The interesting thing about working with other entrepreneurs is you get to observe and learn from other people’s businesses. Whether this is about operational procedures, technology and software or hiring practises, each business has its own take on the best solution. Here are  common traits I have observed in successful business owners.

Do you love photography? Asia’s leading photography competition series Photo Face-Off would be the perfect show for you to catch, and they’re airing their premiere of season 2 tonight! Proudly presented by Canon PhotoMarathon and in association with SilkAir, catch the show on HISTORY® (StarHub TV Channel 401). The highly successful first season was rated number one in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.

At the end of every project or business cycle, it is important to stop and ask yourself some questions. What have we done right? What would we improve? What would we do different? A retrospective is a moment of reflection where each person in the team thinks about the past, learns from it, and shares his or her thoughts with the rest of the team.

The typical executive today spends approximately 20-25 percent of their time writing. Yet, writing is one of the last skills that people seem to want to work on. With the amount of email that you probably send out each day, it is vital that you know how to write intelligently.