12 December 2008

Entrepreneurial Leadership as a Competitive Advantage

How to lead your People to Success. Turn Managers into Great Leaders with Entrepreneurial Creativity!

Leaders inspire a shared vision, challenge the process and enable others to act.


Where: Four Season Hotel - 190 Orchard Boulevard, Singapore

When: 22 & 23 Jun 2011 (9.30am to 5pm)

Seminar Introduction

If you want to improve your employee morale, get them motivated, accomplish projects easier and on time, reduce your employee costs by lowing your staff turnover while boosting their productivity, this workshop is for you.

This workshop will propel anyone willing to adapt, change, grow and renew their enthusiasm for the arts of creativity, leadership, motivation and team building.

Employees are engaged when they believe they are going to make a difference, and not when they think they are just a transaction, and a way for the company to make money.

Getting outside of the box can not only be fun, it is sometimes necessary for our survival. That is what survival training is all about.

To cope with change, the leader must be:

  • An agent of change, shifting the direction of the enterprise when needed, overcoming resistance to change, driving the change process, improving results and making it happen.

  • A strategist, detecting opportunities to develop sustainable competitive advantage within an industry.

  • A sensor of market opportunities, anticipating market changes, adding value for customers, leading and managing customer orientation.

  • A motivator and developer of human resources, stimulating teamwork and building managerial talent within the organization.

In an empowered organization, leadership can come, and must come, from everyone. Leadership is anything that helps the organization achieve its purpose or improve its ability to achieve its purpose. Teams and organizations that are able to learn from their experience, recognize and change problem patterns, and create synergy will have a sustainable competitive advantage over those who can’t.

While leadership is easy to explain, leadership is not so easy to practice. Leadership is about behavior first, skills second. Good leaders are followed because people trust and respect them, not for the skills they possess.

This workshop includes plenty of stimulating interaction, open forum interaction, small group work together with some mind-blowing exercises.

Seminar Outline

  1. The ten leadership characters influencing growth and success in the new economy.

  2. Emotional intelligent - what constructive actions will you take?

  3. What makes people want to change - Can people really change?

  4. Entrepreneurial leadership - creating uncontested market space.

  5. What it takes to be an entrepreneur?

  6. So why do business fail?

  7. Making the competition irrelevant - understanding leadership and respond to change.

  8. Tips on motivating great people & retaining talent

  9. Create and capture new demand - creative thinkers are different from the rest of us

  10. Innovation is customer driven

  11. Re-thinking innovation (operations) - Innovation by substraction

  12. Why and when to do brainstorm

  13. Brainstorming techniques

Who should attend?

Fast-track managers who have been identified as potential leaders by their organizations and are candidates for accelerated development.

Executives about to take on a broader managerial and leadership role and who require a wider perspective.

Public sectors executives, especially those in the civil service and public sector organizations who need to familiarize themselves with the strategic and leadership challenges shared with colleagues in the private sector.

Investment for attending the 2-day workshop:

1. 2-day workshop at S$1,295 / US$950 per participant
2. S$1,095 / US$800 each for two and above
3. S$895 / US$650 each for 5 participants and above!
4. Registrations will only be confirmed upon payment. There will be no refund for cancellations. However, replacements are welcomed.
5. This workshop is limited to 18 participants per session for maximum impact. Get your entire team to attend for maximum effectiveness. Hurry! Register NOW.
6. The fee includes two lunches, six refreshments, workshops, and a certificate issued by Asia Speakers Bureau™ (ASB).
7. The Organizer reserves the right to make any amendment and/or change to the seminar programme, venue, speakers replacement and/or topics if warranted by circumstances beyond its control.

REGISTER NOW!

Please complete this form and email to davidckwee@pacific.net.sg and then proceed to issue cheque / bank draft (OCBC Bank Account No: 656-817830-001 SWIFT Code: OCBCSGSG) payable in S$ only to DW ASSOCIATES PTE LTD and mail to 2 Sin Ming Road, #02-05 Sin Ming Plaza, Tower 1, Singapore 575583. Tel: (65) 9679 1106

Yes! Please register the following participant(s) for this event;

Title (Mr. / Mrs. /Ms.): Name:
Designation:
Company:
Address:
Country: Postal Code:
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PS. Why not let us come to you? If you have a team of 12 or more colleagues interested in attending this course, please e-mail: davidckwee@pacific.net.sg / asiasb@starhub.net.sg to discuss how we can meet your unique needs. Call David Wee about IN-house training now at (65) 9679 1106

Seminar Leader

David Wee is the Founder and CEO of Asia Speakers Bureau (ASB) and DW Associates Pte Ltd, a company empowering creativity and knowledge.

