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Why more Singapore workplaces should practice job sculpting

"Choose a job you love and you'll never work a day in your life." While Confucius' words still ring true, our competitive workplace and ever-demanding society make it difficult for anyone to be completely satisfied at work – and even harder to resist the call of greener pastures.

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Why more Singapore workplaces should practice job sculpting

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SG50: time for businesses to celebrate

I was recently presenting at a conference when I was asked what the most important thing that was going to happen in 2015 was. Without hesitating I said SG50.

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What you need to know about the Singapore-US FATCA agreement

Singapore's MOF held a public consultation on FATCA which ended in October 2014. On December 9th, Singapore and the US signed a FATCA Model 1 IGA.

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Top 5 trends in Singapore job hunting and recruitment right now

Year end is approaching and top of many people's minds in Singapore, or at least following closely behind shopping, celebrations, and holidays, will be plans for 2015.

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How Singapore's travel marketers can leverage social media

According to Singapore's Department for Statistics, there has been a boom in travel spending. The average monthly household spending on flights, hotels, and package holidays in 2012/13 has greatly increased – in fact, households now spend over 700% more on flights than they did in 2007/08.

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The rise of smarthomes in Singapore

With technology advancing every day, eventually everything we use will be "smart". With everyday objects like phones, watches, appliances, cars ,and even clothes becoming technologically enabled, it will only be a matter of time before all our homes will too.

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7 cornerstones for implementing successful pricing initiatives in Singapore

The price has more influence on a company's profits than any other factor. Manufacturing companies, as a key pillar of Singapore's economy with almost 25% of the GDP, were very successful in reducing costs in the past but have little experience in optimising their prices.

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Here's why Singapore is all set for the digital future

Singapore is the world's hotbed of digital adoption.

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Tech professionals highly sought by Singapore's private banks

One of the busiest areas for hiring in 2014 has been for IT professionals within Singapore's private banking sector. Hiring has typically fallen into three main categories; digital channels, data management and cyber security, and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and analytics.

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Lessons from SMEs in attracting, retaining, and developing your people

Singaporeans' love or hate relationship with their employers has been written about a lot recently with levels of employee engagement at the lowest in the world and the majority of employees being more confident about their job prospects than they were twelve months ago.

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Can the Singapore real estate market support a fourth property listing site?

Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) recently announced that it would be acquiring StreetSine Technology Group for S$30million for a 60% stake in the company. For start-ups entrepreneurs, this may seem like encouraging news as it puts the valuation of the whole StreetSine Group to be at about S$50million.

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How Singapore SMEs can boost their cyber defence postures amid recent data breaches

The K Box data breach in September and recent incidents involving the leak of customer data by popular online shopping sites have led to a reassessment among Singapore SMEs of their cyber defence postures.

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Attracting and retaining female talent: providing a non-frozen environment

In Singapore, female representation in SGX-listed company boards increased to 8.3% in 2013 from 7.9% in 2012. However, Singapore remains behind its peers in the region and at about half the rates seen in the European Union, America, and Australia, according to the Singapore Board Diversity Report 2014.

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Connect differently with customers in Singapore in 2015

We are living in the single most innovative era in the history of technology, where everything and everyone is being connected, and a company's relationship with its customers is the new bottom line. Three key trends have, and will continue to determine how businesses in Singapore can thrive in this digitally defining age:

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