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Feedback is a Gift
I started to understand the meaning of feedback in recent years — feedback is a gift. Every year, I collect feedback, either through a formal process led by my managers before performance evaluations or when I actively sought it for my own development.This year, as part of the Leadership for Leaders training, I collected feedback…
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Inner Development Goals – Mental Health
A continuation from my previous article about the Inner Development Goals framework.This is the second time I’ve come across this question from Erik, the Co-founder of Inner Development Goals—and eventhough I already knew the answer from last time, it still feels scary to see it again. Looking back, I don’t know anyone around me who…
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EDI – From Poem to Life
As part of the IKEA Next Generation Leader program, I am taking on the role of Experience Partner through an assignment with Ashoka & IKEA Social Entrepreneurship. Together with my thought partner, Kumiko, and Ryan and his team from Virtualahan—who support people with disabilities—we have been working to create meaningful impact in their home country.…
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Inner Development Goal – The Framework
Everything seems to be coming full circle for me. My first invitation to learn about the Inner Development Goals (IDG) came from Emma, but I couldn’t join at the time. A year later, I met Erik, the co-founder of IDG, in person during a BD Master Class session. It was inspiring to hear his personal…
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Progress Over Perfection
I first learned about this phrase “Progress Over Perfection” during the Next Generation Leader Program back in February. Throughout the three-day program, the hosts and facilitators frequently mentioned this phrase. That’s when I realized how often I push myself to aim for perfection. This leads me to two situations: In both cases, I end up…
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Trust The Process
I have a colleague who is also on the journey to becoming a certified coach—he always says, “Trust the process.” Yesterday, in our Next Generation Leader Program – Module 2, we listened to a leader share his journey. He holds a high position, and what impressed me most was the time he has spent with…
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Future of Business: An intercompany course for changemakers
#Ashoka #Changemakers #FutureOfBusiness #IKEASocialEntrepreneurship It is my pleasure to attend this course, and finally get my Certificate of Distinction together with a letter signed by Ashoka’s Founder and CEO, Bill Drayton. There will be a new edition of the course this end of February. Applications are open until February 16. *** I want to take a moment…
Lynn By Linh 