Leading Self first with Personal Growth

“Knowing others is intelligence;

knowing yourself is true wisdom.

Mastering others is strength;?

mastering yourself is true power.”?

―?Lao Tzu,?

PERSONAL GROWTH

~ As supported by = Malar Villi Suppramaniam Sharmini Suthan Go Ashokh Menon

“In a fixed mindset students believe their basic abilities, their intelligence, their talents, are just fixed traits. They have a certain amount and that’s that, and then their goal becomes to look smart all the time and never look dumb.

In a growth mindset students understand that their talents and abilities can be developed through effort, good teaching and persistence. They don’t necessarily think everyone’s the same or anyone can be Einstein, but they believe everyone can get smarter if they work at it.”

People with a fixed mindset are afraid of being found out. They fear failure because they think people will think they are stupid. The better option is to instead believe that this doesn’t matter and one should instead invest time to develop your abilities and get smarter.

Carol Dweck

What is growth??

It’s our ability to stretch ourselves to our personal best. Personal excellence is a core criterion for leadership growth.?

While thousands of leadership books have been written and continue to be written, there is still a scarcity of good leaders. Good leaders are individuals who invest in personal growth.??

Maturity is built when our physical, emotional, mental and spiritual-selves are congruent. While we pay attention to physical and mental growth and it becomes part of our system, resilience is built with emotional regulation and clear sense of identity.??Our 36 quiet leader guests showcased how their personal growth contributed to their leadership excellence.

Celine Chan ’s realisation that listening to your body is a work-in-progress even after a fight with cancer and two strokes.??YouTube

Adi Pratikto holds on to his insights on sustaining love for his work and his life’s purpose as a fine balance.???YouTube

Badrie Abdullah connects to his background and struggles to drive him to be voice of the less empowered.?YouTube

Danish R. is strongly anchored to his values and advocates for the expression of the authentic self.?YouTube

Emillya Soesanto shares the winning formula of a quiet, introverted leader who continuously seeks feedback, communicates, and checks within to remain on track.?YouTube

Aninditta Savitry is very clear that happiness is a choice. Her network of friends and family is her strength and support during tough times.?YouTube

Beck Chalmers expresses the equation of one’s best self in life i.e., Self Awareness + Self-Regulation = Self Accountability.?YouTube

Aristiwidya Bramantika breathes life to growth mindset - Fun with Failure! Drama is the Doorway! Micro-skill for Mastery! Curiosity begets Courage!???YouTube (HMDC)

Fuen Yee -. questions “Can you afford to live another's life and walk another's journey; and not be the person whom you were meant to be?”?YouTube (HMDC)

???? Azwan Baharuddin Baharuddin draws his leadership wisdom from his experience with his dad and his journey as one.?YouTube

Reuben Ong holds to a mantra of doing things on your own terms yet understanding your limits.??YouTube

Lawrence Mitchell is wholehearted in empowering men to feel and find a safe way to express their experience of life.??YouTube

Nirmala Supramaniam advocates the importance of financial literacy for Financial Wellness. Staying focussed on our ‘Why’ - our purpose in life, our happiness is central to financial wellness.?YouTube

Sreejith Nambiar believes top active talents present themselves differently.???YouTube

Vaclav Koranda, SHRM-SCP Koranda holds on to the importance of learning from the past and paying attention to one’s personal development???YouTube

Aveenashpal Ganapathy underlines knowing the leadership qualities that are needed for today and tomorrow to increase visibility.???YouTube

Marshall Vianata supports building collaboration and paying attention to the blind spots through reflection or feedback.??YouTube

Veejay Madhavan encourages promotes being a sponge. Absorb, Learn & Discern.YouTube

Farop Sharif reminds us that we all can create that experience for the user which says “this was designed with you in mind”.?YouTube

Harith Menon derives growth from learning, unlearning, and relearning to cope with the speed of change to deliver results.??YouTube

As we listen, connect and learn with these leaders’ stories and practices, we come to understand how they face their leadership role with curiosity, reflection, acquiring the right mindset and skills that lead to their personal growth that ultimately shows up in their leadership uniqueness.

Team Leadership in Flow

Go Ashokh Menon Sharmini Suthan Malar Villi Suppramaniam Josephine Mendoza Kirthana Ravintharan

Hearts & Minds Development Centre