A Journey of a Thousand Miles…
Begins with a single step. I took that step yesterday after having deliberated my decision to leave my job of 8 years 3 months at least three times during this period. The first time was ...
Management 101
Some thoughts about effective management at various levels
The influence of social media
I never really understood the power of social media till recently. Perhaps it would be easier to recount this using a parable. Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled over his land ...
5 things I admire about my bosses
Work has been ridiculous and I haven’t had time to update my blog in a long while. Neither had I felt inspired to do so. However I am making the extra effort to do so ...
How to form a strategy
My new director joined us in early May and since then she’s been on a tight deadline of 3 months to gather her troops together and formulate a coherent strategy for the newly formed Communications Division. ...
How to (not) be a good manager
It has been a really long time since I blogged. Mainly because of the crazy hours I have been putting in at work and the other hours trying to drown my worries in mindless stuff ...
Identity Crisis
Since the day the bomb dropped on me exactly one month ago, I, who was always sure of who I am, am not so sure anymore. After much prayer and affirmation, I decided to take up ...
A case of good customer service
Two Sundays ago I was in JB. While waiting at a traffic junction next to a road divider in Bukit Indah, there was a sudden explosion and our car jolted. In that split second, I ...
Getting what you wished for
It has been one really long year. Despite going on part time, my work commitments were not lightened and coupled with managing Joel’s school work, I was ready for a long break. However I didn’t ...
Art of War
I am feeling extremely euphoric now. It has been more than a year since I had the sudden dreadful realisation that so many things about my department is wrong especially in the area of management. ...
Understanding the other person
I attended a supervisory management course today on effective communication, goal setting, delegation, motivation, performance appraisal and coaching. The material centers around the DISC psychometric profiling of ourselves and the people around us. We were taught the ...