12 December 2008

New Economy New Leadership Strategies


Entrepreneurial Leadership
as a Competitive Advantage.




The ten leadership characters influencing
growth and success in the new economy.



Seminar Introduction

As organizations adapt to changing business environments, the need for effective leadership is especially critical.

When times are good, leading a company or a team is exciting. Resources are plentiful, customers are satisfied, and opportunity is everywhere. However, when the economic conditions are challenging, this excitement and positive energy tend to weaken. People often feel the pressures of work, and they fear for their job security. These worries and fears present a major challenge for leaders who want to keep their teams on target and productive.

Good leadership is good leadership, regardless of the economic climate. However, during difficult times, top-notch leadership skills become even more important. Second-rate leaders might be able to keep a company going in a strong economy, but you need high-performing leaders to succeed in tough times.

Of course, you need leaders who can control costs and conserve cash. However you also need leaders who see opportunity - and who will strive to seize that opportunity - despite all the negativity. You need leaders who remain committed to their people. And you need leaders who can transfer their own positive outlook to the people around them.


This seminar, you will benefit through;




  • Ever-increasing numbers of ideas that lead to successful solutions


  • Increased morale and ever-improving working environment


  • Advanced commitment among all employees


  • Greater results leading to increased profits


Who should attend?


  • Any manager wishing to improve his or her approach to leadership.


  • Any executive of a team of people.


  • Senior managers in large or small organisations. (Commercial, public sector or charity)


  • Middle managers, supervisors and any aspiring leader.


  • Anyone who is interested to enable their business to stay ahead of the competition. Whether you are the newest member of the team or a seasoned senior manager, you will find enormous value in this workshop.


Seminar Outlines


  1. Creating new space in a crowded market.


  2. Entrepreneurs view failure as a learning experience.


  3. The biggest difference between old and new economy entrepreneurship is that speed is now a strategy.


  4. Any really good idea can change a company and an industry, but without innovation, we are destined to stay where we are or even slip backwards.


  5. People are not your most import asset. The right people are.


  6. Accumulated pools of data captured in a number of systems within large organizations or pulled together from many points of origin on the Web are the raw material for new information-based business opportunities.


  7. Resilience Leaders have a high degree of determination.


  8. When entrepreneurs walk down the street they have their antennae out, evaluating how what they see can relate back to what they are doing.


  9. Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.


  10. Emotional Intelligent is a key part of leadership is a leader’s self-awareness. As you become self-aware, you begin to become aware of others and discover better strategies for leading and working with your team.


Investment for attending this half-day seminar:

S$695 per participant.
S$550 each for two and above.
S$440 each for 5 participants and above.
S$350 each for 10 participants and above.


Registrations will only be confirmed upon payment. There will be no refund for cancellations. However, replacements are welcomed.


Get your entire team to attend for maximum effectiveness. Hurry! Register NOW.


The fee includes welcome drink, and one tea-break.


The Organizer reserves the right to make any amendment and/or change to the seminar programme, venue, speakers replacement and/or topics if warranted by circumstances beyond its control.

REGISTER NOW!

Please complete this form and email to davidckwee@pacific.net.sg and then proceed to issue cheque / bank draft (OCBC Bank Account No: 656-817830-001 SWIFT Code: OCBCSGSG) payable in S$ only to DW ASSOCIATES PTE LTD and mail to 2 Sin Ming Road, #02-05 Sin Ming Plaza, Tower 1, Singapore 575583. Tel: (65) 9679 1106

Yes! Please register the following participant(s) for this event;

Title (Mr. / Mrs. /Ms.): Name:
Designation:
Company:
Address:
Country: Postal Code:
Tel / HP:

Email:

PS. Why not let us come to you? If you have a team of 12 or more colleagues interested in attending this course, please e-mail: davidckwee@pacific.net.sg / asiasb@starhub.net.sg to discuss how we can meet your unique needs. Call David Wee about IN-house training now at (65) 9679 1106

http://dwassociates.blogspot.com/ (Strategic Marketing & Real Entrepreneurs)http://asiaspeakersbureau.blogspot.com/ (Creativity & Innovation)http://aboutdavidwee.blogspot.com/ (Servant Leadership)http://davidasb.blogspot.com/ (Grow your business)http://www.davidwee.com/ (DW seminars & Workshops)

15 October 2008

How Entrepreneurial Leaders lead in tough times?


