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need to give this space a bit more love
and to pen down my thoughts/learnings so they don't slip away
yesterday marked my first 6 months into the working world. if i had been at my previous company, i'd only just be getting converted even though i've been doing the normal level of work anyways. so, moving on, i'm happy where i am. the work is interesting, i'm learning a lot, and there definitely is friction sometimes and i hate confronting tension head on so i'll sort it out somehow.
anyway, along with my first 6 months, marked the first time a client had a mini crisis. i've learnt a lot from this client - how important it is to be organised and to keep communications flowing internally.
i've also learnt that as an organisation, you can't expect a business model that works in another country to work in Singapore. each city and country is vastly different. globalisation might have made it seem like there are more similarities than differences on the superficial level, but when you peel away the layers, you realise that the man on the street in Singapore talks and walks differently from his counterpart in New York. there is simply no basis for comparison. also, being curt and brash in an Asian culture will not do anything for your reputation as a western business trying to foray into Asia to make a quick buck since Asia is the next happening place to be. making decisions about operations from 18432km away will probably not do your business any good, and don't expect your employees to be as interested in the business as you are.
also, very appreciative of another colleague who is so organised and willing to take the time to pen down her thoughts and basically teach me. otherwise, i'll never get to learn. also, there is this common mentality that i should be proactively asking and finding things out but the problem is, i don't even know what i don't know; where do i start?
yesterday marked my first 6 months into the working world. if i had been at my previous company, i'd only just be getting converted even though i've been doing the normal level of work anyways. so, moving on, i'm happy where i am. the work is interesting, i'm learning a lot, and there definitely is friction sometimes and i hate confronting tension head on so i'll sort it out somehow.
anyway, along with my first 6 months, marked the first time a client had a mini crisis. i've learnt a lot from this client - how important it is to be organised and to keep communications flowing internally.
i've also learnt that as an organisation, you can't expect a business model that works in another country to work in Singapore. each city and country is vastly different. globalisation might have made it seem like there are more similarities than differences on the superficial level, but when you peel away the layers, you realise that the man on the street in Singapore talks and walks differently from his counterpart in New York. there is simply no basis for comparison. also, being curt and brash in an Asian culture will not do anything for your reputation as a western business trying to foray into Asia to make a quick buck since Asia is the next happening place to be. making decisions about operations from 18432km away will probably not do your business any good, and don't expect your employees to be as interested in the business as you are.
also, very appreciative of another colleague who is so organised and willing to take the time to pen down her thoughts and basically teach me. otherwise, i'll never get to learn. also, there is this common mentality that i should be proactively asking and finding things out but the problem is, i don't even know what i don't know; where do i start?
“some people feel like they don't deserve love. they walk away quietly into empty spaces, trying to close the gaps of the past.”
“This is how you do it: you sit down at the keyboard and you put one word after another until its done. It's that easy, and that hard.”
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