Keeping HR technology simple and accessible
The Lo and Behold Group’s Chief Talent Officer Merle Chen believes that good HR technology keeps things simple, accessible, and integrated.
How Moneyball inspired HR at Circles.Life
The Special Projects Lead for Circles.Life was at HR Festival Asia to share how data science has helped to improve business performance.
Gpayroll takes home the biggest prize at the HR Tech PitchFest
Singapore’s Gpayroll beat out 18 other companies to emerge as the winner of the inaugural HR Tech Pitch-Fest.
Growing pains: How Fave overcame its expansion issues
Mobile payments app Fave’s Head of Strategic Initiative revealed what HR problems the company ran into after it acquired Groupon.
Bigger budgets for HR technology in Asia-Pacific
A new Sierra-Cedar whitepaper, as unveiled at HR Festival Asia, has found that the Asia-Pacific region will be the next hot spot for HR technology.
Transforming change management, by Schroders
Gunnar Jaschik, Operations Transformation and Change Manager, Schroders, has highlighted a model for digital transformation at HR Festival Asia.
To rate or not to rate, that is the question
When it comes to performance reviews, less is sometimes more, according to HR panelists from Spotify and Schneider Electric.
Singtel’s technology-centric recruitment strategy
The telco’s Head of Talent Acquisition shared how the company had successfully automated the recruitment function at HR Festival Asia today.
At Google, everything starts with an optimistic mindset
Google’s “Chief Innovation Evangelist” says true business transformation starts from the mindset of all employees.
How DBS changed its fortunes in less than a decade
DBS Bank’s Chief Data and Transformation Officer Paul Cobban told HR Festival Asia about the company’s unique and rapid transformation journey.
Up close and personal with an HR veteran
Sureash Kumar, Former General Manager of HR at B. Braun Medical, gets candid.
Two Cents: HR’s turn to step into greatness
As outgoing HRM Asia journalist Kelvin Ong writes in his final Two Cents column, now is HR’s time to move into the spotlight.
Moving from the C-Suite to the “D-Suite”
Most HR leaders are not trained technologists, but that should not hinder them from collaborating with other more tech-savvy colleagues.
Post-Pink Dot report: How do Singapore employers view LGBTQ workers?
Singapore’s Pink Dot rally recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. Has the push for equality resulted in progress for LGBTQ workers?
Q&A with UPS Asia-Pacific’s Vice President of HR Tanie Eio
Tanie Eio shares her thoughts on the role of top-line HR leaders with regional responsibilities.
[Two Cents] Talk is not cheap, but it sure is helpful
Don’t underestimate the power of a genuine conversation, writes Kelvin Ong in this week’s Two Cents column.
One on one with JP Morgan’s Asia CEO
Kwang Kam Shing, Asia CEO of JP Morgan Private Banking, talks about her career journey so far.
JP Morgan’s Kwang Kam Shing talks diversity, robots, and change
JP Morgan Private Banking’s Asia CEO has had to count on her wealth of experience to lead the company through transformative times.
Workforce planning: Industries at risk
As firms continue to reshuffle in this era of Industry 4.0, HRM Magazine Asia takes a closer look at the manpower strategies of the most impacted industries.
[Two Cents] Listening out for bias: The Laurel vs. Yanny debate
For Senior Journalist Kelvin Ong – and indeed, many others – the Laurel-Yanny sound clip raised a few questions about cognitive bias at the workplace.
Out with the old, in with the new at Takeda Pharmaceutical
How Takeda Pharmaceutical Company’s consolidation of its HR systems helped to modernise the 237-year-old organisation’s operations globally.
Micron welcomes 600 new hires as part of “pre-onboarding” event
The new hires got a glimpse into the organisation’s culture and working environment ahead of their start days.
[Two Cents] Did gossip kill the monger?
Kelvin Ong gets inside the dangerous world of workplace politics in this edition of his popular Two Cents column.
Teledirect Telecommerce’s AI-powered employee encyclopedia
Meet the HR Vicki – Teledirect Telecommerce’s intelligent FAQ function for employees.
One on one with Ninja Van CEO Lai Chang Wen
In this installment of our interview with Lai Chang Wen, the founder and CEO of e-commerce delivery company Ninja Van, we get up close and personal.
Teledirect Telecommerce’s new way of hiring
Gaurav Hirey, Group Director of HR and Talent Development at Teledirect Telecommerce, discusses his team’s digital recruitment and employee coaching efforts.
The right frequency: Teledirect Telecommerce
Business process outsourcing hub Teledirect Telecommerce is operating on a higher wavelength when it comes to HR digitisation.
Petronas named Malaysia’s most attractive employer
Rounding out the top three are Shell Malaysia and Nestlé.
Ninja Van CEO’s surprising take on the gig economy
Ninja Van founder and CEO Lai Chang Wen talks candidly about his employees, the sharing economy, the company’s rapid rise to prominence, and more.
[Two Cents] Compassion is the name of the game
Layoffs are inevitable in these disruptive times, but they don’t have to be ruthless, writes Kelvin Ong in this latest Two Cents.