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Dr. Charles Lam has since 1971 received training in West Germany (telecom) and university education in U.K. (management) and acquired working experiences in Hong Kong and Canada, in a utility company, Hong Kong Government, a multinational organization and a SME. In his career path, he has acquired qualifications from UK institutions including DBA (1990), MBA (1980) and Chartered Engineer (1978). Since 1986, he has left pure engineering to teaching various subjects of business management in Hong Kong for famous universities of Hong Kong, England and United States. He also has served the society as a member of an advisory committee of the Hong Kong Government for eight years, and as the Hon. Chairman of its Consumer Education Group. Later, he set up his own company to offer services as a consultant, writer and speaker. In his 'Second Half Time', he has been working passionately on integrating Christian values with management knowledge, in the marketplace/workplace ministry, serving hospitals, churches and organizations, as a speaker, consultant, life coach, and the leader of a REST Group based on a life story approach. Charles is currently living with his wife in Canada.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

從別人生命故事啟發「 起承轉合」的實踐


工作坊內容:
*A生命故事 : 英國留學得兩個學位, 短期工作後失業, 看事業, ...., 不能 跳出「安全區」,與人比較, ..., 亂尋知識, 前路迷惘至今,….
*B生命故事 : 未到中年到過40個國家、留學歐洲得兩學位、...30 多份工、5 個行業、...; 靠運氣也努力; ... 結婚生子後, 找方向,.....
*C君生命故事 : 人至中年學業、事業都順利, 到達跨國公司高層管理, dotcom 爆破後失落, 漁翁散網嘗試重建, ....整家回流加國。回顧從前的光輝? 為兒子前途犧牲?...心意更新? 怎樣忘記背後, 向着標桿直跑?....

*D君生命故事: 三十多年在、在加經歷品質管理道德争戰, 神的話語成為地圖、指南針, 連結事業與侍奉。..其後在加集中職場侍奉--牧養、講道、更新教會、管理顧問 視現在就是轉機, 擴張境界!.......
從以上學習寫好生命故事 ( 不單是信仰見証):

解釋 、承 、轉、合」四個階段從過去學習 : 成績、感受, 了解自心意更新: 關於成功、事業、為誰辛苦為忙!人生路連結事業、家庭生活和社會責任向前策略 : 定標, 追踪和檢討Key words: 選擇 、 集中、紀律 、 平衡

講者: Dr Charles K W Lam 林錦華博士 管理顧問生涯導師
日  期20101218日(星期
時  間10:00 至 下午1:00 (小時)
上課地址香港北角英皇道250號北角城中心.....

查詢:charles155@gmail.com

工作坊:「行動學習」(Action Learning) 的基礎


工作坊內容:
-探索現今的「學習」問題

-解釋 「行動學習」輪轉 (AL Cycle) : 概念 -> 實踐 -> 經驗 -> 反思
-怎樣用「行動學習」活用知識達到教學相長
-怎樣用「行動學習」螺旋 (AL Spiral) 持續增值, 達到目標
-分析個人學習風格的獨特 , 和怎樣戰勝軟弱
-解釋「第二環學習」(Double-loop Learning) : 第二層檢討,「學會學」

講者: Dr Charles K W Lam 林錦華博士 DBA, MBA, CEng., MIEE (78)
Director, Management Consultant 管理顧問生涯導師
1971年,在香港及加拿大工作, 包括公共機構、政府、跨國公司及中小企。在事業途中獲取英國認可工程師 (78)、管理學碩士(80)及博士學位(90)。有十多年在著名美國、英國及香港的大學及機構教管理經驗。然後公司機構醫院教會等顧問、寫作、講座提供服務在香港政府一個諮詢委員會擔任委員八年, 及其教育小組義務主席。曾在香港立法局南華早報香港電台及多本雜誌中表達思想 參加過他課程的人士包括MBA 畢業生、管理人、專業人、傳道人、家庭管家、自僱者、待業者等。 現今也是生涯導師, 並帶領由生命故事主導的REST小組

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Father’s letter to daughter after her wedding ceremony


