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;

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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.

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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)

David is a survivor.

You have a broad outlook on life. You tend to see the big picture, rather than the minute details. You naturally attract people from all walks of life who can fit into your larger plans and take over the areas you find uninteresting.

David, you are imaginative and creative, especially at harmoniously arranging the beauty already potential in the environment. But because of your strong social consciousness, you can be an effective politician, lawyer, judge, minister, teacher, healer, and environmentalist.

You are often disappointed by the realities of life: the shortcomings of others, or of yourself. Somehow, you don't want to accept the imperfections of the world, a feeling that drives you constantly to try to improve upon it. But rather than be satisfied with your efforts, and those of others, you relentlessly push on, striving for greater accomplishments. You are often unsatisfied with the results. In short, you lack the perspective that would otherwise make it possible for you to enjoy life more fully, and accept its natural limitations.

You have a controlled enthusiasm and the ability to finish what you start.

A key to your personality is the necessity of sacrifice. You have to learn to let go of material possessions and relationships, the inherent lesson being that holding on too tightly to anything causes pain.

Money comes to you through mysterious or unexpected ways: inheritance; the benevolence of someone who was inspired by your work; or a lucky investment.

Conversely, if you pursue money for its own sake, after giving up on your larger dreams, you're likely to find yourself empty handed.

David, your greatest chance at success is to tie your personal fortunes to an endeavor that makes the world a better place for others. Very often, this turns into a highly successful and lucrative enterprise, providing amply for you and your family. Your life rests on the axiom that the more you give, the bigger your reward.

You are romantic, but your love is more impersonal. You tend to be focused on your dreams.

When you are not in harmony with your true nature, you can fall to moodiness, or become aloof, and withdrawn. You can become timid, uncertain, and ungrateful, putting the blame for your troubles on others or the world. You have a gift for examining your life objectively, and at some distance. Be honest with yourself. By openly facing your shortcomings, as well as your strengths, you develop equilibrium. You are thus able to love and better understand yourself and all of life.

You have a great love of family, tradition, and community. David, you are the foundation of any enterprise you commit to, doing your work with determination and precision.

You love things that are solid and grounded in the practical. Yet, you possess a considerable amount of artistic talent that is searching for concrete forms of expression. Not surprisingly, you love nature - the ultimate union of beauty, form, and function.

You are a natural organizer and manager with an eye for detail. You can work hard, long, and conscientiously. As long as you are taking good care of yourself, you have excellent concentration. You have to be careful not to become overworked to the point that you no longer take time to play and smell the roses.

David, your co-workers recognize your discipline and come to rely upon you.

Ironically, you may feel that you have yet to find the work you truly love or were meant to do. There may be a feeling that your talents are buried too deep for you to find them. This can lead to try many different vocations without a feeling that you have truly found your place.

Your challenge is to make the most of what you are doing right now. You must raise the work you are currently responsible for to a high degree of art. Make the most of what is right in front of you. The universe is guiding you always. You need to cultivate faith and a willingness to apply yourself to the matter at hand. If you refuse to develop such an attitude, you may wander from job to job, relationship to relationship.

Use your considerable perseverance and determination.

You can be stubborn and rigid, refusing to allow new and creative ideas to penetrate your rigid adherence to established methods. This can, and often does, lead to frustration and repression for you. Things seem to take forever, especially when you resist bringing fresh approaches into your very tidy and comfortable ways of doing things.

The keys to your success are your willingness to maintain order and discipline in your life, and to make the most of every opportunity that comes your way.

David, you have the power and potential to achieve great things. It is both your challenge and your birthright to gain dominion over a small part of the earth. Whatever your enterprise, you strive to be the best and most successful in your field. You are highly competitive and will not rest until you are satisfied that you have bypassed the opposition. You enjoy challenges and rivalry.

You are a realist and a visionary planner. Money and authority are available to you if you are willing to discipline yourself - generally an inborn talent - and persevere in the face of the considerable obstacles in your path.

You are dynamic and have a talent for efficiency. You understand the larger picture, see the broader challenges, and know how to marshal your collective resources to address the problems. You delegate responsibility well; it is best for you to leave many of the details to others.

David, you are a great leader of people and an outstanding judge of character. You are demanding of those who work for you, often putting things in no uncertain terms: do it my way or don't do it at all!

At the same time, you don't hesitate to reward the faithful and hardworking employee. You are not a particularly tolerant leader; too much tolerance violates your sense of efficiency. You go directly after your goal with courage and tenacity.

You have a natural understanding of money, authority, and power. You are able to struggle consistently after your goal. Eventually power falls to you. Within you lies an innate balance between the higher and lower characteristics of man. Your challenge in life is to balance your higher ideals and your understanding of the hard realities of the earth.

