{"id":14,"date":"2026-10-26T21:30:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T21:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kumbangcx.com\/sureshdhawan\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-10-27T05:39:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T05:39:39","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kumbangcx.com\/sureshdhawan\/","title":{"rendered":"Suresh Dhawan | The POPP\u2122 (Psychology of People and Performance) Star"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14\" class=\"elementor elementor-14\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91e8be7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"91e8be7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4634d65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4634d65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- SURESH DHAWAN | HOMEPAGE HERO | Paste into a WordPress Custom HTML block -->\n<!-- Remove this font link if both fonts are already loaded globally by your theme. -->\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:wght@600;700;800&family=DM+Sans:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n\n<style>\n  \/* Scoped styles: won't alter other sections of the site. *\/\n  .sd-hero, .sd-hero * { box-sizing: border-box; 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Suresh helps them understand\n          why they don't, and gives leaders the tools to change it.\n        <\/p>\n        <p class=\"sd-hero__support\">\n          Suresh Dhawan is a keynote speaker and corporate trainer in Malaysia.\n          He delivers leadership, stress and negotiation keynotes for conferences\n          and corporate events, in English or Malay.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"sd-hero__actions\">\n        <!-- Change #speakers-reel to the reel video\/page URL when available. -->\n        <a class=\"sd-hero__button sd-hero__button--primary\" href=\"#speakers-reel\">\n          <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9\"><\/circle>\n            <path d=\"m10 8 6 4-6 4z\"><\/path>\n          <\/svg>\n          Watch Speakers Reel\n        <\/a>\n\n        <!-- Change #book-suresh to 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We will definitely be seeing more of you. Great job.<\/p>\n            <footer>\n              <strong>Jefferson Millama<\/strong>\n              <span>Manager and Head Counsellor \u00b7 MOE School Cockpit<\/span>\n              <span>Accenture Technology Solutions, Singapore<\/span>\n            <\/footer>\n          <\/blockquote>\n        <\/article>\n\n        <article class=\"sd-t-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5: Rahima Ibrahim\">\n          <span class=\"sd-t-quote-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u201c<\/span>\n          <blockquote>\n            <p>Thanks a lot for the inspiring talk yesterday and you made everyone filled with fun and joy and at the same time sent a deep message as a wake up call. You were just amazing and I am so impressed with your style and delivery. Once again thank you and hope we will keep in touch.<\/p>\n            <footer>\n              <strong>Rahima Ibrahim<\/strong>\n              <span>Human Resource Director<\/span>\n              <span>Siemens Malaysia<\/span>\n            <\/footer>\n          <\/blockquote>\n        <\/article>\n\n        <article class=\"sd-t-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5: Lim Yew Hoe\">\n          <span class=\"sd-t-quote-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u201c<\/span>\n          <blockquote>\n            <p>Thank you Suresh, for a very fruitful and meaningful session. I think the best part of the program was us getting to know our individual personalities and how we could leverage on each other\u2019s strengths. It is also important for us in leadership to realise how personality impacts work style and organizational culture. I am sure everyone found it insightful and eye opening as did I. I would like you to conduct the same session for our counterparts in Thailand. I think they will really benefit from it. Great work and thank you once again.<\/p>\n            <footer>\n              <strong>Lim Yew Hoe<\/strong>\n              <span>CEO<\/span>\n              <span>Fraser and Neave Holdings Berhad<\/span>\n            <\/footer>\n          <\/blockquote>\n        <\/article>\n\n        <article class=\"sd-t-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5: Chua Chai Ping\">\n          <span class=\"sd-t-quote-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u201c<\/span>\n          <blockquote>\n            <p>Suresh your online session was excellent! You did an amazing job. We were engaged all the way. I laughed so much and almost fell off my chair. My team really enjoyed your session. I made sure I attended the session when I found out it was you. Our team always looks forward to your sessions. Online or in class you are just amazing. Thank you so much. 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