by Wendy Nguyen | Sep 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Many years ago, an international consulting firm I was working for at the time implemented a new 360-degree evaluation system where all employees receive feedback from seniors, team members, as well as subordinates. One of the feedback I received from my subordinates...
by Wendy Nguyen | Sep 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
One of my clients recently told me that they needed to make more profit in order to be able to hire me as their CFO. I told them, “Sounds like you’re in the chicken-egg dilemma!” If you think about it, operating a business is not as simple as...
by Wendy Nguyen | Sep 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
It’s never too late to press the “RESTART” button in life! One time, an audit partner asked me—an auditor in a large international firm—why I did not go back to Vietnam and run my mother’s company. He had overheard my conversation with another...
by Wendy Nguyen | Sep 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Do you know what is one of my biggest fears? The day I stop creating and looking for changes. The act of creating and changing, to me, means pausing, listening, and reading. I panic when I run out of a good book to read. I draw back because I extend myself too wide. I...
by Wendy Nguyen | Sep 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Is there a difference between customers’ pain and problems? The short answer is YES, there is a difference. In fact, businesses must understand it and address both customers’ pain and problems in order to become wildly successful. Customers’ pain is...
by Wendy Nguyen | Sep 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Do you know what are the 3 most expensive mistakes CEOs make? 1. Being their own CFO Since a CEO’s role is to drive a business forward, they tend to be highly focused on sales, operations, or both. As a result, there is a high chance that they will miss the mark...