Discover How Entrepreneurial Leaders Create new Space in a Crowded market™ Challenging Times & Managing Challenges Where: RELC International Hotel - 30 Orange Grove Road, Singapore When: 11 & 12 May 2012 (9.30am to 5pm) Seminar Introduction How Entrepreneurial Leaders lead in tough times? In today’s ever changing and often turbulent economic environment, you are facing challenges that your predecessors would not have been dreamt about. How do you ensure that you have the leadership tools and strategies on hand to ensure you come out on top? Leaders foster collaboration and build spirited teams. They actively involve others. In the current turbulent economic times and uncertain business conditions, leaders need to know how to maximize the potential in their employees, while motivating them to improve business results. Every staff member is unique, with different talents, different aspirations, different needs, and different motivations. Even these will vary at different phases of their lives. CEOs worldwide unanimously agreed that the candidates they were receiving into their businesses were not capable of the CEO’s prime requirement; Creative Thinking and Innovation. Every day we are faced with challenges that can be dealt with creatively, yet most of our employees are not prepared. Instead of thinking creatively, they rely on rote learning, safe, risk-averting practices hoping to produce the same results they have always had. They may use their creativity at home on hobbies or with friends but in the workplace, they seldom do so. Everyone possesses huge potential for creative thinking that generally goes unused in our workplaces. These potential reside in human traits, skills, abilities and tools that can be develop to greater innovation, creativity and success. As a result of participating in this workshop, participants will be able to;

  1. Identify their leadership strengths and weaknesses.

  2. Communicate their fundamental values and beliefs.

  3. Set the example for others by aligning actions with their shared values.

  4. Inspire others to share a common vision.

  5. Search for opportunities to take the risks needed for growth.

  6. Build collaboration, teamwork and trust.

  7. Strengthen the ability of others to excel.

  8. Recognise the accomplishment of others.

Seminar Outline



  1. New Economy New Leadership Strategies

  2. Leadership in action – transforming a team of champions into a Champion Team

  3. Entrepreneurial behavior and mindsets.

  4. Understanding leadership and respond to change.

  5. Approach a problem creatively and you can come up with innovative breakthroughs.

  6. How to drive creative thinking in innovation and conceive winning business opportunities.

  7. Turning ideas into reality. Innovation by subtraction.

  8. Leaders inspire a shared vision, challenge the process and enable others to act.

  9. What makes people want to change? - Thinking processes

  10. Brainstorming techniques. Do's and Don'ts.

  11. Will = Intention + Actions

Who should attend?



  • Any manager wishing to improve his or her approach to leadership.

  • Any executive of a team of people.

  • Senior managers in large or small organisations. (Commercial, public sector or charity)

  • Middle managers, supervisors and any aspiring leader.
Investment for attending the 2-day workshop: 1. 2-day workshop at S$1,295 / US$950 per participant 2. S$1,095 / US$800 each for two and above 3. S$895 / US$650 each for 5 participants and above! 4. Registrations will only be confirmed upon payment. There will be no refund for cancellations. However, replacements are welcomed. 5. This workshop is limited to 18 participants per session for maximum impact. Get your entire team to attend for maximum effectiveness. Hurry! Register NOW. 6. The fee includes two lunches, six refreshments, workshops, and a certificate issued by Asia Speakers Bureau™ (ASB). 7. The Organizer reserves the right to make any amendment and/or change to the seminar programme, venue, speakers replacement and/or topics if warranted by circumstances beyond its control. REGISTER NOW! Please complete this form and email to davidckwee@pacific.net.sg and then proceed to issue cheque / bank draft (OCBC Bank Account No: 656-817830-001 SWIFT Code: OCBCSGSG) payable in S$ only to DW ASSOCIATES PTE LTD and mail to 2 Sin Ming Road, #02-05 Sin Ming Plaza, Tower 1, Singapore 575583. Tel: (65) 9679 1106 Yes! Please register the following participant(s) for this event; Title (Mr. / Mrs. /Ms.): Name: Designation: Company: Address: Country: Postal Code: Tel / HP: Fax / Email: PS. Why not let us come to you? If you have a team of 12 or more colleagues interested in attending this course, please e-mail: davidckwee@pacific.net.sg / asiasb@starhub.net.sg to discuss how we can meet your unique needs. Call David Wee about IN-house training now at (65) 9679 1106

http://dwassociates.blogspot.com/ (Strategic Marketing & Real Entrepreneurs)http://asiaspeakersbureau.blogspot.com/ (Creativity & Innovation) http://aboutdavidwee.blogspot.com/ (Servant Leadership) http://davidasb.blogspot.com/ (Grow your business) http://www.davidwee.com/ (DW seminars & Workshops)

12 September 2007

Why HO Chi Minh City, why Vietnam now?

