Hi everyone,

My name is Doreen and in this blog I will be sharing some of the fun stuff I did when I was working in a Japanese MNC. Was there for some 17 years and had a great time working there! Man, I love being part of that global family!


Met some great teachers who taught me so well, gained life long friends who give me the keys to their homes and welcomed me into their families, enjoyed many business trips, attended many conventions and cried tears of joy when our teams achieved beyond expectations. Not to forget the thousands of photos and all the wonderful memories of everything and everyone!

ah....today I am back in my hometown but I am still doing what I love best - sharing what I have learnt and spreading the Kaizen message and joy of working to anyone who wants to listen! hahahahaha....

Reporter for HQ Corporate Magazine

Since 1993, reporter for HQ Corporate Magazine. Actively reported on the many achievements and milestones happenings.

Getting People to Catch Fishes

Established the Quality Award Contribution System has been in force since May 2000 with potential loss prevention from the 388 awards presented, as of Dec 2007.
To encourage people to be more sensitive towards their immediate work area to help detect and catch abnormalities.

My Idea Campaign

Established and sustained a suggestion scheme with an accumulated 1,355 ideas from employees to create value to their existing jobs and also contributes towards improving employee satisfaction. (since 2004)

Publication in Japanese Quality Journal & book

The QC circles activities and achievements were published in the JSQC Journal (Japan Society of Quality Control) and in a book published by JUSE (Japan Union of Scientists and Engineers) in 2007

Fun Way to Motivate Proactive Involvement

To motivate proactive involvement in continuous improvement, many ideas were sought to be creative. Amongst the great stuff done includes:

- a Quiz Forum whereby particpants are asked questions pertaining to the topics related to the
organization (2002)

- Skills Competitions for Soldering, Forklift Driving, Computer Skills, Parts Indentification (1999)

- Quality Newsletter (2004)

Instructor for QC Circles & 5S Activities

Since 1993, inhouse instructor for QC Circles, 5S and other Kaizen related programs.

Presented QC circles achievements in Japan (2004) and 5S system in the Asian Managers Training Forum (2002)