Tackling challenges in a fast-changing world

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Undoubtedly change is the constant in today's world. Particularly with the alarming speed of technological advancement, different sectors of the society have no alternative but to embrace change.

That was an issue addressed at the 8th Symposium of the Centre for Leadership and Innovation (CLI) with the topic of The Future of Work: Driving Change in Organizations, held and co-organized on 1 March 2019 by the Department of Management and Marketing (MM) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Students and professionals, including Co-Directors of the CLI, Dr Bonnie Hayden Cheng and Dr Wing Lam, from MM of the Faculty of Business, were among the audience.

Two speakers at the event shared their insights on how to lead or capitalize on changes. The keynote address by Li Chan Wing of Li C.W. Consultant Limited, emphasized the importance of positive personal traits, as those mentioned in the Chinese classic The Art of War by Sun Tze.

By showing a series of videos on how people responded in challenging situations, Li illustrated human beings’ tendency to make judgements based on emotional or psychological reactions, rather than logical thinking. And the use of intuitive thinking - which lies within the functions of human beings’ right brain – is particularly useful in today’s world.