Tutu Ku

People want you to be fast and effective. Relationships would get you a second chance maybe but if you are not fast and good enough, you will get a sorry, and goodbye. Bimbo

I am a true believer of learning from experience. Especially from a bad experience with terrible mistakes. The worse the mistakes, the better. I just hope they not mine. Bimbo

The other day my son told me that he learnt how to construct questions in his English class. “For example?” I asked. He then told me, for example, the answer is “I have a car.” So the question to write is “Who has a car?” Then I told him he can also write “What do … Read more

I’ve read a lot of exit interviews. The top reason has always about Career Progression/Career Prospect. Especially among the young ones. I can totally understand that. We spend so much time at work, of course we want to progress. With progress it comes with better money & benefits too (most of the time anyways). And … Read more

The other day I attended a HBS Master Class. Professor Boris Grosyberg, who is the author of Chasing Stars: The Myth of Talent and the Portability of Performance drew this chart in the class. The chart makes so much sense: A lot of times, when a new person comes in, the ones that we fail … Read more

Ask, are your people stars? How do you know if they are stars? Ask again, will you hire them back? If the answer is yes, then they are stars. So what if they are stars? Well, we need to take care of the stars. Because star talents = money. And we need money for the … Read more

“Most of the time, people leave their managers, not the company.” That statement made me reflected for a moment about my resignations. I’ve resigned 4 times before. And now come to think about it, 3 out of 4 times I did left my manager. Then it got me thinking further, could my manager had done … Read more

I am honestly not a supporter of one. I do believe when one decided to leave, should. However, sometimes when I hear the reason they want to leave is something I can fix, then it’s something worth counter-offering. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn’t work. But for the times that it had worked, it was … Read more

When the plane landed, the head stewardess said, “On behalf of Captain Azrina, assisted by Captain Cheng & Captain Anand, we thank you for flying with us.” I love the diversity in that sentence. Especially ‘Captain Azrina’.

Over my career, I have received quite a number of resignations. Some of the resignations were really heartfelt ones. One of them was my top sales 10 years ago. Her career with us was on the rise. But an opportunity came to her to pursue her MBA overseas. I remember the time when she came … Read more