We interviewed 220 leaders (50% men and 50% women) to create First Time Leadership, and to ensure the most educational insights in our talks, workshops and training.
We interviewed 220 leaders (50% men and 50% women) to create First Time Leadership, and to ensure the most educational insights in our talks, workshops and training.
We interviewed 220 leaders (50% men and 50% women) to create First Time Leadership, and to ensure the most educational insights in our talks, workshops and training.
We interviewed 220 leaders (50% men and 50% women) to create First Time Leadership, and to ensure the most educational insights in our talks, workshops and training.
We interviewed 220 leaders (50% men and 50% women) to create First Time Leadership, and to ensure the most educational insights in our talks, workshops and training.
We interviewed 220 leaders (50% men and 50% women) to create First Time Leadership, and to ensure the most educational insights in our talks, workshops and training.
We interviewed 220 leaders (50% men and 50% women) to create First Time Leadership, and to ensure the most educational insights in our talks, workshops and training.
Testimonials
Beam Suntory was fortunate to invite Daniel for a 1.5 hour workshop themed as “From Managers to Leaders” for 21 People Managers across the region.
In the last few months, Daniel was very humble, genuine, and passionate in his field of work and willing go the extra mile to understand the company’s needs and participants’ sentiments.
For this workshop, many of the participants were able to glean meaningful insights for their reflections on their own leadership journey, and inspired to take positive action, including signing up for additional coaching sessions with Daniel.
Desmond Chen
Senior HR Manager
Beam Suntory
Often times, leadership training focuses on helping (existing) leaders to further develop, but we must not neglect the (current) independent contributors whom one day will be the leader of tomorrow.
Throughout the 5 fortnight sessions with the author of "First Time Leadership" book by Daniel Lee, I learnt that leadership is about bringing others to success, and we should also have our own blend of leadership when we lead.
Do reach out to him.
Jalaine Wong
Regional Senior
HRBP
Cornerstone
The audience loved Daniel Lee's presentation during the GCA National Congress #1 Melbourne, on 21 February 2022.
Via zoom from Singapore, Daniel presented initially on First Time Leadership, before engaging live with 2 emerging leaders from the gymnastics club community.
The latter entailed working through with them on a leadership matter that they were seeking help on. The session concluded with Q&A with the audience.
Daniel was most professional (including pre-event); provided valuable, relevant information; and navigated the challenges of such a live format magnificently.
Ross Gage
Chief Executive Officer
Gymnastics Clubs Australia
SAPE engaged Daniel to be our emcee for our Singapore Association for Private Education (SAPE) conference on 22 Sep 2022.
He kicked off our conference with an impactful talk on leadership, sharing that everyone is born with the capability to be leaders, but that few were willing to be made into one.
He tied the topics of each speaker so the transition was seamless, engaged the audience throughout, and at one point got everyone to practice shadow boxing to reenergise the room.
Daniel was very professional, easy to work with, and provided valuable, relevant inputs from the moment we decided to work with him.
Elliot Lee
SAPE Secretariat Administrator
Daniel ran a Supervisory Management workshop on 20th – 21st June 2023 based on his First-Time Leadership research.
Our employees gave positive feedback on the contents and how Daniel reinforced the workshop's engaging and practical approach to team leadership.
The immediate takeaways and actionable insights provided empowered our participants to apply their newfound leadership skills effectively in their workplace.
We look forward to continuing this journey of growth and development with future workshops.
Aaron Lee
Talent Management Group
Panasonic Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
Interviews
Answers to your leadership questions. Straight from our leaders.
Piyush Gupta
CEO
Development Bank of Singapore
How did your leadership journey begin?
Why did you want to lead?
Converting ideas into action.
Balancing between tactical and strategic matters.
When it comes to developing people…
Does authenticity come naturally?
Importance of clear communication.
How to overcome that fear from a lack of readiness.
Word of advise for the First Time Leader.
Tanya Thompson
Director Global Product Acquisition and
Inventor Relations for Gaming
Hasbro
How did your leadership journey begin?
Share one of your personal values as a leader?
Why is authenticity important?
Why does a leader need to collaborate?
What does it mean for a leader to contribute?
How to see the potential in the team?
How to develop that strategic and tactical focus?
Have an appreciative mindset when having conversations.
Has your motivation to lead changed over time?
Why is it important to have a coachable mindset?
What advice would you give to first-time leaders?
Daniel Lee
First Time Leadership is created by Daniel Lee (Lead researcher and Author) and Avi Liran (Co-author of the First Time Leadership book) Daniel was an aspiring leader responsible for a training budget of USD 5 million by 2015.
He thought he was one step away from being a First Time Leader when one day he was told by his manager that he needed to show ‘more leadership’.
Not knowing exactly what that meant, it was this starting point for his fascination with leadership, and a resolve to find his own answers. With the support of his co-author, Avi, that fascination would lead him to go on a 20 months journey to learn the specific traits of successful leadership.
He now spends his time focused on spreading the insights from that research in his talks, webinars, and workshops.
Avi Liran
Avi Liran is on a mission to delight the world; one person, one workplace at a time, and believes that everyone is a Chief Delighting Officer.
He has been researching the topic of effective appreciation since 2006, and has shared his thought-provoking, inspiring, content-rich, interactive, entertaining and always delightful presentations to delighted audiences across in 16 countries. Avi’s practical approach leverages on his diverse international experience in leadership and management positions in the corporate and the public sectors.
He joined Daniel on his First Time Leadership journey because he saw the potential impact that it could have on enable successful leaders everywhere. Avi can be found at www.deliveringdelight.com.
