‘Sharing two short episodes of my work life post GLOBE:

1. Surviving the first client dinner: Despite how easy people seems to talk about going to client meetings and dinners, my first client dinner proved it in fact requires conscious efforts and thoughtful tactics to create a fruitful and engaging client conversation.

And luckily I survived it with the skills I picked up from GLOBE. During the dinner, I managed to build rapport with my client over small talks, similar to how I bonded with my peers in GLOBE despite our very different upbringings. I gained credibility from the client with my subject matter expertise in equities, which I developed a strong foundation since my GLOBE days. And sometimes when our conversation drifted away from the agenda, I can naturally bring the client back to our focus, as similar situations have happened before during our GLOBE projects for many times. This experience has served as a good reminder to me how business maturity and soft skills can make a difference in your success.

2. Extending thought leadership: I often ask myself how GLOBE students can make the best out of our education in the adult world. Gradually I found the answer – to become thought leaders in as many industries as possible. I chose to be one via social entrepreneurship and hence, co-founded Lensational, a global women empowerment organization.

The inputs from GLOBE, be it diverse study experience, program flexibility for students to explore new areas or academic support, are all very conducive to nurturing young thought leaders. We are trained to be informed opinion leaders and “go-to” persons. The education enabled us to inspire others and replicate successes in various fields. What I see now is that many classmates from my batch and others are working hard to create different forms of thought leadership in areas we are each passionate about, be it finance, startups or arts. All these efforts turn into a very valuable GLOBE network across borders that I dearly hold tight to, and by which I am motivated to work even harder for my goals.’

Peggy Tse