“I will push you over the edge and watch you fall.
I will be there until you no longer fall. Then I will push you over the next edge.”
This should be in the “contract” between the boss and the staff.
You can call the edge whatever you want:
Comfort zone
Threshold
Margin
Limit
As long as the contract evokes both fear and hope, you are on the right track.
#bossbetter
David is one of the most competent, innovative, and empathetic leaders that I know. He knows business, but he understands teams and people even more.
I worked with David at Apple, and on countless challenging situations I was inspired but how he not only found solutions but also earned the trust of others.
I value his commitment to people development, and without a doubt he has had a profound impact on my own leadership growth.
David Siu is a dedicated coach and mentor and has been my professional mentor for over 5 years.
He is an inspiring leader and has helped me attain deeper reflections and self-growth. His strengths lie in his ability to isolate root issues and challenges as well as providing workable solutions to develop those areas.
His methods are pragmatic coupled with the ability to motivate and inspire to push beyond potential. This has allowed me to maintain my own self-development regime long after the connections are over. David also played an instrumental role in my promotion to a senior leader within my organisation.
I’d highly recommend David to anyone serious in obtaining their career aspirations.
I have known David for more than 10 years and worked with him for more than 8 years in 2 industries.
He’s not just a visionary leader who guided us to accomplish many great achievements, but also a great mentor who inspired me, pushed me and coached me to become a better person professionally and personally.
He is definitely one of the few leaders in my life that I will follow with.
David is a godsend: He is knowledgeable, intelligent, sensitive, and compassionate. He has been advising us on business strategy, marketing tactics, management and leadership skills. In every area David provided insightful and effective advice. He himself walks his talks and demonstrates his advice through his actions.
Much more than business coaching, David has guided us into self discovery and understanding. His personal approach resonates with me greatly. I could only wish to have more of his guidance (until we graduate!)
David is the best coach I ever have. Not only he gives solid business advice, pragmatic solutions to issues, he is sharp on personal level development.
There was one incident I felt down & losing confidence, our marketing effort seems not producing results I expected, he immediately jumped in, killed my automatic negative thoughts by analysing the situation rationally – results could take a longer period of time to produce. He also lifted my confidence by pointing out some of my characters which is vital to success.
That is exactly what a good coach is about. Pad on your shoulders when you need one, remind you something is off track, David has been excellent on that, doing it with empathy and acumen. I also learned a lot about personal growth hacks from him, he even inspires me on family matters as well. He is definitely one great coach full of unconditional love and support to my co-founder and I. Highly recommend!
David is a leader who I trust and respect. He is a great listener, and he will come up with questions that would challenge yet motivates me to think out of the box or just simply back to basics. He may not have (or choose not to share right away) the answer for every question, but he is the type of leader who encourages exploration, be there for discussion, then align appropriate solutions together.
David genuinely cares for and commit to people development. He was involved in my journey at Apple from the very beginning. Getting to work with him is one of the most valuable piece of experiences I have here. With his guidance and constructive feedback, I grew professionally.
Grateful to have him as my life mentor, I continue to learn from him – to humbly review and reflect, to work towards being a better person.
If you are seeking for an inspirational leader to enhance your professional and career development, I recommend David to you without any reservations.