Category: Personal Development

  • The Strength Finder – Clifton Strengths

    The Strength Finder – Clifton Strengths

    I am very grateful to have experienced the CliftonStrengths assessment as part of the IKEA Next Generation Program.The biggest aha moment for me was realizing that I’ve always focused on improving my weaknesses and often forgot to strengthen my strengths. Now I understand that some weaknesses can only improve from a level of 1 to…

  • The Bureaucratic Mentality vs The Entrepreneurial Mentality

    The Bureaucratic Mentality vs The Entrepreneurial Mentality

    I learned about the difference between the Bureaucratic Mentality and the Entrepreneurial Mentality from a leader – K. – during one of his sharing sessions in Talent Green House Program. It left a strong impression on me and stayed in my mind. Later, in a BD Master Class, the formal Supplier Ombudsman shared the same…

  • My Unique Leadership

    My Unique Leadership

    I have worked with some good leaders, but so far, A.G. is still someone I admire deeply—a person I aspire to become. He is a great example of Generative Leadership, combining head, hand, and heart. Especially the heart—something many leaders often miss. Today, my journal assignment from the IKEA Next Generation Program is to think…

  • Feedback is a Gift

    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…

  • The 30-Day Writing Challenge: An important decision you have made.

    The 30-Day Writing Challenge: An important decision you have made.

    The 30-Day Writing Challenge#LivingWriters #Viettothon30daysWeek 3 – Day 16Topic: An important decision you have made Today, April 21st, I want to use this post as a small celebration of our freedom. Today was the court trial for our divorce and custody case—and I finally have my son back after more than three months of separation.…

  • The 30-Day Writing Challenge: A book, a song, or a movie you enjoy

    The 30-Day Writing Challenge: A book, a song, or a movie you enjoy

    The 30-Day Writing Challenge#LivingWriters #Viettothon30daysWeek 3 – Day 15 – 19th Apr 2025Topic: A book, a song, or a movie you enjoy A Song I love music by Hans Zimmer—most of the songs I listen to are from his work. The ones I enjoy the most are either Interstellar or Now We Are Free. If…

  • The 30-Day Writing Challenge: Something you’re proud of about yourself today.

    The 30-Day Writing Challenge: Something you’re proud of about yourself today.

    The 30-Day Writing Challenge#LivingWriters #Viettothon30daysWeek 2 – Day 14 – 15th Apr 2025Topic: Something you’re proud of about yourself today I’m afraid of heights, so I usually avoid adventurous activities or any situation where I don’t feel a solid foundation under my feet—like standing on the edge of a mountain or tall building, riding roller…