One of the lessons I learnt from my two years (plus) secondment to the National Institute of Early Childhood Development (NIEC) from 1998 to 2000 when I was building up my team as the Head of Finance & Administration from three staff to ten staff was to hold many one-to-one conversations with each of the … Read more
Has anyone experienced having your job designation change five times in five years and all along you are still working for the same employer? I was with my previous employer for 15 odd years and the last 5 years were the most interesting but demanding years as well. I was not a job hopper. I … Read more
Most accountants I have met in my career have walked the conventional route. They typically studied Principles of Accounts or were from the Science Stream of Junior Colleges or studied accountancy diploma from the local polytechnics. I have so far only met a few who had an A-Level humanities background where I studied Literature and … Read more