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Day 1: both hopeful.Day 90: both frustrated.X-Map shows this before the offer.

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What guessing costs

Guessing about people is expensive.

You just don’t see the bill until a hire fails, a good manager quits or a team stalls.

A team holding their heads in frustration around a meeting table
Month 3. Again.
One wrong hire“They looked perfect on paper.”
RM 30–90K
A key manager leaves“I didn’t see it coming.”
RM 100–200K
A team of 10 stuck“Everyone nods. Nothing moves.”
EVERY YEAR ↻
RM 200K / yr

Most of this starts with people not understanding each other early enough. That part you can work on.

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Estimates from SHRM and Gallup research on mis-hires, manager turnover and engagement, applied to typical Malaysian SME salaries.

Why the first 90 days go wrong

It’s rarely the skills.
It’s the pair.

Most new hires don’t fail at the job. They fail with one person.

1 in 2

Malaysian employees would think about quitting if they didn’t get along with their manager.

Randstad Workmonitor 2025
23%

of new hires at 200–500-person companies in Malaysia and Singapore leave within six months.

Employment Hero, 2023
89%

of failed hires fail on attitude and working style, not technical skill.

Leadership IQ · 20,000+ hires tracked
What it looks likeIllustrative example · details changed

Johor. A 40-person precision engineering firm.
One production manager to hire.

“Just decide. We move today.”
The GMType 8 · The Challenger
“I need to know why first.”
Finalist AType 6 · The Loyalist
2/18 fit with the GM
2 click9 adjust7 need work
“Give me the target. I’ll run.”
Finalist BType 3 · The Achiever
12/18 fit with the GM
12 click6 adjust0 need work

Same strength on paper. Very different fit with the boss.

He still hired A, the stronger operator.
This time he knew what week one needed.

  1. 1Agree how decisions get made, before the first deadline.
  2. 2Give feedback one-to-one, never on the shop floor.
  3. 3Explain the why, then let A run.

The fit scores are real X-Map readings for these two type pairs. The company and the people are a composite.

Where Daniel and Simyee have led teams and advised leaders · not a list of X-Map clients
Mercedes-Benz Siemens Meta Nestlé Dyson Dell DBS Agilent Technologies Schindler Syngenta Geely Auto C.P. Group Keppel Mediacorp Cloudera Bobst GfK Kemin AIA The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Fudan University School of Management Nanyang Technological University Singapore University of Social Sciences Ministry of Education Singapore NTUC ITE Tan Tock Seng Hospital Peregrine Eye and Laser Institute CTG Group Lee Motors D’Concept Chumbaka Servecorp Consultancy Kuen Engineering & Trading Coreplus Pilates

Built by two leadership advisors who know business and teams.

“I’ve managed people for over 20 years, from Mercedes-Benz China to Group CEO of a listed company. I’ve hired right and I’ve hired wrong. When it went wrong, it was rarely ability. We worked in different ways from day one, and it took me six months to see it. X-Map is the map I wish I’d had on my desk.”
Simyee Lim
Simyee LimCo-founder · Leadership Advisor · Former Group CEO · Former Mercedes-Benz executive
“I’ve done business in Asia for 25 years and spent thousands of hours with senior leaders. Too many owners hire on gut feel, then keep people on luck. X-Map shows how two people work, in the language of Asian workplaces. Hiring shouldn’t be guesswork.”
Daniel Yeo
Daniel YeoCo-founder · Med-tech and leadership roles at ZEISS · ICF-certified executive coach · IEA Accredited Enneagram Professional

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