Our Founder
David Yeh Jr.
It started with a series of defining conversations. As a trusted advisor to family offices and senior leaders...
David’s journey with Destiny Research Institute (DRI) didn’t begin with a business plan. It started with a series of defining conversations. As a trusted advisor to family offices and senior leaders, he witnessed firsthand how avoided or unresolved conversations quietly shaped the future of families and organizations.
David founded DRI to help people meet those moments with clarity and confidence.
Grounded in the belief that leadership and legacy are never left to chance, David built a firm dedicated to guiding individuals and families through thoughtful reflection, strategic planning, and intentional leadership action.
His work centers on transparency and alignment, unlocking true, lasting professional and personal development. At the heart of his philosophy is a belief in the power of courageous dialogue. When held in the right environment, these conversations generate clarity that resonates across teams, families, and generations.
Through DRI’s Executive Leadership Coaching and Family Business Coaching and Consulting, David and his team now serve visionary leaders, family business owners, and next-generation successors across the Asia-Pacific region. Whether refining leadership capacity or navigating complex succession planning, their mission remains: to turn critical transitions into powerful opportunities and help people lead with purpose, not assumption.
Focusing on the Positives
Did you know that we have about 50,000 thoughts on a daily basis and around 80% of those thoughts are negative, according to research conducted by…
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The Everlasting Essential for Leadership – TRUST
Leadership for me is like a recipe for a fabulous dish. There are many different ways to make it. Everyone thinks they have the winning recipe with…
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A Synergy and Reciprocity by Taking a Family Business Health Check with a Sales Transformation
Do you know how many companies in Hong Kong were accounted for by family businesses? The answer is 60% according to the PwC Family Business Survey in…
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How can Self Awareness and Emotional Intelligence Work for Us?
Throughout history, human beings have harnessed the forces of nature such as wind and water to our benefit. We took something dangerous like fire and…
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The Importance of Knowing Our Strengths
Perhaps you know you like coffee better than tea and prefer Thai food over Mexican. These are all useful bits of information. However, do you know…
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The Art of Giving and Receiving Feedback
Managers dread giving it. Employees cringe at receiving it. The word feedback has a terrible reputation. Yet, it is undoubtedly one of our most…
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Believe It or Not? We can Use Hats to Think, Innovate and Make Decisions!
Hats are a very common daily accessory. Do you know their uses? Hats provide protection against harmful sun rays. They can help us to conceal a…
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How can We Change Our Mindset to Tide over Economic Crisis?
Sometimes it could be difficult for leaders to see the light at the end of the tunnel when living through a painful economic crisis. A person’s…
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How to Operate and Optimize a Successful and Sustainable Business?
The last few years have been some of the most testings from a business point of view. During the pandemic, a survey showed that more than 40% of all…
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Is the Economic Winter a Crisis, or an Opportunity?
The coronavirus crisis turned the global economy into the deepest recession since the Great Depression mostly felt throughout 2020. With estimates…
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Mental Wellness is Under Attack, Especially for Business Leaders
According to World Health Organisation, mental health is "the state of wellbeing in which every individual realizes his or her potential, can cope…
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