Malaysian born and bred Ong, Xiau Wei shares her unique story at completing a 24 month International Future Leaders programme with Spring to leading a Sales IT team before embarking on a new opportunity at Hyppies - a digital and tech recruitment business owned by Jerome Remeur.
Xiau Wei described herself as a firm and flexible leader and the steps she takes at developing talent on her team. We are so excited to see what she achieves at Hyppie – this is one lady to keep an eye on.
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Course Outline
[04:30] – How Xiau Wei got a foot in recruitment
[06:35] – Joining the Future Leader Program at Spring
[12:20] – Moving into a management role
[14:28] – How to stay on top of the game in the IT sector
[18:00] – Career progression at Spring Malaysia
[26:00] – Reasons for moving to Hyppies
[29:32] – Vision and uniqunesses of Hyppies
[36:28] – Xiau Wei’s leadership style
[42:48] – Tips for hiring good talent in Malaysia
[46:55] – Challenges of retaining and developing graduate consultants
[48:00] – Priorities for Hyppies and Xiau Wei in 2021
[54:10] – Rapid fire round
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Xiau Wei Ong, Vice President of Hyppies.com
Reach out at https://www.linkedin.com/in/xiau-wei-ong-295a8583/
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Guests mentioned on the show
Henry Tan https://www.linkedin.com/in/henrytaneb/
Jerome Remeur https://www.linkedin.com/in/jremeur/
Kenneth Khoo https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennethkoo/
Books mentioned on the show
The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15824358-the-first-90-days
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