David Yau & Associates

It is beautiful! ... if you ask me how I feel about overall Immunity to Change (ITC) approach. I have recently attended a workshop on...

I learnt recently from my co-facilitator a wonderful question in a workshop in Shanghai.  A great way to draw thoughts / questions from...

In recent years, I am more attracted to work with intact teams rather than ‘open programs’. (By ‘open programs’, I mean that the...

This piece of reflection is a combination of recent experience in Hong Kong and Chennai, as well as my reading on the book 'Standing on...

I love looking at the Alps over the Lake Geneva. I will focus my eyesight and read the outline of the mountain slowly. I feel very...

I was trying to explain what ARL is to another. Someone suggested a much better idea on how to do it. Let them experience first and...

Ask Not Tell has been around for 6 years. I have long been thinking to give the website a new look. Why? I believe that we all...

I recently heard a great way to look at different ‘training programs’. They are either for the purpose of engagement, performance or...

This is another interesting insight from my 2012 experience. Vulnerability First, let me talk about vulnerability. This could mean...

I am happy how the Singapore Dec workshop turned out. I had been worried about it quite a lot. It was a pilot program for a group of...

I read it from the ‘Skilled Facilitator’ book.  It says ‘All models are wrong but some are useful’. It gives useful perspective to the...

I tried out something new in a recent workshop. As we started the day 2, I asked the learners to pair up, gave them a few questions...

I believe in the ARL practice. Specifically, I believe that people can learn a lot by reflecting on experience. However, I often find...

I was reflecting with a few facilitators on how to handle a difficult situation in a workshop. One facilitator shared a quote –...

I am lucky. I met another very unique practitioner in 2012. And I have opportunity to work with him as well. We co-facilitated 3...

It is embarrassing to write about my experience back in August. Anyway, got to do some catch-up work. I attended the IAF Asia...

“…The earlier you find comfortable with each other, the better to your learning…” I learnt great things from my co-facilitator in...

It is not a new idea. It is more whether one really does it or not. The KNOWING-DOING gap. On day 3 morning of a 4-day workshop in...

The HK workshop was a great success! More importantly I learnt new things. My co-facilitator always asked ourselves to do first...

The travel is a bit crazy these days. In May and Jun, I have workshops in Dubai, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai and...