Determining Success in Business Careers - Executive Search Headhunter

The Principals of Chalre Associates are well known and respected within the business community. Below are some examples of Public Addresses delivered by them at major events throughout the Asia Pacific region.

The Chairman of Chalre Associates, Richard Mills, presented at the most recent Leading HR Summit in Singapore. The event was organized by the Singapore Human Resources Institute (SHRI) - the region's largest HR industry association. Richard was asked to provide attendees with a detailed overview of the burgeoning field of HR Outsourcing.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION & BENEFITS EXPO

The Chairman of Chalre Associates, Richard Mills, was the Keynote Speaker of the most recent Executive Compensation & Benefits EXPO. Held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Singapore, the 2-day annual event is of interest to regional business leaders. Other featured presenters included Asia Pacific leaders from companies including Mercer, Gallup and HayGroup. Richard provided his views on the near term economic outlook for the SE Asia region and its impact on career progress for senior managers.

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RECRUITING SENIOR MANAGERS IN SE ASIA

The Chairman of Chalre Associates, Richard Mills, presented recently for the American Chamber of Commerce on the challenges of acquiring and developing senior managers in South-East Asia. The presentation covers global trends to more specific information relevant to fast growing sectors like Business Process Outsourcing. Richard's personal comments have been added on most slides.

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The Executive Basics of HR Outsourcing

The Chairman of Chalre Associates, Richard Mills, was the Keynote Speaker of this year's Regional HR Shared Services & BPO Conference. Held in Singapore, the event is the largest in Asia for the booming sector. To learn about the state of offshore outsourcing in Asia, view Richard's detailed presentation by clicking below.

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The Chairman of Chalre Associates, Richard Mills, delivered the Keynote Address of Successful Shared Services. The event was a region-wide conference held in Singapore. Richard's presentation provided a broad overview of Shared Services as it relates to multinational companies and regional managers. The event featured Outsourcing Leaders from Reuters, Johnson & Johnson, Convergys and others.

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The Chairman of Chalre Associates, Richard Mills, provided his insights on Retention and Succession Management to business leaders in the booming city of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.

Richard Mills, Chalre Associates Chairman, was a featured speaker of this event, one of the largest IT/BPO related conferences in Asia.

He delivered a highly motivational presentation to describe the monumental opportunity that exists in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector.

The most revealing information to come from the conference was the tremendous quality ratings being achieved by young Filipinos. Citigroup, HSBC, GXS, Siemens and others reported world beating performance rankings from their Philippine facilities.

Richard Mills, Chairman of Chalre Associates, was asked to address the annual convention of the Semiconductor & Electronics industry association (SEIPI) in 2006. The sector is the largest in Philippines accounting for 70% of the nation's export earnings and 34% of GDP.

Richard's presentation discussed the future outlook for Philippines and the specific impact of the booming Business Process Outsourcing industry. He provided an optimistic view of the economic situation over the next couple years.

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Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPA/P) organization is the main umbrella association for the Philippines IT-enabled services/BPO industry. It is the second largest such association in Asia.

Richard Mills, Chairman of Chalre Associates, was asked to address BPA/P to provide his insight on the fast moving sector in the country.

He spoke along with Beth Lui, Country Managing Director of Accenture, whose company employs 7000 people in Philippines. Richard's presentation was titled: “Philippines as an Outsource Destination - What CEO's Really Think”.

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How is Success Determined?

How is Success Determined?

How is Success Determined?

The success of individuals is shaped by many factors and the topic has been argued about for centuries. More and more, however, researchers are focusing on 4 key elements that explain most of the phenomenon of success.

These are: genes, development, career choices and relationships. Let's briefly describe each one.

1. GENES - When we are born, we are given genes that determine much of what will be easy for us to do and what will be gruelling. Our personalities, drive, athleticism, verbal ability and so on all have a strong underpinning from our genetic inheritance.

2. DEVELOPMENT - How we are raised and where we grow up are also very important. It is not much use to have great genes if we grow up as orphans in a Kenyan slum. We have to be developed within a family, community and country environment where a culture of achievement is nurtured.

3. CAREER CHOICES - The schools we go to and courses we study are very important to our future success, as is where we work in our first full-time job. A gifted person with right degrees won't do well if he chooses an industry in terminal decline. On the other hand, an average person with lower tier academic credentials can be carried to great heights in a fast growing industry.

4. RELATIONSHIPS - Beyond nature, nurture and career choices, our relationships are decisive in determining how far we go in our careers and personal lives. Some of these, like our family and childhood friends, might seem like flukes but the on-going maintenance and quality of these relationships are very much within our control. More decisive are the relationships we develop throughout our lifetime.

It should become obvious that the first 3 of the above success determinants are mainly fixed and beyond the control of most of us by the time we reach our late 20's.

