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Why you should volunteer now - seriously

Do these words sound all too familiar in Singapore when someone is asked to be a volunteer or take up a voluntary assignment?

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Why you should volunteer now - seriously

Do these words sound all too familiar in Singapore when someone is asked to be a volunteer or take up a voluntary assignment?

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How 40 years taught me management

“Life can only be lived by going forward – but only understood by looking backwards.”

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The future of Singapore’s construction industry

Since the turn of the millennium the number of foreign workers in Singapore has grown by over 70% with recent Census figures suggesting there are now well over one million across the country, accounting for around 35% of Singapore’s overall labour force.

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Beyond tried and tested: Should Singaporeans start looking for new property markets?

For many who live in shoe-box apartments in first-world cities like Singapore, the idea of owning a spacious property overseas at an attractive cost often proves too tempting to ignore.

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Power of social media in recruitment/retention

Social media is redefining the way companies recruit, influence, engage and retain their employees.

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How to love your job

It’s not easy. This is especially true if you’ve reached a certain stage when everything seems to be falling out of place in your workplace.

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8 types of bosses in the world

You may have seen them, sense them and get a feel of them in the course of your working life; and they may appear, in all shapes and sizes, as your boss, manager, superior and such. These are the group of people who are part and parcel of your life and you can’t avoid them. But, you can manage them.

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Are you emotionally aware?

How do you think we compare to our western counterparts when looking inward and asking ourselves what has and has not worked in our lives? My experiences in Singapore have led me to believe that people here do little in the way of going back to the past and leaning about what was useful and what was not.

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Achieving a world class leadership

Even the most globetrotting manager cannot be everywhere at once. That’s why there is a growing importance placed on a leader’s communication skills in order to tackle the challenge of international people management.

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What the Kardashians can teach us about creative B2B marketing

“Our target prospects are only interested in price and function.”

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Career not working? Try networking

“It’s not what you know, but who you know.”

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How to grow from 0 to 2,000 twitter followers in 4 weeks

After attending a short three-day social media course, I decided to start my own twitter account. With guidance from my course instructor, I grew my twitter followers from 0 to 2,000 within 4 weeks.

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Managing and communicating across the generations

There are currently four different generations employed in our organizations. Each generation has distinct values and characteristics that often lead to difficulties in managing and communicating with each other.

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7 steps to a winning reputation

Traditional marketing theory tells us we can gain a competitive edge by adjusting one or more of the four Ps: Product, Price, Place or Promotion. The only problem is, your competitors use the same four Ps to create a competitive edge against you!

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7 ways to inspire people

As a business coach, trainer and consultant, I am often asked by bosses if there are really time-tested ways to manage people.

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We all need to be entrepreneurs now

It says a lot about the enhanced status of the entrepreneur that one of the best-selling books of 2011 was the biography of the recently deceased Steve Jobs.

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