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Tips from Bridging the Gap 2.0
Business, Kriengsak Niratpattanasai, Published on 21/12/2015
» In 2004, I launched the book Bridging the Gap, based on my weekly columns in the Bangkok Post, at Asia Books. Over the years it has proved a useful resource for new expats in Thailand and remains in demand today in both print and e-book form.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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:
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Helping a CEO to listen better
Business, Kriengsak Niratpattanasai, Published on 27/06/2016
» 'Coach Kriengsak, in our last session I told you that I'd like to practise listening skills with my subordinates," David tells me. "Previously, whenever I had a one-on-one conversation with any of my 10 direct reports, I estimate I spent 80% of time talking and only 20% listening. In our last session I told you I wanted to change that to 50:50 or better."
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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?
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How to develop CEO succession planning
Business, Kriengsak Niratpattanasai, Published on 11/07/2016
» 'Coach Kriengsak, as you know, our CEO will reach retirement age in two years," Dan tells me. "We need to have at least two internal candidates as potential successors now so that we have enough time to groom them. I've been appointed chairman of a subcommittee on CEO succession planning."
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