Malcolm Andrews - Executive Coach Hong Kong

25/02/2022

I haven’t heard of anyone running out of an office building punching the air with delight after being told they were going to work from home. How come? This is freedom isn’t it? Yes, we’re still going to have a workload and our clients will be still need to be taken care of but we won’t have...

30/12/2021

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14/12/2021

After acknowledging the gaps that still exist in employer/employee collaboration, my article last week about WfH, ended on a note of optimism… ‘…for the moment, we are witnessing what is possibly the biggest breakthrough in the world of work since the introduction of the 5 day week in 1932.’...

07/12/2021

To get from where I live to where I work is a 40 minute ferry ride and to arrive at work by 9am used to mean catching a ferry by 7.30am and even then it might be full.

01/12/2021

Intimidation…it’s not a word you hear often now in the work context. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the verb as ‘to frighten or overawe’ which surely has no place in today’s politically correct workplace? There was a time when bosses used intimidating tactics to reinforce their stat...

24/11/2021

16/11/2021

I realised a while ago that when I heard someone talking about Core Values, it made me feel uncomfortable. Core Values come up quite often in Coaching sessions because they can be one of the signposts on the pathway of life.

10/11/2021

When it comes to Presentation’s I’ve always thought that Soft Skills have a lot to offer. Storytelling, Question technique, Nonverbal Communication, Influence and Persuasion…oh, just a minute, you didn’t think about using Soft Skills to help influence what the audience are thinking? You thou...

02/11/2021

We were all created equal but let’s imagine that you have been selected to be a leader of others at work. How does that make you feel? It’s quite something.

27/10/2021

The concept of ‘All Life Learning’ IA-L-L) is one which I recommend and support wholeheartedly. It draws on all 3 dimensions: LENGTH (of Time), BREADTH (of Knowledge) and DEPTH (of Experience) Of course, length is important because, the longer we live, the more knowledge we have the potential to...

20/10/2021

A post in LI this week highlights an important aspect of how we’ve been dealing with Covid which, until now, has been largely overlooked…it’s an increase in the levels of care we have for each other. In the work context, caring definitely feels like something that’s much more out there.

13/10/2021

I’ve found the time it takes to boil the perfect egg. It has to be soft but not runny and that requires 6 minutes exactly.