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Influence starts when leaders can hear uncomfortable truths and choose not to shut people down. Always.

📸 When I found out the CEO of BERNAMA, Datin Paduka Nur-ul Afida Kamaludin, and her team are followers of my content, this was exactly my face. Ecstatic! Coincidentally, we were at the staying at the same hotel. The BERNAMA team had just returned from the National Journalist’s Day roadshow with polytechnic students in Pasir … Read more

I saw a group of people laughing and having a great time at the hotel bar in Johor Bahru. I couldn’t help but ask where they were from, because they didn’t look local at all. You would agree! Turns out they were the executive team from Fresenius Medical Care, from all over APAC, in town … Read more

I love it when a class ends with high energy. Everyone was tired, but still smiling, and interacting! This week marked the final leg of my 2025 Employment Act Tour in Johor Bahru, and I want to thank every single participant who showed up and gave the training rooms so much life throughout the year. … Read more

Pernahkah kita rasa, bila melihat orang lain naik lebih laju, dapat peluang lebih besar, dipuji-puji, kita terus membandingkan diri? Lepas tu, mungkin timbul rasa cemburu, terancam, dan mula meragui nilai diri sendiri. Feeling-feeling seperti ini sebenarnya normal. Yang berbahaya ialah apabila kita biarkan perbandingan menjadi ukuran harga diri. Ya, setiap orang bergerak dengan masa dan … Read more

I’m often asked this question:“Why is my Annual Leave deducted when I took Emergency Leave? The HR system shows them as two different leave types.” Here’s the clarification. In many HRMS, Emergency Leave (EL) and Annual Leave (AL) are listed separately. This often creates the impression that EL is a separate entitlement. In reality, for … Read more

I posted a video sharing with my audience that I know SMEs who pay mileage claims of RM1.00 per km. There was an outcry in the comments section, “MANA ADA AUNTYYYYYY!!! MINE STILL 30 SEN ONLY!!” I was like… RM0.30/km?? That for motorbike isittt?? Unfortunately, it was not. So today, I wanna be a Tim … Read more

I came across this word while reading a blog by Seth Godin, quoting Cory Doctorow. “Enshittification isn’t the decay that comes from neglect. It’s the active squeeze, trading the path of better for the short-term goal of making a few more pennies.” In simple llanguage, it’s when something doesn’t get worse by accident.It gets worse … Read more

This is one of the most common questions I get in my DMs. So for this new episode “So You Want To Sue Your Employer? What They Don’t Tell You | BebelHR”, I invited Leonard Yeoh, Senior Partner at Tay & Partners, to sit down and explain this properly. Leonard has seen it all. Wrongful … Read more

Grateful is the word. I finally get to wear my Ao Dai, a traditional Vietnamese dress I picked up during my Hanoi trip last year. I was invited to MITEC for a Chinese + Malay food tasting session on Thursday. With Chinese New Year and Ramadhan happening around the same time this year, the Ao … Read more