Excellence without exhaustion: Why sustainable leadership requires the courage to “Speak Human”
For Dr Damini Chawla, burnout is not just exhaustion but a “soul cavity” forming when professional success drifts from personal alignment.
Business leaders in Asia-Pacific build resilience through AI and regional trade
Leaders in the region are growing more confident despite falling revenue expectations, doubling down on talent and AI to build resilience amid rising global uncertainty.
The CEO of your own wellbeing: Empowering employees through accountability and resilience
Rising uncertainty demands a new HR approach, says ITL’s Simon Thuc, who advocates building mental toughness across the workforce.
Flexible work empowers women and strengthens business performance, study finds
Hybrid work is accelerating women’s career progression, with new research showing flexibility boosts productivity, collaboration, and retention across organisations.
Singapore hiring sentiment rises in Q2 2026 amid AI adoption and skills demand
Singapore’s hiring outlook rebounds in Q2 2026 as employers seek new skills and experiment with AI across recruitment, onboarding, and training.
AI fluency and human judgment: The twin pillars of sustainable talent strategy
NCS’ Lance Foo highlights that AI would not replace humans, but organisations must combine technology with human judgment to build sustainable talent strategies.
The reciprocity of progress: Why giving to women is the strategic anchor of 2026
For International Women’s Day 2026, leaders are embracing a simple truth: when organisations invest in women, the returns extend far beyond equality.
Employees in Singapore increasingly taking “snooze days” as sleep gap widens
Despite growing awareness of sleep’s health benefits, many employees in Singapore struggle to translate knowledge into consistent, restorative sleep habits.
The new talent architecture: Balancing rapid AI adoption with human-centric leadership
AI is redefining workforce skills, and Cornerstone’s upcoming webinar on March 25 will guide HR leaders in building future-ready, skills-first teams.
Singapore to raise retirement and re-employment ages in July
Singapore will raise retirement and re-employment ages from July 1, strengthening workforce resilience and long-term retirement adequacy.
Unleashing the next era of skills-driven leadership at CHRO Series Hong Kong 2026
Hong Kong’s 2026 budget transforms HR priorities, making CHRO Series Hong Kong 2026 essential for leaders shaping AI-enabled, skills-driven workplaces.
Hiring for tomorrow: Why ‘learning velocity’ now outranks experience
Succession planning now sits at the board table, critical for preparing agile leaders capable of navigating continuous organisational change.
In the “messy middle”, HR must redefine value beyond tenure
In an AI-driven labour market, LinkedIn’s Ruchee Anand challenges HR leaders to rethink experience, hiring, and what truly defines value.
AI skills emerge as Singapore’s hardest-to-fill talent gap
AI capabilities now top Singapore’s hardest-to-fill skills list even as overall hiring pressures show signs of moderating in 2026.
Klook’s Gen Z strategy: Agility is the new loyalty
As Gen Z reshapes workplace expectations, Klook is redesigning flexibility, growth and trust to turn disruption into business agility.
UPS CHRO shares the most important predictors of AI success
UPS CHRO Darrell Ford says the multi-year HR transformation at the organisation emphasised a focus on continuous learning and improvement, particularly in the age of AI.
Singapore Budget 2026: Scaling AI through national coordination and workforce integration
Budget 2026 marks a turning point as Singapore aligns AI deployment with long-term employability and skills resilience.
Malaysia expands employer duty of care to mental health under 2026 flexible work safety guide
Malaysia has expanded employer obligations under flexible work, mandating mental health and psychosocial risk assessments alongside physical safety checks.
The superworker organisation: Why HR must redesign work, not just adopt AI
LinkedIn Talent Connect Asia-Pacific 2026 challenged HR leaders to turn AI ambition into enterprise-wide transformation and measurable impact.
Beyond the ‘downstream’: Reframing communication as the core infrastructure of workforce resilience
As geopolitical tensions simmer and AI integration accelerates, the corporate world is facing a quiet crisis: workforce fatigue. For years, HR strategy has relied heavily on wellness initiatives to address the cracks in a high-pressure work environment. However, as we move into 2026, a more profound shift is required. The focus is moving from temporary […]
The compliance trap: How silence in your organisation may be masking disengagement
In times of transformation, alignment is easy to declare but turning personal change into shared purpose demands something far harder from leaders.
CEO turnover hits eight-year high as Asia-Pacific boards double down on internal talent
Rising CEO exits in 2025 highlight mounting leadership pressure and a growing resilience on internal successors across Asia-Pacific.
Employees in Singapore still believe in workplace happiness, but burnout and stalled growth persist
Workplace happiness remains elusive for many employees in Singapore, with burnout and slow career progression dragging satisfaction below regional peers.
Seeing leadership differently: Why darkness is the ultimate HR tool
Dialogue in the Dark Singapore challenges leaders to step beyond comfort zones, showing how vulnerability, trust, and empathy in immersive experiences can transform teams, organisations, and the way we lead.
Bridge or barrier? Why AI could quietly entrench gender disparities without deliberate intervention
New regional research warns that as AI transforms work, women face disproportionate displacement unless organisations redesign roles, skills and governance intentionally.
From AI speed to human impact: Why CHROs must redefine performance in 2026
As AI reshapes work, Workday’s Aashna Kircher says CHROs must move beyond efficiency—or risk losing productivity to a growing AI tax.
Unlearning success: Why your past leadership wins could be your future liabilities
With disruption becoming the norm, organisations must develop leaders who can navigate uncertainty, manage anxiety, and mobilise collective capability.
The mateship advantage: How IR built a high-performance culture in Singapore’s crypto sector
Under Lasanka Perera’s leadership, Independent Reserve Singapore nurtures trust, wellbeing, and teamwork, creating a workplace where people thrive.
Singapore labour market shows steady growth amid tight hiring conditions
Employment in Singapore continues to grow steadily as organisations boost wages and navigate a competitive market for skilled talent.
Trust, talent and technology: HR leaders to convene for CHRO Series Hong Kong 2026
From AI disruption to talent shortages, CHRO Series returns to Hong Kong this March to equip HR leaders with the insights and tools to lead with impact.