Wayland Lum

And so I'd often coach my leaders to be bold, courageous in their decision making, to really go with their intuition, follow their heart, and really step out into the directions in which they believe they need to go. And when it came down to the fundamental question I asked myself was, Wei, are you going to stay within a large organization, rely on the reputation of this firm, the resources?

And so I'd often coach my leaders to be bold, courageous in their decision making, to really go with their intuition, follow their heart, and really step out into the directions in which they believe they need to go. And when it came down to the fundamental question I asked myself was, Wei, are you going to stay within a large organization, rely on the reputation of this firm, the resources?

The beautiful steel and glass building that you walk into every day and with all the nice facilities and the office environment that you have privilege of having access to? Or are you going to go step out and bet on yourself? And when I framed the question like that, Vince, the answer became very clear.

The beautiful steel and glass building that you walk into every day and with all the nice facilities and the office environment that you have privilege of having access to? Or are you going to go step out and bet on yourself? And when I framed the question like that, Vince, the answer became very clear.

I had to go step out and bet on myself as I would have coached and encouraged my leaders that I work with to do. And I can say that I have not regretted a single moment. It's been absolutely amazing.

I had to go step out and bet on myself as I would have coached and encouraged my leaders that I work with to do. And I can say that I have not regretted a single moment. It's been absolutely amazing.

I absolutely agree.

I absolutely agree.

Yeah, early on in my career, when I was just starting out at HR, I actually did hire a coach for myself. And my coach, the reason why I hired him, and this is way back in the, gosh, early 2000s, I wanted to become a coach. And therefore, I thought a good way to do that would be to get mentorship and be able to learn from a really experienced executive coach.

Yeah, early on in my career, when I was just starting out at HR, I actually did hire a coach for myself. And my coach, the reason why I hired him, and this is way back in the, gosh, early 2000s, I wanted to become a coach. And therefore, I thought a good way to do that would be to get mentorship and be able to learn from a really experienced executive coach.

And I remember, I think one of the most important things that he taught me because he used to continuously push me and say, Waylon, you can do this. You can work with these types of leaders. You can have the type of impact that you want to have with a certain level of leader. And at the time, Vince, I didn't quite believe him or I didn't feel ready.

And I remember, I think one of the most important things that he taught me because he used to continuously push me and say, Waylon, you can do this. You can work with these types of leaders. You can have the type of impact that you want to have with a certain level of leader. And at the time, Vince, I didn't quite believe him or I didn't feel ready.

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

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 area how they recommend that to anybody and and whatever sort of 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 um but i found it for myself to be tremendously rewarding

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 area how they recommend that to anybody and and whatever sort of 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 um 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.