Learning & Leadership in Asia: Navigating the workplace

Send us Fan Mail In this 2nd episode of Volume 3 of The Students' Insights Series, we dive into how leadership in Malaysia is shaped by culture, spirituality, and responsibility with Heidi, Kelly and Zhi Qing. Drawing from Jogulu & Ferkins’ study (2012) Leadership and culture in Asia: The case of Malaysia. We explore mindful leadership, gender dynamics, and the rise of transformational styles across Asia. Tune in to hear how values like humility, empathy, and adaptability are redefining w...

Send us Fan Mail We're thrilled to be able to establish our 3rd volume of our partnership with Monash University - The Students Leadership Insights Series. This volume provides a deep dive into Leadership in Asia with an academic spin, where we tie research rigour with real life leadership insights. Our Monash Students provide deep analysis of how leadership theories show up in our Asian context across three insightful podcasts. I look forward to unveiling these with everyone in the coming we...

Send us Fan Mail Ian speaks into the critical leadership habits that drives results, and provides actionable insights to help support Feedback, Goals & 1-on-1s to become performance and result drivers. These are epiphany moments and critical touchpoints on a weekly, monthly and quarterly approach to getting results that matter.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we explore a key insight from Culture Amp’s “The Leadership Advantage” report: the Leadership Sentiment Gap—a striking 40% difference in how executives and employees perceive the workplace. I break down what this gap means and why it matters. We'll then explore five practical ways leaders can build trust to close this gap and boost employee commitment. Tune in to learn how trust isn’t just a soft skill—it’s a strategic advantage.

Send us Fan Mail Effective leadership sets the tone, establishes norms, and creates a safe environment for expression. Tham Qing Yuan emphasizes some interesting insights: Asian leadership styles, rooted in Confucian philosophy, emphasize hierarchy and respect for authority. Combining this with a people-centric approach builds strong employer-employee relationships. Adapting leadership theories like Hersey and Blanchard's situational model and Fiedler’s contingency theory helps leaders meet d...

Send us Fan Mail As we journey into this Episode with Kai Bin, he speaks into: Cultural Adaptation: He learned that effective leadership isn't about applying a universal formula but adapting to specific cultural contexts. Self-Discovery and Ethics: Through the MBTI assessment, Kai Bin discovered his strengths and weaknesses, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness in leadership.Power of Communication: Leadership is a language game. Kai Bin will explain how storytelling and active li...

Send us Fan Mail Jeanette speaks into the impact of Transformative Leadership, Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory and how it relates to our Asian context and provides a view to Singapore's Founding Father, Lee Kwan Yew's Leadership style and how impactful it was to the growth of a nation!

Send us Fan Mail In our final episode of the Monash Student Insights Leadership Series for 2023, we have Alison, a strategic marketing student, that speaks of Followership, Servant Leadership and being courageous and ethical in our leadership journey. Hear her insights, and be prepared to take on interesting perspectives on leadership!

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Felicia, a Monash University Student, speaks to us about Leadership in an Asian context - the idea of thriving through Simplicity, Modesty and understand Unity & Teamwork in our glocalized world. She speaks of Cultural Awareness, Empathy and how that drives Diversity & Inclusivity at the workplace.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we hear insights on Leadership from Lee Yein, who's a Marketing Major in Monash University. She speaks to the concept of collectivism and hierarchy in our Asian context and how that, too, supports organizational performance. She leans into a culture of open communications, shared goals, and emotional intelligence and how that will drive transformational leadership. Have a listen to what Lee Yein has to share!

Send us Fan Mail Yung Syuen speaks to us about relationship vs task oriented leadership, and the impact of the different leadership styles. She covers how we can lead upwards effectively, and engagement. She speaks to a social impact leader and how that has resonated with her values.

Send us Fan Mail Are people born with leadership? Noel takes us through a breathtaking exploration of the Traits Theory in Leadership, and how that has evolved over his discovery of leadership as a concept. He speaks to being an introvert, and the courage to lead. He also shares some of the challenges of leadership and how we might be able to overcome them. He ends by sharing how a mentoring style of leadership in Grab helped him to learn and grow effectively during his internship.