Musings by Adrian Chan
The 114th National Day Address of Bhutan I love the 114th National Day address of Bhutan! I am sure many Bhutanese are thinking on what the King of Bhutan covered on 17 Dec 2021. There is much to reflect and unpack for all Bhutanese. As a “chilip” (or foreigner), I took away three key themes […]
You may have come across the term ‘crucible moments’. A crucible is a container in which elements are subjected to high temperatures in order to create something new. In the same way, crucible moments are times of extreme duress that one undergoes. One emerges from these moments a new creation, like a phoenix rising from […]
These days, it seems much in vogue to democratise things. We want to democratise design, design thinking, leadership, and even the art of drinking tea! (By the way, I do have my doubts about this last one). What does it mean to democratise something? What does it mean to democratise something? It means to make […]
It is Father’s Day today. Or is it Fathers’ Day? A Google search reveals it to be the former. Though I feel it should be the latter, seeing how fathering is (and can still benefit from) a communal endeavour. (Indeed, my post last year on this topic referred to this day as Fathers’ Day) Fathering can […]
In these difficult times, bosses must keep the LAMP lit for themselves and their firms. What does LAMP stand for? Read on to find out!
There is much good to be done these days, and we need to be a FACTER for good. FACTER is an acronym I coined to describe a way to do good together. Before I elaborate on FACTER, allow me to say something regarding the nature of needs and the types of good one can do. […]
UPDATE: I will be giving a webinar on this topic on 30 Apr 9am to 10am as part of a panel series on Leading Through Crisis hosted by DM360. Donations are welcome and all donations received will be channeled to helping the migrant workers in Singapore. For registration, please go to here. The Call to […]
“The most intimate of interpersonal spaces is found in bed. But the biggest interpersonal distance can also be found on the same bed.” What is Interpersonal Space? The space between people is not measured by metrics of distance, but by moments of devotion. It is not about how far apart one is physically from our […]
Public Service can be easily misconstrued, both by the public servant and the public. Essentially, public service is service to the public. It can be enacted in secret, or on a pedestal – it all depends on what the situation demands. It acts regardless of whether there will be plaudits or persecution from the public. […]
The passing of a friend, an outpouring of tears, a confession of weariness, an enduring wound that refuses to heal….without suffering, life is incomplete. Suffering is as certain as the death that awaits every person, and as frequent as the bursts of joy and contentment that life gifts us, for God is the same in […]
