In this Episode of Leadership Matters Steve Parker talks with Joe Lai about the changing role of marketing in the digital age – what is changing and what is staying the same. And also bridging industries can bring additional value to your leadership style.

In this episode of Leadership Matters Steven Parker talks with True Black of True Development - one of Taiwan’s preeminent Executive Coaches and Leadership Trainer/Facilitators. True talks with Steven about the need for Leaders to be open to feedback, search out moments for reflection, and the pathway to being your authentic self in leadership.

Thomas Fann has worked in the automobile trade for over 20 years and now runs Taiwan giant TECO. In this episode of Leadership Matters he shares with Steven Parker about change management and how being a leader requires facing up to your own potential shortcomings. Thomas shares his experience on three main areas, the importance of Teams, Learning from Failures, and how authority doesn't have to be cruel to be effective.

In this month’s Leadership Matters Steve Parker sits down with Allison Fong – CEO of Urban Regeneration focused NGO TURF. Allison brings a unique perspective to Leadership having lead across 4 distinct sectors; Multinationals GSK, Nestle, and L’Oreal, her own start up, her current NGO, and volunteer community organizations. Among other topics Steven and Allison talk about the difference between a leader and a manager and the path to grow from one into the other.

In this episode Steven Parker speaks with Olivia Braddick; Head of Brand at Gemba; a company running executive training in the metaverse. Olivia moved to Asia from the UK at 21 and has a unique perspective on making it in an unfamiliar environment. She shares her thoughts on success, learning, leadership empathy and mental strength.

In this episode of Leadership Matters Steven Parker talks with Zach Fraser - COO of HSBC Bank Taiwan. Zach shares his philosophies on staff engagement, where the future of work is headed, as well as how he made the transition from trumpeter to banker!

Ian Anderson - the CEO of Standard Chartered Bank in Taiwan - shares his and the banks approach to the Future of Work and how to manage change in a big organization. Ian has worked for the bank in 3 countries around the world, largely in senior risk related roles including Head of Risk for the Regions, Head of Retail Risk, Head of Restructuring and Head of Enterprise Risk Management. Ian previously held various senior roles at RBC, Morgan Stanley, Citi and PwC.

In Episode 11 of Leadership Matters Steven Parker interviews Carl Blundon - Director for Asia Pacific for Offshore Wind recruitment company Taylor Hopkinson. Carl offers specific insights on Sales Management, Goal setting, and Self-Development.

In this month’s episode of Leadership Matters Steven Parker talks with Mark Hsu of 11th Fleet. Brought up in Silicon Valley Mark talks about different Leadership styles in the US and Taiwan, ways to build creativity, and the difference between technicians and story tellers.

Justin Chin, President of AstraZeneca Taiwan talks about leadership in a time of global crisis and how this requires both an adjustment of style whilst at the same time reaffirming corporate and personal values. Justin also discusses his concepts of what diversity really means, leading from behind, and allowing space for teams to bring out ideas.