HR & Education

Why it's important to perfect social media and work productivity balance

Who isn’t guilty of a swift ‘Alt + Tab’ keyboard manoeuvre after noticing the boss’ impending approach while you’re on Facebook? This image...

Why Singapore organisations need pessimists on their teams

As a manager, you may completely baulk at the notion of having a pessimist on your team. But there is a breed of pessimist called Defensive...

Raffles Education records net loss of S$2.9m

Hurt by interest expense and forex losses.

6 reasons why Singapore employees are leaving their bosses

The cost of a new hire is certainly escalating in Singapore and this will only be exacerbated by the manpower crunch resulting from a progressively...

Here are the 20 strangest requests from Singapore bosses

Have you been asked to bear your boss' traffic offence?

6 types of manager mentors in Singapore

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a 'manager' as one who is in charge of a business, department. The Manager can also be one who directs the...

6 things Singaporean undergrads must know before entering work force

I gave a talk to a group of SMU undergrads a few months ago and had a great dialogue with them. Through the Q&A, I learned so much about how the...

Will Fair Consideration Framework create better jobs in Singapore?

1st August 2014 is an important date for all Singaporeans who are earning their keep in our small nation's highly competitive labour market.