Post by Wenjie Chan
Deloitte Tax Partner | SMU Adjunct | LLM | ADIT | ATA | CA
๐ ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. Everyone whoโs seen me lately has been asking โ โSo, howโs the first month of partnership been?โ The short answer: itโs been full. Full of learning, connectionsโฆ and coffee. I now sleep earlier. I get into the office earlier too โ mostly for the quiet time before the dayโs meetings beginโฆ and also because thereโs no queue at 6oz Coffee โ๏ธ and the lift (DT people can fully appreciate the pains!) Another change Iโm grateful for: through an internal project, Iโve, in a short span, gotten to know so many more people within Deloitte ๐ข and with that, gained a deeper appreciation of different perspectives, processes, and how dynamic the firm is. And on time management โ last week I recalled a tip shared by ex-DBS CEO Piyush Gupta in an interview 2 years ago: "๐๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ช๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ." Everyday, each of us will have urgent tasks๐จto do, but they are not often the most important. And therefore, keep the important things to a time after, when one can fully apply his mind to it. A timely reminder to be more deliberate and conscious as we go about our daily fire-fighting. ๐พ Outside of work, itโs been heartening to reconnect with ex-colleagues, former students, and old friends. In the midst of a busier schedule, these catch-ups feel even more meaningful โ small pockets of time that remind me of our connections and the importance of not losing sight of the things that matter most. ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต 1๏ธโฃ โ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ. Shuyang Li | Joycelyn Tay | Hong Si En | jianpeng Shao | Schmeichel Simpson | Aloysius Keh | Daniel Tow | Stanley Low Jun Xian | Wen Hao Ooi | Ng Kang Shun Edwin | Teng Chee Khai | Daryl Chia | Ryan Chua | Edbert Lau |