by Maya Hu-Chan | Feb 21, 2018 | Articles, Strategic Communication
Creativity and genuine appreciation go a long way when it comes to motivating workers whose main capital is knowledge. Executive coaches have a unique vantage point on what goes on inside companies – and the brains of the people leading them. Working with...
by Maya Hu-Chan | Feb 21, 2018 | Articles
We all know constant work is bad for us, and yet it can be hard to break the workaholic habit. Reclaiming your time and your life is simpler than you might think. We now live in a world where it is possible to work every waking minute. Technology has blurred the edges...
by Maya Hu-Chan | Feb 21, 2018 | Articles, Leading Teams
Smart, capable leaders love to solve problems – but beware taking on other peoples’ work at the expense of your own. If you lead people, this scenario is probably familiar: you head into work with a to-do list firmly in hand. But people come to you with...
by Maya Hu-Chan | Feb 21, 2018 | Articles, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
When Ethan and Savannah were 2, we got the dreaded diagnosis: autism. Sixteen years later, I’ve learned some surprising lessons about business and life. When my triplets were born, I quickly learned that preparation is the key to success. Set up an assembly line...
by Maya Hu-Chan | Feb 21, 2018 | Articles, Cross-Cultural Management
These techniques will help you build trust with your international colleagues. We all have a mental picture of the so-called “ugly American” – brash and arrogant, with an ethnocentric belief in America’s singular greatness. When ugly Americans...
by Maya Hu-Chan | Feb 21, 2018 | Articles, Cross-Cultural Management
A natural human behavior might be leading you to make huge business mistakes We’ve all gone through it – that awkward moment when you’ve made an innocent assumption about something or someone and realized you were wrong. Ever congratulate someone on...