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Happy 64th Merdeka!! Speaking of Merdeka, one of the most common sought after attribute in a talent is independence. Not the gig economy independent contractor but a talent who does not depend much on another for subsistence. One that doesn’t need you to hold his/hand all the time. Nor he/she needs spoon-feeding. When there is … Read more

I know a lot of people find Performance Appraisal a chore. They do it because it’s tied to the incentive payout. Or it’s required for the employee to be confirmed or the contract renewed. HR made us to do it! But…. if you want to progress in your career, it’s important that: Your boss is … Read more

After I had spent a significant amount of my time coaching my successor and eventually agreeing to having him leaving me, it is painful indeed. But it also means my exiting successor is going to leave a void there to be filled up again, creating the exciting opportunity of building another person’s career to fill … Read more

Restructuring is one of those overused words in corporate. It happens because there is a need of change, mostly the intention is to better the business. And in a lot of times it also creates opportunities, especially when the company is expanding. Yesterday I announced to my colleagues that there is a restructuring happening in … Read more

Like most companies, we are also not spared from Covid-19. Every time a case is reported, the HR team will drop everything and start to contact trace. We will interview the people and send all close contacts to pack and leave the office immediately. All common areas, their working desks and surrounding areas will be … Read more

The other day, someone asked me, when I am hiring, can I put in the condition as a prerequisite that they must be vaccinated or at least registered for vaccination? Well, it’s actually similar to the conditional hiring of passing a medical check-up, so the answer to that is yes. I do foresee this kind … Read more

Vaccination is not made mandatory currently here in Malaysia but govt did loosened up the rules for the vaxxed ones like they are allowed to dine-in in eateries. But this morning it raised my curiosity, is there any country who made in mandatory, so I started googling about it. Seemed that mostly the countries made … Read more

When MITI announced that manufacturing sector companies that are not listed as essential services in MCO3 are allowed to operate based on the rate of their fully vaccinated workers, MITI has asked companies to declare the number and names of their fully vaccinated employees in the CIMS 3.0 system. Though we are not from the … Read more

With the vaccination rate in the country accelerating, the government has started to gradually loosen up rules and regulations to allow more businesses to open shops. I have also seen businesses promoting that their workers have been vaccinated as part of their marketing effort to attract customers. I have to say it’s smart for it … Read more

I can understand why some are not comfortable being vaccinated. They probably had a poor personal experience with vaccines before. But I do notice a difference for those who are a tested positive, the vaxxed & the unvaxxed. Like most companies, we are also not spared from Covid-19 and I can see there was a … Read more