Category: Leadership

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

Meritocracy – boon or bane? Thoughts from 2 Famous Michaels

people running on race track

Have you wondered about the idea of “meritocracy”, especially in the manner politicians around the world used it for the past couple of decades? Is it truly equal or even good? Two famous gentlemen named…

Battle of Thermopylae and 7 productivity tips

samurai with sword

Remember King Leonidas and his 300 brave Spartans? We too, hope to rally employee productivity, in the midst of the worsening economy and escalating competition. We present some ideas for a more productive team at…

Tradition can be beautiful – Lessons in Diplomacy & Innovation

Chinese guzheng musician

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…

Venturing up north to Fukuoka as a startup or business

Kyoto, Japan

As lockdowns and “work from home (WFH)” became the roller-coaster default in some countries that exact draconian and onerous measures to no end, it set me thinking on how best to create my business so…

Leadership in the frontlines of war – My grandma

Leadership of my grandma and grandpa

Leadership as a philosophy and practice, is not unknown to me. I have learned about it first-hand, from the coat tails of two giants who braved real wars and real struggles in my life since…

Leadership – empathy is a super power

compass in hand snow mountains

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…