Insight Vietnam

After engaging as a jury at the recent UNDP's impact business program in Vietnam, here are my thoughts on where it is. 

Latest update on the franchise industry and market in Vietnam

Having received a lot of foreign government delegations visiting and establishing their representative office in Vietnam to facilitate market entry for tech companies or tech startups, allow me to sh…

Lots of my international friends are stressed out managing the workforce in Vietnam because of the micro management approach. In this podcast, I will share why and what to expect for new comers. 

This is a fun comparison to let you know that there is always order in chaos here in Vietnam. And if you really wanna do business here, you should prepare yourself and learn the navigation skill. Oth…

Vietnam War is probably the first thing any foreigner know or remember about Vietnam. But that was 45 years ago. What has happened in the past 45 years and what is the Vietnam that you should know ab…

Why I started this podcast and what I would like to share to international friends about Vietnam.

Someone asks me how I have travelled and worked successfully in so many countries, what would be my secret sauce. My 2-cent-worth response is "It's all about people". In this podcast, I will share th…

From someone who has travelled to, collaborated and made friends with people in more than 120 countries, allow me to share some of the very simple principles that I personally use in order to build s…

We are all different. We all have different dreams, different passions, different wants and needs, and obviously different triggers in life. If we are so different from each other, how do we get toge…

He's 27 years old and thinks it's too late, because he has not achieved anything in life at this age. What? Really? Come on! It's never too late for anyone to start doing anything they are passionate…

That's what a young Vietnamese said to me about himself. Well, that's probably just one negative way of viewing yourself in this world. There are a lot of other perspectives you can explore, and mayb…

When you do your best, you present to the world who you really are!

We all want to have good bosses in our career, but what is the definition of the good boss? Sharing with you the 10 myths about good bosses to reflect on this this podcast. 

 This is an interesting concept to look at, as it will give you a different perspective on how you value and spend your time. Knowing and applying this concept to your career and life will help you t…

Nothing in life is perfect, only appropriate at one point in time. Yet a lot of us get stuck when making choices in life, over thinking, being afraid to make the wrong decisions, to hurt others, to r…

Since when we don't talk any more? Since when we don't ask if someone is OK any more? Since when humanity is all about loneliness and depression? And what can we do to get back the mojo we've all los…