by Emily Chang | Mar 24, 2021 | Family, Leadership, Workplace
My daughter occasionally disappears for hours at a time, only to emerge with a beautiful piece of jewelry she’s just created. This is her love language; she translates an emotion she may not always verbally or physically express, and pours that love into the...
by Emily Chang | Mar 22, 2021 | Leadership, Learner
I was recently asked about my favorite books. After sharing about my favorite fiction, here are some of my go-to business books. I should preface this list by saying: as a big fan of both GetAbstract and listening to audio books at 1.75x speed, it takes a lot for me...
by Emily Chang | Mar 15, 2021 | Leadership, Workplace, WorkplaceChinese
Though China has COVID well-contained, many of us chose not to travel this holiday to keep it that way. So, some our leadership team gathered together. We can’t replace family but under today’s circumstances, we can certainly be family for one another....
by Emily Chang | Mar 10, 2021 | Leadership, Learner
Have you ever noticed that it seems to be the little things that sometimes trigger some of our most emotional reactions? Sometimes it’s the woman who holds up the lunch line , or a steaming pile of dog poo on the sidewalk, or the colleague who chews… no,...
by Emily Chang | Mar 1, 2021 | Leadership, WorkplaceChinese
休息 or xiū xi means “to rest” in Chinese. Looking at each individual word can reveal insight into what it means to rest: 休 or xiū translate to “stop for a period of time”, and 息 (xi) means “to take a breath”. Everyone rests in their own way. Some pick up...
by Emily Chang | Jan 18, 2021 | Leadership
I recently enjoyed reading The Motive, in which Lencioni stresses that mission must be a leader’s greatest motivation. He notes there are two kinds of executives – those who see the job as a personal reward and those who want to help others. Are you clear on...
