All of us hunger for what elevates. This paper deals with what makes a leader, and it highlights the core values and highest principles of a leader, coming from within and extending out to reach and impact the leader’s followers. The core values that the leaders uphold supply them the...

In this paper, the practitioner-academic authors highlight the importance of leaders’ taking stock of their actions and events to better or improve their leadership ways, and in most ways, this paper serves as a checklist or more importantly, as a leadership audit sheet

Here, using various examples and a number of Chinese proverbs, the authors indicate, draw parallels as well as highlight and examine the leadership lessons drawn from nature, particularly so, of the animal kingdom. Interestingly, the Chinese visor or perspective is added to these interpretations

Several countries in Asia such as India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, their leaders and governments practise a benevolent type of leadership, the father leadership style. Paternal or maternal authority captures the expectations of concern and nurtures the belief that people or staff should...

In this revised version of Low’s (2009) work, the author examines leading by applying the way of the Tao. Quoting several verses from the Book of Changes (Tao de ching, written by Chinese philosopher Lao-tzu during the Warring states period in ancient China in 530 B.C.) as well as various...

In this paper, using the metaphors of the Hindu trinity - Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, the writer-researcher relates leadership roles and corporate culture with organizational growth. The Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva parallels are drawn to show key strategies and ways of creating, maintaining and...

'Know Thyself' as Socrates once said. Read on, make a checklist, be aware, and check yourself – if you commit them – of several of these classic sins or mistakes committed by leaders. In this ‘learning from negative examples’ paper and what are you going to do about it, a...

In this interview study, the author unveils that the Malaysian Government is leading through the father leadership way; such a leadership style can be argued to be widely practiced within the country. An analysis is also made of the management approach, problems and prospects of father...

In this interview study, the author unveils that the Malaysian Government is leading through the father leadership way; such a leadership style can be argued to be widely practiced within the country. An analysis is also made of the management approach, problems and prospects of father...

Purpose: To show and analyze the concept, practice, problems and prospects of father leadership in Singapore. The study also proposes such practices in Asian countries. Design/methodology/approach: The focus group participants, were mostly of experienced corporate and business leaders, and did...