs response
In last week's Human Resource Watch, we discussed personality testing, with a cautionary viewpoint on the validity of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). We invited MBTI Thailand sole distribut...
8 Aug 2016 at 10:00
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Leadership for Thailand 4.0: Five changes we must make
We've read a lot about how the government is pushing the country toward Thailand 4.0, which is an economy based on creativity, innovation and high-level services. On the human side, unskilled and l...
8 Aug 2016 at 04:30
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Personality testing: an effective safeguard against corporate leadership disasters?
The business environment has become much more dynamic and challenging in the last 20 years. Executive turnover is increasing. Researchers have found that 40 per cent or more of newly promot...
2 Aug 2016 at 11:59
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AIS ranked the best employer by Aon
Advanced Info Service Plc (AIS) has been named the "best of the best" employer in Thailand by management consultant Aon Hewitt. Seven other companies -- Advanced Contact Center Co, American...
1 Aug 2016 at 04:30
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Ego vs change: ask the right questions and you'll get the right answers
Organisational change is a journey not a destination. To survive, every organisation must be prepared to change all the time. The bad news is that the speed of change is increasing. More bad news: ...
1 Aug 2016 at 04:30
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A practical path towards ethical leadership (Part 2)
In my previous article two weeks ago I discussed some of the key qualities that an organisation needs to embrace in order to encourage ethical leadership. These include ethics, values, principles a...
28 Jul 2016 at 04:00