[26 June 2021] 26th day of the fmco* in Malaysia By Cecilia Bleasdale – Fair use, Link Remember this dress. When it burst onto the internet, it poled the world into two. You are either in team white/gold or team blue/black**. It disrupted the way we understood colour and tints.
[24 June 2021] 24th day of the fmco* in Malaysia Earlier this week, I ran a 2-day workshop which covered a total of 8 modules. I always start my workshop by telling participants that I don’t profess to know everything. They can disagree with me but tell me why. We are all learning from each […]
[17 June 2021] Day 17 of the fmco* in Malaysia Some leaders want to build the organisation and community centred on them and their abilities. While others prefer to truly serve his people from behind. A few days ago, I wrote about the Lion Dance troupe. One of the major roles in the community is […]
[15 June 2021] Day 15 of the fmco* in Malaysia Who am I? Back in 1979, one of my favourite songs was Supertramp’s Logical Song. There’s one part in which they sing “I know it sounds absurd, Please tell me who I am….” Self-awareness can be rare.A holistic understanding of the various approaches in servant […]
[14 June 2021] Day 14 of the fmco* in Malaysia Today, I return to the upside-down org chart and explore another aspect of leaders in such an organisation. So far, I have written about stewardship, vision and foresight, passion, compassion, and commitment to others. This time, it’s about the ability to build strong communities.
[12 June 2021] Day 12 of the fmco* in Malaysia Wolves are interesting animals. The wolf has these indispensable qualities: sociability, and a capacity for learning, communication, and expression. According to Living with Wolves blog, they live in well-coordinated and collaborative packs. They form unique bonds and care for each other individually, which is the […]
[10 June 2021] Day 10 of the fmco* in Malaysia The upside down organisation chart and how a compassionate leader can inspire people to new heights. My friend, Jasmine shared her experience to me. She used to head the smaller Malaysian office for a US-based company and had been working there for about 8 years […]
[9 June 2021] Day 9 of the fmco* in Malaysia Many of us are so used to the organisation being top-centric where authority lives and directives are flowed down. The upside-down organisation chart is something that we need to consciously adopt and adapt to. If you visualise the upside-down org chart, you will see that […]
[8 June 2021] Day 8 of the fmco* in Malaysia. I wrote about Stewardship in an upside-down org chart yesterday. There is more to leadership than our decision-making skills. One of the services a leader must provide is the capacity of vision and foresight. Without this, the whole organisation will either go in different directions […]
[7 June 2021] Day 7 of the fmco* in Malaysia. We’ve seen this kind of organisation chart being drawn all the time. The leader is always at the top. Yeah, I’ve used it too. But in practise, it should be upside-down. What sort of leadership will put themselves at the bottom?
[1 July 2021] Day 31 of nrp* in Malaysia On this first day of the second half of the year, I share the second tip on how to empower successfully. To make empowerment effective, it’s good to flatten the hierachy. Flat organisations have few or no levels of intermediate management between staff and leaders. This […]
[27 June 2021] Day 27 of the fmco* in Malaysia Yesterday, I posted about how a leader should be empathetic. This is not something that we can get right all the time. It can be pretty tricky. Many years ago, one of my co-worker was going through a difficult time because her mother was at […]
[19 June 2021] Day 19 of fmco* in Malaysia Yesterday, a friend sent me a link to a Facebook post (someone else’s) that talked about how his company micro-manages them now during the lockdowns. I was amazed at the extreme this company went to micro-manage. The company had installed a screen activity tracker on the […]
[11 June 2021] Day 11 of the fmco* in Malaysia Today, I take a break from the upside-down org chart series to talk about being authentic in communication. This applies to leaders as well as anyone else in the organisation. The business landscape has changed and will carry on changing. Authentic communication is now required […]
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