So This Is My Why
So This Is My Why
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Ep 142: I've Done Something Many Haven't Had the Opportunity to Do | Lucas Lu (Head of Zoom Asia)
56 minutes Posted Mar 17, 2024 at 12:00 am.
My first 15 years
Shell City
No one leaves Shell, but I did…
Getting the call from IBM
Switching to tech
Lucas’ unfair advantage over other people
Lots of planning & reflections
What should you do when you first take on a regional role?
Career sponsors
Secret to landing career sponsors
The first time doors opened for Lucas?
Moving on after 10 years
Bringing a corporate mindset to the startup world?
Measuring returns for media projects
Moving to Oracle
Kilimanjaro
Element of luck
Dealing with failure
No regrets?
Moving to Microsoft
Takeaways from being fully immersed in a country
Did hiking change how he approaches sales and work?
Why Zoom?
Checklist for Lucas’ next career move (no compromise)
How to determine if someone is the right person to work for?
Most influential person in Lucas’ career
Managing the strawberry generation
What Lucas hopes to achieve at Zoom
The second act in Lucas’ career
What STIMY listeners can help Lucas with
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Show notes
Meet Lucas Lu - Head of Zoom Asia.
And also a fellow Sarawakian!
Lucas has had an illustrious career going from GM of Systems Technology Group at IBM Malaysia where they closed large deals within the first 6 months, leading to Lucas winning ASEAN Rookie of the Year - his first big recognition.
He ended up staying at IBM for 10 years and won 2 Global Golden Circle Awards before moving on to become:
- General Manager, Astro
- GM (Tech Sales Malaysia), Oracle
- Senior Director (APAC Enterprise Commercial Sales & Industry), Microsoft,
Prior to his current role heading the Asian arm of Zoom, covering ASEAN, South Korea, Hong Kong SAR & Taiwan).
While at first glance, Lucas appears to have had a very varied career, he has also been very intentional about every career move he’s made.
And has had no zero regrets with how it has turned out.
So we dive deep into this episode into all things career development:
❓ How has Lucas chosen the roles that he has?
❓ What is his secret sauce to climbing the corporate ladder?
❓ How should one find mentors/career sponsors?
❓ How does he plan his career & life (he has a plan for everything, including for his family members!!)?
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