  1. Key competitive advantages – Large population with young, high literacy rate, hard working and skillful workforce, competitive labour cost, reasonable industrial land cost, plenty of natural resources, weak local currency, political stability.
  2. 150th WTO member since January 2007
  3. Vietnam Area 331K sq km, population 85M, 70% of population under 40 (Abundant young, educated labour force at low price. Under 30, 57%). GDP US$61B, GDP per capita US$820
  4. HCMC – 2,095 sq Km, GDP growth 12.2%, GDP per capita US$1,970. More than 76 universities & colleges with more than 380K students. 8M people, the biggest city and economic center of Vietnam. GDP per capital US$3,010 by year 2010. US$6,000 by year 2020.
  5. Car ownership 2.5%, motorcycle 94%, fixed phone 77%, mobile phones 58%, internet 15%. Average household size 4.8.
  6. More than 97K companies (Over 30%) of Vietnam) registered in HCMC (2006)
  7. Most banking services are available in Vietnam – cheques not popular (banks transfer is preferred)
  8. Major exports of Vietnam – Crude oil, Garments, textiles, footwear, seafood, coffee, wood products
  9. Major Imports of Vietnam – Machine, spare parts, petroleum, steel, electronics, PCs and components, plastics.
  10. Industry with high potential – consumer good, retail, real estate, tourism, telecommunication, health care and education.
  11. Growth in Asia (Year 2006, 8.2%) – second to China (Year 2006, 10.4%). India third at 7.8% and Singapore fourth at 6.6%.
  12. Singapore is second top investor in Vietnam (as of July 2007) after Japan. Taiwan third and Korea fourth. Who from Singapore – Capital land, Keppel land, Centrepoint properties, Asia-Pacific Brewery, APL, UOB, SIA ….
  13. Corporate Income Tax – standard rate 28%, preferential rates 10%, 15%, and 20% for a period of 15 years, 12 years and 10 years are available depending on the scope of activities and location.
  14. Value Added Tax rates – 10% standard for most goods/services, 5% on certain sensitive and essential goods and services, 0% exported goods and services.
  15. Expatriates personal income tax is at a flat rate of 25% on their Vietnam sourced employment income. Expatriates spending 183 days or more in Vietnam during the applicable tax year will be treated as a tax resident of Vietnam.
  16. Contribution to social and health insurance are only required for Vietnamese staff; i.e. not applicable to expatriates. Employer 17%, employee 6%.

http://dwassociates.blogspot.com/ (Real Entrepreneurs)http://asiaspeakersbureau.blogspot.com/ (Creativity & Innovation)
http://aboutdavidwee.blogspot.com/ (Servant Leadership)
http://davidasb.blogspot.com/ (Grow your business)
http://www.davidwee.com/ (DW seminars & Workshops)

23 August 2007

Seminars and Workshops by David Wee
































http://dwassociates.blogspot.com/ (Real Entrepreneurs)http://asiaspeakersbureau.blogspot.com/ (Creativity & Innovation)
http://aboutdavidwee.blogspot.com/ (Servant Leadership)
http://davidasb.blogspot.com/ (Grow your business)
http://www.davidwee.com/ (DW seminars & Workshops)


Founder and CEO, DW ASSOCIATES PTE LTD


David Wee is the Founder and CEO of Asia Speakers Bureau (ASB) and DW Associates Pte Ltd, a company empowering creativity and knowledge.

David has achieve a track record for bringing a new fast moving consumer goods company from zero to S$8M turnover and personally opening new accounts with all major department stores, and chain stores in Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Thailand.

With more than 20 years business development and marketing experiences in fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), Branding and OEM, he had the opportunity to conduct businesses in 18 geographic markets and on most international consumer fairs in Europe, USA, Australia and the Far East.

