HRM Asia’s Top Stories for March 2018
Catch up on HRM Magazine Asia’s top stories for March 2018, right here. We’ve got HR Insider with GSK, and the latest on the Grab/Uber acquisition.
Shaping a digital learning culture
Harlina Sodhi from IDFC Bank tells us about the challenges and priorities for learning specialists in 2018, including how digital learning will become increasingly dominant
HR’s war against the machines
13 years after Fast Company magazine asked “Why we hate HR”, the profession is still struggling to win hearts and minds.
Building agile leaders
Why should learning and development professionals shift their focus to developing leaders who are agile?
An effective cure with GSK’s talent remedy
When it comes to employee engagement, UK pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline seems to have figured out the magic formula.
HR gets together in Singapore
A new, monthly networking opportunity attracted more than 50 HR professionals to its inaugural event in Singapore.
Understanding the heartbeat of the business
Before HR business partners can add value to the business, they must first learn more about it.
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.
HRM Five: Accelerating digital transformation
In this week’s HRM Five, we talk practical tips for those looking to enable digital transformation at their organisations.
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.
One on one with… Shiseido’s Jean-Philippe Charrier
In the second installment of this exclusive interview, Shiseido Asia-Pacific President Jean-Philippe Charrier talks about his life so far.
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.
The new paradigm of HR business partners
Raamann Ahuja, Senior Director HR for Thermo Fisher Scientific in SE Asia and Taiwan, talks about how HR business partners can create more strategic impact.
HRM Five: New Year’s resolutions for HR
New year, new HRM Five! In this edition, we talk new year’s resolutions for the HR set.
Uncovering Fitbit Asia-Pacific’s HR story
One of wearable technology company Fitbit’s biggest HR challenges has been in finding the right talent, its Asia-Pacific head Steve Morley shares.
MedcoEnergi’s integrated talent development approach
Leadership development is one of MedcoEnergi’s greatest long-term HR challenges. How does it build a steady talent pipeline?
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.
HRM Five: Strategies for uncertainty
HR professionals are needed more than ever in the current volatile business environment. Here are five ways they can stay ahead of the uncertain game ahead.
HRM Five: Practical tips for young professionals
The beginning of one’s career is the most crucial. Here are five valuable tips for professionals just starting out.
Need for speed at Amazon Web Services
Just like its parent firm, speed and intellectual minds are powering Amazon Web Services’ charge as the market leader in the cloud computing industry.
Procter & Gamble: Building from within
Vinitaa Jayson, Vice President of HR for Asia, Procter & Gamble, says there is a secret to its popularity among jobseekers.
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.
How Hilton Asia-Pacific is paving the way forward
Hilton Asia-Pacific’s vice president of HR shares how “great rewards, great careers, and great environment” are key to overcoming staffing issues.
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
Accelerating workforce reskilling
Board advisor to Smartup.io Laurence Smith says we can’t fight the technological revolution, but we can embrace it – through development of a digital mindset.
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
People, productivity, performance
By effectively measuring the productivity of people, HR can identify performance gaps and develop optimal training plans to address them