Clayton J.C Tan | July 28, 2010
While the Generation-X talks much about mid-life crisis, Generation-Y seems to face a similiar phenomenon in the form of quarterlife crisis. Gen-Y seems to want everything faster and therefore crisis happens sooner too, isn’t that true? So what’s the difference between the two?
Here are the definition from Wikipedia:
Midlife crisis is a term coined in 1965 [...]
Share on FacebookClayton J.C Tan | June 14, 2010
A friend introduced to me this video created by Michael Wesch in collaboration with 200 students at Kansas State University. It is a short video summarizing some of the most important characteristics of students today - how they learn, what they need to learn, their goals, hopes, dreams, what their lives will be like, and [...]
Share on FacebookClayton J.C Tan | June 9, 2010
Very often, when we’re too focused on “winning the battle” we lose sight of our original mission and end in mind. I’ve been reading articles after articles and reports after reports about the Gaza-Bound Aid Ship, and one thing has been troubling me - Has the “activist” lost sight of the original goal?
First Mavi Marmara was [...]
Clayton J.C Tan | April 19, 2010
Since young, I always wanted to become an entrepreneur. Maybe it was an influence by my dad who runs his own telecommunications business and very much enjoying it. To a large extend, it could also be influences of success stories in the Dotcom era (or rather since the technology era) - Bill Gates, Michael Dell, [...]
Share on FacebookClayton J.C Tan | April 12, 2010
Have you ever asked yourself that question? What’s your brand identity? How do people recognize you? How does people in the industry relate to you? What do they talk about you? This is exactly the point I’m getting at - What’s the brand that represents YOU?
While many may not realize, from the day we begin [...]
Clayton J.C Tan | February 7, 2010
I made this the topic of the blog post because it reminds me of the project I organized when I was once a Leo Club member. The purpose of this project is to guide school leavers on selecting the best career options for themselves and to understand what the working world is like. Getting youths [...]
Share on FacebookClayton J.C Tan | March 15, 2009
In view of overwhelming support from the public, we are embarking on the 7th Blind Leading the Blind Walk, on the 19th April 2009 which also takes place in MBPJ Civic Hall. The blind or visuall impaired will lead the sighted but blindfolded on the three kilometre walk, thus giving the sighted the opportunity to [...]
Share on FacebookClayton J.C Tan | January 4, 2009
The Movie - “Click” by Adam Sandler have definitely changed my life one way or another. I grew up in a family where results are important - whether it is exams, extra-curricular activities, competitions are sometimes merely competition among siblings are cousins; sometimes it’s just about being the best in everything, a tough target to [...]
Share on FacebookClayton J.C Tan | January 4, 2009
Having been involved in quite some transformation work, I realize that the strong resistance to change at times come from the exact same person who is championing change. Also, it is very often the people in power that resist change (this is especially true when it’s about changing to cut red tapes, changing to make [...]
Share on FacebookClayton J.C Tan | January 2, 2009
Decisions … Decisions … Decisions … That’s probably the hardest part in management and leadership, sometimes even in life. Tough decisions are all part of life, and it’s trough making difficult choices we grow as a person.
Both in the corporate world as well as voluntary organizations and every part of life, I’ve seen many fantastic [...]