My dearest daughter,
Congratulations that your dream to get married finally came true on 4th September 2010! Believing that you and C want to live a life together to earn God’s praise, I am using some Bible stories and verses to help you to reflect and look forward.
In Genesis, after God had done each piece of work which He saw as beautiful and meaningful, He said it was good! I know that you had done many pieces of work for the wedding day—making your beautiful wedding dress all by yourself, decorating the cottage site for the ceremony embraced by excellent natural environment, preparing and transporting a lot of things from the city, preparing for a joyful evening banquet, etc. Thank God, possible only with help of a Christian ‘family’, your mum and I see them as ‘jobs very well done!’ May God see the same way!
Your mum and I must give our wholehearted thanks to some people for their special help with passion—xxx donating and rebuilding the cottage site for the ceremony, xxx conducting pre-marital counselling, xxx coaching and mentoring and xxx taking care and developing you. May God also see that their jobs are ‘very well done’ and reward them.
The last words Jesus said as a man was:It’s (job) finished’. No more pain! No more suffering! You and C may hope that after the big job (i.e. the wedding ceremony) is done, all pressure is over, and a peaceful and joyful life journey is lying ahead. After Jesus had said those words, transformation of lives began. To you therefore, this is only a new beginning!
You can also learn from the Exodus story--the Israelites running away from a slave’s life, for a clear destination. Ideally, your marriage decision was driven by a clear calling from God, and not by the desire to end a mundane life, or parents’ disturbance. Right from the start of the Israelites’ journey, God had protected them with miracles; but still they were lost. On your wedding day, God also stopped the wind and rain miraculously. This is deep in my memory. I pray that you will get close to Him so that in your journey ahead, you will not get lost.
For looking forward, I am using Philippians 3:14: “..press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me…” which stresses the importance of forward planning and action—setting clear objectives and WORKING HARD for them. Objectives set reveal a person’s heart for what he or she treasures. If your objectives are only children, a big house, a nice car, more assets, etc., you would do no better than non-Christians! I therefore urge you to set objectives to serve men and glorify God, in your careers, ministry and contribution to the society.
A nice way to end this letter is to bless you and C with Verse John 10: 10. May the love of Jesus give you a new life, and you will live it together abundantly! Two life stories have now merged into one, and you two can now continue to write this beautiful story together!
With lots of love,
Daddy
24 September 2010

Sunday, August 29, 2010

I want success!! (Part 2)#



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Steadfastness
Like flowers, the nature of earthly success can be quite flashy for a brief moment, but will wither and dry up in due course. It is like a mist that appears for just a bit before vanishing without a trace.
However, true success according to Matt 7:24-27 is not temporary.
Inevitably, we will go through difficult times (v25, 27) in life. Perhaps we might get caught in a financial tsunami like the one felt around the world at the end of 2008, or we might experience serious illness, or quite possibly we might end up in a serious car accident. Those who are truly successful, who actually obey Jesus’ words, can withstand these calamities and thrive, just as the house of the wise man stands strong on the rock. The works of their hands will have long lasting impact upon others and bring glory to God. This achievement transcends space and time. That being the case, we cannot deem ourselves to be successful by looking at merely our current situations; we need to take on a long-term view of success.
To take an ultimate view, the storm described in v25 and 27 encompasses God’s final judgment when everyone will have to face Him.

Temporal Needs Satisfied
The criteria for success mentioned above are focused on spiritual and eternal aspects. But what about the temporal aspect – isn’t that important at all? After all, while we do not live on bread alone, we still need to have our basic needs met.
In answer to this question, Jesus makes this promise in Matt 6:33:
33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
We need to prioritize what is most important in our lives and then God will take care of “all these things.” In the context of the verse, “all these things” includes physical needs such as food and clothing, as well as mental aspects, encompassing the needs of our whole being.

Success – BEST
In my view, Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount paints a comprehensive picture of what success is all about for Christians who accept Christ by faith.
Taking all the initial letters of the above four criteria of success, we can spell the acronym “BEST. This, in a nutshell, is Jesus’ criteria of success for each of us – it’s the very best!
I don’t have to be a billionaire, a top athlete, a CEO of a Fortune 500 company, or a Nobel Prize recipient to be considered successful in God’s eyes. On the other hand, I might miss the BEST” God intends for me even if I become successful in the eyes of the world!

# In addition to his teaching and evangelistic ministries at church, Dr. P.K. Au has been a marketplace disciple at different workplaces over the past three decades . Currently he is Sessional Instructor at Ambrose Seminary and Volunteer Lecturer at Chrestos College. He is also "tent-making" in The Chinese Academy (Calgary) as Head of External Affairs & Organizational Effectiveness.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

