John Peter Tan

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John is a former intern at Leaderonomics. He believes anyone can be leaders if they want to because he believes it only requires simple steps for a drastic change.

3 Life Lessons From The One And Only Taylor Swift

By JOHN PETER TAN
Taylor Swift would have lived by certain leadership values to reach where she is today. Besides writing break-up songs, what is her recipe to success? Here are 3 life lessons from her.

22-09-2017

4 Beautiful Lessons From Lizzie Velasquez

By JOHN PETER TAN - How will you respond when people call you ugly in public or in the cyberspace? Will you fight them off or will you just shake it off? We could learn a lot from Lizzie Velasquez, a bully victim turned anti-bullying spokesperson.

29-11-2016

4 Pieces of Advice for My Future Daughter

By JOHN TAN
This article came about after I was inspired by Sarah Kay’s “If I should have a daughter” TED Talk.

11-07-2016

Have You Considered Taking a Gap Year Like Malia Obama?

By JOHN PETER TAN - An announcement that Malia Obama has decided to take a gap year before starting university in 2017 drew swift response on social media. Here are some thoughts shared with Leaderonomics on gap year.

15-06-2016

Terrific Thursday Tails: Mongoose

By JOHN PETER TAN - Today's featured animal is the mongoose, made culturally popular by Rudyard Kipling's fictional character Rikki-tikki-tavi in The Jungle Book.

26-05-2016

3 Takeaways From Katherine Pierce of the Vampire Diaries

By JOHN PETER TAN For all 'Vampire Diaries' fans out there, specifically the character of Katherine Pierce, here is a thing or two I learn from this intriguing character. Yup, even a baddie has a teachable point of view!

23-05-2016

The Best Leadership Advice I Ever Received

By JOHN TAN
Believe in yourself because you are the captain of your ship and if you don’t believe in yourself, your dreams, values and abilities, no one else will.

17-03-2016