Category: Leadership

Seamus Phan – writes on everything related to running better businesses, including leadership, creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, agile/lean, process management, quality, philosophy, etc.

Crises may not be what you think – be prepared

These days, the spectrum of crises are varied and diverse, and yet, every one of them can become media crises and even go “viral” because of smartphones and social media, amplifying these crises even more.…

Public relations or communications are sometimes still managed by marketing departments, which is now quite dated. Traditionally, marketing encompassed advertising, marketing research, events, sales (maybe), and sometimes public relations.

One of the hallmarks of leadership is the idiom, “monkey see, monkey do”. If a leader chooses to behave like a monkey and leaves much to be desired, it is unlikely his team will want…

First off, I generally dislike meetings. Meetings mostly end up being unproductive. I get things done, fast. And the fastest way between 2 points, is to get it done instead of nuancing ad nauseam with…

What happens when a business needs to change, drastically? What then, are the ways to deal with making such a change?

I have said this eons ago. If your business needs to bleed money like a waterfall and rely ONLY on investors dumping mountains of cash on you to survive, your venture is doomed, especially today.

Crises may not be what you think – be prepared

Engage your PR at the C-suite level

Think higher, go higher – beyond compliance

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