Chair shares self-development, leadership experience, recommends books

Delivers handwritten letters, pledges 'organizational culture where each person can shine'

Credit Counseling and Recovery Service Chair Kim Eun-kyung (fifth from left in the front row) poses for a group photo with employees who attended the empathy talk concert. [Credit Counseling and Recovery Service]
Credit Counseling and Recovery Service Chair Kim Eun-kyung (fifth from left in the front row) poses for a group photo with employees who attended the empathy talk concert. [Credit Counseling and Recovery Service]

The Credit Counseling and Recovery Service organized a session for female employees to share experiences on balancing work and family life, self-development and leadership.

The agency said Monday that Chair Kim Eun-kyung held an "empathy talk concert" with 34 female employees on Friday.

The event gave Kim, who has worked in academia and the financial and public sectors, a forum to share her experiences with staff and communicate across generational and hierarchical lines.

Kim spoke with employees on topics including work-life balance, self-development, leadership and workplace attitude. She shared the challenges and experiences she encountered while growing into a female leader and answered employees' questions directly.

In a book talk segment called "A Sunbae's Library," she recommended "Be Happy on Your Own" by Buddhist monk Beopjeong and "Only Once in My Life" by Professor Jang Young-hee. She conveyed the message that "rather than giving up either work or life, it is important to set your own approach and standards and carve out your own path with a long-term perspective."

At the close of the event, she handed each attending employee a handwritten letter she had personally prepared. The letters encouraged employees to support themselves during difficult times and noted that the obstacles one encounters in life can also serve as stepping stones to the next stage.

"Personal growth is the foundation of organizational development, and leaders too grow together by learning from their members," Kim said. "We will build an organizational culture where we share and learn from each other's experiences and where everyone can fully realize their potential."

Meanwhile, the Credit Counseling and Recovery Service plans to launch a national debt counseling hotline, 1375, starting in October. The single number will provide guidance on debt counseling, debt adjustment, personal rehabilitation and bankruptcy application support, financial and employment welfare referrals, and assistance for victims of illegal private lending.

Advisory notice on illegal private lending and excessive debt

Those exposed to illegal private lending damage may report it to the Financial Supervisory Service (☎1332) for assistance. Those struggling with excessive debt may seek help from the Korea Inclusive Finance Agency (☎1397) or the Credit Counseling and Recovery Service (☎1600-5500).

※ Loan contracts with an annual interest rate exceeding 60% are void in both principal and interest.


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