We once worked with an APAC leadership team of an international medical company. The regional director led with strong Sunshine Yellow energy; warm and enthusiastic, the kind of person people would genuinely enjoy being around. Before the workshop, we ran an anonymous psychological safety survey. When we showed the results, the leader was visibly shaken. […]
Author Archives: Girish
Jirina usually publishes a monthly gratitude post on Facebook and Instagram, and we wanted to share that with you here as well. So here’s what we’re grateful for this month: TRANSVERSAL AGILITY PROGRAM This leadership team of an international airport had just delivered a mega project, after one of their toughest 3 years, especially with […]
Victus People Newsletter
Cross Cultural Leadership in Thailand: Why Thais don’t speak up and give honest feedback, and how to change that.
During lunch, we asked an expat leader, who has been here for more than 8 years leading a big Thai team (over 60 members), “What do you think stops your team from sharing new ideas?” He didn’t try to be polite nor did he blame the culture. What surprised us was how honestly he turned […]
(Inspired by Coaching for Performance by Sir John Whitmore) “I’ve already told them what to do… but they still don’t take ownership.” A senior leader shared this with me recently. On paper, everything looked right: clear instructions, a strong hierarchy, and defined roles. But the team was stagnant. They followed orders but didn’t think critically; […]
On our recent client call, the regional leader stopped us mid-pitch and asked, ‘What are these norms you’re referring to?’ We’d just told her that the most effective way to build a high-performing team is through building the right norms. These norms help teams have honest conversations, build internal alignment, and promote a sense of […]
Here’s a question we ask every leader: If you put eleven Cristiano Ronaldos on a football pitch, do you win? The instinctive answer is yes, until you think it through. Everyone wants the ball. No one defends. Teamwork collapses into a battle of egos. This is the talent paradox. Great individual performers don’t automatically make […]
In Thailand, if you’re a soft skills trainer, you can call yourself a Coach. If you’re a motivational speaker, you can be a Coach. If you’re an English teacher, you can go by as a Coach. But true leadership coaching is neither teaching, training, nor preaching. If you are looking for executive coaching in Bangkok […]
Leadership, Team Development
How to Align Cross-Functional Teams: 3 Proven Practices for Multinational Teams
When departments work in silos, everyone loses; especially, your clients. They get mixed messages, experience delays, and feel the dysfunction you’re trying to hide. This internal chaos bleeds into client interactions, eventually damaging trust and revenue. You can achieve cross-functional team alignment with these three core practices: Timeline Activity for building trust, Daily Huddles for […]
In our ‘Building High Performing Teams‘ program, leaders consistently ask us four questions: What is a high-performing team? What leadership qualities build high-performing teams? How do we measure if our team is high-performing? How can we improve our team’s effectiveness? What’s interesting is that most leaders think building high-performing teams is about hiring A […]
What does it take to lead organisational change in multicultural healthcare teams? When a hospital is five months from bankruptcy and the community calls it ‘no hope,’ what does a leader do first? Fire people? Cut costs? Bring in consultants? David Boucher, MPH, FACHE did something different. He listened. For David Boucher — ex-CEO of […]