Fixing work-life balance

Fixing work-life balance

My “life” blog articles are often inspired by questions other asked me, and work-life balance is a hot topic “What do you define as personal and work?” “How to draw the line between personal life and work?” “What does work-life balance look like?” Why do...
The art of praying to many “gods”

The art of praying to many “gods”

No, I am not talking about religions. When I first joined a large organization, my boss would remind me to see that my proposals are blessed by the gods. Otherwise known as stakeholder management. The ‘gods’ are the key stakeholders in the company who have the power...
Am I a failure when I am not in my dream job?

Am I a failure when I am not in my dream job?

Do you wonder if you had made a bad career choice because your current job looks nothing like your dream job? I think we are often confused between “career” and “job”. Put simply, career is a path and the job is just one of many check points on that path. For our...
Do you cry your way out of a problem?

Do you cry your way out of a problem?

I was planning for a holiday with my 13 years old daughter a few years ago. It was my first trip to that city, and I tasked her to develop the full itinerary once I had booked the flight and accommodation. I told her I was going to switch off the moment we land at the...
Driving straight and around

Driving straight and around

A family friend Henry was driving us around a small estate in Victoria of Australia when he recounted the story of his niece, Beth, who drove him around when she first got her driver’s license. Upon reaching a little roundabout, usually planted right in the junctions,...
Working with people – the story of L & R

Working with people – the story of L & R

My years in the advertising industry as a suit allowed me to interact with many different types of people. I had two interesting client contacts, L and R, from the company Du Pont. L & R were each responsible for different sets of product portfolio. We arranged...