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5 Ways To Be A Better Public Speaker In Business

Whether you're pitching to investors or presenting to the board, these tips will help you become a more commanding public speaker

8 Badass Female Entrepreneurs You Need To Know in Hong Kong

In honour of International Women’s Day, here are eight female entrepreneurs from the Generation T List 2017 who continue to break new ground

Most Of China’s Richest People Are Self-Made Entrepreneurs—Here’s How They Made Their Fortunes

Chinese business news website Jiemian has released its annual China Rich List, detailing the country’s wealthiest individuals. All 1,000 billionaires on the list have a minimum net worth of approximately RMB30 billion (US$4.7 billion), while Pony Ma, the Tencent founder who sits at the top of the list, is worth an estimated RMB282 billion. While some of the names on the list will be familiar to many, one pattern that might not instantly jump out is the number of people at the top who started with nothing. Of the top six names on Jiemian’s list, five of them are self-made entrepreneurs who pulled themselves up by their bootstraps. Here’s how they made their billions.

One Cup Of Coffee Can Change An Entrepreneur’s Life Forever. Just Ask Alessandro Bisagni

A chance meeting led to the creation of one of Hong Kong’s leading sustainability companies. BEE founder Alessandro Bisagni tells us how

Why You Need to Read The Upcoming Michelle Obama Autobiography

The former first lady of America will talk about her roots and her journey to the White House in the much-awaited book, due for a November 13 release.

Kristine Li Takes Us Through H Queen's, Hong Kong's First Vertical Art Space

The newest arrival on the city’s gallery scene takes art to new heights—Kristine Li talks to us about her lofty ambitions

5 Reasons You Should Be A Mindful Leader

Mindfulness can make you a stronger, more emotionally intelligent leader. Here’s how ‘People think they have to go off and meditate for 20 minutes a day to become mindful,” says Dr Esslin Terrighena, a Hong Kong-based psychologist who specialises in mindfulness among other disciplines. “Whereas in reality, mindfulness is simply focusing on the moment. It’s something you do constantly.” It’s also something that’s said to dramatically improve leadership skills. While mindfulness does have its roots in Eastern philosophy and meditation, a million miles from the modern-day work environment, an increasing number of advocates are extolling its applications in the workplace. This is thanks in part to popular apps such as Headspace helping to destigmatise conversations around mental health. Ever ahead of the curve, Google has offered mindfulness courses for its employees since 2007, convinced of the benefits to both emotional intelligence and productivity. Today, everyone from Nike to Goldman Sachs has mindfulness programmes for its employees. It’s now much more than a wellness fad; mindfulness has gone mainstream. So what is mindfulness, and how exactly can “being in the moment” improve professional performance? “Mindfulness is observing the present moment in a non-judgemental way,” says Dr Terrighena. “Being mindful increases your ability to remain an observer of a situation before immersing yourself into an emotional or behavioural reaction. By practising observation without judging what we’re seeing, we help create a space between the trigger (the event) and how we react. So it puts us back into control in terms of choosing our reaction or our response to the events around us.” Here are five reasons every modern leader should embrace mindfulness, according to Dr Terrighena.

7 Books Every Entrepreneur Needs to Read

We asked Generation T listers for their book recommendations. What books do they think every startup founder should read and why?

What Global Leaders Say About Risk

Everyone knows that any business venture or investment is always a risk. How much risk are you willing to take? Here’s what global CEO’s have said about taking risks.

Mindvalley Founder Vishen Lakhiani On How Meditation Can Help You Hit Targets

And everything else we learned from the idiosyncratic founder of one of Asia’s largest learning platforms

How To Find The Perfect Partner (In Business)

Valentine’s Day is in the rear-view mirror for another year, but the usual deluge of “finding the perfect partner” content got us thinking about the path to the second most important partner in your life: your business partner. Sadly, there’s no Cosmo quiz with all the answers for finding your ideal match. It’s a case of trial and error—and in some cases a bit of dumb luck, too. We asked five Generation T listers to give us their take on what makes the perfect partner in business. As expected, finding someone who shares your vision and complements your skills were top of the list of priorities, but not always for the reasons we were expecting—and they were far from the only factors to consider. And because this couldn’t be a Valentine’s Day-related article without it, we also asked each Gen.T lister to tell the story of how they met their (business) partner.

11 Malaysian Power Couples Give Tips On Striking A Successful Work-Life Balance With Your Partner

For the second instalment of the Malaysia Tatler x Lexus Malaysia Power Series, we brought 8 dynamic couples together to discuss a highly relatable topic – being thoughtful at work and at home with your partner for a successful work-life balance. Many couples today are career-orientated, which brings its own set of advantages and challenges, especially when you add family management into the mix. The bulk of those in attendance are working together. Michele Kwok and Fred Choo of Soul Society acted as the moderators for the open dialogue, having worked together in a number of businesses they've created over 20 years. They are also outspoken about the benefits of working together. The venue for the night took place at Rama V, with beverages supplied by Macallan. Here are the essential lessons we've learnt after sitting in on such an engaging evening.