Over the past decade, our consultants at Human Capital Alliance have carefully cultivated a vast network of top level business and government relationships in
Thailand.Through these relationships, we have build up a real understanding of the forces shaping business in
Thailand .
The Human Capital Alliance archives present some of the ideas and analyses published by our consultants. These are really just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to what we at Human Capital Alliance has learned and internalized in our years of executive search in
Thailand .
We hope that you will enjoy reading them and we welcome your comments.
Latest Articles
The Nation: Consultants- A Booming Business and Necessary Support
15 January 2007 ............................................................................................................ KI Woo of the Nation talks to three leading consultants from Deloitte, Human Capital Alliance, and the Boston Consulting Group.
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Financial Times: Thai Economic Engine Risks Losing Steam1
17 August 2006 ............................................................................................................ Thailand is enduring what more optimistic Thais describe as a flat year. The country’s image as a place with an exciting business "story" to tell has been tarnished by a political crisis that will leave it with a caretaker government for most of this year.
"Most people have written off this year. I wouldn’t say people are moving away, but no one wants to stick his or her head out with all these uncertainties," says Edwin Sim, CEO of Human Capital Alliance, an executive search firm.
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“Some people love the speed of it, the variety and excitement and the opportunity. But there are others who really don’t welcome this and do not relish what’s going on,” says Edwin Sim, managing director of Human Capital Alliance, a consultancy.
“You have to know what kind of person you are. Modern management is tricky enough in one’s own culture. You need energy, flexibility and a certain toughness to do it in another country,” he adds.
The Stock Exchange of Thailand and Human Capital Alliance will be hosting a special Entrepreneurship presentation on March 23 at the Stock Exchange of Thailand Main Auditorium. This exciting event will be held in conjunction with Sasin Graduate Business School’s Asian Moot Corp competition.
The Entrepreneurship Presentation will feature three distinguished guests who will share their expertise with us. They are: Sing Wang, former CEO of TOM Group -a company that has under his leadership grew into one of China and Greater China’s major multimedia companies.
Bernard Chan, a member of the Hong Kong SAR’s Executive Council and the SAR’s Legislature. He is also Deputy Managing Director of Asia Financial Group and the President of Asia Insurance.
Kenneth Gaw, Managing Director of Pioneer Global Group, a major venture capital investor.
In Thailand, as in other Asian countries, expatriate managers should be aware of the dangers of becoming too deeply rooted in the local working culture.
“My strong advice is to be very careful about spending too long in a place like Thailand. You can be trapped,” says Edwin Sim, managing director of Human Capital Alliance, a Bangkok consultancy.
It takes only two or three years for multinationals to set up a business platform in a country; after that local professionals can run it. In my last nine years recruiting in Thailand 99 per cent of my clients were looking for locals.” He said.
Sim added, “The secret is in knowing where you want to be ultimately and to work backwards. Choosing a soft lifestyle with an Asian flavor is fine if this is really where you want to end up.”
