On Sunday, October 11th, 2009, Asia-Pacific International University had the honor to welcome Professor Dr Krasae Chanawongse who was invited to speak at the management seminar on the topic “Leadership in a Changing World.” The seminar was organized by the Principles of Management class that is lectured by Mr Sundaresan Mohan.
About 500 students, faculty members, and guests gathered at the Kiti-Tasanee auditorium to hear the speaker, who is a winner of the prestigious Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership in 1973. Amongst other highly decorated honors and positions, he is the former Foreign Minister and former Minister for University Affairs in Thailand.
Speaking out of experience, Professor Chanawongse highlighted the keys to successful leadership. He summed up the core of leadership in “4 L’s” and “5 F’s”. To Live with discipline, to Learn, to Love, and to leave a Legacy were the key values that he marked as the “4 L’s”. These values are to be supported by keeping a constant Focus, being Flexible, responding Fast, having a Friendly nature, and having Fun with what we do. These values he called the “5 F’s”.
The values, according to him, are timeless attributes to possess and underscore the importance of people skills in leadership more than the technical skills. He also highlighted the qualities of humor and camaraderie which helps to turn around tricky and tense situations to the leader’s advantage. The audience was also impressed with his humility and simple demeanor, which were reflected in his speech. Professor Chanawongse encouraged all students to read two particular articles, “The Good Doctor from Khon Kaen” and “From Small to Tall” published in the Reader’s Digest. These articles describe his own story of struggles and successes. The seminar concluded with a token of appreciation by Dr Warren Shipton, University President.
The seminar was organized by students as part of their class requirements. We appreciate their efforts and thank all other helpers and coworkers who helped make this event possible. The University and the Faculty of Business were happy to host a speaker of his caliber on campus and we hope that this event will inspire more such events in the future.
About 500 students, faculty members, and guests gathered at the Kiti-Tasanee auditorium to hear the speaker, who is a winner of the prestigious Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership in 1973. Amongst other highly decorated honors and positions, he is the former Foreign Minister and former Minister for University Affairs in Thailand.
Speaking out of experience, Professor Chanawongse highlighted the keys to successful leadership. He summed up the core of leadership in “4 L’s” and “5 F’s”. To Live with discipline, to Learn, to Love, and to leave a Legacy were the key values that he marked as the “4 L’s”. These values are to be supported by keeping a constant Focus, being Flexible, responding Fast, having a Friendly nature, and having Fun with what we do. These values he called the “5 F’s”.
The values, according to him, are timeless attributes to possess and underscore the importance of people skills in leadership more than the technical skills. He also highlighted the qualities of humor and camaraderie which helps to turn around tricky and tense situations to the leader’s advantage. The audience was also impressed with his humility and simple demeanor, which were reflected in his speech. Professor Chanawongse encouraged all students to read two particular articles, “The Good Doctor from Khon Kaen” and “From Small to Tall” published in the Reader’s Digest. These articles describe his own story of struggles and successes. The seminar concluded with a token of appreciation by Dr Warren Shipton, University President.
The seminar was organized by students as part of their class requirements. We appreciate their efforts and thank all other helpers and coworkers who helped make this event possible. The University and the Faculty of Business were happy to host a speaker of his caliber on campus and we hope that this event will inspire more such events in the future.
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