How interesting that I have already explored some of the career options typical for ENFJs, which is my personality type. See the excerpt I’ve lifted from [this resource](http://www.mypersonality.info/personality-types/enfj/), and my comments (in brackets). > **ENFJ careers to consider** > > The following career areas are good places to look for a suitable occupation if you …
Month: September 2009
**Music & Travel** I was busy with my cousin’s wedding, which began in Singapore (church + dinner) and a week later, ended in Penang (dinner). I tried hard not to suffer from performance anxiety, and ended up Twittering a lot just hours before I was scheduled to play the wedding march. What was amusing was …
If you watched the US Open ladies’ semifinals match between Kim Clijsters and Serena Williams, you’d have witnessed a stark contrast in mindsets. At some points, it was a close match. But what won in the end was emotional intelligence. After [blogging earlier](http://vantan.org/archives/2009/09/working_with_em.php) about Daniel Goleman’s book, [Working with Emotional Intelligence](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553378589?ie=UTF8&tag=vantan-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0553378589), I re-read the chapter …
[](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553378589?ie=UTF8&tag=vantan-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0553378589) Currently I’m reading ‘[Working with Emotional Intelligence’](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553378589?ie=UTF8&tag=vantan-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0553378589), which is Daniel Goleman’s follow-up to his hugely successful book, ‘Emotional Intelligence’. Here’s an excerpt which is relevant to the work I’m currently handling. As we endeavour to improve information flow, we must remember it’s not just having a knowledge repository (systems/infrastructure) but building a sharing culture …
Look closely at the screenshot of the Harvard Business Review’s home page, above. The [rightmost article](http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/cs/2009/09/a_single_question_haunts_me.html?cm_re=homepage-061609-_-secondary-1-_-headline) discusses the disadvantages of using of Twitter, but just below it is a button for subscribing to HBR’s Twitter feed. OK, it’s not as straightforward as that but I couldn’t resist showing the irony lurking on the surface. The …
Just after 11pm yesterday, I was at the Esso station along River Valley Road. I had just used the cash machine inside the station and was walking back to my car, which had been refuelled. Behind me, I heard a small commotion. The cashier was running after a male customer, asking him if he had …
A quick post to let my faithful blog readers know that I am still alive. I hit the ground running at work, researching and then presenting a new framework to senior management, writing speeches and MC’ing a launch event. I would like to thank my colleagues for the positive feedback on my performance and appearance. …