Wayland Lum

And that's probably understandable given I was much younger and didn't have the experience and the tools and I would say even the life experience that I have now. However, that experience of working with him has influenced the way that I develop others. And so I'm always pushing them to be more than what they've envisioned themselves being at this point in time.

And that's probably understandable given I was much younger and didn't have the experience and the tools and I would say even the life experience that I have now. However, that experience of working with him has influenced the way that I develop others. And so I'm always pushing them to be more than what they've envisioned themselves being at this point in time.

And I do that with my team and certainly do that with the client leaders that I work with as well. And what I found is that when you have that expectation of people, more often than not, they're able to rise to the occasion and they will become more than they have thought possible. And that's really awesome to see.

And I do that with my team and certainly do that with the client leaders that I work with as well. And what I found is that when you have that expectation of people, more often than not, they're able to rise to the occasion and they will become more than they have thought possible. And that's really awesome to see.

I think in terms of coaching, I highly recommend that to anybody and whatever aspect of your life that you might want coaching for. I do encourage you to explore that. Of course, you need to find the right person, the right fit. But I found it for myself to be tremendously rewarding.

I think in terms of coaching, I highly recommend that to anybody and whatever aspect of your life that you might want coaching for. I do encourage you to explore that. Of course, you need to find the right person, the right fit. But I found it for myself to be tremendously rewarding.

I still work with some business coaches here and there to help me with thought partnership and just being a good counterpoint or a good thought partner as I think about growing my own business and also how I am leading others.

I still work with some business coaches here and there to help me with thought partnership and just being a good counterpoint or a good thought partner as I think about growing my own business and also how I am leading others.

Yeah, absolutely. And that statement is talking about walking the talk then. We develop modern leaders to face their biggest challenges. That is really a derivation also of what the vision of Copperbox is, which is to prepare leaders to confront and address the greatest challenges of our time. And that is both our vision, it's also an aspirational goal that we have for our firm.

Yeah, absolutely. And that statement is talking about walking the talk then. We develop modern leaders to face their biggest challenges. That is really a derivation also of what the vision of Copperbox is, which is to prepare leaders to confront and address the greatest challenges of our time. And that is both our vision, it's also an aspirational goal that we have for our firm.

And it goes beyond the realm of business and into areas such as government policy, certainly large, big problems that the world faces, such as climate change and misinformation, loneliness, etc. And so that's our aspiration. Now, how do we do that in more sort of purposeful and day to day terms is through our work with business leaders.

And it goes beyond the realm of business and into areas such as government policy, certainly large, big problems that the world faces, such as climate change and misinformation, loneliness, etc. And so that's our aspiration. Now, how do we do that in more sort of purposeful and day to day terms is through our work with business leaders.

And so one area that we are very focused on and do a lot of work in is private equity and supporting private equity operating companies and their executives. As we know, private equity moves at a very fast pace. Firms have investment theses that they need to achieve and fulfill, and they do that through the talent that they have at their portfolio companies.

And so one area that we are very focused on and do a lot of work in is private equity and supporting private equity operating companies and their executives. As we know, private equity moves at a very fast pace. Firms have investment theses that they need to achieve and fulfill, and they do that through the talent that they have at their portfolio companies.

A lot of our work is really helping those leaders to quickly identify The areas of their leadership that need to be, the gaps need to be quickly closed and to really partner with them closely at pace in order to do that.

A lot of our work is really helping those leaders to quickly identify The areas of their leadership that need to be, the gaps need to be quickly closed and to really partner with them closely at pace in order to do that.

And when I mean at pace, I really mean on a quarter by quarter basis, which is the cadence of business in general, but certainly the cadence of business within private equity where they're trying to achieve very specific objectives and goals quarter by quarter.

And when I mean at pace, I really mean on a quarter by quarter basis, which is the cadence of business in general, but certainly the cadence of business within private equity where they're trying to achieve very specific objectives and goals quarter by quarter.

Yes, so modern leadership is really about the many demands of a leader today that didn't exist or they didn't have those expectations put upon them even, let's say, four or five years ago, pre-COVID. But in a post-COVID era, and particularly with the challenges that we face today, societal, not to mention in business, right? modern leadership is required.

Yes, so modern leadership is really about the many demands of a leader today that didn't exist or they didn't have those expectations put upon them even, let's say, four or five years ago, pre-COVID. But in a post-COVID era, and particularly with the challenges that we face today, societal, not to mention in business, right? modern leadership is required.