#TheAspiredCXO

Even superheroes need help. Let alone leaders. But in order for people to help us, we must first be able to trust them to help and second, allow them to help. I remember many years ago, I told my ex-boss that I find it so hard to let go of things for I fear losing … Read more

Oh leaders do love challenges. You know what they love more? Challenging the challenges. This somehow reminded me the old saying, “If it’s not broken, don’t fix it.” Honestly, I am quite on the fence with this. One hand there is a logic to that phrase, but then again, really? Do we want to wait … Read more

What the pandemic has showed me is that there is so much uncertainty that could happen. At a snap, a business can go under or it can turn around just as fast. Nobody wants to stay in a sunset business. Innovation is at an all time high now. People want leaders who can look into … Read more

Well, leaders are like celebrities in the company. They are constantly being watched, judged & talked about. That is why leaders are burdened/pressured to be model citizens in the company. When we aspire to lead, we want people to choose to follow us. Hence, we take the first step forward. If we expect the team … Read more

“Two Lambs, two Wellingtons, one chicken, one duck, heard?” “Heard, chef!” In the latest Season 20, 18 young chefs compete with one another to be the Head Chef at Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant in Las Vegas. Oh I do enjoy this show. The hustle and the bustle in the kitchen with all the yelling and cursing. … Read more

Aaahhhhh… The hit show right now in Netflix. 456 players come together to play & compete in kiddy games to win 45.6 billion won. The catch, if you lose, you die. (Warning spoilers ahead!) There was one game they had to play in a team that requires physical strength & there was this team who … Read more

Recently I attended a webinar and the CHRO of a public listed company shared that last year during the initial lockdown period, she had to work everyday including weekends and public holidays because it was so chaotic. She felt like giving up and wanted to resign. When I heard her saying that, I was like, … Read more

During the full lockdown, when we were doing our HR eRoadshows from branch to branch, my fav part of the roadshow was having virtual lunch with the employees. After all the presentations were done, everybody in the call were given a 15-20 mins break to get their lunch ready. Returning to the MSTeams meeting, employees … Read more

Well, that is expected as more people are returning to office. Today I also see there is a little more people checking into our office compared to the last 2 days. I guess as the economy is opening up progressively, the number of people checking into office will increase progressively as well. Honestly as HR, … Read more

Today I am officially on duty as HR On-Site. Every day, each of us in the HR team will take turns to be physically present in the office. When I was in operations I remember one thing that our contractors really appreciated was that I took the time to go on-site where they were working … Read more