Leadership Matters

In this episode of Leadership Matters, host Steven Parker engages in a thought-provoking conversation with the Author of "Lead like Julius Caesar" and leadership coach Paul Vanderbroeck. With an impressive background in HR and leadership training, Paul shares his journey from corporate life to coaching, shedding light on the importance of self-awareness and effective communication in leadership ro...

Steve Parker hosts Leadership Matters podcast featuring Niven Huang, Managing Director of KPMG Sustainability Consulting in Taiwan. Niven Huang shares his journey starting from his birthplace in Hualien, where environmental concerns shaped his early career. He describes how Taiwan's serious environmental issues in 1985, particularly municipal solid waste management, influenced his career path in c...

In this episode we interview Mike Weinberg. Mike is a best selling author and sales trainer and is the truth teller when it comes to sales. His specialties are sales management and new business development, and his passion is helping sellers and sales teams win more New Sales! He’s become one of the most trusted and sought after sales experts and has led workshops and consulted on five continents....

What is Culture. How to communicate and build teams. The Art of Listening. How to be authentic and still be an effective leader. Coach, Facilitator, and founder of Culture Cuppa Victoria Rennoldson answers these and many other questions in a wide ranging discussion on Leadership Matters in this episode. Victoria Rennoldson is communication coach, certified cultural intelligence trainer, and the CE...

Moon Yiu is the Founder of digital consulting company DigitSense and a serial entrepreneur. Passionate and driven but with a very healthy self awareness Moon talks about authenticity, being outgoing when you are an introvert, following your passion practically, doing business with integrity, and leading when others know more than you do. She also shares how you can transform a regular job offer in...

In this month’s Leadership Matters Steven Parker talks to Peter Kurz - “Mr. Taiwan” – a long time foreign resident of Taiwan with over 40 years in banking and finance and a genuine media personality in his own right. Peter shares his insights on working in Taiwan, when to invest in the stock market, Social Media and the necessity to hunt out accurate information, and how an aging population may be...

In this episode of Leadership Matters Steven Parker interviews Raoul Kubitschek - the Taiwan Head of Danish Offshore Wind company NIRAS. Raoul has been involved in renewal energy in Taiwan from its very beginning and has seen the growth, opportunities, and the issues from the inside. He shares with Steven about the need for networking, taking opportunities when they are presented, being flexible i...

In this month’s Leadership Matters Steven Parker talks with David Kelly - the Executive Director of the British Chamber of Commerce Singapore. Born in Manchester but having lived in Asia and with degrees from both UK and Singaporean Universities - David is a true global citizen and has a unique perspective on international management. Listen to David share about mentoring, life-long learning and h...

TA Wu is the Managing Director of Springpool Glass – Taiwan’s largest glass recycling company and dedicated to developing sustainable and Circular Economy. Building on the foundation his Father built he has taken Springpool Glass from a recycling company to a major international luxury brand focused on circular materials. He is a graduate of Cambridge University, an Eisenhower Scholar, and life-lo...

In this episode Steve Parker talks to Steven Lynch about learning to manage when you are not ready, growing in a role, networking, and life after the job you have now. Steven Lynch is the former Managing Director of the British Chamber of Commerce in China. Steven has returned to the UK after 12 years in China. He is a strategic leader with experience in business development, events management and...

Kuan is Founder and Creative Director of Story Wear, Taiwan’s only zero waste designer fashion brand. Story Wear headlined three successive Taipei Fashion Weeks from 2019 to 2022, was selected for the Taipei City Government’s Social Enteprise Development Programme, and received the prestigious Asia Pacific Social Innovation Partnership Award and Buying Power Award from the Taiwan Ministry of Econo...

In this episode Steve Parker talks to Fredrik Boye – the outgoing head of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Taipei. Fredrik was a trailing spouse in Taiwan though a successful business person in his own right and had to build his own networks from the ground up eventually becoming the Executive Director of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce. Steve talks to Fredrik about building networks and how to...

