Random Thoughts and musing from Adrian & Yen
“I’m actually burning out but I’m just too embarassed to tell my bosses.” That’s what a Senior Manager shared with me during one of his Career Coaching Sessions. You see, his company, a US Tech Giant, had just released several key products across 5 markets and he was instrumental in those successful launches. And even […]
Excuse Me, Are You Browning Out? (or are you toasted already?) Read More »
I spoke to an Executive Director last week. She was feeling depressed because she had lost her company’s major account. Her client had accounted for 38% of her company’s revenues and had been with them for the past 14 years, but due to some mis-steps her team made, the client went to a competitor. “The
Do You Believe In Second Chances (or is your Career at an Endgame)? Read More »
According to a study done by the International Federation of Robotics: “The average global robot density is about 69 industrial robots installed per 10,000 employees. The Republic of Korea has by far the highest robot density in the manufacturing industry of 531 industrial robots were in operation per 10,000 employees… It is followed by Singapore with a rate of 398 robots
Singapore has the 2nd highest density of Industrial Robots – So How, Human? Read More »
Did you know : That the World used to work 6 days a week and the US only adopted the 5-day week in 1932 to counter the unemployment caused by the Great Depression? And that Singapore moved to a 5-day week for the Civil Service only in 2004? Before that, government employees had to work half-days on Saturdays.
Dear Bosses, Could We Please Have a 3-Day Week? Read More »
This morning, I was clearing my drawer and something fell out of an old folder. My namecard from my very first job! (Yes, that is a Pager number indeed.) I picked it up and was swept by a wave of nostalgia – how quickly 25 years had passed! A quarter century later, my journey has
Career Advice I’d Give The Younger Me Read More »
Back in 2012, my family scheduled a 4- week USA roadtrip but my daughter fell ill and was hospitalised for 3 weeks due to a severe lung infection. Sadly, I had to cancel the trip. I filed a $12,000 trip-cancellation claim against my travel insurance policy and I also notified Singapore Airlines about it so
Can The Person With Integrity Please Raise Their Hand? Read More »
Have you ever wondered why a roomful of the smartest folks could make the stupidest mistakes? The Bay of Pigs invasion, the Exxon Valdez, and of course… Cherry Coke? I read this interesting book over the weekend and thought to share some salient points with you…so what are the reasons why dumb mistakes happen? Here are
We’ve all been taught wrong ‘facts’ as little kids that we believe were true, even till today. Like “Never pick up a baby bird or the mother will reject it”, or “The human tongue has different zones for different tastes”, or even “we only use 10% of our brain”? (Disclaimer on the last one –
The Biggest Career Myth Ever Sold Read More »
I don’t mean to scare you, but there might be a Job-pocalypse within the next 24 months for PMETs in Singapore. Due to the unintentional effects of Covid19, a developing threat to the local job-market that no-one has noticed lays silently in wait. By themselves, these factors present little to moderate risk to the economy,
Avoiding The Perfect (Job-pocalypse) Storm Read More »
That’s what someone said about me 11 years ago when I told her not to quit her day job to start a bakery because her cupcakes were bad. Really bad. Maybe the ‘Younger Me’ could have been more tactful or perhaps I should have just been super-encouraging and lied through my teeth, but I didn’t
Adrian is a Downright Nasty Jerk! Read More »
