“Power worth having is cultivated by developing the strengths you already possess and learning how to amplify to your advantage.”

“Here is how I would characterize most leadership training programs. They are really given the people in the program context for the business, how to drive outcomes, and it’s about management, not leadership.”

“I was very much matter of fact. I thought that my actions were going to speak for me but really, words sometimes speak louder than actions”

“You have to believe you belong, even though you are different! Otherwise you will always be an outsider.”

“Start up experience is very similar to my Special Operation experience in the military, we have to take the time to understand the exact competences and capabilities needed when we are on the fields.”

“I have always been attracted to organizations that are mission driven.”

“Success has two aspects: personal success and professional success. I have achieved some personal successes but in the end of the day, I need to help others to succeed”

“Diversity definitely matters but I am also very interested in finding commonality so that we can all related to each other.”

“So next time you think that you can’t solve a problem, I want you to think that you are not stuck. You don’t have to think outside of the box. You are in control of the box.”

“Military obviously has commend and control which is necessary. But men and women on the ground have got to have decentralized control and decision making authority.”

“Many people who are stuck at the middle management and lack the empathy for senior leaders. By which I mean that they do not understand what are the bigger goals of the organization”

”Project centric leadership is the best option for leadership development.”

“Transition from being an individual contributor to being a leader goes from focusing on me and what I do to how to help people develop and do their jobs”

“I do no think you can be an effective leader if you do not care about the people that you are responsible for”

“People are looking for permission to think of themselves as leaders. I will give you that permission and ordain you as a leader. Now can you get over that and get to work on your leadership?”

“If I could give a speech and motivate 200 other people to work 5-10% harder, that would get far more done than I could ever do myself”

“In order to successfully influence, you have to really understand the person or group and understand what inspire them. Secondly, you have to have a compelling vision of where you want to take them. In addition, you have to communicate it right.”

“I really believe in leaders who are able to bring people together based on a common cause, something that is important.”

“My biggest disappointment as a technologist is that the best technologies don't necessarily win.”

“I asked myself every single day since I started my business, and I believe everybody should ask themselves as well is how can I enjoy myself more? How can I make today exciting work, it's really engaging.”

“I want to help one million people to make one business decision in their life!”

“For the Latinos, there is a cultural script that leads to our leadership characteristics and inform our decision making”

“You can not teach people about digital transformation and the thing we realized at the Bank was that the only this is going to work is through a series of experiences where people get to work it out themselves and come to their own realization.”

“Many of us have limited self-awareness of why we do what we do. So business model can nudge people to do things in a good way or bad way. When the business model is aligned with the behaviors you want, it works fine. When they don’t line up, it doesn’t work at all.”

Pre-sale successfully completed. Exceeded original pre-sale target by about 20%!

Pre-order campaign started today!

I had my first meeting with New Degree Press marketing specialist today about preparation of the pre-order campaign which officially start on July 29. I am very excited!

The leadership survey participation has exceeded my goal of 500. Now we have 560 responses! Thanks you all for your support and please keep it going. The survey will stay open.

There are 412 responses from around the world to the leadership survey so far. I am still hoping to get 500 for the book. The survey will continue even after the book publication.

I am considering a new working title for the book: The Odyssey of Self-Discovery: On Becoming A Leader.

Completed a first draft of the book manuscript with about 40,000 words!

Officially signed Publishing Agreement with New Degree Press.

Received green light notification from New Degree Press as a conditional commitment for the publication of my book.

Four days after the website went live, response has been very positive. So far I received 87 responses to the leadership survey. Visitors to the site included people from sixty seven different countries around the world. I need your continued support to get 500 responses for the 5 minutes survey.

Interviewed Executive VP and Chief Product Officer Keith Hartsfield about his perspective on leadership, especially how to work and develop the younger generation of workforce. Keith and I went to Wharton Executive MBA program twenty years ago.

This website officially went live today! Thanks my son David for introducing me to Squarespace and it took me about two weeks to make the website to go public.

Professor Eric Koester explained how the traditional publishers worked and how modern authors have changed the game by having more control of the intellectual properties and how the book is marketed.

The book project was officially announcement on Linkedin through the newsletter platform.

I have a working title for the book: On Becoming A Leader. The intent to convey two key messages. First of all, the book is for aspiring leaders and how to become a leader. Secondly, the word “becoming” implies that leadership development is a journey not a destination.

I selected one of my photos from the Great Sand Dunes National Park as the working book cover to convey the zigzag nature of leadership journey. Another image of a man carving his figure into his own body was also considered to highlight self discovery process for leadership.

First meeting with Mr. Zack Marcum, my developmental editor through the Book Creator program.

Officially start the Book Creator program with Professor Eric Koester at Georgetown School of Business.