David has achieve a track record for bringing a new fast moving consumer goods company from zero to S$8M turnover and personally opening new accounts with all major department stores, and chain stores in Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Thailand.

With 20 years business development and marketing experiences in fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), Branding and OEM, he had the opportunity to conduct businesses in 18 geographic markets and on most international consumer fairs in Europe, USA, Australia and the Far East.

David prior career has been performing front-line, business development functions across a wide spectrum of industries including Consumer Health & Beauty Care, Pharmaceutical, Food & Beverage, Lifestyle, Fashion, Household, Toys, Office Supplies, Stationery, Corporate Gifts, Car Accessories, and Office Furniture.

These responsibilities have included positions as CEO, General Manager, Senior Manager - Sales & Marketing, Operations Manager, Financial Controller and Internal Auditor.

David served two terms as President of the Singapore Institute of Management, Marketing Executives Group. He has also served in the committee of Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation, Lifestyle Industry Group and the Singapore Retailers Association working committee for National Skills Recognition Systems together with Ministry of Manpower and Standards Board. David is also an active member of MACRI (Malaysian Association of Creativity & Innovation) and Lions Club of Singapore.

David is the primary developer of Entrepreneurial leadership and creating new space in a crowded market™, and he is active in giving back to the society by sharing his experience and knowledge of Entrepreneurial & Servant Leadership, Creativity, Innovation and Team-building in public seminars and workshops organized by Asia Speakers Bureau™, IQPC Worldwide, Asia Business Forum, IBC Asia, Informa Group, Singapore Institute of Management, Marketing Institute of Singapore, Asia Pacific Management Institute, National Community Leadership Institute, Singapore Business Federation, Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation, Jobs DB, JobStreet, Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH - Jakarta), Indonesian Manager Club (Surabaya), Jakarta Health Conferences, International Rotary Clubs and many others.

He has also spoken on SkyQuestcom live web cast to global audience including Malaysia, Singapore, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, and India.

Participants of his workshops, seminars and corporate clients include Johnson & Johnson, Braun, Becton Dickinson, Braun, Kelly Services, Baxter, Reuters, Guthrie, Unilever, Veolia Water, Ajinomoto, Montblanc, Frasers Hospitality, Brewerkz, Mobile One, Siemens, IBM, Panasonic, YKK Holding Asia, Tyco Electronics, NCS, Alcatel - Lucent, OSIM International, UMW Equipment, Singapore Exchange, Merrill Lynch International, ASME, SMa, STADA, IPOS, SAF, SAFRA, Singapore Police Force, Singapore Civil Defence Force, IDA SINGAPORE, Ministry of Health,Immigration & Checkpoints, National Parks Board, JTC Corporation, PSB Corporation, Singapore General Hospital, MUIS, CIAS, CAAS, SilkAir, Comfort Delgro, Century 21, ERA, NUS, SMU, NTU, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Polytechnic, ITE, Taylor’s College, Secondary & Primary Schools, Citibank, Bank Central Asia, Prudential Life, NTUC Income Insurance, Amara Hotel, Acer Sales & Services, Dynacast, Pharmanex, Nu Skin, Unicity, Indo Food, T-Systems ITC, Check Point Software …

In addition, he has authored and published numerous articles in the area of the NEW Normal, entrepreneurship, concept of leadership, servant leaders, team-building, getting buy-in, shameless marketing, outsourcing your marketing, customer service, communication, knowledge-sharing, fear of failing, build on ideas, creativity, leverage on core competency, corporate culture, problems in teams, why people leave … and what will make them stay.


http://dwassociates.blogspot.com/ (Strategic Marketing & Real Entrepreneurs)http://asiaspeakersbureau.blogspot.com/ (Creativity & Innovation)
http://hochiminhcitydavid.blogspot.com/ (Create your own Blue Ocean)
http://davidasb.blogspot.com/ (Grow your business)
http://www.davidwee.com/ (DW seminars & Workshops)

17 March 2008

Leadership requires selflessness.


At Last ..... What it takes to be a Servant Leader.
How to engage your people in creativity & innovation and getting big ideas to big results.

