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Compassionate leadership in action at KTB (part one)
Business, Sorayuth Vathanavisuth, Published on 10/09/2015
» 'Our human-resource (HR) transformation intends to bring fairness back to our people at Krungthai," says Vorapak Tanyawong, president of Krungthai Bank (KTB).
Leading in the fast lane at BMW Group (part two)
Business, Sorayuth Vathanavisuth, Published on 27/08/2015
» 'We have a clear unwritten rule in our company. Integrity is what we expect from our managers, because our managers represent our company and the values of our company," says Matthias Pfalz, president of BMW Group Thailand. "We fully expect our people to behave as role models internally and externally. Ethical practice is very important to us.
The spiritual side of a central bank chief (part 2)
Business, Sorayuth Vathanavisuth, Published on 30/07/2015
» 'I believe that in managing for-profit and not-for-profit organisations, there are more things in common than there are differences," says Prasarn Trairatvorakul, governor of the Bank of Thailand.
The spiritual side of a central bank chief (part 1)
Business, Sorayuth Vathanavisuth, Published on 17/07/2015
» 'I have to admit that I'm not a serious practitioner of Buddhism but rather someone who wants to learn based on logic and reason, so I need to understand the teachings by myself first," says Prasarn Trairatvorakul, the governor of the Bank of Thailand.
Words of wisdom from an English monk (Part two)
Business, Sorayuth Vathanavisuth, Published on 02/07/2015
» Individual ability will only take us so far if we are unable to use it in a way that helps those around us, believes Ajahn Brahm, the abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery in Western Australia.
Advice from an English monk
Business, Sorayuth Vathanavisuth, Published on 24/06/2015
» 'When we talk about good governance, we should refer to the issue of authority," says Ajahn Brahmavamso Mahathera, or Ajahn Brahm as the English-born monk is better known. "Whether we run an organisation or a department, there will be three types of authority: conferred, assumed and earned.
The ethical approach to leading a business (part two)
Business, Sorayuth Vathanavisuth, Published on 04/06/2015
» 'Taking the ethical approach to practical daily business management is not an easy task, especially under highly competitive conditions," observes Boonyarith Mahamontri, the president of Lion Corporation (Thailand).
The ethical approach to leading a business (part one)
Business, Sorayuth Vathanavisuth, Published on 21/05/2015
» Many businesses in Thailand operate successfully in highly competitive market conditions even though they do not value profit as their ultimate goal. Some might wonder why any business would not aim for profit first. If such businesses exist, what should their main focus be?
Our own choices define 'the way we do things around here'
Business, Sorayuth Vathanavisuth, Published on 23/04/2015
» The Songkran festival has been over for a week but memories of those three hectic days are fresh in my mind. The traditional Thai new year is supposed to be a mindful time for paying homage at a temple, asking for blessings from our elders, sprinkling water on others to wash away sins — activities that will help define the right course of individual life for another year.
Getting the best out of technical executives
Business, Sorayuth Vathanavisuth, Published on 26/03/2015
» Leading a group of managers is always a challenging task for a senior executive. It is even more interesting to lead capable managers who focus mainly on tasks and not people. These people typically value results over relationships and the development of the people around them. This is not necessarily a bad thing since an organisation could not achieve its goals without their talent.