Category: Corporate culture

Communication ·

Onboarding vs.Waterboarding: How Not to Drown at the Outset

‘Onboarding? More like waterboarding,’ said a friend when I asked if his new company was onboarding him at all. I later met up with someone else who said the new company’s onboarding strategy was to go around the office and introduce the COO, CMO, CIO (who essentially said ‘don’t bother me if you have questions,…

Communication ·

Salary Negotiation; Another Story From The Trenches

I recently had lunch with a friend of mine, comparing notes on her business and mine. A lawyer by trade, she has worked for her current company–a US MNC–for about seven years. That day she was somewhat preoccupied by the pending merge she and her team will soon make, into another division of the company.…

Communication ·

Please Don’t Be Quiet, Please

I had a friend here in Singapore, a senior-level executive who’d lived in Asia for a number of years, and was working for a US MNC,, covering Southeast Asia. He’d mentioned that he and the family would like to return to the United States on the coattails of the company (he’d been with them about…

Management ·

Don’t Ignore Me

I was coaching an AsiaPac President whose company had been bought by a larger organisation. He’d negotiated his exit and was weighing options. Over dinner, he showed me a spreadsheet he’d made with five options, and we went through each scenario. One option was with a large MNC. He’d been in an off-on dialogue for…

Communication ·

It’s Never “All About Me”

“You know the times you impress me the most are the times when you don’t even try.” –Joni Mitchell One of the common behavioural issues confronted by executive coaches are with people who are compelled to let everyone know they’re smart, or smarter than those around them. It’s a blind spot, and am sure they’d…

General ·

Who Do You Think You Are?

Over a coffee last week, a friend recounted how she was adjusting to her [somewhat] new job, and from the sound of it, she’d been able to tackle it quite well, and was enjoying the work. She works for a US organisation, and as we’re in Singapore, I asked her about the lines of communication…

Talent and Hiring ·

It’s called HIRING Manager For A Reason

A client of mine, a large MNC, made a job offer to a senior candidate I’d presented. They liked her very much and were eager to get her on board, as is true with any good hire. The provisional offer went through the HR team in China, They sent her an email with the package…

Talent and Hiring ·

Friend or Foe? That Elusive “Fit” Of Diversity When Interviewing Candidates

Is it Granada I see Or only Asbury Park Is it a fancy not worth thinking of Or is it At Long Last Love? Cole Porter wasn’t writing about hiring people, but I am. When interviewing candidates, what elements do you gravitate towards? Intellect and academic pedigree? A common work history? Significant achievements? “Presence?” Hobbies?…

Coaching ·

Don’t disappear into the job

The job won’t bury you; you can do that all by yourself. When I coach senior execs, I often find two different career groups. The first have recently gotten a new position, internally or externally. The second are looking for their next job (outside the company), and have not actively done so in years. This…

Communication ·

Tell Me You Love Me–A Tale of Talent Loss and Retention

I recently spoke with a friend, a very accomplished professional in her field, working for a well-known MNC. She’d considered leaving them for another company (not a competitor), and they had just increased her overall package, so she was staying put. I asked her what had happened. She told me that she really enjoyed the…

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