International Day Of Peace

September 21, 2016

Peace starts with the heart. The heart of any problem is very often a problem of the heart. Your heart will shape and determine outcomes of a conflict. Desires of your heart will also influence strength of your relationships. If your heart is not in the right place in bridging and bonding with others, there […]

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Effective Leadership

September 21, 2016

All great organisations depend on great leaders and teamwork. Leadership is about the following 7 E’s: 1. Envisioning – Developing a worthwhile vision to make the world a better home; 2. Exemplifying – Showing the way with the right behaviour; 3. Enrolling: Building a team of talents to fulfil the worthwhile vision; 4. Entrenching: Strengthening […]

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Building Trust

September 21, 2016

Building of trust starts from within the company. Research shows that trustworthiness of a company depends on attributes of its employees, including their ability, integrity and benevolence. In addition, a study conducted by University of Pennsylvania shows that when employees are grateful, it increases trust while anger decreases it. In other words, the quality of […]

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Passion

September 21, 2016

What drives champions? Passion. Passion is the essence of life. Passion is the starting point to living a life of purpose, significance and fulfilment. It is the generator that powers us with energy, vitality and dynamism on the journey of life. Passion can turn the impossible into possible. It can move us to achieve our […]

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Improve Your Financial literacy – Now!

September 19, 2016

Despite initiatives by the government to promote financial education, only 0.15 percent of the respondents could recall attending a MoneySENSE financial literacy education program (Monetary Authority of Singapore, 2005). The National Financial Literacy Survey 2005 indicates that many Singaporeans and especially those from the lower socioeconomic segment may not have the required mindset, knowledge and […]

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Capitalising On Disruptions

September 19, 2016

Disruption by definition of the word indicates that it’s an unexpected development that can have an impact on current and future operations. http://www.straitstimes.com/business/economy/tech-or-terrorism-govts-must-be-ready-for-disruptions-tharman While we cannot predict and stop disruptions, we should also not resign ourselves to apathy, complacency and passiveness. We can foster the right conditions to pioneer, respond to, and leverage on disruptions […]

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A Falling Leaf Returns To Its Roots (落叶归根)

September 19, 2016

As a result of societal unrest and prolonged famine, Mr Liew Fei Ru (刘辉如, 广东省, 梅州人), my grandfather left his beloved family and home in Gongzhou (公州) village in Dapu (大埔), Meizhou (梅州), Guangdong (广東) in 1903. He took a long drive to the port in Guangdong and set sail to seek for a better […]

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I Finally “Found” My Grandfather.

September 19, 2016

On 12 September 2016, I had a good chat with my older cousins. Through the conversations, I was able to piece together the life story of Mr Liew Fei Ru (刘辉如, 广东省, 梅州人), my grandfather who passed away years before I was born. My grandfather was born in Gongzhou (公州) village in Dapu (大埔), Meizhou […]

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A Trip To the Past (寻根記)

September 19, 2016

My family and I went on a discovery trip from 12 to 13 September 2016. Besides my family, there were five other related families that went on the trip. We wanted to visit the old house of Mr Liew FeiRu (刘斐如) who is my late grandfather. The old house is still standing and is located […]

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Improving Financial Literacy

September 15, 2016

I trust the government will address roots of the problems and not just the symptoms when it reviews the CPF Investment Scheme. http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/government-to-review-cpf-investment-scheme For example, the National Financial Literacy Survey 2005 indicates that many Singaporeans and especially those from the lower socioeconomic segment may not have the required mindset, knowledge and skills to generate equitable […]

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