Be that someone: Mel Elias, President and CEO Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf

 

1.	Success traits	-ability to innovate, create and be different -play to win -do something better and special -need to change the way people think about some things -make good decisions by   -understanding people   -think clearly
2.	Leadership traits	-inspiring people with ownership so that they can implement the vision and strategy that have been identified and articulated -appreciate local culture -focus on paying attention to what customers are looking for -keep our eye on the ball and not the scoreboard -give customers meaningful and memorable experience
3.	Philosophy	-enjoy and have fun -encourage people to be innovative -treat team members with almost respect -make sure team members are happy and inspired -attend to team’s needs  - a boss they respect and enjoy working for -they need to always be learning -to have the opportunity to teach others -have a best friend at work

Happy and inspired team will lead to happy and satisfied customers

-Amel Elias-

Jacqueline Toyad

Urban Oasis

The Edge April 4, 2011

Be that someone: Datuk Rohana Rozhan, CEO Measat Broadcast Network System Sdn.Bhd. and CEO Astro Malaysia Holdings Sdn. Bhd.

                                                                             

Tips on achieving success
1.	Always have a clear idea of the kind of success you want to achieve
2.	Take into account your strengths and natural abilities
3.	Get a wealth of experience
4.	Put consumers in the middle of everything you do
5.	Understand the industry and align it to the new generation of tech-savvy
6.	Continue to push for new and interesting things
7.	Reflect diversity in the workplace
8.	Hire people who are stronger than you

Wisdom
1.	You have to be able to understand that where you’re strong it’s good, but where you’re weak you have to bring in somebody to complement you. Building a team as part of a sustainable ecosystem is about understanding, complementary skills and respecting that diversity
2.	Your journey of learning stops when you don’t have people smarter than you who are constantly challenging you
3.	Your job as a leader is to make yourself redundant and train the next team to take over. The second dimension of that is to always focus on what’s good for the business. When people lose sight of that, they get lost along the way

Anandhi Gopinath

Great Aspiration

The Edge, April 11 2011

Be that someone: Datuk Eddie Choon, Founder Poh Kong

Business policy

1.                    Success is a collective result of group efforts

2.                   Do not dwell on the past

3.                   Be more concern with the bottom line

4.                  Hard work and honest way of life

5.                   Do not compromise quality

6.                   Do better than others

7.                   Be creative

8.                   Know when is the right time

9.                   Honest pricing

10.                Hired skilled workers

www.bandagedear.com

Simple beginnings can lead to a successful future,

but that journey is never simple.

There are no shortcuts and no easy way out.

Anandhi Gopinath

Precious and sparking

The Edge April 18, 2011

Be that someone: Jerome Lambert, CEO Jaeger-LeCoultre (178-year-old watch brand)

Management style

1.                    Bring out innovative to a higher level

2.                   Rekindle the technical creativity and inventiveness

3.                   Personal engagement with team on the field

4.                  Taking and leading team through difficulties and demonstrating examples

5.                   Be part of a story

6.                   Have some stability in the world where everything changes

7.                   Create/build the image of elegance, sophistication, finesse direction, tradition and culture

8.                   Understanding the different expectations

9.                   cauest for excellence

10.                Lope with instability and able to act very quickly

Every day is a new experience.

Every day is an opportunity to discover a new fact

in terms of creativity, identity and expression

-Jerome Lambert

www.painted-tiles.com

Elaine Lau

An innovative spirit

be that someone: Datuk Tan Boon Pun, Co-founder Tan Chong Group, CEO Wawasan TKH Holdings Bhd., Chairman XIXILI Intima Sdn. Bhd.

Business philosophy	·         Be at the right place at the right time ·         Have plenty of guts and plenty of time to put in the hard work, and a little bit of money ·         A large close of determination ·         Battle the perception ·         Have a friend that allows you space ·         After buying, you have to build ·         Know what you want o    The market o    The brand o    The product o    Required skills ·         Look inwards to be strong o    Staff working together in harmony motivated o    Staff knowledge of the product ·         Associate and penetrate the younger market ·         Have strong foundations ·         Cultivate attitude and ability to deal creatively with obstacle ·         Lead by example ·         Recognize talent and go all out to grow a person he trust ·         Know the business ·         Be keen and passionate ·         Hands-on ·         Be optimist ·         Believe in forming own talent ·         Making the environment conducive for everyone climb the ladder of success
Wisdom	Every business can be successful. All it need is passionate, thinking things well through, and putting in the hours
	Success is also based on people. Without people, there’s no success. Have the attitude of work hard, be passionate, work right, work intelligently. Do not blame failure on somebody. Enjoy success together

www.zehoriginalart.com

Elaine Lau

Leading by example

The Edge July 11, 2011

Be that someone: Datuk Seri Edmund Santhara, Executive Director and Group CEO of Masteskills Education Group Bhd.

www.ebsqart.com

7 Life Principles To Success
1.	Think about what you really want in life and how you want to go about getting it.  It will give you a different perspectives all together
2.	It’s not about the destination, but about enjoying the journey more
3.	Keep meetings short, simple and sharp.  45 minutes and that’s it.  First half an hour is the discussion and the following 15 minutes is the decision on the execution
4.	Call those people who you don’t really like very much and forgive them and ask them to forgive you.
5.	Life is not measured by money, power and status.  They do not guarantee happiness
6.	A simple thing can change people’s lives.  You don’t have to change a thousand of them.  If you could change the lives of 10 people and they in turn affect another 10 people, it snowballs
7.	Value memories

No matter how high it flies, a house bird can never be an eagle

But we can all be eagle in our own way

-Edmund Santhara

Jeniffer Jacobs

Second Chances

The Edge July 25 2011