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Keeping with the theme of #IWD2020 this month, our 60 Seconds With A Rising Star features and celebrates the achievements of HR Manager at William Grant & Sons, Shayne Goh. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coffee or Tea?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Definitely tea. I thrive on Earl Grey, am widely known as a bubble tea addict, and I love my Singaporean teh peng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Favorite Singaporean food?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lai Huat Sambal Fish @ Upper East Coast Road \u2013 it\u2019s my go-to and the one thing I really miss whenever I\u2019m overseas. The chili is amazing.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the best thing about your job?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s really about being a true partner to the business & turning HR from an operational team to actively driving the business. That means understanding the company, the market, what we do, how we\u2019re responding to it, and setting the wheels in place for our people to be successful. I love the products, I love what we do, and I love being a part of building success now and for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell us about a woman that inspires you\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karen Fogarty \u2013 my first boss & the managing partner of Colquhoun Murphy Lawyers. She has such insight into each person\u2019s strengths and development areas, and she\u2019s got a knack for drawing the best out of you and helping you grow by putting you through challenges you don\u2019t even realise are challenges until you\u2019ve overcome them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She\u2019s a great lawyer, truly believes in developing people, and she\u2019s always been a huge champion for women\u2019s rights \u2013 she herself has achieved so much and she\u2019s so keen to bring others along with her. Karen has such a wealth of experience, yet still remains down-to-earth at the same time. She\u2019s always made me want to be a better person, to find that balance between career and personal success, and I would not be where I am without her support (even today).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What key theme\u2019s surrounding International Women\u2019s Day do you think still needs greater awareness?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

#EachforEqual is so much about equality, and one huge part of that is recognising and addressing bias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bias is really interesting because, as the name suggests, it\u2019s something you have as a blind spot, which means more often than not, you won\u2019t see it yourself. We talk a lot about equal rights, treatment, opportunity, but a lot of this is hindered by the fact that people don\u2019t see the differences or hurdles to equality due to their own bias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not about finding fault or blaming people for having these biases, but more on encouraging them to be curious, self-aware, looking at their own behaviours with a different lens to overcome these and to actively work to remove their bias from behavior, systems, and societies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What advice would you give to your younger self?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lean in into difficult feelings and conversations. It\u2019s okay to not be okay, and it\u2019s not weak to need help \u2013 never be afraid to ask. Your biggest growth comes from times where you are the most uncomfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which male allies do you find inspiring in their support for women\u2019s equality?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My father, his brothers, and my partner. It\u2019s never about about what you cannot do, but always what you could possibly achieve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My dad and my uncles are part of large family \u2013 7 sisters, 4 brothers – with a strong matriarch at the head even though my grandfather was the breadwinner. I was brought up in an environment where women are equal, if not stronger figures. I\u2019m also incredibly lucky to have a partner (and I use this term intentionally) who is equally supportive. They may not be the ones banging the drums at women\u2019s marches, but it\u2019s the little things that count \u2013 actively seeking input from the women in their lives, challenging men on behavior that doesn\u2019t spell respect for women\u2026 I really think these things make a difference and it\u2019s people like them that help drive the change slowly but surely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any hidden talents?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being able to sing an unusually large repertoire of 70s and 80s songs (not necessarily in tune).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was the last thing you googled?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to get to\u2026multiple locations e.g. a Greek restaurant, my regular bar \u2013 I can navigate Singapore on roads without a map for the most part, but leave me at a bus stop and you\u2019ll soon realise I can\u2019t figure out public transport routes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you could invite two individuals to a dream dinner party, who would you they be and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bren\u00e9 Brown and Arunachalam Muruganantham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I first came across Bren\u00e9 Brown\u2019s work in the TEDTalk on the power of vulnerability, and she\u2019s done fantastic work across daring leadership (leading with courage), applying self-compassion, as well as research into shame & vulnerability. It\u2019s hugely applicable to most of us in daily lives, and to both formal and informal leadership. I really believe these skills are essential to helping us become better people, better leaders and to effectively drive authentic change \u2013 what better than to have a strong female leader herself driving this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may think it\u2019s an odd combination, but I would absolutely love to meet Arunachalam Muruganantham too. He\u2019s better known as India\u2019s period man, who\u2019s made revolutionary strides in making menstrual products more accessible and reducing stigma around menstruation in India. We face huge challenges with equality, particularly in the developing regions of the world \u2013 the progress he\u2019s made in India is hugely impressive, and it is heartening to see that women\u2019s rights aren\u2019t a fight that women run on our own, that we have male champions helping drive and persist in driving this journey forward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would love to bring them together to have a conversation about the challenges we face in making equality more of a reality, particularly in the developing countries. To me, this is what IWD is about \u2013 reflecting on yourself & what you can do to build an equal world, how you can help enable others to do so, and to find and build relationships where we partner each other to work towards our shared goal. It\u2019s #EachforEqual and beyond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note that all commentary and opinions provided are those of the individual, and not the organisation\/company they are employed by. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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