HR & Education

How Chinese culture can convince Singapore staff to be team players

‘Teams’ has long been a popular concept in the workplace, as it’s common sense that “two heads are better than one” and “many hands make light the...

How Singapore bosses should play catch-up with job-hopping employees

We’ve seen a recent array of articles bemoaning the short-term attitudes of staff in organisations across Singapore. The anecdotes of the recent...

Is a design degree necessary in Singapore's marketplace today?

Contrary to what many designers and aspiring designers believe, some form of higher learning qualification is very important in today’s job market...

Daily Briefing: 'Misleading' Pulau Ubin blog slammed; SMS ethics for your boss

And SMRT bus drivers' claims of police abuse were called 'baseless'.

5 ways to get Singapore's C-suite members to listen to you

Talking to members of the C-suite and senior management can be stressful, but it can be the difference between a successful career and a go-nowhere...

How Singapore HR should best resolve disputes in workplaces

Dispute resolution should not only be the responsibility of HR. Line managers should be well versed in handling difficult situations or else...

What Singapore bosses must know to make themselves attractive

The well-known saying “Men are from Mars, and Women are from Venus” is apt, especially when it comes to defining the most important factors when...

How women in Singapore can get better education benefits

By Ms Tan Gek Khim, PBM, Senior Director of MDIS

How Singapore businesses can really be responsible

Since the emergence of the modern corporation at the turn of last century, the debate on whether and how business can be responsible has never seem...

Why letting employees work from home is a big business gain

There has been more than a storm in a tea cup following Marissa Mayer’s directive for people to show up in the Yahoo offices and cut back on working...

Public warned against bogus immigration officer

Check out the culprit's modus operandi.