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‘Every day at BT, an active player in the fast-moving ICT industry, brings new challenges that urgently need resolving and I spend most of my time finding innovative and proactive solutions to advance the business’, Maniko Lim, now the company’s head of legal for Southeast Asia and Japan, explains. She relishes this challenge, however, and mentions challenges she faces at BT as a particular career highlight. Alongside this, she counts the network of associates she has built up as another major positive, and one that has been hugely beneficial to her career and achievements: ‘Whether or not you believe in luck, I believe there is something to be said for meeting the right people, being in the right place at the right time which has helped me to find a good match for my experience and legal skills. Information on opportunities are usually through word of mouth from your network of personal and business relationships. I was very fortunate to meet wonderful people in various countries and workplaces who motivated me, provided me with professional inspiration and friendship. They know me and my abilities and my achievements and are willing to advocate for opportunities for me. They have helped me end up doing what I enjoy now’. This highly attuned attitude towards interpersonal matters has allowed Lim to craft a collaborative working style that has been extremely effective. This also manifests itself in her extra-curricular activities and championing of philanthropic causes. ‘Among the many highlights of my career’, she says, ’I am personally proud to have served as a board member for Justice Without Borders (JWB) in 2016 and continue to be involved in successful and profitable fundraising events for JWB. JWB empowers migrant workers who are victims of labour exploitation and human trafficking to seek compensation from their abusers, even after returning home’.