Page Executive推出"女性领导力"专题，采访了微软、喜力、安进等亚太区各行各业的女性高管，从她们的分享中一探女性职场的晋升与发展，感受“温柔的力量”。

As part of Page Executive Leading Women series, we want to highlight the professional challenges and career aspirations of the women we work with here in Asia.

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本期，我们荣幸采访到Polly C Heiss，现任知名物流企业嘉里大通的一体化物流服务全球执行总监，她曾在利丰物流、美集物流等同类企业工作，拥有扎实资深的经验。她与我们分享了自己在生活与工作平衡方面的感悟，同时，作为该领域的资深高管，她也为同行女性们带来了建设性的职场建议。

In this story, Polly C Heiss, Global Commercial Director - Integrated Logistics at Kerry Logistics talks about the struggles to balance work and her personal life, being successful in a male-dominated industry and some of the best advice she’s received. Polly is one of the inspirational female leaders in Supply Chain & Procurement in Asia helping to pave the way for other women to achieve success and climb the ranks in this field.

01

您是如何进入供应链物流这个行业的？

How did you get into the supply chain/ logistics field?

Polly：我毕业后就选择了这个行业，因为我觉得这个行业是一切生意的基础。好比现在，我在新加坡的嘉里大通负责一体化物流的工作，这就包括了商业拓展、各垂直业务的发展以及策略性支持。这就要求我和很多全球企业合作，提供供应链解决方案，从而帮助这些企业能够有长远的商业发展。

I got into logistics when I graduated as I believed it is the backbone of any business. I am currently with Kerry Logistics as Global Commercial Director-Integrated Logistics, based in Singapore. I head up Business Development and Commercial, incorporating all of Kerry Logistics verticals as well as supporting the strategic direction of Integrated Logistics. I work with Global Brands, curating and operationalizing supply chain solutions, supporting their immediate and future business growth aspirations.

02

成功道路上做出过哪些牺牲？比如成为管理者前的阻碍？

In reaching the level of success you have, if anything – what have you sacrificed along the way? Have you experienced any barriers in the journey to becoming a leader?

Polly：工作和生活的平衡，对我而言是无法完全做到的。无论我多努力，总有情况是我需要牺牲一部分个人和家庭时间给工作。我想尽量错开工作和家庭活动的安排，但我依然因为工作原因，错过了孩子的很多成长里程碑。比如我的大儿子Ryan第一次换牙，我当时在澳门开会。当我生第二个小孩的时候，我只休了10周产假就回去上班了。万幸的是，我的丈夫非常支持我的事业，是我坚强的后盾。

过去，我一直都反对对女性领导力的偏见。我刚毕业的时候，物流业还是一个男性主导的行业。如今，这个行业已经有了越来越多女性力量，包括女性领导，职场上男女平等的意识也越来越有明显提高。大型企业都已经洞察到多元团队能带来更好效益。当然，要做到完全平等，依然道阻且长。

Work life balance doesn’t exist for me. No matter how hard I try, there are times when work consumes my personal and family time. I try to avoid a conflict when setting up a meeting or work trip by scheduling my important family events ahead of time but even then, I have ended up missing many of my children’s development milestones due to work commitments. When Ryan (my eldest son) lost his first tooth, I was in Macau attending a work conference. After I had my second child, Markus I was back at work 10 weeks after his birth. Thankfully, my husband is very supportive of my career, and has my back.

In the past, I have been on the receiving end of biases against female leadership. Back then, when I graduated from college, logistics was a male-dominated industry. However, the logistics workforce today is supported by many women, including those in senior leadership roles. There is a growing awareness of the importance of gender equality in recent times. Large corporations now see that diverse teams produce better results. While it is progressing, there is still a lot to do to close the gap.

03

作为女性有什么特殊经验分享？

What lesson/story can you share from your experiences that is unique to being a woman?

Polly：诚信是我的第一原则。虽然这不是女性独有，但这对女性而言非常重要。当你获得尊重和信任，大家会更乐意和你共事。

Integrity is my guiding principle. While it’s not unique to women, it is important for a woman to gain respect and trust because when you do, people will be more willing to work with you.

04

你欣赏的领导者特征是？

What are the traits of leaders you admire?

Polly：新加坡国父李光耀曾说过：“如果有什么成功学公式，那就是不断学习如何做成事，以及把事情做得更好。”他的这个理念一直很激励我，我在工作中也一直努力做到这点。

As Lee Kuan Yew, founding father and first premier of Singapore would say, “If there was one formula for our success, it was that we were constantly studying how to make things work, or how to make them work better.” His thinking has always inspired me and has influenced my work as well as my engagements with my clients and colleagues.

05

职场中得到过的好建议？

What is the best advice you have ever received?

Polly：懂得换位思考（我们无法解决自己看不到的问题），拥抱变化，以及不断推动自己。

To empathise (we can’t solve problems that we don’t see ourselves), to embrace change and to never stop pushing yourself.

06

对励志成为女性领导的新生代有什么建议？

Any tips you’d like to share with anyone especially females wanting to get to the top in business?

Polly：对标竞争对手并像他们学习，不然你会有落后的风险。穿着得体，展现自己对共事者的尊重，第一印象很重要，它会带来长期影响。

Benchmark and learn from your competitors or risk getting left behind. Also, I feel it is important to dress well because it shows respect to the people you meet in business. First impressions do matter, and it goes a long way.

07

2020年带给你什么新体悟？

How would you sum up this year? What is the biggest take away from this year for you?

Polly：无论从何方面，2020都是复苏待新的一年。无论是改变供应链，更换办公地点，人口统计方面等，我们学会了想要什么，以及如何更好应对。

2020 has been a year of resilience, in all possible ways. Whether it was about shifting supply chains, workplace locations, demographics or getting my hands on a can of tomatoes, we learnt what to look for and how to respond better.