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Dealing with the challenges of people management
Business, Kriengsak Niratpattanasai, Published on 03/10/2016
» Our lives would be a lot easier if the people working with us had some or all of the following qualifications: a positive attitude, skills and knowledge that match the job, a good fit with the company's values, ambition, initiative, willingness to work hard, ability to communicate effectively, and so on.
Stepping up from good employee to great employee
Business, Kriengsak Niratpattanasai, Published on 26/09/2016
» Why is it that "good employees" don't seem to get much recognition from their companies? It's because "good is the enemy of great", says Jim Collins, the author of the famous management book Good to Great.
Managers also to blame for poor team performance
Business, Kriengsak Niratpattanasai, Published on 05/09/2016
» When teams are not performing well, many managers believe the cause is the poor performers under them. That might be partially true, but from my experience, most managers are also a major source of the problem. Here are common mistakes made by managers:
Leadership for Thailand 4.0: Five changes we must make
Business, Kriengsak Niratpattanasai, Published on 08/08/2016
» We've read a lot about how the government is pushing the country toward Thailand 4.0, which is an economy based on creativity, innovation and high-level services. On the human side, unskilled and low-skilled labour will have to be transformed into a new workforce characterised by knowledge, expertise and high skills.
Ego vs change: ask the right questions and you'll get the right answers
Business, Kriengsak Niratpattanasai, Published on 01/08/2016
» Organisational change is a journey not a destination. To survive, every organisation must be prepared to change all the time. The bad news is that the speed of change is increasing. More bad news: the majority of people are not willing to change. Why?
How knowledge workers can develop themselves when times are hard
Business, Kriengsak Niratpattanasai, Published on 04/07/2016
» During times of crisis, most organisations strictly control their training and development budgets. Nevertheless, smart knowledge workers always figure out how to develop themselves.
'No time' is an excuse -- do something about it
Business, Kriengsak Niratpattanasai, Published on 30/05/2016
» When you say, "I don't have time, so I wasn't able to do this and that…", you might expect others to feel empathy with you. In fact, most people perceive your response as an excuse and not the real cause.
Myths and realities of executive coaching in thailand
Business, Kriengsak Niratpattanasai, Published on 16/05/2016
» Executive coaching is a relatively new tool for leadership development in Thailand so it is natural that there are some misunderstandings about it. This article aims to provide insight and address the myths and realities of this discipline.
Before becoming a coach, be a good manager first
Business, Kriengsak Niratpattanasai, Published on 18/01/2016
» Many organisations are interested in building a coaching culture in their workplaces. I suggest that before jumping on the bandwagon, ensure that your managers are already good managers prior to transform them into coaches.
Leading through ambiguity by aiming for clarity
Business, Kriengsak Niratpattanasai, Published on 12/10/2015
» One of the challenges that all leaders face today is how to lead others through ambiguity and into an unclear future. We cannot control the environment or prevent it from being more unclear. But there are some things we can do within our own sphere of influence to create more clarity for ourselves and the people we lead. Here are four suggestions: