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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.
'CEO Disease' and how to prevent it
Business, Kriengsak Niratpattanasai, Published on 19/09/2016
» 'Coach Kriengsak, I've been a CEO for three months now and my honeymoon period is over," Kong tells me. "Today I want to discuss my plan for the next three months."
Refining the 2017 business plan
Business, Kriengsak Niratpattanasai, Published on 12/09/2016
» 'Coach Kriengsak, I will have a meeting with my top leadership team next week on our 2017 business plan," Kitti tells me. "The objective will be to get mutual agreement on key assumptions that we will use for planning. I want to use our time today to prepare myself."
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:
Becoming a more self-aware CEO
Business, Kriengsak Niratpattanasai, Published on 29/08/2016
» CEOs are usually smart people who are very good when it comes to business skills. But many lack self-awareness, stemming from a misunderstanding of intent and impact.
How to influence others more effectively
Business, Kriengsak Niratpattanasai, Published on 22/08/2016
» Leadership is about influencing. Unfortunately, most leaders are not good at it. Based on my observation of successful leaders and my personal approach, here are eight tips on effective influencing skills for one-on-one interaction:
Helping a CEO with time management
Business, Kriengsak Niratpattanasai, Published on 15/08/2016
» 'Coach Kriengsak, I'm overwhelmed with work," Martin tells me. "I think there must be something wrong with the way I manage my work."
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?