Career Conversations

Very few of us actually plan our careers. In fact, many of us spend more effort planning what schools to go to, what co-curricular activities to join or where to go on holiday than what careers to go into. The reality, though, is that you will spend around two-thirds of your adult life at work, and how that time is spent goes a long way towards determining your quality of life.In this inspirational collection of 20 interviews with some of Singapore’s leading professionals, author Ronald Tay distills their lessons and insights into a power-packed guide to achieving success in work and life. Coming from diverse industries and fields of expertise, each interviewee reveals his or her journey from the tentative first steps, to the setbacks and difficulties, to finally tasting the fruits of their choices and hard work. Discover their secrets to laying the foundations for a successful career!Ronald Tay is Executive Director at the UBS Business University, overseeing talent and leadership development in the Asia Pacific region. His contributions within the training development field have helped his firm win HRM's Best Training and Development Award two years in a row in 2012 and 2013. Ronald also lectures on Career Management topics at the Singapore Management University and National University of Singapore. He completed his executive MBA from the University of Southern Illinois with distinctions earned in all his 11 course modules