“How do you manage?” I get asked that question a lot. My cheeky answer is always,”I don’t. I struggle.” While that gets lots of laughs and knowing grins, working mothers do REALLY want to know how to manage better. After much trial and error, I finally have a method to all the madness, juggling a [...]
This week is unusual for us. Both dear husband and I are travelling on business, and will be in different countries; him in Tokyo and I will be in Kuala Lumpur. I cannot remember the last time this happened. And of course, our lovely children will be in Singapore. Funny how, I feel time deprived [...]
Tags: connection, Family, travelling
Everyone is a leader, whether or not, it is a formal position, at home or at work. We are leaders when we are parents and the heads of the family or spokesperson for our church group; we are leaders when we take charge of a bad situation; and we are leaders when we stand up [...]
Tags: leadership, organization, trust
Business trips are necessary, especially for the small island of Singapore. “Go out into the world and find your fortune”, said the mother of the 3 little pigs. The world has shrunk. The advancement of the aviation industry has made business travel easier than it has ever been in the past. From Singapore, you only [...]
Tags: business trips, Work
That’s the million dollar question for us working mothers! It is often very difficult to compartmentalise. This is not something I do very naturally. I have to consciously make the effort to remember and draw the line. I fall down often on this point – I allowed my stress at work to spill over into [...]
Tags: compartmentalise, draw the line
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