Melvin Chong Zhen Zhong

Melvin Chong Zhen Zhong

Coaches Personal Development

Introduction

Melvin Chong is the Co-Founder and Director of Solveous Consulting. He has close to 13 years of practical, hands-on experience designing and implementing learning solutions, people development programs, organization development, performance management and employee engagement initiative for conglomerates companies such as Country Heights Holdings and Sunway Malls.

Melvin’s last appointment is a career with Sunway Malls as Human Resources Business Partner for a newly set up division for approximately one (1) year and before that holding the Senior Executive, Organization Development position for four (4) years. Besides, he also held the position of Senior L&D Partner at TGV Cinemas and Acting Assistant Manager, Group Organisational Development at Country Heights Holdings.

He served various sizes of companies, from SMEs to large companies such as Mah Sing, Dr. Clear Aligners, Merchant Nine, Celestica Electronics, Commerce Dot Com and others. In the area of Leadership & Personal Development, he assists companies in performing a Companywide Profiling assessment and creating multiple learning programs to align the people with the Company's business objectives. In terms of performance management area and succession planning, Melvin did help the Company set up the Performance Cycle framework and template and brainstormed with the Management on the competencies framework for the Company.

Besides, Melvin facilitates soft skills workshops to improve staff personal excellence and productivity by introducing them to productivity concepts and aligning the team with the Head of the Department.

Personal Excellence: The Power of Interpersonal Skills

We use interpersonal skills daily when we communicate and interact with others, individually and in groups. Those who are good at interpersonal skills are often more successful in their personal and career lives. Interpersonal skills include a wide variety of skills centered around communication, e.g., listening, questioning and rapport building. They also include the skills and attributes associated with emotional intelligence or understanding and managing your and others’ emotions. People with good interpersonal skills can work in a team or group and with others. They can communicate well with others, whether family, friends, colleagues, customers or clients. Interpersonal skills are therefore vital in all areas of life at work, in education and socially. Improving your interpersonal skills is through awareness of how you interact with others. This program aims to help individuals excel in their careers by recognizing the importance of using communication & interpersonal skills for their development and practice to apply in the workplace.