There Is A Monster Within You…

April 20, 2016

“Patrick, if you do it, I will leave the room. I will resign from the company.” These were the straight-in-the-face and angry words from one of my former partners in China. Just before that, I had told him what I planned to do at a leadership bootcamp. It was the last day of the course. […]

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Unleashing Freedom Of The Mind

April 19, 2016

The time was way past midnight. There were many things I needed to do and deadlines to meet. Workload has become somewhat overwhelming. Even after finishing my work and calling it a night, my heart was heavy laden – not from unfinished tasks but from remnants of stress and strain. That’s when my mind started […]

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I Was So Embarrassed by “The Way We Were”…

April 19, 2016

While I was driving to an appointment, an old familiar song started to play on the radio. I’m sure you must have heard of the hauntingly beautiful song, “The Way We Were.” That day, I was glad the radio deejay did not play the Barbara Streisand version of the song. It would have intensified my […]

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Contributing To Social Bottom Line To Improve Financial Bottom line

April 19, 2016

With the support of ‘Our Singapore Fund’ in Budget 2016, companies should rise up to make giving back a vital and integral part of their business model. Research show that companies should operate as a responsible corporate citizen. According to the stakeholder theory, companies should satisfy demands of a variety of stakeholders. These stakeholders include […]

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Feud Between PM Lee And His Sister

April 19, 2016

It’s sad to see the feud between PM Lee and his sister being blown up into a national and even international issue. It all started because of an article that was supposed to be published in the Straits Times. Is it really worth it? In the final analysis, it’s a lose-lose-lose outcome for PM Lee, […]

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I Cannot Forget His Face…

April 19, 2016

For the past few days, the face of an old friend kept floating around in my mind. It started when I had a wonderful breakfast with him after not seeing each other for a long time. Peter (not his real name) and I served once upon a time on the Board of a non-profit organisation. […]

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Preparing Ourselves For A Terrorist Attack

April 19, 2016

While it’s important to have an effective Home Team and the SAF to defend Singapore against a terrorist attack, our defence is only as good as the readiness of the last person on the street to prevent, respond to, and recover from such an attack Perhaps we need to develop a checklist of key questions […]

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When Life Throws You A Curveball…

April 6, 2016

I was about to get out of my car one evening when there was a knock on the window.Through the window, I could see the silhouette of an elderly person and it was shocking to say the least. I rolled down the window and asked, “What’s up?” The elderly guy replied, “Patrick, this is John […]

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A Personal Reflection About Good Friday

March 28, 2016

Good Friday is a good time to reflect about life and death. To understand life, you need to understand death. You need to be willing to face death and what happens thereafter to be able to live a better life. It is strange but true that you cannot fully appreciate life if you do not […]

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A Personal Reflection About Easter

March 28, 2016

Death can have a sobering effect on every human. Think about it. Life can disappear like the turn of a moving current. Today can very well be the last day of life. The thought of facing death should jolt you to live life at its best and to give of your best to the world […]

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