Taiwan has some of the lowest workplace engagement in East Asia: just 13% of employees engaged, well below the regional average of 18% and the global figure of 20%. And yet Taiwanese workers are thriving. 42% report being in a good place in life overall — above both the East Asian average of 32% and the global average of 34%. Gallup's 2026 State of the Global Workplace Report captures both figures. I find the gap between them interesting. My interpretation: for many people he

I recently attended an insight session wit h organizational psychologist C onnie Hadley (Institute for Life at Work), who highlighted research-based insights showing the strong relationship between workplace loneliness and performance, learning, and retention. As a coach and consultant working with global leaders and teams , I believe this issue is crucial to understand and address, especially since it is closely connected with psychological safety. Psychological Safety: The

If being transparent as a leader is to your professional disadvantage, why would you do it? Many Western leadership thinkers emphasize the value of transparency as a universal good. Leaders are urged to be open about their reasoning, honest about their mistakes, accountable for their decisions, and receptive to feedback. In these frameworks, transparency leads to trust, engagement, and psychological safety. But what if, in some cultural contexts, these very behaviors produce

As I celebrate another birthday, I’ve been reflecting on the journey of building a career and life across cultures. The path hasn’t been a straight line, and some of the most valuable lessons have come from moments of discomfort. Years ago, when I was giving workshops for free and working nights and weekends to grow my global communication training, I gave a session for an international group from the U.S., Europe, the Philippines, and Taiwan. During the Q&A toward the end, o

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