Resources

Key Takeaways Executive presence is a learnable skill, not just an innate trait—it blends confidence, credibility, and communication. It’s made up of three key elements: Appearance, Behaviour, and Communication (ABC). Leaders with executive presence inspire trust, handle pressure well, and command attention with poise. The 7 Cs of executive presence Read more…

Key Takeaways HRDF (Human Resources Development Fund) helps Malaysian employers claim back costs for approved training programmes to enhance workforce skills. Only HRD Corp-registered employers can apply, and they must follow specific procedures through the eTRiS portal. Claimable expenses include course fees, allowances, transport, and licensed training materials. HRDF supports Read more…

We are extremely thankful to have had the opportunity to run 7,000 participants through our Superhero simulation virtual team building for a leading national telecommunications company in the last month. In this simulation, we created a universe full of superheroes with accompanying supervillains that our participants have to defeat. We Read more…

What Is Virtual Reality (VR)? Virtual Reality (VR) is the most exciting new technology on the planet right now. It offers a whole new way to view things – whether it be watching movies, playing games, or learning new skills. It is a technology that creates a virtual world or Read more…

As we approach the new normal, one of the organisation’s challenges is to adjust and adapt to a new business environment. This often involves deciding how teams meet, communicate, and collaborate with one another. Young emerging leaders need to adjust their own behaviours and develop teams in innovative ways within Read more…

The world is changing quickly with many new technologies on the horizon. Often it can be confusing as to whether the technology would make sense for an organization to use for their employee development.  Thriving Talents is committed to bringing the best of these technologies together so our clients can Read more…

With the advent of the Covid crisis, companies are rethinking how to scale their sales teams to adapt to the hyper-conservative mindset of not wanting to spend during tough times. Salespeople often complain that customers are not willing to spend. At the crux of every sale is this: Price is Read more…

Employees are leaving companies en masse. In the US it is estimated that 4.4 million people have resigned from their jobs – approximately 3% of the entire American population. This is not just happening in the West, but in Asia as well. Based on a study conducted by Microsoft, “47 Read more…

We would like to thank some of our most recent fireside chat speakers, Amber Chia, Harith Iskandar, Dato’ Seri (Dr) Mohamed Azahari Kamil and Low Wee Wern who have continued to motivate and inspire our participants through their unique personal stories. We especially enjoyed Amber’s rags-to-riches story of how she Read more…