Much effort will have to be put out and many ups and downs experienced before you reach the level of success you desire. Life will probably test you many times with obstacles that seem insurmountable. But in reality, these are merely opportunities for you to learn how to use power and authority in the face of difficulties, and to find out just how much power lies within you.

It is crucial for your success that you balance the material and the spiritual. You have chosen a path that requires balance between giving and taking, reward and punishment, action and reaction. Despite the obstacles on your path, you are a true survivor.

When focused exclusively on your desire for results and success, you can become stubborn and intolerant; you can be driven by excessive ambition, causing you to be exacting and without perspective. Be careful of your alcohol consumption, a danger-zone for you. David, you can be a social drinker, mixing business with pleasure - a dangerous cocktail.

An excellent manager, organizer and administrator you have talents in many areas of life. Entrepreneurs, executives, bankers, brokers, negotiators, gamblers, coaches, collectors, heads of institutions, builders, art dealers, manufacturers, promoters, military officers, police detectives, smugglers, engineers, pilots or sea captains.

You have been entrusted with special gifts, the use or abuse of which has an immediate and often physical effect upon you and those around you! Use these gifts for the good of mankind and accept your own good fortune with gratitude. This is your rewarding stage in your evolution. Yours is a life time of harvest

Your ideals are of the highest order. You are a perfectionist. You strive to make the world a utopia; to make each person's lot in life better; to become perfect yourself. One of your challenges in life is to strive toward your lofty goals and at the same time recognize the good you are doing.

You are highly intuitive, but not an especially good judge of character. You are a bit naive, as well, thinking perhaps that all people have the same values as you.

You dream of having the resources to immediately relieve the suffering of others, whether it is economic, physical, or psychological.

As much as you desire to be of service to others, you also crave fame and the approval of the masses. Much of the energy you expend in life is directed toward putting yourself before an audience, most often as a salesperson whose product provides some social good; as a philanthropist; or an artist. Secretly, you dream of having a big impact on the world. Others may see this as egotism, especially when you are still young. But your concern for others is genuine. You must apply yourself in this direction in order to become psychologically whole and personally satisfied.

Your vision is on the crowds of people, which can cause you to overlook the needs of those closest to you. You need personal love as well, but have a tendency to put your needs in the background. Still, you are a loving person, and only need to be reminded to direct and demonstrate that love to those nearby. If, however, you are focused exclusively on the masses, people will perceive you as distant and a bit aloof.

You are emotional, and sensitive. You can also be moody and critical. You have high expectations for yourself and others. This can cause you much anger when your expectations are unfulfilled. One of your most important life lessons is to forgive.

Because you are striving hard to attain high ideals, you may think of yourself as superior to others. Arrogance is a trap many fall into. The danger is that arrogance cuts you off from the thing you love the most: people.

David, you appear strong and powerful. You have an impressive personality and can influence and even intimidate through sheer force. You have natural authority. Your competence and enthusiasm attract people with resources.

You radiate confidence. People refer to you because they sense your sureness and effectiveness.

You also exude a kind of controlled benevolence. People sense that you are generous, once you are convinced of the worthiness of the cause.

It is important for you to dress well. You radiate a kind of raw power and able ness, which needs to be refined and enhanced by your clothing. You may even dress a bit flashy, but that will not harm you. Quality is among your highest priorities, and should reflect in your clothing.

In your heart of hearts, you want everyone to be as excited and as happy as you.

David, you love travel, change, and new challenges. You are highly adaptable and versatile.

You are sensual and a bit impulsive. You love to satisfy your senses, which can get you into trouble.

You are resourceful and original. You have a good sense of humor and a quick tongue.

You are very unconventional.

Commitment in relationships and your work is fundamental to your happiness. You may have a tendency to wander from person to person, job to job, making depth of relationship or deep expertise difficult. You are versatile and resourceful. You have a flexible body and quick reactions.

You enjoy change, travel, and meeting new people. You have a talent for promoting ideas.

You are attracted to the new and exciting. You seek knowledge and understanding through experience.

You go about life in a unique and innovative way; you avoid the conventional and traditional.

You talk well about many different things and are an excellent salesman if you believe in the product.

David, you are the visionary, and you focus on the larger picture. You ignore the details in favor of spectacular solutions. You love to blow someone's mind.

You are dependable and solid in almost any kind of situation। You do not panic or scare easily. You have a business-like attitude to problems and realize quickly what needs to be done. You are a survivor.

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http://hochiminhcitydavid.blogspot.com/ (Create your own Blue Ocean)
http://davidasb.blogspot.com/ (Grow your business)
http://www.davidwee.com/ (DW seminars & Workshops)

Leading Without Title

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)