Genes are completely out of our control from the instant of creation, as most people would agree. Most of our development is decided for us by our parents and our community. Later on, we are able to take a more active role in our education and employment decisions but with the support and strong suggestions of others.

As for career choices, studies show that before age 30 most of us are set on career trajectories that will carry us forward for the rest of our working lives. Yes, we all know that some people do make extreme career changes later in life -- like running away to the circus, for instance -- but statistically they are a smaller group.

Therefore, most of what determines our success is out of our control by the time we reach early 30's. While that might sound depressing, there is still one key success factor that is very much within our control.

Relationships are our only real choice

As we build our careers, our decisions and expertise in developing the right relationships with the right people will be the deciding factor for our success. And, our choices of friends, colleagues, subordinates, customers and industry partners are almost COMPLETELY WITHIN OUR CONTROL.

As we manage larger and more complex groups, the quality and the productivity of these personal relationships become more and more important because naturally the only way for leaders to do anything is through other people.

In assessing the careers of roughly 20,000 leaders over the past 20 years from many different countries, professions and industries, it is clear to this author that the quality of our decisions in choosing the right people to work with, sell to and buy from, as well as our personal friends and marriage partners, is the most important factor in determining our lifetime success. Genes, Development and Career Choices are important, yes, but they form the foundations of us as people and become more and more difficult to change as we move up in our careers and years as human beings.

The key to success in life seems to be to find and attract the right people to be all around us and then keep them there. While this book is focused on sourcing, assessing and convincing the best people to work with us, the same skills can be broadly applied to our personal lives in finding suitable friends and even lovers.

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Executive Search & Management Consulting:

Chalre Associates provides its Executive Search and Recruiting services throughout the emerging countries of the Asia Pacific region with specific focus on Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos. We are proactive and well known in our sectors of focus.  Regional Managers use us to help bridge the gap between local environments and the world-class requirements of multinational corporations.

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Asia CEO Forum

Asia CEO Forum presented by PLDT ALPHA Enterprise is the largest regular business event in Philippines and considered one of the most important in the Southeast Asia region. The forum serves as a hub for the spreading of ideas that help executive managers overseeing enterprises across the Asia Pacific region.

Attendees are both expatriate and Asian management personnel overseeing multinational and regional organizations. Held in Philippines, presenters are leaders in their industries and engaged in momentous pursuits of significance to the entire region.

Asia CEO Forum is operated as a CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) activity of Chalre Associates, one of Southeast Asia's most prominent senior management executive search firms, to promote Philippines as a premier business destination in the Asia region.

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Asia CEO Awards

Asia CEO Awards presented by Aseana City represents the grandest alliance of local and international business people ever created to promote Philippines on the world stage. As one of the largest events of its kind in the Asia Pacific region, it is considered a must-attend occasion for business leaders active in Southeast Asia.

The star-studded Board of Judges of Asia CEO Awards give away 10 awards to many of the most accomplished leadership teams and individuals currently operating in Philippines and the region. The awards recognize extraordinary leaders who have demonstrated outstanding achievement for their organizations and contributions to others.

As one of the fastest growing nations on the planet, the world's business leaders have their eyes on Philippines like never before. The annual gala was established as a natural outgrowth of Asia CEO Forum, the largest regular networking event for the business community in Philippines.

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Media organizations throughout the world call upon the Principals of Chalre Associates for thought leadership. Below are some examples of published material written by our consultants or international journalists who refer to them. For a complete list of published work, Click Here.

Getting Ready For The Deluge: Outsourcing in Philippines

by Chalre Associates senior staff

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The Economist Intelligence Unit of the Economist magazine asked Chalre Associates' Chairman, Richard Mills, to write a chapter about the Philippine outsourcing sector in its annual Business Guide Book. The material provides a Executive Briefing on the progress and major issues facing this industry that is certainly one of most significant growth stories in the world. more

Asia Pacific Mining Conference 2007 - Report

by Chalre Associates senior staff

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The 7th Asia Pacific Mining Conference put on by the Asean Federation of Mining Associations was perhaps the largest such event in the region. Richard Mills, Chairman of Chalre Associates gave this report on what was said by the prominent mining people who presented. more

The State of BPO in Philippines: Dan Reyes Speaks

by Chalre Associates senior staff

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Richard Mills, Chairman of Chalre Associates, interviewed Dan Reyes of Sitel for ComputerWorld (US) recently to get his views on the state of the BPO industry in Philippines. Dan presented US readers with compelling information to support his view that Philippines is currently seen as the "Number 1" option by global companies sending BPO work to offshore destinations.

Dan Reyes is easily one of most experienced Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) managers in the Asia Pacific region and the world. He is head of the extremely successful Philippine operations of Sitel, the world's largest call center organization. Among other things, he is a founder and former president of the Business Processing Association of the Philippines.    more