Since early 2023, we have been integrating AI into our programmes – beginning with prompt-based exercises and progressing to fully customised AI assistants. Late last year, a client asked us to design an AI assistant for a customised programme – but with a catch: they wanted it to be based on their internal AI platform....
In The Business Storyteller™ programme, we begin with a simple yet powerful exercise. Participants are asked to stand on one side of the room if they believe that they are good storytellers, and on the other if they are not. The room is usually divided. This exercise is repeated at the end of Day 2,...
A glimpse into the subtleties of facilitating across cultures. We recently delivered our Compact Slides & One-Pagers programme for a group of senior leaders at a telecommunications company in Eastern Europe. While our team has worked with European audiences before, this was our Tammy Selvam’s first attempt at facilitating a session in Poland. From the start,...
A strong business presentation contains energy that can propel us forward. We should not underestimate basics. Each of us progresses in our careers and in our lives by mastering basics. We changed the name of our programme from ‘Effective Presentation Skills’ when it was first designed and delivered in 1994, to Presentations Alive! a couple of years...
What happens when your key contact suddenly leaves in the middle of a multi-programme engagement? That’s exactly what we experienced with a global energy company last year. In late 2023, we agreed on six programme runs for 2024, including Presentations Alive! and The Case Maker. The first session was delivered successfully in August 2024. A week later,...
When we began training two popular F&B retail chains, I thought I knew what to expect. I was wrong – in a good way. In the first, a beloved local name turned international success, participants came in with wide eyes and open hearts. New to learning and development, especially soft skills, they brought a startup’s...
During a two-day The Case Maker™ programme with a global Oil & Gas company, one participant experienced a breakthrough that changed the effectiveness of her work. On Day 1, just before lunch, she told the group she’d be returning late after meeting with a senior stakeholder. She had been trying – unsuccessfully for six times...
After years of dedicated service, our Practice Head of Leadership & Management Development, Lee Choong Yin, has relocated to the UK with his family. During his time with People Potential, Choong Yin played a pivotal role in shaping our leadership offerings, delivering programmes such as The Big Shift, Engaging Direct Reports Through Job Design, and Influencing Collaboration. His...
This soon-to-be-launched mailout is dedicated to those at the beginning of their learning and development journey – early-career professionals, aspiring facilitators, and those curious about a future in L&D. In each issue, we’ll share opportunities to join learning sessions – most of which will be short format (2–4 hours) and usually offered at no cost....
We recently launched a new series of virtual Masterclasses — focused, high-impact sessions designed for L&D and HR leaders looking to go deeper into specific topics. These are not previews, but practitioner-led explorations of real-world challenges and tools that work. The first masterclass, The Stand-In Presenter, will be led by Ibrahim J Mariwa. It will...