The Social Emotional Experience

Last week I had a great time at the Business Executive Network in Hanoi - a space for members and by invitation only for business leaders to share and support each other.

I got some great insights to operations and leadership in different sectors and was honoured to work closely with 2 leaders in similar fields to mine - purpose driven, community focused business of learning.

Looking forward to more!

Always got time to listen to the musings of this man. Always full of nuance and critical thinking.

Kevin D. Pham Receives the 2025 Ralph J. Bunche Award for “The Architects of Dignity: Vietnamese Visions of Decolonization” - The Ralph J. Bunche Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best scholarly work in political science that explores the phenomenon of ethnic and cultural pluralism. Citation from the [...]

Thursday (Friday really 🫣) Thinker #4 out now!

The Thursday Thinker! There’s a kind of team member who doesn’t wait for permission. No checklist. No back-and-forth. They understand the brief, spot the gaps, and move. If you’ve ever led a team — especially a cross-cultural one — you’ll know how rare and valuable that is.

The Thursday Thinker #3 is out now.

Today we take a look at ethnocentrism and how this links to leadership competencies. 💥

The Thursday Thinker! Make sure to get the question at the end - I’d genuinely like to know your response. I strongly believe in self reflection, critical thinking and dialogue to help us all improve our skills.

The Thursday Thinker #2 is out!

The Thursday Thinker! Make sure to get the question at the end - I’d genuinely like to know your response. I strongly believe in self reflection, critical thinking and dialogue to help us all improve our skills.

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Work work work work work… 🎶

Instant messaging for *everything* at work drives me absolutely mad.

Client pitch deck? --> Messenger.

Legal contract to be signed? --> Zalo.

Reporting about critical situations? --> WhatsApp.

But the leadership are stressing about accountability and growth mindset while the staff are struggling to even keep track of anything.

I’m absolutely not a systems person normally (though I wish I was), but I can’t express how important it is for teams to have systems or spaces in place to organise the every day clutter of the workflow.

Here are some insights from the last 12 years working in teams in Vietnam and across Asia in different settings.

What’s your best insight you’d like to share about working in teams?

Start a niche sport enterprise in Vietnam, they said...😅

Learn about the experience of my first year in bootstrapping entrepreneurship in Vietnam 🇻🇳

Have you ever heard people exclaim:

"Gen Z hay nhảy việc" or; "I only hire senior people now" or; "the young generation just don't care anymore"...

Or maybe you are the one who's complained about a Boomer or Millennial who can't work out their laptop settings....

Well, then this one is for you.

How's your risk appetite? 📈

If you're a leader or entrepreneur - when was the last time you ran a session to make sure your team is aligned on the vision and purpose you're working towards? 🎯

Find out how I do it with my young Gen Z team - we run a very small enterprise developing a niche, community focused sport in Vietnam 🇻🇳🤞🏽