Unpacking Ikea’s very Swedish workplace culture

The world’s largest furniture retailer ensures that accessibility is a quality afforded not only to its customers, but also to all employees.
Analysis: Agile workforce, future workforce

Contingent employment is on the up and up. To remain competitive, HR needs to enable business transformations that can keep up with this new and nimble management model
Inside Shopee’s journey from startup to retail sensation

Chief Commercial Officer Junjie Zhou talks about Shopee’s journey so far, and what’s still ahead.
How Medtronic turned business strategy into talent strategy

Change agility and cultural diversity are two of Medtronic’s main goals for 2018. Its HR Director Binayak Bagchi shares more.
Asia’s most effective workspaces: Tableau (Singapore)

Last but not least, we go inside Tableau Asia-Pacific’s headquarters – a space that encourages collaboration and inspires creativity.
Asia’s most effective workspaces: Changi Airport Group (Singapore)

Changi Airport Group’s newly-refurbished office takes our breath away with its indoor-outdoor concept.
How e-commerce reshaped Shiseido’s people strategies

Shiseido Asia-Pacific President Jean-Philippe Charrier shares his thoughts on the widely-disrupted beauty industry in this exclusive chat.
Up close and personal with Coca-Cola’s HRD

Coca-Cola’s Gaurav Sharma shares his personal career journey in HR.
Asia’s most effective workspaces: Shopee (Singapore)

Our list also includes start-ups like online retailer Shopee, whose Singapore office would give the big boys a run for their money.
Asia’s most effective workspaces: GSK (Singapore)

As part of our “Most Effective Workspaces in Asia” list, we put the spotlight on pharmaceutical giant GSK’s Asia headquarters.
[Two Cents] Tis’ the season to be… appropriate

“A little party never killed nobody”, Fergie once sang, but she’s clearly not referring to an office function, much less during the holiday season.
KPMG’s dynamic skills development approach

Professional services firm KPMG’s tried and tested formula of people development has helped it to maintain a relevant talent pipeline.
Standard Chartered Bank’s leadership development approach

Having specific capabilities is important, but the ability to constantly reinvent oneself is the true mark of a leader at Standard Chartered Bank.
Great workplaces make for a greater Singapore

The best places to work are more likely to advance in their industry, and strengthen the nation’s economy, says Minister Josephine Teo.
Singapore’s best places to work 2017

Trusting employees, giving back to society, and creating positive work culture – these are just a few of the things making these workplaces great.
Developing a future-ready pipeline

Businesses are in a state of flux, and leadership development needs to be the change driver. So says Standard Chartered Bank’s Global Head of Leadership Effectiveness
Up close and personal with a Senior HR Manager

Cheryl Lye from Hotel Indigo Singapore Katong shares insights from her professional and personal life with HRM Asia.
BreadTalk Group’s cream of the (workforce) crop

BreadTalk Group’s Head of HR talks about the big dreams still harboured by the Southeast Asian food and beverage titans.
Plugged-in engagement

Rohaya Roslee of Dow Chemical Pacific in Southeast Asia, shares how an increase in employee engagement can be linked to increased revenue growth.
Hashtag “#Recruitment”

Recruitment experts have always been quick to adopt new channels for connecting with candidates. The latest campaigns over social media platforms like Snapchat and Instagram show just how far the profession has come
HR in the age of technology

HR technology has come a long way in the last few years, as HR professionals demand user-friendly tools that provide great insights.
Beyond the numbers

Alexis Saussinan, Head of People Analytics at Merck Group, explains how his team has integrated employee data into business strategy.
Be our guest: Why serviced apartments still win out

HRM Magazine takes a critical look at the advantages serviced apartments still have over both hotels and Airbnb.
Performance Management 2.0

Sylvia Koh, Chief People Officer for CrimsonLogic, shares her organisation’s journey ahead of the Performance Management Innovation Congress in September.
Singapore professionals world’s least productive: study

Low productivity has been particularly detrimental for Singapore’s service industry.
Keeping pace with technological change at Fujitsu

Wong Heng Chew, Country President of Fujitsu Singapore, is determined to ensure his staff are not lagging behind in the disruptive technology sector.
Up close and personal with BreadTalk Group’s VP of HR

Bryden Toh, Vice President of HR, FA Division, BreadTalk Group, chats with HRM Magazine about his work and personal life.
Marina Bay Sands: The resort that never sleeps

Managing one of the world’s largest resort properties and its 10,000 employees is certainly no small task. Marina Bay Sands’ Senior Vice President of HR Chan Yit Foon shares just how her team keeps things running smoothly 365 days a year
Why Singapore’s labour market remains a question mark in 2017

With 2016 coming to a close, HRM Asia attempts to make sense of the recent spate of employment surveys that show differing levels of hiring intention for 2017. Are better days ahead for Singapore workers? Or is the economic downturn only just beginning?
Singtel: Nurturing young ICT talents

The first diploma scholarship programme in support of SkillsFuture in the info-communications sector, the Singtel Cadet Scholarship Programme provides a progressive career pathway to help fresh graduates upgrade and advance, making Singapore a hub for talent in critical areas