Tag: life lessons

Warren Buffett’s Management Secrets: Review

September 2, 2012 • Book Reviews • 2 comments

Known as the “Oracle of Omaha”, Warren Buffett was once the richest man in the world. With an uncanny ability to sniff out good companies that beat the market time and again, Buffett was able to amass an amazing fortune of US$44 billion. What’s amazing is that he also intends to give most of it away to charity. Buffett’s company, the world famous Berkshire Hathaway group, own some 88 businesses and employ 233,000 workers worldwide.

What few people know is that Buffett is not just a savvy investor but a great manager and business leader. In the audio book, “Warren Buffett’s Management Secrets”, Mary Buffett (Buffett’s former daughter-in-law) and David Clark depicts some of the management philosophies behind the billionaire’s success.

The 4-Hour Workweek: Book Review

August 18, 2012 • Book Reviews • disabled comments

To many of us, Timothy Ferriss is living the dream life. Touting himself as a “serial entrepreneur” and “ultra-vagabond”, the author of the uber bestseller “The 4-Hour Workweek” works from anywhere around the world, pursuing activities as varied as skiing in the Andes, tango dancing in Buenos Aires, or racing motorcycles in Europe.

How does he do it?

Talent is Overrated: Book Review

August 10, 2012 • Book Reviews • 1 comment

Bruce Lee obviously knows the value of deliberate practice.

How does one become a world class performer in any field? Can we improve our chances of success despite being born to adverse conditions?

With an eye-catching title and an alluring subtitle – “What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else” – Fortune editor-at-large Geoff Colvin’s book “Talent is Overrated” provides excellent food for thought in today’s knowledge economy.

Deference versus Defiance

July 31, 2012 • Personal Branding • disabled comments

Scene from Bernardo Bertolucci’s “The Last Emperor” (image source)

There are two schools of thought in life, business and work.

The first is the school of deference. Adherents to this approach believe that obedience, allegiance, faith and subservience are virtues to be embraced. The entire Confucian philosophy commands one to put nation before organisation, organisation before family and family before self. Communal interests precede individual ones.

Embrace the 9 Rules of Self Discipline

July 12, 2012 • Personal Branding • 6 comments

Ever wondered why some people seem to have it all made while others simply drift by?

What is the difference between successful CEOs, political and religious leaders, and the rest of us who may lead more mundane and ordinary lives?

The secret, according to motivational speaker and author Brian Tracy, is that successful people run their lives according to the principles of self-discipline.

Implementation 101

July 9, 2012 • Blog • 1 comment

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In a world inundated by social networks, ideas are plentiful. Just google any topic and you’ll find truckloads of tips and thoughts. There are a plethora of experts out there who are willing to give you lots of free help.

Including…ahem… yours truly. 🙂

Grooming Tomorrow’s Leaders

June 21, 2012 • Blog • disabled comments

Participants and facilitators of the inaugural YLT in Singapore

As Facebook’s IPO continue to garner interest (both good and bad), the question on many people’s lips is this: Can Singapore produce business leaders who started young such as Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, or Bill Gates?

Well, perhaps the Young Leaders of Tomorrow (YLT) programme can help to usher the way.

June 14, 2012 • Social Influence • disabled comments

Are you addicted to social networks? (courtesy of Salsafrica Blog)

I’ve just watched a TED video featuring a highly impactful talk by psychologist Sherry Turkle on how we’re all becoming increasingly connected while becoming increasingly alone.

It really set me thinking. Hard.

This Is Why You Need To Keep Blogging and Journaling

May 26, 2012 • Personal Branding • 5 comments

Keeping a regularly updated blog can be one of the best things you can do for your career. Trust me, its the reason why I can do what I do now.

However, it does require a certain amount of discipline, determination and grit to keep blogging and journalling. Especially when your work starts overtaking the rest of your waking hours.

Extreme Focus: A Book Review

May 8, 2012 • Book Reviews • disabled comments

Michael Jordan: a proponent of Extreme Focus (source of image)

How does one truly achieve one’s dreams? What are the secrets behind ultra-successful folks who make a “dent in the Universe”?

The answer according to NBA Orlando Magic’s Senior Vice President Pat Williams and author Jim Denney is “Extreme Focus”.