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One year ago, my book The Minority Experience: Navigating Emotional and Organizational Realities was published by IVP Books.  I wanted to share a few resources and highlights since then: I [...]

Exciting news!  I am working with IVP Books on a new book about my experiences as an ethnic minority, aiming for a release in mid-to-late 2018.  This book covers what it means to be a minority, [...]

Is it time for us to go beyond “East v. West” leadership charts? I’ve been thinking a lot recently about indirectness, especially in communication.  Having worked in many Asian [...]

Sometimes we freeze up because we don’t want to abuse our power, or be insensitive.  Maybe there’s a better way. There’s a dynamic I’ve observed frequently while working in [...]

Why we need to think more deeply than “how to” lists of leadership tips. A few years ago, I was asked to be on a panel of leaders to discuss effective communication and ministry to ethnic [...]

Here are 3 constructive things we can do at a moment’s notice… without “taking sides” on polarizing topics. It’s an understatement to say that racial issues are [...]

What does it take to let others see our weaknesses and ask for help, even when it’s uncomfortable?  To “share space” with talented people without feeling threatened by them? [...]

Great leaders are in touch with their needs and can ask for help.  But for many ethnic minorities, our walls are high… because our pain runs deep.  Last week, leadership author and [...]

Is there an “Asian American” way to handle feedback?  How does ethnicity impact feedback processes and growth? Note: This is Part 10 of a 10-part series on feedback.  I’ve [...]

Why I wrote my new book, and some “insider” information. You may have noticed that I just published my second book, “The Art of Growing Through Feedback,” and it’s [...]