Verizon Media calling out for new superheroes

Sandy Gould, Vice President, Talent Acquisition, Learning, and Diversity & Inclusion at Verizon Media shares the company’s innovative new talent strategy.
Combating the “Always On” epidemic in Asia-Pacific

The world of work has become an intense, stress inducing environment of near constant connection. Patrick Graham has this advice for staff wellbeing.
New perspectives on calculating the cost of employee turnover

Beyond out-of-pocket hiring and onboarding costs, how does turnover affect overall operations? Peter Cappeli looks at the latest economic research
Deutsche Bank: Redefining the finance profession

Caroline Liow, Singapore Investment Bank Operations Head for Deutsche Bank, speaks about its strong focus on technology.
Ram Charan’s biggest advice for Chief HR Officer success

Ram Charan, keynote speaker at HR Technology Conference & Exposition® China, shared some key ideas for HR leaders in the digital age.
The strange and unheard of job roles coming soon

Technology and disruption are causing some jobs to dry up; but there are some unique and economically-valuable roles that are set to take their place.
Infectious change in Singapore’s National Healthcare Group

Olivia Tay, the group’s Chief HR Officer, explains some of the key challenges facing NHG and its 18,000-strong workforce.
Jason Averbook: Five steps to digital transformation

Jason Averbook writes the “People Side of Digital” column for HR Executive magazine in the US. He shares five vital steps for digital transformation.
Xero: People are at the heart of everything we do

The accounting software provider’s Chief People Officer and CEO work hand-in-hand to meet workforce needs.
Preparing today’s workforce for tomorrow

James McKew, Asia-Pacific Regional Director for Universal Robots, says the stage is now being set for greater human-robot collaboration.
McDonald’s Corp: Inside a fast-evolving culture

McDonald’s Corp has been deliberately evolving its internal culture, as global director of HR Analytics Derek Berube explains.
Transforming McDonald’s key talent model for a new age

McDonald’s Corp is reinventing talent management for its own disrupted space, as Chief People Officer David Fairhurst explains to HR Executive magazine.
Hong Kong protests get an unlikely ally – accountants

HRM Asia’s Two Cents column returns as senior writer Justin Harper takes a look behind the ongoing unrest in HK
How to get the most out of engagement surveys

Employee engagement is at the heart of new survey products that provide continual data. Survey questions can be key to getting accurate results.
Why the HR business partner is an evolving role

Renowned HR industry analyst Josh Bersin discusses the importance of the HR business partner in modern business.
Why HR is at the heart of McDonald’s new golden age

Chief People Officer David Fairhurst is playing a key role as the storied McDonald’s brand adapts to a changing business and environment.
Working with HR to build the employee experience

Sreeram Iyer talks through the people strategies at the top of the agenda for ANZ’s corporate and institutional banking business.
Are “superminds” the next step in tech disruption?

Workplace technology commentator John Sumser ponders an age where the intelligence of groups, teams, and organsiations is focused on.
Leading a people-first talent agenda at ANZ Bank

Sreeram Iyer talks through the people strategies at the top of the agenda for ANZ’s corporate and institutional banking business.
Book review: Marcus Buckingham’s “Nine Lies About Work”

US-based HR technology commentator Bill Kutik offers a personalised review of “Nine Lies about Work”, the latest book from Marcus Buckingham.
Josh Bersin: Getting truly agile across the HR function

“Agile”, a design framework invented for software developers, has now landed in HR. And it’s transforming absolutely everything.
Robotic process automation: your future colleague

Robotic process automation may provide the bridge between manual processes and the artificial intelligence that is on the horizon.
DBS Bank: HR’s role in a wide-scale transformation

DBS’ Chief Data and Transformation Officer Paul Cobban has lead a 10-year change journey across the bank. He says he couldn’t have done it without HR.
Why diversity fails (and what HR can do about it)

The Chief People Officer of Singapore-based Everise explains why diversity efforts sometimes fail, as well as the Everise approach to inclusion.
Are companies going too far in their employee surveillance?

New tools allow companies to put their workers under the microscope like never before – but are the insights worth the implications for trust and privacy?
How HR and technology can better support teams

New research shows that teams that most impact on the output of an organisation. Here’s how HR and technology can help their development.
Infographic: HR transformation in the spotlight

There’s a big focus on business transformation at the moment, but research from DDI reveals that the HR department is itself in need of change.
The case for transformational leadership in Asia-Pacific

Grace Ho, who leads Commvault in Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific, shares some insights from a long career of change management.
Serviced apartments: new challenges; great opportunities

Serviced apartment operators have never seen so many different market forces weighing down on their traditional business model.
SMU Research: Taking careful stock of the CHRO role

Professor Richard R. Smith, of Singapore Management University, reveals some key insights into the burgeoning Chief HR Officer role.