I am so glad that I caught up for coffee with Kenneth Daniel TAN recently. It was a mind-blowing conversation.
He is currently the President and SVP of Varian, a health tech company specialising in delivering innovative cancer care technologies.
I love his “divine story and coincidence” in joining the medical industry during his youth.
What did I learn from our chat?
#𝟭 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.
I respect him for making a tough decision in his career as the president of a Health Tech organisation.
While most leaders might have taken a shortcut to make a decision based on P&L, Kenneth decided otherwise. He believed in doing the right thing even though it was a tough call at times.
#𝟮 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁.
I love what Kenneth is doing.
He created an exclusive mentoring group.
He does not charge a fee per se, but selected mentees must contribute to a charity of their choice.
And by doing so, not only the beneficiary benefitted, but the mentor and mentee significantly impacted each other and the ecosystem.
#𝟯 𝗕𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻.
I learned from Kenneth that he is not shy to ask for advice from his mentorship team.
Be it in career or life, nothing is by chance.
We have to be intentional about what we choose.
Finally, Kenneth is a positive rebel at heart.
I suspect I am a rebel at heart too. Lol…
I believe that rebels can change the world faster than we think.
Because of them, we are in a better place.
This is Joseph, signing off.
May You 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠, 𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗥 in the Brand New World.
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