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12 January 2021

Understanding the digital currency landscape in Asia and beyond

Central bank digital currency (CBDC) is a hot topic in today’s digitally-driven world, especially seen through the lens of Covid-19. Since China began working on its Digital Currency Electronic Payments (DCEP) project in 2014, and the Bank of England first raised the concept of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in its 2015 research agenda, interest […]

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5 January 2021

The leadership energy journey

“How do I overcome burn-out? Will power corrupt? Why do I always face resistance? What is the difference between leadership and management? How will I excel at both? Where am I on my leadership journey?… These are, of course, complex questions with complicated answers. Seeing and understanding the journey that leaders go through, however, can […]

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3 December 2020

The 4-CAPS+ Leadership model

Having been a leadership coach and consultant over the years, I have had many opportunities to be a part of organizational changes. In 2008, I was brought into a major family-turned-professional business to transform a top-down leadership model into a more decentralized approach. At the Kick-off session of this transformation initiative, the HR Senior Executive […]

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9 September 2020

Know where you are, prepare for where you are headed

by The Star

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7 September 2020

Top 10 smart skills to become market ready transformative leaders

I am asked many, many times, as a professor and public speaker, what skills do I think people need today to develop the most. Do we all need to learn AI, coding, bitcoins, finance? Or do we need to work on communication, negotiation, managing people, etc. At ASB we think believe that “Enough with ‘Soft’ […]

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3 September 2020

The Malaysian dream: From Kota Baru to Oxford to MIT-ASB

MALAYSIA’S independence was achieved with the collective strength of all races and religions. Her continued growth and success will also be defined by the continued empowerment of all. Recently, I spoke to a young Malaysian whom I believe exemplifies the Malaysian dream. Dreams usually begin with an idea. For Yizhen Fung from Kota Baru, Kelantan, […]

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7 July 2020

Navigating retail operations during a pandemic

Over the past few months, retail businesses have faced both enormous opportunities and unprecedented challenges. Their leaders have had to work hard and fast to take advantage of the changing landscape and transform their businesses, sometimes beyond recognition. Through a panel discussion led by the ASB Career Development Office as part of its “Rejuvenation & […]

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3 July 2020

Retirement solutions should harness investment science and technology to shockproof plans

Humankind has made huge strides in technology. Big data and data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning are being used in various daily applications and industries. But when it comes to retirement schemes, we appear to be stuck in the past. The leading solution that private retirement planners have come up with is […]

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1 July 2020

How MBA students can prepare for the future of blockchain

Just as the MBA Class of 2020 gears up for the job hunt, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disrupts the global status quo. All around us, we hear news of some industries struggling to make ends meet, while others unexpectedly thrive. No matter the industry, a core resounding message is clear – pivot or face the […]

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11 June 2020

I went from multinational agency to full-time entrepreneur and never looked back

Like many of my peers at ASB, I’ve always been an entrepreneur. But perhaps unlike my peers, I’ve often tried to convince myself that I wasn’t — that I was destined for a more traditional career at a prestigious company, following a well-worn path toward the “top.” A year of that later, and I have […]

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