How to create a work culture that attracts top talent
WeWork’s Head of People Yasu Sato explains how the company has leveraged its cultureOS ‘operating system’ to cultivate a workplace that millennials love.
How Goldbell helped staff embrace the tech transition
For the last seven years, Goldbell Group – a veteran of the commercial vehicle and warehousing space – has focused on adopting technology in a big way.
Navigating Asia-Pacific’s talent shortage
Despite the preference for flexi-work by employees, it is still not common for businesses to offer flexible working arrangements.
Five ways that leaders can facilitate successful change
We need to reimagine how we go about change, and enable leaders to develop a new mind-set and apply the right approaches.
Five more tips to supercharge your employees for workplace success
Following up from last week’s installment, five more steps to developing an integrated focus on the entire employee experience.
Introducing robotic process automation into people management
From banking to insurance, more and more industries are reaping the benefits of introducing robotic process automation to their operations.
How reliable is body language when hiring?
Examining body language is one reason for the prevailing preference for face-to-face interactions today, including job interviews.
The role of HR in organic business growth and M&As
The greatest source of failure in mergers and acquisitions comes from human capital, so strengthening and investing in HR is key.
Can HR Be the ‘Marie Kondo’ of the Workforce?
With an economic slowdown possibly looming on the horizon, taking on workforce productivity is a golden opportunity for HR.
Five tips to supercharge your employees for workplace success
How to develop an integrated focus on the entire employee experience so that your people have a productive, engaging, enjoyable work experience.
Six steps taken by Bridgestone Asia-Pacific to digitalise HR
Paul Choo, Bridgestone’s Vice-President for HR in the Asia-Pacific, highlights six key learnings from his HR team’s transformation journey.
Diversity and inclusion is the key to business growth
Leaders need to start seeing D&I as part of the boardroom agenda and put in place policies that are able to create diverse and inclusive teams.
Going digital: Optimising HR functions across borders
A unified and digitalised HR system is an important enabler to optimise HR functions, says Paul Choo, Vice-President of HR for Bridgestone Asia-Pacific.
Are smart digital enabled workspaces the new norm?
The modern workforce today demands increased flexibility, and the ability to securely connect and collaborate from anywhere on any platform or device.
Leadership and mentorship go together
In a corporate setting, a true leader — regardless of designation — will inspire people to unleash their true potential and achieve a shared vision.
The changing mobility agenda in Asia-Pacific and beyond
Technology, flexibility, and humanity will be shaping mobility expectations and programmes in the year ahead, and beyond.
Five common myths that HR needs to let go of
The most common myths that HR professionals need to let go of as well as some facts that they should focus on instead, according to Arlene Wherrett.
Asian employers can’t ignore the importance of an agile culture
For employers in Asia seeking a competitive edge with today’s shifting market demands and the millennial talent pool, agility has to come first.
Developing personal presence in employees
Personal presence isn’t just for business leaders – it is fundamentally about how we connect with others, and because of that, it is for everyone.
Getting millennials onboard the maritime industry
Competition for young talent is becoming increasingly stiff as young people are entering the workforce with greater expectations.
The challenges of personalised healthcare
A main challenge in personalised healthcare is the work that comes with improving or revamping existing models of corporate healthcare.
Operating as a global top employer in transformational times
The Head of HR for Growth and Emerging Markets at Takeda outlines the three core people management principles adopted by her team.
The rise of personalisation in corporate healthcare
Personalisation in corporate healthcare can help to nip problems in the bud and provide a holistic sense of care and well-being.
Five mistakes that turn corporate security awareness into a waste
The true purpose of security awareness training is not to raise awareness, but to change an employee’s behavior online.
Seven ways AI and AR will impact future workplaces (Part 2)
Peter Andrew, Senior Director of Workplace Strategies for CBRE Asia-Pacific, discusses the impact of AI and AR in Future Workplaces.
Accepting the inevitability of failure can help gender diversity
Women struggle to be visible at the workplace while avoiding backlash – thus breeding a culture where a fear of failure is persistent.
Seven ways AI and AR will impact future workplaces
Peter Andrew, Senior Director of Workplace Strategies for CBRE Asia-Pacific, discusses the impact of AI and AR in Future Workplaces.
Personal agency is the first step in building a #BalanceForBetter society
How women can define their success on their own terms, without following anyone’s rules but their own, by taking charge of their own personal agency.
You don’t have to be Apple to attract the iGeneration
An engaged workforce can be cultivated through the practice of three values – patience, empowerment, and gratitude, says the CEO of Far East Hospitality.
Harnessing social communications technology to improve the workplace
Diverse communication channels can help address the needs, expectations, and generational perspectives employees bring to the workplace.