I want success!! (by Dr P K Au) #



Frankly, at the bottom of our heart, no one likes failures; we all want success.
Thanks to the Internet, I have re-connected with more and more of my classmates from high school. I have found that quite a few of them are retired or close to retirement, spending lots of time traveling and enjoying life. Others are high flying politicians, university professors and businessmen. A couple of them are multi-multi-millionaires, and even rank among the top wealthiest people in Hong Kong. At times their successes leave a sour taste in my mouth.
As a Christian, a fundamental question I need to ask myself is: What does success mean in the Bible? Does this mean primarily prosperity in this life as claimed by the highly popular Prosperity Theology advocates such as Joel Osteen?
After much reflection upon the Bible and my own experiences, I would like to share with you my view of criteria of success based on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount.
Blessed
The first criterion for success can be found in Matt 5:3-10, commonly known as the Beatitudes. Here Jesus describes the ideal qualities of His disciples – in other words, successful disciples – and promises blessings upon them. Some people may translate the word “blessed,” to mean “happy,” but true blessedness is so much more – it encompasses happiness, but it cannot simply be reduced to happiness.
I like what D.A. Carson says: “To be ‘blessed’ means, fundamentally, to be approved, to find approval…Since this is God’s universe there can be no higher ‘blessing’ than to be approved by GodIf God’s blessing means more to us than the approval of loved ones no matter how cherished, or of colleagues no matter how influential, then the beatitudes will speak to us very personally and deeply.”
Effectiveness
As depicted in Matt 5:13-16, success also means being effective as the salt of the earth and light of the world. That is, it means being a blessing to others.
As the salt of the earth, we have the effect of delaying moral and spiritual putrefaction of the society we live in. As the light of the world, we are to allow the light of Christ within us to shine out from us, so that people may see it.
(to be continued)
# In addition to his teaching and evangelistic ministries at church, Dr. P.K. Au has been a marketplace disciple at different workplaces over the past three decades . Currently he is Sessional Instructor at Ambrose Seminary and Volunteer Lecturer at Chrestos College. He is also "tent-making" in The Chinese Academy (Calgary) as Head of External Affairs & Organizational Effectiveness.

Monday, August 02, 2010

事業策略: 變革管理, 走出困境


工作坊內容:
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做好呢份工」的挑戰 : 挫抑、壓力、疲乏、困惑冇水點算!?
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環境變化之機會與威脅 : 了解因素、 市場、網絡、新趨勢
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反思、檢討、 得息得力 : 養傷、學習、戰勝、塑造、更新、從老鷹學習
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範式轉換 (paradigm shift) : 什麽是個人事業? 怎樣評估成功? 新的遠像, 新的開始
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變革管理策略() : 投資在生命資產、「一人公司」, 強化恩賜, 培育品格
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變革管理策略() : 市場定位, 塑造品牌, 建立網絡, 與持份者互動
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運用Force-field 模式 : 怎樣面對抗行的力量, 向着目標直跑
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運用POST 模式 : 選擇 集中 、紀律、平衡、信心, 事半功倍
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進取 Vs 反應; rifle Vs shot gun; 拼搏 Vs 貢獻; 孤單 Vs 團隊; 打工仔 Vs 自由人
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轉危為機, 回復信心, 走出困境,……再寫生命故事, 活豐盛的生命
工作坊除了講解理論 , 也引導怎樣實踐。重視原則和長線價值、整全管理, 不只談技巧。
講授語言/方法 : 粵語。深入淺出。用多種圖畫解釋。在系统思維、討論真實情況及個案中學習。
講者: 林錦華博士 (Dr. Charles Lam ) For enquiry : charles155@gmail.com

Thursday, May 20, 2010

用「 起承轉合」方法講述生命故事的威力



配合個人輔導(counselling) 生涯啓導 (life coaching)
讓個人(神的子民)的故事連結在 神的故事裏
可連結 :
過去、現在 (起、承) 將來 (轉、合)
境域 : 大、中、小 (地理、思想)
路徑 : 私人 、事業、社會
對神 自己 別人
由上而下(使命、意義等) 配合由下而上 (時間、健康等)
幫助講述者 :
(為將來)回顧過去, 析以往、現在發生事情的原因
更加了解自 : 價值、性格 、思維、熱忱、強與弱項、人生目標等
平衝理性與感性; 得釋放、新亮光、新信心 ; 產生自我推動能力
在小組中講述生命故事:
參與者分析、 了解故事得建立, 互相學習
組員發問、給意見可互相啟發
追蹤故事 (加上幫助) : 未來計劃的實踐 ()
企業也採用講故事作策劃 :
構想不同的未來, 進入共同願景
為連結企業故事與個人故事
信仰見証
承轉合」
信主前的我、信主經過、信主後的改變
不是只(用口)傳福音. 相信活好生命就是福音
更生後有新生命
怎樣在事業/生路為主而活
多數因為一次大轉捩點信主
人生路滿有轉捩點 . 信主後還要「轉」
信主見証內容變化不大
生命故事要繼續寫下去
更生後的計劃很少清楚說出
「轉」後的「合」(未來計劃) 是重要環節


for enquiry, please email to : Dr Charles Lam (charles155@gmail.com)