1. Know Your Allies and Adversaries 🤗 Understand who brews the coffee and who stirs the pot. Building alliances can be your safety net. Remember, everyone has their own agenda. 2. Stay Informed 🧐 Be the person who knows a little about a lot. Information is power. Just don’t turn into the office gossip. 3. … More Tips for Surviving Corporate

“Raja adil raja disembah, raja zalim raja disanggah.” – Hang Jebat Dalam alam korporat memang penuh dengan cabaran. Setiap pemimpin akan diuji kemampuannya. Pemimpin yang adil dan bijaksana akan dipandang tinggi dan disokong oleh pengikutnya. Namun, pemimpin yang zalim dan hanya berfokus pada keuntungan diri sendiri tanpa menghiraukan kebajikan pekerjanya, akan menghadapi tentangan dan ketidakpuasan … More Ingatlah Kata-Kata Hang Jebat: Jadilah Pemimpin Yang Adil

“Courage isn’t having the strength to go on—it is going on when you don’t have strength.” – Napoleon Bonaparte These words have often echoed in my mind during the toughest moments of my career journey. There have been days when challenges seemed overwhelming, and all I wanted to do was hide from the world. But … More Surviving Corporate with Napoleon: Get Back Up & Go Back Up

“The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognise traps, and a lion to frighten wolves.” In the corporate jungle (no pun intended), survival requires the savvy of a fox and the strength of a lion. 🦁 The Lions: Lions in … More Surviving Corporate with Machiavelli: The Lion, The Fox & The Wolf

“Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.” – Sun Tzu, The Art of War Navigating when to appear weak and when to appear strong in the workplace requires strategic thinking, especially in scenarios involving negotiations, conflict resolution, and leadership. Here are practical situations where this strategy can be effectively applied… … More Surviving Corporate with Sun Tzu: To Be or Not To Be a Hero?

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Confucius said, “He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.” In HR, “He who attends every policy training but fails to apply what he’s learned, is lost! He who applies the policy but without understanding the HR policies and does not consider workforce … More #Unconfucius: Dangerous Policy Makers

People fall in love all the time. Especially when two people spend a lot of time together. So, it’s not surprising to see romances develop in the workplace. While we don’t stop people from falling in love, as HR, we aim to support a professional and respectful workplace. That’s why I recommend having a Workplace … More Workplace Romantic Relationship Policy

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I have been asked this quite a lot lately, because when it comes to public holidays, it’s a serious business in Malaysia hehe… “What happens when twp public holidays coincide? Do we get a replacement holiday on the following day.” Yes, we do. The clause to refer to in the Employment Act 1955 is Section … More Public Holidays Bertindih