You are ready to scale.
You’ve been through the most dynamic stages of a startup, standing at the Growth or Expansion stages;
You were a micro small and medium enterprise (mSME), but are now at the inflexion point.
While many did not make it, you made it to this point. Your headcount and business revenue have reached a figure where you know you are no longer a startup, no longer ‘micro’. You are ready to leap for the sky.
Business continuity has never been as important as it is NOW. It is therefore time to step back to review if you have what it takes to grow – the FOUNDATION to maximise your strength, potential and capture every opportunity that comes knocking on your door.
But you wonder where to begin.
ORGANISATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS - the Foundation of Growth
Much like constructing a skyscraper, your organisation needs a solid foundation to support greater things. While designing the skyscraper can be imaginative and exciting, the foundation is a simple yet essential structure that upholds the building, endures storms, and withstands all types of weather.
Be grounded on a solid foundation. This is the beginning of scaling.
The 7 components of ORGANISATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS collectively form the FOUNDATION of an organization and determine its ability to scale sustainably.
Find out what it’s like and how it feels like when an organisation is at its optimum with these components as a whole.
How ready is your organisation to take on more?
Adapted from McKinsey’s 7S Model.
You might have spotted the gaps to plug in order to scale.
But it feels like the speed of drowning outpaces that of learning…
But you need real support to dive straight into the mud…
But you can’t afford the cost of a steep learning curve…
It is one thing to start a venture, another to scale one.
This is when you wanna tap into external strategic resource for growth - someone who will battle alongside you and cross every hurdle with you.
For a fraction of the cost of hiring a full time senior leader, my leadership-role-as-a-service model is the most cost-effective way to strengthen Organisational Effectiveness for you.
20+ years of track records in the work of Organisational Effectiveness
leadership | strategies | organisations | systems | capabilities | people
at both the industry and business levels.
Industry level:
Set up a new department for a newly incepted statutory board in strategic futures and corporate planning (as the head of this department).
[strategy / system / capability]
Industry Development:
Gap analyses, competitive studies, strategies formulation and execution for capability and economic growth, stakeholders engagement for multiple industries.
Championed career branding and rebranding campaigns with companies at sector level as part of industry manpower development effort .
Undertook business development for the the SG’s tourism sector, pursuing business trips for meetings & incentive travels from overseas companies to Singapore.
Business level:
Set up
2 new hotels as founding Director of HR.
A branch of a renowned consulting firm responsible for its early days business development and consultancy service as 1st employee of the firm.
This solopreneur venture!
[strategy / system / manpower]
Human Resources & Organisation Development:
Established the entire human resources management framework from ground zero for new organisations.
Designed and implemented Organisation Development frameworks.
Formulated Employer Branding strategies, and led Employer Branding campaigns.
[system / capability / people]
Quality Management System:
Led 20+ clients and companies from multiple industries to ISO9000 certification (as QMS Consultant).
Led quality audits on more than 300 companies from multiple industries based on ISO9000 Standard (as IRCA registered Lead Assessor).
Training & Development:
Facilitated quality management related workshops, training and courses, both public and in-house, in both English and Mandarin.
Industry Exposure:
Hospitality, food & beverage, tourism, info-comms media, advertising, design, manufacturing & assemblies, certification & assessment, management consultancy
Fun fact: Outside of work, I am a food blogger, fueled by my unstoppable love for all things delicious!
The Model: Leadership-Role-as-a-service
What it IS
A role you outsource to me on a retainer basis for immediate results over a contractual period.
See it as 60% (of contractual time) hands-on work alongside the team in a leadership role + 40% coaching (to train and coach the team + knowledge transfer). Ratio adjustable based on needs.
What you see is what you get - Me. No further outsource or delegation.
A partnership of trust and authenticity.
I work alongside you to:
sharpen competitiveness.
device organisational strategies holistically.
shape your culture for performance.
optimise manpower capabilities for growth.
design processes, systems and structures for swift execution.
Or if you prefer to start on a smaller scale, here’s an alternative to get you started:
On Project Basis
Support your specific need(s) on the identified gap(s) in the 7 components of Organisational Effectiveness.
E.g function-specific coaching and guidance for the team; workshops facilitation for strategic planning and/or corporate planning, leadership conversations, visioning exercise; SWOT Analysis; manpower model; [part or the entire spectrum] of HR management; talent development programs; employer branding; process (re)designs.
Shorter term with stipulated deliverables.
My clients’ experiences in working with me
As we navigated through restructuring the organisation, Candice's meta viewpoint served as a guiding light.
Kevin Ng, Founder & CEO, TQ Solutions Pte Ltd.; Technology Industry; Singapore
In Candice Lim, I found more than a coach and a co-worker — I found a catalyst for transformative growth, both personally and professionally.
Initially, I sought her expertise in HR to address what I thought was a manpower crunch that we were facing. Little did I know, beneath the surface lay deeper issues than just a shortage of manpower — conflicting job structures and divergent directions stemming from underlying founder dynamics. From the get-go, Candice challenged me with her signature question: "Are you sure you want me to flip the carpet and see what's underneath? Because no matter how ugly, we'd then have to deal with it." It was a question that set the tone for our entire collaboration. As we navigated through restructuring the organisation, Candice's meta viewpoint served as a guiding light, offering invaluable insights and different points of view into leadership and organisational dynamics.
Candice’s resourcefulness in finding solutions to complex challenges has been invaluable in establishing the HR Department within our Company.
Diana Farida, HR Manager, TQ Solutions Pte Ltd; Technology Industry; Malaysia
I am incredibly grateful for the guidance and support of my HR coach, Candice Lim, whose diverse background brings a wealth of experience and unique perspectives to the company.
Candice consistently offers insightful advice and practical solutions, making complex HR concepts easy for someone new to HR like me to understand. She embodies kindness and understanding, with a firm and fair approach, creating an environment of trust and respect within the Corporate Development Team where HR is part of. I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to learn from her, and her impact on my professional growth inspires me to strive for excellence.
LET’S BEGIN.
You believe you might be in the right place.
You believe I might be the right resource for you.
Scale your organisations with me.
A solid foundation gets you ready for greater heights, but it’s that entrepreneurial leadership that brings you and your organisation to the next level. You can lead [life and others] with your natural Strengths.