‘There are people in this world who cannot tell you what they think and what they believe. They simply don’t know. They are programmed to be the person they think someone in authority — a hiring authority, for instance — wants them to be.’ – Liz Ryan What are your strengths? Do you list themContinue reading “Strong, or human”
Author Archives: Gaylin Jee
Follow your passion – the worst piece of career advice
I’ve been asking the question of how we drive our own value propositions over time, one, because there is more choice and focus if we do it for ourselves, and two, because we can, thanks to our context of rapid change and technological advancement. Today I came across an article written about Andrew Ng, whichContinue reading “Follow your passion – the worst piece of career advice”
A value proposition for the future
What’s your value proposition for the future? I have a few questions to reflect on. Here’s the context. More than a few individuals and businesses are ‘doing’ social media, seemingly because everyone else is doing it. There is a mix of urge, rush, relish and reticence to be present, present on platforms that are fast-growingContinue reading “A value proposition for the future”
Superman is dead, and other thoughts on leadership
What do these words describe? Sense-making, visioning, inventing, relating. It’s the MIT Sloan 4 Capabilities Leadership Framework. How many leadership development programmes have a mainframe like this, how many leaders in organisations are developing these critical – some might say ethereal – components of leadership? I can think of a few leadership pointers thatContinue reading “Superman is dead, and other thoughts on leadership”
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