These are articles that I wrote for mainstream media
Here’s why every organisation should hire a diversity manager
Singapore embarked on a review of women’s issues in the move towards greater gender equality, leading to a White Paper in the early part of 2021. The objective is to achieve gender equality as well as changes to Singapore’s cultural value system.…
Here’s what I won’t miss about working from home
I almost pumped my fists in the air when I first heard the news. We will receive our batch of COVID-19 vaccine, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong revealed in a televised address on Dec 14. Even though I have severe trypanophobia…
Maybe private-hire drivers and food delivery riders don’t want full-time jobs
I recall feeling something was amiss when I drove for Uber. This was back in 2016. Initially, I couldn’t pin down what that was. A few days in, I realised that something was work stress. Since no work could be…
Despite stiffer competition, Zoom is ahead of the pack
How quickly things can change. At the beginning of this year, not many of us may have known what the Zoom app was let alone be familiar in using it. Within months, as COVID-19 forced people around the world to…
Annual performance reviews – an archaic HR practice we must disrupt
COVID-19 has forced many companies to adopt flexible and remote working arrangements – hastening a trend that had threatened to disrupt the way we work for years now. While this is a step in the right direction to keep in…