Seamus Phan

Speaker, Author, Strategist, Technologist, Artist

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    • Dot ZEN book (2003 – 2004)
    • This Body This Life Book (2002 – 2007)
    • Private Window 1984 book (2007)
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  • Artist
  • Author
    • Dot ZEN book (2003 – 2004)
    • This Body This Life Book (2002 – 2007)
    • Private Window 1984 book (2007)
    • Journalist
  • Tech
  • Videos
  • Clients & Fees
    • Meeting Planners
  • About
  • Blog
    • Leadership
    • Marketing
    • Talent
    • Technology
    • Quick Look
    • Health
  • Contact

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  • Chinese guzheng musician
    Leadership,  Thoughts

    Tradition can be beautiful – Lessons in Diplomacy & Innovation

    November 2, 2020 /

    I served as an NGO diplomat around 2004, under a Catholic Cistercian abbot who was an inspiring German gentleman. We served causes in Cameroon and Burkina Faso, providing supplies and used vehicles. I also raised funds through a Chinese music collection through the help of a Chinese orchestra.

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    Customer service and the Japanese tea ceremony

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    Still a dinosaur in today’s digital world? Start worrying

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    Obsolete matchsticks and context

    March 4, 2013
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    Leadership,  Thoughts

    Leadership – empathy is a super power

    May 19, 2020 /

    Empathy is the key to great leadership. Nobody likes dictators or autocrats at the workplace or elsewhere. Can you imagine working for one who only expects you to say “yes”? Can you imagine working for one who won’t listen to you? Here is a personal account of a good empathetic manager I have worked with in several jobs. It is in Chinese (traditional scipt).

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    The journey of siblings till the end

    November 22, 2013
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    You want to be a real leader? Simulate everything until you master all

    May 29, 2018
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    If you have just one hour of life left, what would you do?

    November 16, 2014
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    Leadership,  Thoughts

    Rising above Unhealthy Competition – Learning from Two Music Virtuosos

    January 9, 2020 /

    What is competition? The ancient Greeks and the Chinese, among other peoples, had races or competitions, where participants competed fairly in physically demanding activities to see who fared best in skills and talents.

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    2 Leadership Secrets from the Flight Deck

    September 24, 2018
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    Success comes through the long-form

    February 2, 2013
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    Insights and Experience trumps mere creative window dressing

    May 20, 2015
  • Chinese brush painting
    Leadership,  Thoughts

    Insights and Experience trumps mere creative window dressing

    May 20, 2015 /

    “I am not happy with the font. I don’t like how this chart is illustrated. I need more creativity from you in the photograph you shot for this campaign. I need more vibrance in the colors in this image…”

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    I have scoliosis and I live my dreams

    April 26, 2014
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    July 8, 2012
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    Multilingual empowerment for the new frontier

    July 23, 2013
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    Leadership,  Thoughts

    3 tasks for business leaders in the age of speed

    May 9, 2015 /

    I was reading an article on Fast Company, on “how to go from idea to prototype in one day“, and it echoed many of my own ideas through 3 decades of work and consulting, that there is no prizes for laggards and procrastination.

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    Running the marathon against the COVID-19 crisis

    March 23, 2020
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    November 22, 2013
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    March 4, 2013
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    Innovation through the abyss of challenges

    April 21, 2013 /

    Creative innovation can be abundant in the world today, and I certainly don’t mean software. Invention is often found at the deepest of needs amidst a sore lack of resources.

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    Abrasive energy or benign diplomacy?

    July 26, 2012
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    The conundrum of “the customer is always right”

    June 16, 2012
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Engage Seamus for Speaking and Consulting

If you like Seamus to inspire your people, consult on branding and marketing, or have him paint you or your organization some custom art, contact him now.

Call Seamus (Singapore)

Call me at +6563246588

Recent Articles

  • Adieu 2020, Welcome 2021
  • Hammers, Swords & Computers – they are just tools, not gods
  • Website Design, Elegance and Form – Lessons from WordPress
  • Snippets: Kindness from a small Kyoto gyoza stall owner
  • Tradition can be beautiful – Lessons in Diplomacy & Innovation

I can help you with

  • Branding
  • Market penetration (analyses & consulting)
  • Red Teaming for your startup, team and business
  • Creative launches
  • Public Relations (PR)
  • Media Training for CEOs and senior executives
  • Reputation and crisis communication (based on aviation CRM and TEM)
  • Digital marketing (websites, SEO, social media, digital video)
  • Keynote speeches and product evangelism
  • Inspirational talks on conquering challenges
  • Sales & leadership training
  • Chinese paintings

Notable accomplishments

  • 2016 - IntrinSelling™ sales training
  • 2013 - Video for Marketing & Training
  • 2011 - What's Next Leadership for Aviation and Corporations (based on Analects, 3 Kingdoms, Hagakure & Gorinosho, and CRM)
  • 2004 - Netjanus® BSD-based email security appliance R&D
  • 2001 - Perl-based small business process analysis system
  • 1991 - Enlightened Service Providers (ESP)© program for customer service (used in major aviation project)
  • 1981 - Biochemistry research in autoxidation of food lipids and prevention

Sites & Social

* McGallen & Bolden Group
* microwire.info - client news
* Video blog
* Twitter
* LinkedIn

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