Joseph Wong
Errโ€ฆ Where Is Your Chair? ๐Ÿค”

Errโ€ฆ Where Is Your Chair? ๐Ÿค”

It was a fun conversation catching up with Aileen Tan, who is currently the Group Chief People and Sustainability Officer at Singtel Group. I am so glad we could catch up over a cup of hot chocolate to exchange perspectives on ๐—›๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ as Singtel celebrates...

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Don’t Believe In Motivational Books ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

Don’t Believe In Motivational Books ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

The books say that to be successful, you need to make successful habits. I disagreed. ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—จ๐—ฝ each day is an ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ effort. + But it comes with the price of compromising your life's biggest calling. ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—จ๐—ฝ each day is a ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ Effort. + But it comes with...

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30,000 Days: Are You Living Intentionally or Just Surviving?

30,000 Days: Are You Living Intentionally or Just Surviving?

Have You Ever Stopped to Think About Your Time? Have you ever considered how many days you have left to live? What if each moment held the power to shape your path and fuel your dreams? Itโ€™s a sobering thought, isnโ€™t it? On average a human life is about 30,000 days โ€“...

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Are You Inconveniencing Yourself?

Are You Inconveniencing Yourself?

Coffee with Poh Meng Quek, an HR Leader at Times Publishing, is a refreshing and exciting experience. We chatted about the "mayhem" in the HR and people space. New terms created by humans, like Great Resignation, Reshuffle, Quiet Quitting and who knows how many more...

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We Caught Up For An Inconvenient Conversation

We Caught Up For An Inconvenient Conversation

I recently caught up with Edwin Koh ่ฎธ่ƒœๆฐ, the VP of Group Learning at Lazada, over a cup of hot chocolate. As he could not attend our #riseup conference, which we concluded recently, I decided to bring #riseup to him instead ๐Ÿ™‚ While we have the convenience of catching...

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Mind Setting, Not Goal Setting

Mind Setting, Not Goal Setting

We've all been told that setting goals is the key to success in life and in our careers. And yes, having specific targets to work towards is certainly important - it gives us direction and allows us to measure our progress.But simply setting goals is not enough on its...

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