Posts tagged with "Roshan Thiran"
The Fake Bill Gates COVID-19 Message and the Lessons We Can Still Take From It
By ROSHAN THIRAN - few days ago, as I was in lockdown in my home (as with many other across the world who are affected by the Covid-19 pandemic), I received a forwarded WhatsApp message from a friend. I was about to delete it, but then I saw it was apparently written by Bill Gates.
History Shows Hand Hygiene Can Be a Matter of Life and Death
By ROSHAN THIRAN Few people will know the name Ignaz Semmelweis – a 19th Century Hungarian doctor whose discoveries about hand hygiene could have saved many more lives than they did... if only people had listened.
Leadership Lessons from Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
By ROSHAN THIRAN At 94 years old, Malaysia's seventh Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was the oldest elected state leader in the world, with a mind sharper than many people half his age. They key question on many peoples' minds - did he shape our country positively or continue to destroy the nation?
International Women's Day – Empowering Through Equality
International Women's Day – celebrated on March 8 – started out as a commemoration of working women. Since the 1960s, it has taken on a broader celebration of womanhood and women's achievements. The day is also used to highlight the inequalities that still exist for women and others who continue to experience unnecessary restrictions...
Ethical Leadership: What It Is and Why It Matters
By ROSHAN THIRAN Leaders can enjoy a position of substantial authority, but the pitfalls of having too much self-belief – and abusing the power of that delusion – can have disastrous consequences, which is why ethical leadership is crucial for organisations and individual leaders themselves.
One Person Can Change the World – And Children are Teaching Us How
By ROSHAN THIRAN Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead In 2011, an eight-year-old girl discovered the issue surrounding climate change and was confused: why wasn't more being done to tackle what she felt to be the world's...
How to Agree on Social Media Boundaries with Your Children
By ROSHAN THIRAN Among the parenting issues that play host to a range of opinions, knowing how much leeway to give when it comes to children and their social media use can be a tricky dilemma.
Here’s To Building A Better Malaysia, One Youth At A Time
By ROSHAN THIRAN As leaders, as Malaysian citizens, we all have a duty to invest in our collective future. Today, we hold it in our hands, and it is the decisions we make today that will affect our nation’s future for better or for worse.
4 Youths Making a Difference in the World
By ROSHAN THIRAN If I've learned one valuable lesson from working with our Leaderonomics Youth team over the years, it's that there's nothing young people can't conceive and achieve once they've set their mind on pursuing something worthwhile.Notice: Undefined variable: cat_pagination in /home/leaderon/public_html/wp-content/themes/weeklynews/tag.php on line 58
