(This is part of the series “What are Gen Ys looking for at Work?”, in which I interview Gen Ys, Gen Xs, and others regarding multi-generational issues in the workplace.)

Perx (www.getperx.com) is a Singapore-based startup that was originally launched to provide a replacement for traditional paper loyalty cards. Over the years, it has evolved into a mobile marketing platform focused on helping merchants acquire, learn, and grow customers through targeted mobile marketing, and to build a mobile bridge between merchants and customers.

In this section of the interview, I talk to Hamzah Hassan, a Gen Y Client Manager at Perx, about how leadership has turned him on.


Right. So my work as a leadership development coach and a facilitator is to understand what leadership teams do to turn their staff on. And in particular, Gen Ys, who seem to demand more significance, more challenges, and also career and money, right? So I’m curious how has the leadership team at Perx turned you on or motivated you? Or even demotivated you?
In terms of motivation, I think one thing very important is for the person to be in the right kind of high-performance environment, which facilitates that need to perform, the need to excel, and the desire to bring one’s best to the table.
And in that case, I have that support from our leadership from our CEO who herself is a very high performer and being able to learn from that example and being able to emulate it – that is really very exciting and a very satisfying thing. And in terms of empowerment, we’re essentially told that we have to go make the decision and make the call. And basically just run with it.
We are supposed to challenge the leadership if we feel that something is not being done right or if we think something can be done better.

And have you done that recently and have you lived to tell the tale?
I’m still here talking to you.

Alright.

It is definitely something that is encouraged over here and if we have an idea, it’s better that it is brought out to the table and explored fully. And I definitely enjoy being able to do that. And being challenged myself while being able to challenge other people. That is a huge motivator in trying to bring new things to the table.

Is it because you are a high performer that you like that challenges? Not all people want that. Some people really just want to be told what to do and go home with that nice little piece of salary.

No, that doesn’t work for me. I mean, to say that money is not a motivation would be wrong. Money is definitely a motivation. However, I want to be able to earn that money, not just be given it.


To watch the video, please click here.

http://marionneubronner.com/

Recently Published

Key Takeaway: Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing investment by making professional financial insight and portfolio management accessible to everyone. AI-powered robo-advisers, such as Betterment and Vanguard, are democratizing investment and providing tailored advice to a new generation of investors. With 31% of gen Zs and 20% of millennials using robo-advisers, the financial industry is adapting […]
Key Takeaway: Nasa’s Artemis program is set to return astronauts to the Moon and establish a permanent orbiting laboratory by the end of the decade. As humanity’s footprint expands, a new field emerges: astroforensics. Space presents a unique and harsh environment for forensic investigations, with altered gravity, cosmic radiation, extreme temperatures, and oxygen-providing climate systems. […]

Top Picks

Key Takeaways: Stock market enthusiasts often claim to predict financial market trends with great accuracy, but this is not possible due to the uncertainty and unpredictable nature of the environments in which we make daily decisions. Human cognition tends to favor a reductionist approach to information processing, sometimes called “tunneling,” which can lead to biased […]

Trending

I highly recommend reading the McKinsey Global Institute’s new report, “Reskilling China: Transforming The World’s Largest Workforce Into Lifelong Learners”, which focuses on the country’s biggest employment challenge, re-training its workforce and the adoption of practices such as lifelong learning to address the growing digital transformation of its productive fabric. How to transform the country […]

Join our Newsletter

Get our monthly recap with the latest news, articles and resources.

Login

Welcome to Empirics

We are glad you have decided to join our mission of gathering the collective knowledge of Asia!
Join Empirics