#TheAspiredCXO

We found the perfect candidate. The right talent at the right price. The hiring manager interviewed the candidate and loved her. But the hiring manager also said, “I want to interview another one. Just to compare.” Then… we sourced for another candidate to compare and found one. Then… the hiring manager was not free to … Read more

This is Edison & Ai Ling from our Executive Search arm, together with me and Irene from HR. Both of our departments are very busy all the time, hence we rarely have the time to catch up with each other, let alone get to know each other. So today I want to express my appreciation … Read more

Today I received this message from my Assistant Manager: “Hi Ling… I know this might be so sudden… I just want to thank you for being a very very great coach and leader to me… It just a random feeling I feel now. And I want to thank you… It reminded me on every meet … Read more

This is Jeik & Apryl. Jeik is from the local finance team and Apryl is from the regional finance team. Both whom I had worked with for a very, very long time. Finance is no doubt one of the most important department in the company. They play crucial roles like financial planning, budgeting, accounting, financial … Read more

Today, we have (from top left anti-clockwise) Irene, Julia, moi, Haida & Rino. This picture was taken on Julia’s first day at work last year. For all my direct reports, I do take the effort to bring them out for lunch on the first day. Julia was hired as a recruiter to recruit recruiters for … Read more

Let’s see… From the top left, anti-clockwise, that is Mei Jun, me, Caryn, Teck Fatt, Latha, Yvonne, Wei Leng and Shangari. With the exception of Teck Fatt from the project team, all of us are from the local & regional HR team. This lunch happened some time ago when the borders first opened up and … Read more

This is Alicia. She is part of the regional marketing team. Alicia is also a big introvert. It’s spending time with her I realised, not all marketers are extroverted or loud. What I find admirable with introvert marketers like Alicia, they tend to be more observant, reflective and empathetic. During coffee with her, I noticed … Read more

“Seksi or Seksa?” That was the caption of a picture I posted on my Story with me in my red sports bra & running shorts with my X’mas & Chinese New Year fats showing before this picture. Because… everything is a choice. Whenever we look at ourselves in the mirror, it’s a moment of reflection. … Read more

Hey there, my awesome-blossom people! Can you believe it? I’ve finally exceeded my 100.0K goal! And I couldn’t have done it without everybody’s love. You’re the chutney merah to my naan, the sambal to my nasi lemak, the… well, you get the picture. Today, I just wanted to take a moment to thank all of … Read more

This is Darren. Who is an ex-colleague from more than 10 years ago. When we were working in the same company, we were not really that close, so we rarely exchanged any word. When he left, lagi-lah we never talk to each other. But… since I have been super active on social media for the … Read more