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Five lessons every entrepreneur can learn from watching the Olympics

Five lessons every entrepreneur can learn from watching the Olympics

I couldn’t stop watching the Olympics especially the Men’s Badminton Finals between Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia and Lin Dan of China on Sunday night...

Labor productivity contracts for the second straight quarter

Productivity still contracted though unemployment edged down to 2%.

The new world manager

The times they are a changing Let’s face it; the world we live in is a lot different from the one we grew up in. The science fiction that we grew up...

7 recruitment trends to watch out for in 3Q12

As global and local economic events have a direct bearing on the employment market, it is always wise to pay close attention to major issues...

Singapore court orders US firm to pay up

The biggest agricultural company in the US is forced to pay a trader overdue bonuses.

Chart of the Day: New stores to boost hiring in retail

Survey shows firms within the retail industry expect to increase recruitment during the third quarter due to new shops opening.

MediaCorp to broadcast National Day live

The coverage will be shown on TV on 9 August and simulcasted on radio and online.

Nutcases: 3 in 5 enterprises ignore employees' mental health

Even though three quarters of them recognize the benefits of improving staff's mental well-being.

3 signs of a nervous business negotiator

Body language reveals more of ourselves and then we sometimes wish to. Often, even the untrained person can pick up subtle signals from the gestures...

Instilling integrity in Singaporeans

Integrity is a little-understood feature of organisations and the individuals they employ. Yet it is much desired. The public, customers, clients –...

5 distinctive traits of a new world manager

Let’s face it; the world we live in is a lot different from the one we grew up in. The science fiction that we grew up reading is becoming reality...

Top 9 foreign groups forming business in Singapore

Britain tops the list and guess who are those catching up.

Good Samaritan: Singapore startup provides Filipino rural youth quick access to call center jobs

BagoSphere launched a pilot call center class in a suburb area in the Philippines in 2011 with a 90% success rate of getting  trainees into call...

New businesses established dip 0.8%

Good news 66% of these young firms are purely Singaporean-owned.