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Background: The Prime Minister has appointed 15 September 2025 to be observed as a public holiday.Here are some of the questions I’ve received from my followers on social media. Q: If the company has already given 11 gazetted public holidays for the year, will this be included as the 12th?A: Section 8 of the Holidays … Read more

I’ve said what I want to say. Especially to bosses. With all my love. Truly.

Ada orang naik pangkat jadi bos, tapi lupa nak naikkan tahap empati dia.Arahan pandai bagi, tapi telinga tak pandai pasang. Hello!! True leadership bukan sekadar bagi arahan ya. Kena wujudkan ruang di mana semua orang rasa selamat untuk bersuara.Dan ciptakan peluang supaya kuncu-kuncu kita boleh berjaya. Beginilah… Cuba tanya diri you:“Bila aku cuti seminggu, team … Read more

I’ve seen (and experienced) this too many times. 😵 Companies choosing the cheaper HR system, thinking, “As long as we can process leave, and payroll, cukup lah.” But here’s what they don’t see until it’s too late!😫 Payroll errors that damage employee trust🥴 HR reports taking hours to compile manually🤮 No audit trail when things … Read more

I recently watched a MasterClass by President George W. Bush, and that one line hit me. Gedebukbedepak! That’s leadership, right there!The quiet, heavy responsibility of saying, “If things go wrong, it stops with me.” In the workplace, we often love saying “we” when things go well.“We won the client!”“We exceeded the target!”“We built a great … Read more

Yesterday, a follower asked, “Aunty, the new A1750 law about workplace bullying means we need to lodge police report now?” I was like… “Huh?” That question made me sit up and dig deeper what A1750 actually is, and turns out, if refers to the Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2025 [Act A1750] and Criminal Procedure Code … Read more

It’s also a great time to reconnect with people you haven’t spoken to in a while like former bosses, ex-colleagues, mentors, even old classmates. Sometimes, the best job opportunities come not from online ads, but from a single phone call or a meet up. Watch the full episode where I answer more career questions just … Read more

I don’t know who needs to hear this. “You can’t have million dollar dreams with minimum wage habits.” Look, ambition is cute.But if your discipline can’t keep up… it’s just a fantasy. If you want to have the big life…Audit your habits.Manage your time.Show up, even when no one’s clapping yet. Because your habits are … Read more

Six years ago, I started to post regularly on LinkedIn.At that time, I had just over 2,000 connections, mostly from my boutique recruitment days in 2014, when LinkedIn was a fancy CV database to stalk candidates. Then I logged back in around 2019.Eh? Since when LinkedIn jadi professional Facebook? I started posting. Sometimes helpful,Sometimes nonsense. … Read more

There’s a special table in every company. Not the boardroom table.Not the pantry table.But the Bullshit Table. You know the one…. Where people gather to:☕ Complain about everything but suggest nothing.😒 Gossip instead of giving feedback.🙃 Nod in agreement but do the opposite after.🙄 Act like victims of every decision, but never step up to … Read more