by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 6, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Christian Living, Life Issues, Obedience & Faithfulness, Work & Vocation
He had been a Christian for less than a year. But the conversion was real. He was a new person. And it showed in the way he did business. First of all he began to see his employees differently. He began to treat his employees and their families as de facto...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 13, 2005 | 2005, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
“Woke up, fell out of bed, Dragged a comb across my head Found my way downstairs and drank a cup, And looking up I noticed I was late. Found my coat and grabbed my hat Made the bus in seconds flat Found my way upstairs and had a smoke, Somebody spoke and I went...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 25, 2005 | 2005, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
I gave her full marks for her honesty. When the CEO of a Multi National Company was interviewed, this is what she said about work-life balance. (She is a mother of two.) The fact is there are certain times in your career when your family will have to take the back...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 17, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
Recently, a friend of mine had the opportunity to fulfill one of his dreams. He had the opportunity to do a short-term postgraduate course at Harvard Business School. My friend ran a successful company in the construction industry. He had set out to run his company on...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 20, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
The apostle Paul received his call to ministry on the road to Damascus. I received mine in the Song River Cafe (Gurney Drive, Penang, Malaysia). I was having supper with some church friends after Wednesday night prayer meeting. (Baptists are specialists in prayer and...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 13, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
I was chatting with a dentist over the weekend. We were at a church camp where I was one of the speakers. I guess it’s not everyday that you discover that your camp speaker is also a dentist, albeit one who last touched a pair of forceps in 1981. She asked me...
