Blogs by Theresa Goh

I am honored to be invited to judge on this award panel. The reason why I agreed is that it focuses on ‘significance’ as one of the measures of success – highlighting impact, as opposed to output and outcomes. It gives equal priority to the environment and societal...

Most of you would have heard of ChatGPT by now. If not, where were you in the second half of 2022? Normally I would ask you to ‘google it’. Now I am asking you to ‘ChatGPT it’. I was curious about what the AI algorithm would say about my company and book. Here is all...

Leaders can remain in their blind spot for several reasons. Here are a few: 1. Lack of self-awareness: Sometimes, leaders may not be aware of their own weaknesses, biases, or blind spots. They may be overconfident in their abilities, which can prevent them from seeing...

A common theme in my coaching experience is leaders who advance because of what they are good at, then stagnate in the new role due to adaptability issues. In Asia, most leaders are pragmatic and achieve results through raw drive and focus. When they move up the...

Much of the consulting/coaching that I conduct has to do with cross-functional challenges. In spite of shared goals which does not align with the value chain of products and services, tensions arise in operational execution. In the long term, it leads to cracks in the...

Strategic Leadership for a Post-Covid Recovery. For businesses to emerge stronger from the pandemic, boards need to think, align and influence strategically. In a post-pandemic world, strategic leadership should not be confined to the boardroom, but infused into the wider corporate culture.

How Board, Senior Leadership, and Middle Management can Better Align? Jim Collins, in his book ‘Good to Great’ says that it is important to get the right people on the bus, put them on the right seats, then decide where to take it. Simon Sinek shared with us that great leaders inspired everyone to take action by asking the ‘Why’ question.

To understand the character of a leader, we have to know what constitutes the human personality and the concept of values and virtues. Personality is normally defined as a person’s preferred way of behaving. Some people think in patterns and big picture, others tend to details…