Dr. Bernard A.T. Tan – Our Team Behavioural Psychologist

Bernard Tan Ah Thau, KYKO founder  and inventor, Cert. of Ed., B. Letters (Hons), M. Ed., M.A. Ind. Psychology (Industrial Psychologist), OSU, USA., P hD Behavioral Science, B.U., USA.

Dr. Bernard Tan is currently the Adviser of a group of KYKO companies. He was a Chairman of KYKO International Pte Ltd and Managing Director of KYKO Management Result Consultancy Sdn. Bhd. Along with his colleagues, he has developed courses such as Management by Results, Workers’ Excellence, Supervisory Excellence, Managerial Excellence, Sales & Marketing Excellence, Strategic Marketing, Strategic Management, Work Excellence Control Circles, Performance Enhancement Skills, Consultancy Skills, Entrepreneurship Skills, How To Become A Star Performer, and Profile Management.

He has conducted both public and in-house courses. He was also a lecturer at Malaysian Education Staff Training Institute (MESTI) or Institute Pegawai Pendidikan Negara (IPPN) currently known as Institute Aminuddin Baki (IAB). At IAB, he trained education officers ranging from Senior Ministry and Department officers, School Principals and Headmasters to Clerical officers of the Educational Ministry. At IAB, he was awarded the World Bank Scholarship to do his Postgraduate, specializing in Human Psychology, Motivation and Human Relations at the Ohio State University, USA.

During his tenure at IAB, several institutions such as Institute Penilaian Negara (INSPEN), Malaysian Institute of Management (MIM), Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), South Asia Central Bank (SEACEN) and community leaders of Maldives invited him to conduct courses on Dynamic Leadership, Effective Supervision, Human Relations, Training the Trainers, Counselling and Coaching Skills, Productivity Measurement, Problem-Solving Skills and Decision-Making Skills.

Bernard was also a course leader for Effective Supervision Towards Advanced Career (TAC) Management services in 1976 and had conducted courses such as Leadership Dynamics, Interpersonal Skills and Supervision both in Bahasa Malaysia and English. His clientele at TAC Management services include Tasek Cement Bhd, BATA, Genting Highlands Bhd, Cycle & Carriage Bhd, and Motorola among others.

Bernard left IAB to work for Bank Negara Malaysia as a Training Specialist. At BNM, his duties and responsibilities encompassed research, course development, and development of training materials (writing cases, manuals and papers for training), administration and coordination.

Bernard was one of the distinguished speakers of the International Human Resource Conference organized by the Asian Region Training & Development Organization (ARTDO) in Penang, 1994. He had also lectured on Organization Behavior for the MBA Programme for Strathclyde Business School and Heriott Watt University.

Bernard developed KYKO (Know Yourself & Know Others), Patented Publication No. US2007/0048706-A1). KYKO based on the need theories, are psychological instruments used to help people understand oneself and of the significant others. Unlike other psychometric instruments designed to predict behavior, the special feature about KYKO psychometric instruments is the ability to equip managers with the latest tool, which represents a breakthrough in the technology of managing and influencing people to get things done and make things happen. Based on the psychological tool, Bernard has developed courses such as People Management Skills, Power of Self Change, and KYKO for Debt Collection, Customer Service Excellence, Professional Sales Excellence, and Flexibility in Work among others. His clientele includes Tenaga Nasional Bhd, Petronas Bhd, Ancom Bhd, Road Builder (M) Holdings Bhd, Nam Fatt Bhd, Toyochem Bhd, Hong Leong Yamaha Motor Sdn. Bhd., Matsushita Industrial Corp., OMRON Electronics Sdn. Bhd., Sony Electronics Malaysia, Prai, Carsem (M) Sdn Bhd, MINDEF, Open University Malaysia (OUM),  Prison Department Malaysia,   Shell Service Call Centre, Philippines, Bank Negara Indonesia, Bank International Indonesia, PT Telekomunikasi, d’Oz International, Sikhs Group, India, Indus Learning Group, India, Federal Paint Factory Sdn. Bhd, Royal College of Medicine Perak (RCMP-UNIKL)  among others.

Bernard does not believe in courses that are theoretical & academic alone. He believes in training, which effects changes in behaviors and skills that bring results to the organization.  His courses are practical, down-to-earth, containing current tools and ideas that can be easily implemented once back at the office. His aim is to ensure that delegates take home techniques, tools, concepts, processes & information that will ensure that they achieve greater excellence & success in their professional & personal development.  His courses strive to achieve this.

Bernard had retired as a trainer to concentrate on developing KYKO.  The extended KYKO includes the measurement of KYKO Personality Disorders and KYKO Dynamic Dimensions. KYKO team is currently developing online customized products tailor made to meet the needs, requirements and purpose of the assessment.