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THE SECRET OF CHANGE

Winning Hearts, Changing Minds

by Dr Victor S.L. Tan

Ceo of KL Strategic Change Consulting

First book of its kind with poems on change. The Secret of Change is written with powerfully-crafted poetic verses accompanied by elegant rhythms, rhymes and reasons to persuade  readers to transform their way of thinking and working. The 50 poems in the book addresses various topics in change management that can be easily and quickly grasped for immediate application in the workplace and in clients’ environment.

 

 

Dr. Victor Tan has brilliantly broken the conventional way of management writing by coming up with a unique approach of communicating change in an enchanting and exhilarating manner. He managed to distill all his experiences and wisdom gathered from his 25 years of working as a corporate leader and consultant into beautifully written poems on change.

Table of contents: 

 

About The Author

Preface: The Secret Of Change

             Winning Hearts, Changing Minds

Beginning Poem: Poem That Rhyme

 

I. Managing Change        

  • The True Secret 

  • Managing is an Art 

  • Change

  • A Vision Of Change 

  • The Tone Of Change 

  • The Flow Of Change

  • Communicate 

  • Invincibility 

  • Changing Leaders’ Mindsets

  • The Change Agent 

 

II. Managing People

  • Leadership

  • Train And Gain 

  • Perspire, Inspire and Acquire 

  • Meeting Others Needs 

  • Spotting The Sleek Cheat

  • Overcoming Resistance 

  • Beating Procrastination

  • The Man Who Is Afraid to Fail

  • Correcting Mistakes

  • In Search Of Solutions

 

III. Developing A Conducive Workplace  

  • Work of Passion

  • Make Work A Play

  • What Executives Want 

  • Retaining Top Talent

  • Reducing Complacency

  • A Wonderful Life 

  • True Wealth

  • The Best Gift is To Forgive

  • A Happy Face 

 

IV. Self Management

  • The True Gift

  • The Real Pot Of Gold

  • Interpersonal Skill

  • Blindspots 

  • Releasing Trapped Minds

  • An Open Mind 

  • Learning 

  • Being Creative

  • Stop Regretting 

  • What I Believe (Nuggets of Wisdom)

 

V. Taking The Road Less Travelled 

  • Being The Best

  • Doing the Impossible

  • Going The Extra Mile 

  • Being Proactive

  • Thinking Positive 

  • Making A Difference

  • The Beautiful Mind

  • Superior Performance

  • Credibility

  • Closing Poem: A Poem A Day 

 

The Author

Acknowledgements

 

Product Details:

Format: eBook (.pdf)

File Size: 1436 Kb

No. Of Pages: 134 pages

Price: US $4.99

 

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Customer Reviews:

 

"I agree with Dr Victor Tan that the key aim of leaders today is to win hearts and change minds to get people to change fast enough before it is too little, too late. I believe this is probably the first change management book in the world where the significant lessons of change are exquisitely crystallised into poems that rhyme all the way to make them distinctive and memorable. This is truly a powerful book whose time has come and I shall make it a compulsory reading for all the leaders in my organisation."

-Tan Sri Dato' Dr Teh Hong Piow
President & Chief Executive Officer, Public Bank Berhad, Malaysia.

 

" The Secret Of Change as Victor’s innovative way of presenting the art of leading change in a very exciting fashion through his poems.  Each of the 50 poems in the book addresses various topics in change management that can be easily and quickly grasped for immediate application in the workplace and in our clients’ environment. "

-Encik Wan Zaidi Wan Jaafar
Managing Director HeiTech Padu Berhad

 

" The Change Secret provides the essence of changing the thinking of people with valuable insights on managing change, leadership and self management."

-Mr Julian Fung
General Manager Montgomery Watson Harza Consulting

 

'The wealth of knowledge, wisdom and experiences shared in this book which would take years to accumulate, are distilled into 50 powerful poems  that are easy to digest and assimilate.   I believe this book will certainly help the readers to adapt, grow and improve their quality of lives "

-Mrs Patricia Lum
President Multicultural Ladies Association

 

" The message of change certainly requires an art of delivering it powerfully and gracefully. Dr Victor Tan’s words through his powerful poems will certainly touch the hearts and minds of leaders. I believe the messages in this book have relevance to the corporate world as well to our daily lives "

-Mr Reza Ghazali 
Country Head and Managing Director, Korn/Ferry International (M) Sdn. Bhd

 

" Dr Victor Tan is in his full element when persuading leaders to practice the most positive but less stressful way of getting people to change. The beauty of the book is that it also provides sound advice on how to  live our lives meaningfully and with fulfillment "

-Tn. Hj. Ir. Mahabot Suib
CEO Felda Engineering Services Sdn Bhd

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