Human Focus
-Manoon Sunkunakorn recently quit Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), where he served as the senior executive vice president for human resources for just under two years. The prominent HR practitioner, who is also a former HR director at SCG, moved to the bank at
“While his term at SCB may seem to have been short, one should remember that he had vowed to stay at SCB only until his retirement, and he met that goal,” said an HR industry source.
-Rathian Srimongkol, the new president and CEO at Krung Thai Card (KTC), said he had no “role model”, as “everyone is different”. However, he singled out Apisak Tantivorawong, president of Krung Thai Bank, as the CEO he most admires.
“Khun Apisak has a skill that is hard to imitate: the ability to implement change without upsetting the staff,” said the KTC boss.
-The MBA alumni of Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Accountancy and Commerce will hold an event to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the MBA curriculum this Saturday. The “Smart Business Pillar Award” will be presented to 30 leading alumni who have helped build a good reputation for the country and the university. Among the recipients will be Vallop Rungkijvorasathien, president of Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction; Prasert Taedulayasathit, chief business officer of Pruksa Real Estate; Krisda Monthienvichinchai, president of Mitr Phol Sugar; Sompoch Chavalvechakul, marketing director of Scotch Industrial (Thailand); Somchai Lertsutiwong, executive vice president for marketing of Advanced Info Service; Vichien Juprasertporn of Kasikornbank; and Payao Marittanaporn, managing director of Bangkok Expressway.
-Two leading online recruitment firms, Nationejobs.com and JobStreet.com, will hold job fairs tomorrow and Wednesday. Nationejobs’ “You Career 2012” event will be held at Siam Paragon shopping mall, while JobStreet.com is teaming up with Thammasat University to hold “TU Job Fair 2012” at the university’s Tha Phrachan campus.
-The Franco-Thai Chamber of Commerce (FTCC), in conjunction with executive coaching firm 1-2-Win, will hold a breakfast talk on “Motivation – Simplest Actions for Highest Boost!” at the Novotel Siam Square on February 16. Jean-Francois Cousin, a former senior executive of Lafarge and a guest contributor to The Nation’s Hi! Managers column, will be the speaker at this instalment of the FTCC’s Inspirational Breakfast Series. According to the organisers, participants (Bt700 for members, Bt1,000 for non-members) will have the chance to discover their own motivation and de-motivation triggers; be inspired by high-impact videos and real stories about engagement; discover the 10 simplest daily-management actions with the biggest impact on employees’ motivation; and simply become more self-aware and inspirational managers.
-Coaching a CEO should be a career to be envied. Leading executive coaches in Thailand are reportedly charging some Bt30,000 an hour for the consultancy service. So Apiwut Pimolsaengsuriya, a leading executive coach with consulting firm Orchid Slingshot, was somewhat shocked to learn that there was a person charging a Bt1 million fee to coach candidates in writing admissions essays for top US colleges.
“Interestingly, this person charges Bt1 million for three one-hour consultations, and there is no [money-back] guarantee of success. Nonetheless, his track record is failure-free,” Apiwut said.
-Dale Carnegie Training has made TrainingIndustry.com’s list of “Top 20 Leadership Training Companies” for the first time this year. Other trainers on the list include the American Management Association, FranklinCovey, Duke Corporate Education, Kenexa, Ken Blanchard, Linkage, Hemsley Fraser, InsideOut Development, Development Dimensions International, Forum, Wilson Learning, Impact International, Interaction Associates, eCornell, AchieveGlobal, BTS, Disney Institute, Centre for Creative Leadership and SkillSoft.
Five training firms – Harvard Business Publishing, Vangent, Zenger Folkman, BlessingWhite and Element K – were on last year’s list but not included in the 2012 ranking.
In related news, Sopita Siriratana, a trainer at Dale Carnegie Training and a former executive of Nestle (Thailand), is embarking on her first entrepreneurial venture with the launch of a salad dressing, BauBau. Targeting health-conscious consumers, BauBau salad dressing will be available soon for online ordering as well as at some modern trade outlets.
