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Identifying and developing high-potential managers gives companies a strategic advantage
Business, Sorayuth Vathanavisuth, Published on 02/10/2014
» The ultimate goal of any business operation is growth. No matter what context we use, at the end of the day success boils down to increasing top-line revenue, EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) and net profit. These are the magic key performance indicators that keep top executives and board members awake at night.
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Beware of remote working pitfalls
Business, Sorayuth Vathanavisuth, Published on 06/01/2022
» It's now been two years since we first encountered Covid-19, during which time most organisations have become familiar with remote working, among many other adjustments. As we accept and prepare to live with Covid, and maybe future pandemics, requiring all employees to come to the office every day is certainly a thing of the past.
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Ethical practice and sustainable performance
Business, Sorayuth Vathanavisuth, Published on 01/05/2021
» It's no exaggeration to say that we are in living in a "do whatever I want" world. For example, riding against the traffic is the norm for motorcyclists, especially delivery drivers seeking to cash in on the huge spike in Covid-era demand. You may also have noticed more car drivers going the wrong way just to save a few seconds in closed spaces such as shopping mall parking lots.
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Leadership for ethical practice
Business, Sorayuth Vathanavisuth, Published on 06/09/2018
» Life is not easy for business leaders in these hectic and uncertain times. Besides managing themselves, they must effectively manage their people in order to reach business goals and stay ahead of the competition. They cannot do all of this by themselves. The secret is to manage and work through their people.
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Learning from a New Year horror
Business, Sorayuth Vathanavisuth, Published on 12/01/2017
» When asked about the main objective of manufacturing, participants in my leadership workshops usually reply with answers such as quality, on-time delivery, productivity, and so on. None of them ever says "safety", which in fact should be the first on the list.
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Maintaining growth with effective innovation
Business, Sorayuth Vathanavisuth, Published on 06/04/2017
» Since human beings are always looking for new things in life, businesses should be very good at offering new products and services as well. The great dramatist George Bernard Shaw summed up the quest for the new this way: "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man."
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Ethical Leadership at Thai Nakorn Patana (part two)
Business, Sorayuth Vathanavisuth, Published on 09/02/2017
» 'Everything is based on learning from experience. I believe that, like me, all managers or executives mostly learn from making mistakes and from experience," says Supachai Verapuchong, deputy managing director of Thai Nakorn Patana Co, a major producer of over-the-counter pharmaceuticals such as Antacil, Sara and Tiffy.
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'Business and the Buddha': A book review
Business, Sorayuth Vathanavisuth, Published on 18/05/2017
» Business and the Buddha: Doing Well by Doing Good is one of a handful of books that directly address the application of Buddhism to the current business environment and management in particular. The book is written by Lloyd Field, who provides coaching and counselling to senior executives seeking to solve business problems through a Buddhist-influenced approach. His consulting practice has spanned some 30 years since he left Johnson & Johnson International where he was vice-president of human resources.
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A practical path towards ethical leadership (Part 1)
Business, Sorayuth Vathanavisuth, Published on 14/07/2016
» When I was in primary and secondary school, we had two courses related to morality and ethics -- the duty of the citizen and Buddhism. So it always surprises me when I hear someone talk about "ethical leadership", since I have always believed that ethics is the key element in leadership right from the start.
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Leading in the fast lane at BMW Group (part one)
Business, Sorayuth Vathanavisuth, Published on 13/08/2015
» Vision and strategy, strong corporate culture and corporate development are the three factors that have made BMW successful as well as admired, says Matthias Pfalz, president of BMW Group Thailand.
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