April 3, 2026
My house in downtown Kuala Lumpur sits along one of the city’s main arterial roads. Every day, there’s traffic. Some days it crawls, some days it barely moves. And yet, I start the drive knowing I’ll get to where I Read more…
April 2, 2026
In most workplaces, clean solutions rarely appear first because clean problems rarely exist first. They have to be uncovered. The quality of a decision is shaped long before the decision is made. It is shaped by how the problem is Read more…
April 1, 2026
I don’t think people understand what patience really looks like. It’s not waiting. It’s not calm. It’s not some monk-like stillness. It’s messy. You have an idea. You go after it. You are convinced this is it.Then the result shows Read more…
March 31, 2026
The difference between motion and action shows up everywhere. Motion: Action: Motion creates the illusion of productivity. Action is productivity. Many of us stay in motion longer than we should. It is comfortable. There is no risk. Action demands emotional Read more…
March 30, 2026
There was once a young nobleman named Julian who lived a life of endless “tomorrow.” He was wealthy, healthy, and he spent his days in idle distraction. He put off his true passions, writing, helping his community, and mending a Read more…
March 29, 2026
Being valuable and useful is all you really need to do to be effective in sales. Help people out. Share ideas that can genuinely improve their business. If you have a point of view that can help them think differently Read more…
March 28, 2026
What I’ve increasingly noticed in cross-functional work is this: problems rarely begin with the issue itself. They begin with the story people are already carrying about the other side. This team is always difficult. That person always blocks. These people Read more…
March 27, 2026
The real goal is not to “complete the task.” The goal is to move something forward meaningfully. The real goal is not to “attend the meeting.” The goal is to contribute or decide if it deserves your time. The real Read more…
March 26, 2026
This came up in a conversation this afternoon with a senior colleague. We are on the cusp of entering a new financial year, and we were reflecting on what we had set out to do last year — where we Read more…
March 25, 2026
There’s something my wife does in moments of crisis that I’ve come to respect deeply. Not before the mistake. Not during the build-up. But after it has already happened. A small accident. A poor decision leading to big consequences. Money Read more…
