YOU CAN DESIGN AND CREATE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE IN THE WORLD, BUT IT TAKES PEOPLE TO MAKE IT A REALITY WRITTEN BY: ALIL “You can design and create the
WHY (ORGANISATIONAL) VALUES MATTER? WRITTEN BY: DAMIEN TEONG Whilst being compare to the mission and vision of the companies, organisational values have always been downplay as a good-to-have addition to
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A GREAT LEADER? WRITTEN BY: ANDRE KIRCHHOFF “Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.” – Joseph Joubert Most Entrepreneurs, founders of companies and even people
TRUST, HOW DO WE REBUILD IT AFTER A STORM WRITTEN BY: TK CHENG In every aspect of life, we form relationships with the people around us. Trust is always a
THOUGHTS ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT WRITTEN BY: ANDRES KIRCHHOFF How do you want to spend your life? Every person has a lifetime. Obviously, for some a lifetime can be very short.
THE RISE OF THE FUTURE GIANTS WRITTEN BY: LEMUEL MATUTES A famous National Hero once quote about a century ago “the youth is the hope of the Fatherland.” He believed
THE NEED FOR PASSION WRITTEN BY: ISAAC PETER The usual adult life is as follows: wake up, go to work, back home to rest, wake up again.., go to work
EUREKA: MAKING BRILIANT IDEAS! WRITTEN BY: JOEY NG Eureka! – Making Brilliant Ideas HappenA book review by Joey Ng9/6/2010 ‘Imagination is more important than knowledge.’ – Albert Einstein. Ideas are
EFFECTIVE FACILITATION: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN LEARNING AND APPLICATION WRITTEN BY: JOEYNG Suppose you only have time to attend either one of these two concurrent talks during a seminar on
A STUDY ON THE CORRELATIONS BETWEEN VARIOUS THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS WRITTEN BY: SASI KUMAR Introduction This article talks about how the models listed below can be interconnected to build a better
THE MYTH ABOUT WORKING HARD – A REALITY CHECK WRITTEN BY: JOEY NG For most of us, we have been taught to work hard in all our endeavors since young.
THE FOX AND THE HARE WRITTEN BY: JOEY NG It was another cold winter. The temperature freezing, atmosphere serene and silence filled the air. A pack of foxes were gathering
THE BRIAN MCLEAN GUIDE TO SURVIVING OJT WRITTEN BY: BRIAN MCLEAN Interested Reader starts here The average OJT period is a 3-6 month learning process in which a potential Facilitator
THE BALANCE OF PROFIT AND SUSTENANCE IN AN ORGANIZATION WRITTEN BY: TK CHENG If you follow the news about SMRT, you would find much information about how that day of
THE ART OF LISTENING WRITTEN BY: TERENCE TAN The Art of Listening (We hear everyday but do we listen?) by Terence Tan Communication has always been a key factor
THE 8 COGNITIVE PROCESSES WRITTEN BY: ANDY PAN Cracking the codeOnce you have ascertained your best-fit personality type according to the MBTI, the next step to learning more about yourself
STRATEGIES THAT FACILITATORS CAN UNDERTAKE WHEN DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PARTICIPANTS WRITTEN BY: MUGAN TAYALAN The participant who talks too much: A way to approach the dominant participant and pull in
STORY OF THE TWO BIRDS WRITTEN BY: ALIL I only realised it was lunch time when I felt a rumbling feeling in my tummy and during that point, I didn’t
SOUNDING SMART WRITTEN BY: BRIAN MCLEAN During my time in University I had one very influential professor whose favorite quote was : “the only thing better than being smart is
SITUATION AWARENESS – A ‘LEARNABLE’ FACILITATION SKILL WRITTEN BY: JOEY NG ‘The Invisible Gorilla’ – Suppose you are asked to watch a video of two teams of basketball players passing
SHOULD BEING A WORKAHOLIC BE WIDELY PRACTISED? WRITTEN BY: ROCK In recent times, as modernization occurs and technology becomes fast-paced, most of us are moving more quickly to keep up
SHARING ON HAPPINESS WRITTEN BY: TK CHENG I found this article online last night and would like to share it with you all. There is wisdom in its simplicity. My
SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT WRITTEN BY: JOY TAN What does it mean by being different? Who wants to be different? Why do we want to be different? When should the
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYLE: BEYOND GOING GREEN WRITTEN BY: MUGAN TAYALAN
POWER OF A HUDDLE WRITTEN BY: ARUN RAO There is something about sitting around in a close huddle and swapping stories that makes people bond together like nothing else does.
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR – LEARNING WRITTEN BY: JAMES SOH “the process of acquiring knowledge through experience which leads to a lasting change in behaviour”(Buchanan and Huczynski, 2010, p. 139) Taking the
ORGANIZATION VALUES: FOCUS IN PLAY WRITTEN BY: JOEY NG Organization ValuesF.O.C.U.S in PlayBy Joey Ng Organization Values: What is it?There are many ways to define ‘Organization Values’. Most describe
ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WRITTEN BY: DEAN MARTIN Organisational DevelopmentBy Dean Martin First step, for everyone in the organization to respect one another2. Good attitude should be rewarded, bad attitude questioned
OPTIONS: THE WAY OF BUSINESS WRITTEN BY: ADAM CHAN Any transaction in FOCUS Adventure starts with the incoming inquires from prospective clients. Inquires can stream in by different channels like,
NEED FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT WRITTEN BY: DEAN MARTIN It is becoming increasingly common for employees to become frustrated due to initiatives and instructions handed down from their employers. People in
Mousetrap Locus of Control WRITTEN BY: JOEY NG Mousetrap, it’s a Locus of Control. Handling an active mousetrap surfaces two very distinctive reaction from our participants – on one hand,
MORE IMPACTFUL FINAL DEBRIEF WRITTEN BY: DEAN MARTIN Clients to FOCUS Adventure come from all walks of life, ranging from those with serious objectives for their programs to those who
MONKEYS, BANANAS, WATER & POLE WRITTEN BY: ADAM CHAN In an experiment, four monkeys were placed in an enclosure. In the enclosure, there is a pole. Atop the pole were