Benjamin Lamberg is the CEO of Crédit Agricole CIB Taipei Branch. He is a banker who believes in more not less regulation, and who also believes that people are the heart of banking. Does that make him unusual? I think it does. Benjamin shares his secrets to Global Banking and his believe not only that banks are responsible for their customers but that Managers are responsible for their teams. A p...

Steven Parker talks to diplomatic professional Yao Chingyu. Chingyu has been the Director-General of the Secretariat of New Taipei City Government since 2018 and is Taiwanese career diplomat having been stationed in New York for over a decade (1995-2007). Being - or despite being - a public servant for over 26 years, she has a different, innovative, and change focused approach to government. In th...

Bitcoin is subject that some of us struggle to understand. Eric Ma has been working in this field since the beginning and he breaks it down for us; what it is, how it works, and how it differs from other more traditional industries – especially in managing the people and resources you need to be successful. In this episode of Leadership Matters Steven Parker talks with Eric Ma, Social Media expert...

David Davila is a Facilitator, Trainer, Podcaster, and Executive Coach with extensive experience in Asia and the US. In this episode of Leadership Matters we discuss with David about the difference between being good at your job and being good at leading others; they are definitely not the same thing and the transition can be hard for some people. Join us for insights to help you make this sometim...

Daniel Barth is an Author, Facilitator, and Leadership Trainer who is an expert on Agile Leadership. Daniel has worked in Beijing, Taipei, and now resides back in his native Germany. He is currently writing a book on Agile Leadership and in this episode of Leadership Matters talks with Steven Parker about how the key concept of Agile Leadership - empowering others - does not mean giving up on resp...

Robert Jordan is a US Author and placement specialist who has developed a system for matching high-level candidates with positions and the specific needs of any given position at any time. Steven Parker speaks to Robert Jordan about his systematic process (as shared in his book - Right Leader Right Time available on Amazon ) and how it can help us to better match job and candidate for our own prof...

In this episode of Leadership Matters Steve Parker speaks with Tiffany Chou, Co-Founder and CEO of CAREhER- a platform that empowers leadership for women through community connections, content and curated experiences. Tiffany has over 10 years of experience in digital media production, branding and four years of DEI (Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion) consulting at Fortune 500 companies in Japan...

Working from Home is becoming the new normal but what are the legal - and ethical - ramifications of this for companies and communities? In this month's Leadership Matters Steve Parker sits down with Lawyer John Eastwood Partner from Eiger and discusses the issues surrounding the changing workplace. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

In this Episode of Leadership Matters Steve Parker talks with Joe Lai about the changing role of marketing in the digital age – what is changing and what is staying the same. And also bridging industries can bring additional value to your leadership style. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

In this episode of Leadership Matters Steven Parker talks with True Black of True Development - one of Taiwan’s preeminent Executive Coaches and Leadership Trainer/Facilitators. True talks with Steven about the need for Leaders to be open to feedback, search out moments for reflection, and the pathway to being your authentic self in leadership. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Thomas Fann has worked in the automobile trade for over 20 years and now runs Taiwan giant TECO. In this episode of Leadership Matters he shares with Steven Parker about change management and how being a leader requires facing up to your own potential shortcomings. Thomas shares his experience on three main areas, the importance of Teams, Learning from Failures, and how authority doesn't have to b...

In this month’s Leadership Matters Steve Parker sits down with Allison Fong – CEO of Urban Regeneration focused NGO TURF. Allison brings a unique perspective to Leadership having lead across 4 distinct sectors; Multinationals GSK, Nestle, and L’Oreal, her own start up, her current NGO, and volunteer community organizations. Among other topics Steven and Allison talk about the difference between a...

In this episode Steven Parker speaks with Olivia Braddick; Head of Brand at Gemba; a company running executive training in the metaverse. Olivia moved to Asia from the UK at 21 and has a unique perspective on making it in an unfamiliar environment. She shares her thoughts on success, learning, leadership empathy and mental strength. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn