Pinned8 & 8Symmetry 8 years & 8 months ago, I left the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”), Singapore’s Central Bank & Financial Regulator, my workplace for the previous 8 years & 8 months. For this fleeting moment, there is symmetry. I’ll always be grateful to the folks at 10 Shenton Way, Singapore 079117…Public Service9 min readPublic Service9 min read
Jun 27I trained for nothing“Training to be soldiers Fighting for our land Once in our lives Two years of our time Have you ever wondered Why we must serve ‘Cos we love our land And we want it to be free, to be free yah.” This past April, I was officially posted to Singapore’s…Learning And Development7 min readLearning And Development7 min read
Jun 16It’s STILL hard to follow TottenhamThere has not been much to cheer about Tottenham Hotspur recently. Except for the 2021/22 season’s 4th-placed finish and subsequent Champions League return, the 2020s were poor. Poor at least compared with the mid-late 2010s — when Mauricio Pochettino’s high-press, hard-running team entertained fans and brought Spurs from middling stumblers…Tottenham Hotspur8 min readTottenham Hotspur8 min read
Published inArcLab·Sep 19, 2022The ArcLab Blog has moved!Hi everyone! Thanks so much for following our stories on Corporate Training, Nano Learning and L&D / HR all this time. The ArcLab blog has moved to https://arclab.io/blog. Bookmark our new blog page — and continue to read insightful stories Of Nano Learning, Mobile Learning, Workplace Learning, L&D & HR, and how to apply them to your organisation. See you at https://arclab.io/blog !Nano Learning1 min readNano Learning1 min read
Published inArcLab·Apr 22, 2022How your untrained staff can get your business into the news for freeLast week, Singapore online publication Mothership published an article of a TikTok user’s video. This video narrated untruths about a woman calling out his parent for opening a sealed bottle of Vicks VapoRub ointment at an NTUC Fairprice outlet without intention to purchase it. Mothership published the article without fact-checks…Workforce Training4 min readWorkforce Training4 min read
Dec 30, 2021Archery LessonsEnding 2021: What I learnt from learning archery with my daughter 🏹 Before my daughter’s Primary School Leaving Examinations, we spoke about what she would do in the break before secondary school. She wanted to spend most of her time relaxing (rightly so). I knew she would read a lot…Lifelong Learning4 min readLifelong Learning4 min read
Published inArcLab·Jun 8, 2021Discover ArcLab DiscoverNot a typo 😀. We’re just excited to introduce ArcLab Discover 🧭 Since we launched ArcLab, we’ve had the privilege to empower organisations to easily create, distribute and track training. Adopting a #Day1 mentality, we’ve listened to our customers and users as we grew (our thanks to each and every…Mobile Learning3 min readMobile Learning3 min read
Published inArcLab·May 20, 2021Digital Transformation is for large firms only… NOT!Digitalisation is NOT expensive and is well within the reach of Small & Medium Businesses. This is how to start it for your organisation. Lest some may think we can quickly revert to our pre-COVID lives, the virus’ mutations and continued spread suggest it will be with us for some…Mobile Learning3 min readMobile Learning3 min read
Published inArcLab·May 11, 2021Costly F&B communication issues and how to solve itEditor’s note: ArcLab works alongside HR Tech platforms to help businesses better manage workforces, improve staff performance to achieve more for the business, and digitally transform for the future. We’re glad to co-author this article with Jolene Tan of StaffAny, a fast-growing software platform that enables shift-work teams (F&B, Retail…Mobile Learning4 min readMobile Learning4 min read
Published inArcLab·Apr 27, 2021Lessons from LassoThe English Premier League (“EPL”) is the world’s most-watched professional football league. Manchester United and Liverpool have traditionally been the most well-followed EPL clubs, while younger/more recent fans may support Chelsea and Manchester City, whose billionaire-owners’ bankrolled spending had bought them relative success. I support none of these clubs. My…Mobile Learning4 min readMobile Learning4 min read