{"id":20311,"date":"2010-10-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/global2020prd.wpengine.com\/insights\/an-interview-with-t-h-ong\/"},"modified":"2020-03-21T08:30:14","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T08:30:14","slug":"an-interview-with-t-h-ong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.global-integration.com\/insights\/an-interview-with-t-h-ong\/","title":{"rendered":"An interview with T.H.Ong"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_754\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-754\" style=\"width: 138px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.global-integration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/th_ong.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-754\" title=\"th_ong\" alt=\"T.H.Ong, Global Integration Consultant\" src=\"https:\/\/www.global-integration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/th_ong.jpg\" width=\"138\" height=\"206\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">T.H.Ong, Global Integration Consultant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Interview by Claire Thompson<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em>TH Ong is one of <a title=\"Global Integration training consultants\" href=\"https:\/\/www.global-integration.com\/about-us\/key-consultants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Global Integration\u2019s consultants<\/a>, working currently out of the United States. He boasts native fluency in English, Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese Chinese along with life experiences in several countries that span the East-West divide.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>I have to ask \u2013 T.H.?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>It\u2019s no secret \u2013 it\u2019s Tun-Hao, but I\u2019m known as, and like, T.H.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>How did you get from chemical engineering, your degree, to consulting and <a title=\"Matrix management Training\" href=\"https:\/\/www.global-integration.com\/matrix-management-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">training people in matrix management<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.global-integration.com\/cross-cultural-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cultural diversity<\/a> and <a title=\"Remote and virtual team working\" href=\"https:\/\/www.global-integration.com\/training-for-virtual-teams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">remote\/virtual team working<\/a>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>I was always good at the communications\/people side of engineering, getting people to work well together in projects. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">At graduate school for my masters, I majored in International HR management. One of the HR \u2018sub-functions\u2019 is organization development and learning \u2013 I loved it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>What was your first big break?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">My first role in training was an APAC manager role with Dow Chemical. I was one of two shortlisted candidates, up against someone with a lot of experience. The person who offered me the job, my manager &#8211; and still one of my best mentors, later put my success down to high degree of energy and enthusiasm. (I expect the chemical engineering background helped as well)<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>What do you think are the biggest challenges facing managers today?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Beyond the economy, it\u2019s how to get leaders, managers and workers, for want of a better word, to deal with the human realities of modern working.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The word \u2018ambiguity\u2019 is bandied about a lot, but that\u2019s exactly what it is: old fashioned system and structure, command and control management styles are becoming less effective for many organizations\/roles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">It\u2019s often a bigger problem for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.global-integration.com\/matrix-management-leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> management<\/a>. The younger generation entering the work place are better able to cope with information, authority, communication coming from multiple sources \u2013 they\u2019re comfortable not having prescriptive answers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Throwing away the flow charts and standard operating procedures is hard \u2013 every situation needs tailoring. That\u2019s outside of the comfort zone for many managers who seek clarity and stability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>If you could choose your perfect training session, what would it be?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">One where I can see the intelligence from our training very clearly applied to the doing \u2013 <a title=\"Why choose Global Integration training\" href=\"https:\/\/www.global-integration.com\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our training is hugely practical<\/a>. We\u2019re not just a staid bunch of theorists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">I\u2019m currently delivering courses for a company in the midst of a major restructure, which has been totally driven by big changes in their industry and markets. This is skill \u2018recalibration\u2019 supporting an organizational change at its most real \u2013 people leave the learning sessions and can immediately apply what they\u2019ve learned if they choose.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">That makes my role really rewarding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TH Ong is one of Global Integration\u2019s consultants, working currently out of the United States. 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