one of the projects i am working on is putting together a framework for corporate innovation.

one thing's for sure, this is no easy thing. but unfortunately - or fortunately - it is something of a must do. we as a nation are at a crossroad, and inflection point.

for the past several years, we prided ourselves as being a solid destination for foreign investment in manufacturing. our low cost structure, good infrastructure and investment friendly government policies helped to drive economic growth 1.0.

i would like to share with you my personal journey of the beginnings of the transforming an organisation from a traditional top-down command & control hierarchy based organisation into a desired empowered organisation where employees at the lowest team levels are empowered to serve the customers better, create more value and drive better organisational performance.

i was working with a large local organisation with a long history.

Harrison Owen - Talk I - Leadership in a Self-Organizing World from Harold Shinsato on Vimeo.

we live in a world that is self organising. we should not delude ourselves that we can control it through commands, propaganda, rules and penalties. as dr ian malcolm in jurassic park said: "life will always find a way".

source - Seth Godin on the tribes we lead | Video on TED.com

Some of the most basic things regarding change is being able to influence small groups of like minded people towards a cause. these small groups can multiply the efforts towards change provided that the tribal leader steps up to the role and drives the vision.

This video perhaps tells nothing new, but today's society and technology makes the possibility of tribal changes become a lot more effective.

source site - Bold Leaps: How NOT to Use PowerPoint

Have you ever sat thru a presentation that used PowerPoint to put you to sleep rather than engage you? If so , you will relate to this humorous but insightful look at the dreaded death-by-PowerPoint experience.

This is something i picked up today....

The Seven Secrets of Inspiring Leaders
Thursday October 11, 8:08 am ET
By Carmine Gallo

after my talk with the kids, i started thinking of what attributes i needed to help develop in my kids.

like any other parent, i want them to be successful in their own rights. but aside from telling them to study hard... what else can i do?

as i was talking to them about their dreams and aspirations... i began to think about various behavioural attributes that needs to be developed. i had to draw on my professional working experience and my own knowledge and perspective of what makes a successful person. here are my thoughts:

have a vision

I've been thinking of an idea that could hopefully help me and indirectly others improve on personal behaviours. This idea is based on something I learned in some of the leadership courses I've attended in the past. It relates to looking at yourself from another person's perspective and evaluate your strengths and weaknesses. It looks to identify areas for improvements by specifically listing out the things (or behaviours) I should do more of, and the things I should do less of, and the things I should continue doing.

So in this vein, I'd put down the following as things I should do more of: