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By Nghia Clulee

By Nghia Clulee

Careers rarely follow the plan we imagined when we started them. Mine certainly hasn't.

There is a moment more managers are going to face. A process that once required several people can suddenly be automated. AI can produce in minutes what previously took hours. Customers begin expecting faster responses. The business sees an opportunity for productivity. And the team looks at the manager.

Over the years, I’ve worked with organisations with sophisticated policies, detailed governance frameworks and clearly documented expectations. And I’ve learned something that sounds obvious, but is surprisingly easy to forget:

Southeast Asia doesn't have a shortage of people. But having access to people and having the workforce capability to execute your strategy are two very different things. I see this regularly.

Over 2,500 years ago, the Greek philosopher Heraclitus offered a truth that feels more urgent today than ever: “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.”

When people hear “psychological safety”, they often place it in the culture conversation.

For the past several years, one workforce question has dominated executive conversations:

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