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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    • 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
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    • Technology
    • Quick Look
    • Health
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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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    Leadership Tribute to my grandpa, army general and thinker

    June 10, 2018 /

    My grandpa passed away recently, peacefully and quietly he left. Yet, beneath all that quiet, was a giant who made a lasting impression in my life. Let me ask you first, who is a true leader to you, and what standards do you hold yourself to as a leader?

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    March 25, 2013
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    You want to be a real leader? Simulate everything until you master all

    May 29, 2018 /

    One of the hallmarks of leadership is to have immersive experiences that you can relate to personally, and then nuancing them to help develop your own people working with you. However, short of being hands-on on every single task, what are some of the options for gaining such experiences, especially for an emerging leader, a leader in training, or even a leader already entrenched in the field but placed in even more challenging environments?

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    What can an airline learn from an enlightened service approach?

    April 16, 2017
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    Brush naysaying spectators aside

    May 18, 2013
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    Foolish “leaders”, Smart leaders, or Wise leaders? You decide.

    November 6, 2016 /

    It is often both sad and laughable when I read in the media about restructuring of ailing companies, that the one and only strategy these “leaders” execute, is to fire people and cut costs.

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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

    Swamped with your own chaos? Beat it with discipline

    January 30, 2016 /

    Greg McKeown in his book “The Disciplined Pursuit of Less“, described that there are 2 kinds of people, essentialists, and nonessentialists. Terminologies aside, the notion that some people are distill their thoughts and actions down with focus and discipline, while most others drown in their own chaotic and undisciplined thoughts and actions, is the age-old and persistent reality we face. This is especially true today where many people delusionally believe they can “multitask” in the age of smart devices.

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    September 25, 2016
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    April 1, 2014
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    May 9, 2015
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    Saying sorry and crisis communication

    January 12, 2015 /

    When it comes to a crisis that demands an apology, the hackneyed responses that I have read, heard or seen in many such occasions, are often criticized and ridiculed. It is not difficult to see why.

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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

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

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