Where: RELC International Hotel - 30 Orange Grove Road, Singapore
When: 16 & 17 Feb 2012 (9.30am to 5pm)


Seminar Introduction

Legitimate leadership, influence, is built upon serving, sacrificing, and seeking the greatest good of those being led. Influence does not come because of a title or an army. Influence must be earned. There are no shortcuts.

Anytime we extend our-selves, sacrifice, and serve others, we build authority and thereby influence. If you get your people what they need, they will get you everything you need. Then leadership will be defined not by what we accomplish but by what we get accomplished through others. The servant-leader must constantly ask: How can I use myself to serve best?

Leadership requires selflessness. The will to serve and sacrifice for others, the willingness to set aside our wants and needs in seeking the greatest good for others – this is what it means to be selfless. This is what it means to be a leader. The road to servant leadership lies not in trying to fix or change others but in working on changing and improving ourselves. ‘Everyone wants to change the world, but no one wants to change himself.’

To cope with change, the leader must be:
  • Leaders passionately believe that they can make a difference. They envision the future, creating an ideal and unique image of what the organization can become.

  • Leader search for opportunities to change the status quo. They look for innovative ways to improve the organization. In doing so, they experiment and take risks.

  • Leaders foster collaboration and build spirited teams. They actively involve others.

Leadership is not management. Management is what we do. Leadership is who we are. Leadership is influencing people to contribute their hearts, minds, spirits, creativity, and excellence and to give their all for their team. The servant-first make sure that other people’s highest priority needs are being served.

The goal of this workshop is to provide a simple process people can use to implement the entrepreneurial leadership and principles of servant leadership into their lives and / or organization. And if you lead with innovation and creativity, you will also be leaders in everything else.

Seminar Outline


  1. The ten faces of leadership strategies in the new economy.
  2. How to become a servant leader.
  3. Crafting entrepreneurial strategies. What makes an effective and skillful leader today?
  4. Organization structure - Power and authority.
  5. The TEAM SPIRIT Spiral - Corporate Philosophy
  6. What makes people want to change? - Thinking processes
  7. Looking at the organization in new and creative ways. The good to great culture.
  8. Overcoming common organizational barriers. Let your creative ideas flow.
  9. Innovation framework.
  10. Brainstorming techniques.

Who should attend?


  1. Any manager wishing to improve his or her approach to leadership.

  2. Any executive of a team of people.

  3. Senior managers in large or small organisations. (Commercial, public sector or charity)

  4. Middle managers, supervisors and any aspiring leader.

  5. Any organization that requires its employees to create, innovate and solve problems should send managers of all levels. Teams multiply The Creativity Effect.

Investment for attending the 2-day workshop:

1. 2-day workshop at S$1,295 / US$950 per participant
2. S$1,095 / US$800 each for two and above
3. S$895 / US$650 each for 5 participants and above!
4. Registrations will only be confirmed upon payment. There will be no refund for cancellations. However, replacements are welcomed.
5. This workshop is limited to 18 participants per session for maximum impact. Get your entire team to attend for maximum effectiveness. Hurry! Register NOW.
6. The fee includes two lunches, six refreshments, workshops, and a certificate issued by Asia Speakers Bureau™ (ASB).
7. The Organizer reserves the right to make any amendment and/or change to the seminar programme, venue, speakers replacement and/or topics if warranted by circumstances beyond its control.

REGISTER NOW!

Please complete this form and email to davidckwee@pacific.net.sg and then proceed to issue cheque / bank draft (OCBC Bank Account No: 656-817830-001 SWIFT Code: OCBCSGSG) payable in S$ only to DW ASSOCIATES PTE LTD and mail to 2 Sin Ming Road, #02-05 Sin Ming Plaza, Tower 1, Singapore 575583. Tel: (65) 9679 1106

Title (Mr. / Mrs. /Ms.): Name:
Designation:
Company:
Address:
Country: Postal Code:
Tel / HP:
Fax / Email:

PS. Why not let us come to you? If you have a team of 12 or more colleagues interested in attending this course, please e-mail: davidckwee@pacific.net.sg / asiasb@starhub.net.sg to discuss how we can meet your unique needs. Call David Wee about IN-house training now at (65) 9679 1106


http://dwassociates.blogspot.com/ (Strategic Marketing & Real Entrepreneurs)http://asiaspeakersbureau.blogspot.com/ (Creativity & Innovation)
http://hochiminhcitydavid.blogspot.com/ (Create your own Blue Ocean)
http://davidasb.blogspot.com/ (Grow your business)
http://www.davidwee.com/ (DW seminars & Workshops)