David prior career has been performing front-line, business development functions across a wide spectrum of industries including Consumer Health & Beauty Care, Pharmaceutical, Food & Beverage, Lifestyle, Fashion, Household, Toys, Office Supplies, Stationery, Corporate Gifts, Car Accessories, and Office Furniture.

These responsibilities have included positions as CEO, General Manager, Senior Manager - Sales & Marketing, Operations Manager, Financial Controller and Internal Auditor.

David served two terms as President of The Singapore Institute of Management, Marketing Executives Group. He has also served in the committee of Singapore Manufacturers' Federation, Lifestyle Industry Group and the Singapore retailers Association working committee for National Skills Recognition systems together with Ministry of Manpower and Standards Board. David is an active member of MACRI (Malaysian Association of Creativity & Innovation), and Lions Club of Singapore.

David is the primary developer of Entrepreneurial leadership and creating new space in a crowded market™, and he is active in giving back to the society by sharing his experience and knowledge of Entrepreneurial & Servant Leadership, Creativity, Innovation and Team-building in public seminars and workshops organized by Asia Speakers Bureau™, IQPC Worldwide, Asia Business Forum, IBC Asia, Informa Group, Singapore Institute of Management, Marketing Institute of Singapore, Asia Pacific Management Institute, University of Technology Sydney, National Community Leadership Institute, Singapore Business Federation, Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation, Jobs DB, JobStreet, Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH - Jakarta), Indonesian Manager Club (Surabaya), Jakarta Health Conferences, International Rotary Clubs and many others.

He has also spoken on SkyQuestcom live web cast to global audience including Malaysia, Singapore, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, and India.

Participants of his workshops, seminars and corporate clients include Johnson & Johnson, Braun, Becton Dickinson, Kelly Services, Baxter, Bayer, Reuters, Guthrie, Unilever, DHL Express, TNT Express, Singapore Petroleum Company, Petronas, American Express, Veolia Water, Ajinomoto, CPF Food, Robinsons, Guardian, Montblanc, Frasers Hospitality, Brewerkz, Mobile One, SingTel, Siemens, IBM, Panasonic, YKK Holding Asia, Tyco Electronics, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, NCS, Alcatel - Lucent, OSIM International, UMW Equipment, Singapore Exchange, Merrill Lynch International, ASME, SMa, STADA, IPOS, SAF, SAFRA, Singapore Police Force, Singapore Civil Defence Force, IDA SINGAPORE, Ministry of Health, Immigration & Checkpoints, National Parks Board, JTC Corporation, PSB Corporation, ST Electronics Singapore, General Hospital, MUIS, CIAS, CAAS, SilkAir, Comfort Delgro, Century 21, ERA, NUS, SMU, NTU, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Polytechnic, ITE, Taylor’s College, Deloitte & Touche, Citibank, Bank Central Asia, Prudential Life, NTUC Income Insurance, AXA Life, Great Eastern, AIA, Amara Hotel, Acer Sales & Services, Dynacast, Siam Pharmaceutical, Pharmanex, Usana, Nu Skin, Unicity, Indo Food, T-Systems ITC, Check Point Software …

In addition, he has authored and published numerous articles in the area of the NEW Normal, entrepreneurship, concept of leadership, servant leaders, team-building, getting buy-in, shameless marketing, outsourcing your marketing, customer service, communication, knowledge-sharing, fear of failing, build on ideas, creativity, leverage on core competency, corporate culture, problems in teams, why people leave … and what will make them stay.

http://dwassociates.blogspot.com/ (Real Entrepreneurs)http://asiaspeakersbureau.blogspot.com/ (Creativity & Innovation)
http://hochiminhcitydavid.blogspot.com/ (Create your own Blue Ocean)
http://aboutdavidwee.blogspot.com/ (Servant Leadership)
http://davidasb.blogspot.com/ (Grow your business)
http://www.davidwee.com/ (DW seminars & Workshops)

THE NEXT BIG THING














































http://dwassociates.blogspot.com/ (Real Entrepreneurs)http://asiaspeakersbureau.blogspot.com/ (Creativity & Innovation)
http://aboutdavidwee.blogspot.com/ (Servant Leadership)
http://davidasb.blogspot.com/ (Grow your business)
http://www.davidwee.com/ (DW seminars & Workshops)