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Pamela Hongsakul

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Leadership & Media Advisor, Publisher, Hongsakul Media

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GROWING NEW GENERATION LEADERS
JumpStarted: 1 Gov, 4 Ministers, 1 PM

10 years MarCom: Coca Cola, Lucent Technologies, Honda, Monsanto
5 years counseling youth & families in USA
6 years supporting public leaders, including Naresuan U. Medical School Deans

I help ...

GROWING NEW GENERATION LEADERS
JumpStarted: 1 Gov, 4 Ministers, 1 PM

10 years MarCom: Coca Cola, Lucent Technologies, Honda, Monsanto
5 years counseling youth & families in USA
6 years supporting public leaders, including Naresuan U. Medical School Deans

I help leaders to connect with their customers and constituents. Communication works through spirit and emotion. As my Harvard prof. said, "...listen to the song beneath the words".

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Sept. 4, 2011

Pamela Hongsakul recommends this answer by Julian Poulter

How can you get a C level decision maker to return your email messages?

Make it compelling, relevant and personalised?

C-level Management

Sept. 4, 2011

Pamela Hongsakul and 47 other people answered this question

What's the best project management advice that you've ever been given?

You're so right! Nothing drags a busy project manager down more than Say No people. You need to surround yourself with people who belive in you, they are the wind beneath your wings. As someone who is always trying new things, it is hard to ... more

Information Technology

Project Management

Project Planning

Aug. 28, 2011

Pamela Hongsakul and 2 other people answered this question

You're applying to jobs, but aren't getting any interviews or call backs. What more can you do?

Amen! Make someone else successful. Even if that person doesn't appreciate you, everyone will have seen what you did. Somebody will want you to do the same for them, and they'll pay you for it. more

Human Resources

Career Development

Aug. 28, 2011

Pamela Hongsakul and 2 other people answered this question

What do you recommend to interviewees for post-interview followup?

Provide some value to the interviewer's company. If you were awake enough to have a 2-way conversation, you will have figured out something that the company lacked. Get it to them - without expecting anything in return.
Even if you don't get the job, that ... more

Human Resources

Career Development

Aug. 14, 2011

Pamela Hongsakul and 104 other people answered this question

What do you think successful people do that others don't?

They don't overprepare. They are always ready, BUT the hyper successful people approach projects and people with open minds. Instead of insisting on their own agenda and prejudices, they pay attention to what's going on around them and know how to change, reshape, rally, or ... more

Aug. 14, 2011

Pamela Hongsakul is now following James Bird Guess and 3 other people

July 31, 2011

Pamela Hongsakul and 38 other people answered this question

You own a popular local coffee shop, Starbucks moves across the street. What do you do to compete?

CHARACTER: Your local store can have local character. And that local character, done right, can have the same quality feel as Starbuck's. Do you have a mascot? Cartoon logo?
EMOTION: Grandy's in Texas used to have a little ol' lady going around serving tea to ... more

June 26, 2011

Pamela Hongsakul and 19 other people answered this question

What are some of the biggest myths or misconceptions about diversity in today’s workplace?

Hiring for diversity does not necessarily mean that you have to go find people and/or drop standards in order to let in the rabble. The biggest problem for diverse people is simply the barriers based on unrealized or denied prejudice.
If everyone would just clear ... more

Human Resources

Employee Engagement

May 29, 2011

Pamela Hongsakul and 38 other people answered this question

How long does it take you to write a blog post?

I've been known to take two months to think up a 1,000 word original thought piece on religion and spirituality - but when I sat down to write it, it only took one evening. (Of course, this included the 45 minutes during which I wrote ... more

Online Marketing

May 22, 2011

Pamela Hongsakul and 12 other people answered this question

What is best marketing tool or process for a startup?

BEST TOOL: Event Marketing, but make sure you do it right.
BEST PROCESS: Define your clients & give them what they need, not just what they want - needs last longer. Exception - pastries and other food product companies - just get it right, and ... more

Marketing Process

Marketing Tools

May 22, 2011

Pamela Hongsakul and 24 other people answered this question

What do you do with a sales rep who is doing ZERO after delivering the biggest quarter ever?

1. Give him a new challenge.
2. Send him on an sales trip to build his confidence back up.
3. Get him on an exercise regimen. He probably ate through his bonus.
4. Take him out to a great dinner and drinks, and see what's ... more

Human Resources

Employee Development

Sales Management

March 16, 2011

Pamela Hongsakul and 3 other people answered this question

If people are so crazy busy, how come they have time to be on social media?

The best way to manage relationships on social media is to not manage them. Just relax and enjoy, and let other people enjoy. It's like with real life relationships - once people sense manipulation, they will disengage.
Since high-level people use social media for escape, ... more

March 16, 2011

Pamela Hongsakul answered this question

What approach should you have when looking to integrate a blog or Twitter into your business model?

Offer value - deliver insightful, unique information and well-thought out analysis. Never copy others. Never do hard sales. Blogs and Twitter streams are PR tools. PR is Relations, not advertising.
The biggest mistake people can make is to render their blogs and twitter streams irrelevant. ... more

March 16, 2011

Pamela Hongsakul and 9 other people answered this question

What would you do if you had only five minutes to sell to someone?

I would make an emotional connection. If I can Feel where they are at, then I can guess their main issue. Sometimes, I don't need to GET them intellectually - often, very often, when that person feels, really feels that I am WITH them, as ... more

March 3, 2011

Pamela Hongsakul and 15 other people answered this question

Do you think Facebook will end the era of Email? What makes Mark Zuckerberg think like that?

My FB mail is good only so long as I don't start getting spam like I do in my email account. But now FB is evolving to be more like regular email. So perhaps in the future, we will need an email account that makes ... more

Mark Zuckerberg

Feb. 9, 2011

Pamela Hongsakul and 10 other people answered this question

Do you see creating a "culture" and hiring for that culture and promoting diversity as opposing?

If you build a corporate culture around diversity, there wouldn't be any conflict. It is important to distinguish between the two parts of a corporate culture: professional ethics vs. social qualities. more

Human Resources

Jan. 26, 2011

Pamela Hongsakul recommends this answer by David Kellerman

Sales Presentation Best Practices: What are your 3 tips for giving a successful sales presentation?

First of all I'm assuming that your presentation is really your recommendation otherwise you'd be "spilling you candy in the lobby". No one buys because of features and benefits.
1) Make sure that the decision makers are in the room.
2) Re-engage their pain. They ... more

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