Eddie Goh

KPMG Audit Partner

吴源泉

毕马威审计合伙人

Q:  How did you start your career with KPMG?

A:  I was awarded KPMG Singapore scholarship, which has a 5 years bond, to pursue a Bachelor of Accountancy degree in Nanyang Technological University of Singapore. As soon as I completed my tertiary education, I started working full time in KPMG Singapore.

问：您在毕马威的职业生涯是怎么开始的？

答：我在新加坡南洋理工大学攻读会计学本科学位的时候得到了毕马威的奖学金，同时承诺为毕马威工作五年。在我大学毕业之后，我就开始在毕马威新加坡从事全职工作。

Q:  Can you share with us the most difficult period of your career that you went through and how you manage?

A:  I can’t remember any “most difficult” period of my career but rather there will always be ups and downs. It is always my family and colleagues (who are friends as well) who help me through the difficult moments. 

问：您能不能和我们分享一下您在工作中经历过的最困难时刻，以及您是如何战胜困难的？

答：我没法说哪一次困难是 “最困难” 的，因为职场工作总是有起有落。当面临挑战时，我的家人、同事 (他们也是我的朋友) 总是和我站在一起，战胜难关。

Q:  What keeps motivated on your job after all these years?

A:  It is the goals I set for myself at each phase of my career with KPMG. For example, I set a goal to go for overseas secondment when I first started my career in Singapore office. Indeed after 4 years of my career, I went to London office for an 18 month secondment which I truly enjoyed and learned a lot from that experience. After returning from my secondment (and completing another 2 years bond!!), I set my goal in pursuing a career in our China office. I did and have not looked back since…

问：是什么让您这么多年一直保持着对工作的热忱？

答：我在职业生涯的每个阶段都设定了不同的目标，以此激励自己不断前进。比如，当我刚开始在毕马威新加坡工作时，我就制定了以后要参与海外借调计划的目标。四年之后，我获借调到伦敦办事处工作18个月，在这段时间获益良多。在回到新加坡之后，我又给自己定了个目标，要去中国工作。现在这个目标也实现了。我一直努力进取，从不后退。

Q:  How do you maintain a good work-life balance with your busy working schedule?

A:  It is never easy unless you have a family which understand you and provide you with all the support. I am lucky to have my wife behind me all these while including my decision to pursue a career in China. I believe it is the quality of time that matters and I maximise the time I have with my family during the weekends.

问：在忙碌的工作中，您如何保持工作与生活的平衡？

答：要平衡工作和生活并不容易，我们的工作需要得到家庭的理解和支持。我很幸运，我的妻子一直支持着我，即使我提出要来中国工作她也没有反对。我认为重要的不是花了多少时间和家人在一起，而是在一起的时光要 “重质不重量”，好好度过。周末的时候我都尽量陪伴家人。

Q:  What advice you would give to our younger managers and in-chargers to be effective leaders?

A:  Always believe in yourself and lead by example.

问：关于如何做一名成功的管理者，您对年轻的经理们有什么忠告呢？

答：永远相信自己，以身作则。