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Men are not emotionless, they don’t have the privilege of wearing their emotions on their sleeves
One of the videos we sometimes use in our learning programs for women coaching/mentoring is the Dove Real Beauty Sketches commercial, with the key message that women often think less of themselves and that they are better, more talented, more beautiful than they … Continue reading
The wonderful opportunity of failure when your boss has got your back
I just read this article published a little over a week ago in USA today in which Satya Nadella talks about how leaders need to not freak people out when mistakes occur and should instead give their people cover to solve the real problem. Citing the example … Continue reading
Learning about Forgiveness one Peanut Butter Cup at a time
Most Friday evenings, I lead a cell-group of teenagers in bible discussions as I accompany them on their faith formation to confirmation and beyond. I’ve been journeying with these kids for more than 2 years and confirmation was just around the corner – the coming week in … Continue reading
Girls: Be fearless and live dangerously!
Two weeks back, I posted an open letter to the overly anxious parents of young girls who were my daughter’s schoolmates soon to embark on a 3-day 2-night adventure camp. Today was camp day and early in the morning, Emily left for school excited to … Continue reading
An open letter to well-intentioned BUT misguided parents of young girls
This morning, I came face to face with the source of one of the issues why we are under-represented on women leaders in the workplace. And it is … anxious parents fretting over their young daughters’ (first) outdoor adventure camp with their school … Continue reading
Maybe I’m getting old, but they don’t make movies like they used to
Maybe I’m getting old, and I am definitely sentimental … but they sure don’t make movies like they used to. Since I became single again over 3 years ago, I had been avoiding rom-coms like the plague, probably because, it … Continue reading
Forget gender pay equality, we have gender allowance inequality!
April 12 was Equal Pay Day in the US, a day chosen because the date in the current year represents the number of extra days that a typical woman working full time would have to put in just to make … Continue reading
Don’t count on Technology. We all need a software upgrade and reboot
This week, I had an early start to one of my workdays attending the British Chamber of Commerce Singapore’s Breakfast Club event – “Women in Tech: Addressing the Gender Gap”. The panel was moderated by Dr. Tanvi Gautam from SMU. Executives in … Continue reading
It’s been a while – Life happened. More importantly though is being mindful of what did not happen.
Wow, can’t believe it’s been almost 1.5 months since my last post. What happened? Life happened. Suddenly there was a white water rush of work demands and personal activities, and the regular discipline of writing and reflecting took a back … Continue reading
A flexible working culture means “never having to say you’re sorry”
Whenever I am invited by an organization to speak at a Diversity conference or event, I am often asked to address work-life balance and flexible working, presumably because tech firms ought to know a thing or two about flexible working. To which I … Continue reading
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