James Wong Business lessons learn from Ocean 11 Danny Ocean dreamed of hitting three Las Vegas casinos and walking away with $150 million in cash. This is one of my favourite movie which inspired me to be a pre-sales consultant. One of my favourit... ChangeManagement Entrepreneur Leadership LearnfromMovies SalesSkill ThoughtLeadership WorkBetter Feb 6, 2021
James Wong Learn from "Pulp Fiction" to create impactful design Design portfolios (on UX/ UI/ Architecture) and blockbuster movies had become more and more generic. On the design side, reviews and articles shared by “experienced” designers that repeat the same pi... BestPractise Brand Building Entrepreneur LearnfromMovies Lifestyle Professional Services Feb 2, 2021
James Wong Lessons From after watching The Intern (2015) * “Everything I learned I learned from the movies.” ― Audrey Hepburn * I wonder if authors, script writers, directors, or actors are purposeful in their intent to teach lesson. Or, is the lesson unin... ChangeManagement Entrepreneur Leadership LearnfromMovies ThoughtLeadership WorkBetter Jan 30, 2021
James Wong What John Wick Teaches Us About Professionalism Having retired from his profession, John Wick is drawn back into the world of assassins when his wife passes away and his dog is brutally murdered by a Russian thug. From there, John’s world goes from... ChangeManagement Entrepreneur Leadership LearnfromMovies ThoughtLeadership WorkBetter Jan 23, 2021
James Wong Lessons From Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins Batman is the most iconic, and also the most complex superheroes of all the time. The quality which separates the Batman from the other superheroes is that beneath that cape and the suit, he is just a... ChangeManagement Entrepreneur Leadership LearnfromMovies ThoughtLeadership WorkBetter Jan 16, 2021
James Wong Catch me if you can: Creative Problem Solving When you hear Catch Me If You Can, you picture the successful con artist Frank Abagnale (*Leonardo DiCaprio*) deceptively charming just about anyone with his skill mastery. Based on a true story, Catc... ChangeManagement DataScience Entrepreneur LearnfromMovies SalesSkill Jan 9, 2021
James Wong The Matrix: Free your Mind "The Matrix", a 1999 film; inspired my great interest in the study of consciousness, mental development, and how emergent technology will impact what it *means to be human* in the future. In the film... ChangeManagement Entrepreneur LearnfromMovies Lifestyle ThoughtLeadership WorkBetter Jan 1, 2021
James Wong My Favourite Movie: The Big Short If you haven’t seen this film, it’s a look at the great recession from the perspective of three groups who, unlike many others, saw what was actually happening in the mortgage bond market. They essent... Entrepreneur LearnfromMovies Lifestyle ThoughtLeadership Yourown Dec 31, 2020
James Wong Inception: Adoption to change in organisation Have you watched the movie Inception? No? Then please watch it before continue reading. We exist in a time when the world is rapidly changing around us, and we in turn need to change in order to... ChangeManagement DataScience Entrepreneur LearnfromMovies Operation Flow OperationEfficiency Dec 26, 2020
James Wong Why is ERP system better than what we’re using now? There’s one common refrain we hear from buyers using disparate systems to conduct their processes: “Why is an ERP system better than what we’re using now?” We are glad that you asked. **Use busi... ChangeManagement DataAnalytics Entrepreneur OperationEfficiency Platform SaaS Security WorkBetter Dec 25, 2020
James Wong Moneyball: My key Learnings as a business owner Have you watched the movie Moneyball? No? Then please watch it before continue reading. As a business owner and in parallel provide consulting service to my client, I would like to use this artic... DataScience Entrepreneur LearnfromMovies Operation Flow OperationEfficiency Dec 20, 2020
James Wong Business Plan Essential - Go to Market "To have a success business, you need to have a clear understanding on what you're going to sell and who you're selling it to. 99% first-time entrepreneurs don’t put a great deal of thought/ financi... Entrepreneur Dec 15, 2020