Mr. Khoo Cheok Kau has a passion to help people succeed at the personal and interpersonal levels. He has been personally trained by Dr. Robert Cialdini, the world’s most cited expert in the field of persuasion. His name is listed in the International Who’s Who of Professionals. He regularly conducts training in Asia Pacific and the Middle East on Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Leadership, Coaching, Team Building, Leadership, Business Ethics, Persuasion and Influence, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Behavioural Interviewing, Goal Setting and Priorities, Time Management, Analytical Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Ownership and Accountability, Facilitator Training and Executive Supervisory Development Programs.
WORK EXPERIENCE
He has developed and implemented learning and development programs and managing the learning and development function for several multinational companies based in Asia Pacific and the Middle East. His last position held was General Manager for Human Resources in a multinational company where he had regional and local responsibilities for Human Resource Development, Recruitment, General HR Administration and Environment, Health and Safety in Asia-Pacific for 10 subsidiaries. With his 11 years of experience as a qualified Educator and Examiner for the Ministry Of Education Public Secondary School Examination, he has a firm grasp of design, delivery and evaluation of learning courses. With added experience in Sales and Marketing and 17 years in Learning and Development, he is very passionate about helping people to learn and perform in their respective jobs. He was responsible for the implementation of MBO or Management By Objectives in Asia Pacific subsidiaries in his former company where he trained the employees in the subsidiaries to set goals in the shift towards a performance culture throughout the organization. He conducted assessment of managerial, sales and marketing competencies for managers, sales and marketing staff in all the 10 subsidiaries in the Asia-Pacific Region.
LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE
With wide experience in training in the Asia-Pacific region covering Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, China, Thailand, Korea, India and Taiwan, he was invited to conduct workshops and to present papers at international and local conferences. He had conducted training sessions in the Middle East countries like Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. His clients cover the sectors in manufacturing, oil and gas, banking, insurance, healthcare (hospitals), government agencies and non-government bodies.
CERTIFICATIONS
He had obtained certifications from established training organizations in his vast years of experience in learning and development. In addition to be personally trained by Dr. Robert Cialdini in the Principles of Persuasion, he is also a certified instructor for Emotional Capability by the Emotional Capability Group, New Zealand, Kepner-Tregoe(U.S.A) Problem Solving and Decision Making, the Managerial Assessment of Proficiency (MAP) by Training House, USA, Leonard Personality Inventory by Leonard Personality Inventory Incorporated, Franklin Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, What Matters Most, Focus – Achieving Your Highest Priorities, the 4 Roles of Leadership, The Heart of Coaching by Crane Consulting, and the Zenger-Miller Frontline Leadership (Achieve Global). He is also a Zig Ziglar certified instructor by Zig Ziglar Systems, USA.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Mr. Khoo holds an MBA (U.S.A), BSc (Malaya), Diploma in Education (Malaya), Post Graduate Diploma in Business (UK) and Diploma in Administrative Management (UK). He also taught human resource management for MBA, BBA, Certified HR Program and Diploma Courses for several educational institutions . Currently, he is a PhD candidate for Human Resource Management.
MEMBERSHIP TO PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
He is a member of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), the American Management Association (AMA), the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM). He has been listed under the International Who’s Who Professionals.