What businesses can learn from the best game of 2017
What businesses can learn from the best game of 2017 Articles • March 29, 2017 As a long time gaming enthusiast, it is refreshing and inspiring when a [...]
March 2017
January 2015
The Gist of Leading Innovation: Problem Solver vs. Problem Finder
For the longest time, society has placed a high value on problem-solving abilities. We see this especially in our education system where students receive a problem statement and are asked to solve it based on [...]
August 2014
Effective Succession Management
Facing a business environment of continual change, succession management needs to be an integral part of the organisation's overall business strategy. It is no longer only the human resource strategy; it is critically connected to [...]
June 2014
How beer broke the bank
Despite the tough economy and rising living cost, Malaysia’s credit card usage is on the rise and there seems to be no stopping it. This is also in spite of the recent Global Survey of [...]
May 2014
Securing Our Socio-Economic Success
A recent study comparing economic growth in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) member and non-member countries found cognitive skills of their populations a significant predictor of socio-economic success. It also found that inadequate [...]
April 2014
Revolution of Assessment: Situational Judgement Test
A pile of CVs and interview notes spread across the table in front of you. You would need to spend time (shortest possible) to review each piece of the data, deciding who to process to [...]
March 2014
Staying Alive
“For a new year to bring you something new, make a move, like a butterfly tearing its cocoon! Make a move!”, said Mehmet Murat Ilda. We look forward to transform our own cocoons – moving [...]
February 2014
The Challenges of Entrepreneurship
Starting a business can involve an emotional roller-coaster as you face obstacles which may test your commitment and perseverance. One often hears of entrepreneurs who experience exhilarating optimism and crushing pessimism over a business life [...]
How effective is your talent factory? – Part II
We have explored the needs to build a talent factory, and we believe that you see its importance just as we do. Now, are you ready to learn about the key ingredients in building a [...]
January 2014
How effective is your talent factory? – Part I
To nurture and maximise potential talent, do you think that the current education system lends enough support? Taking the baton from the educators, how can organisations continue to develop talent? That is one of the [...]
December 2013
Rethinking the Value of the Education System
All of us go through the stages of compulsory education irrespective of our country of origin, from pre-school, to primary school, to lower and upper levels of secondary education. Most of us advance our studies [...]
Spotting Ineffective Leadership: A sponge vs. a rock
Carved and painted by psychologists and experts, there are a number of leadership theories stemmed from different perspectives. What type of individual makes a good leader? – Trait theories argue that leaders inherit certain traits [...]
November 2013
How to get people to fall in love with you?
How do you feel about your company’s brand identity? Have you ever wondered about the message your company brand (really) conveys? Have you thought about your brand identity’s impact on your talent attraction and retention? [...]
Do schools matter?
What outcomes can one expect from longer instructional hours in schools? Conventional wisdom prescribes a positive correlation between instructional hours, skills proficiency and workforce employability. Hence more instructional hours should result in greater skills proficiency [...]
Successful Entrepreneurs Decoded: L.E.A.D.
"Generation Y is the most entrepreneurial generation ever," said Jeff Cornwall, director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Belmont University in Nashville. An online job marketplace oDesk recently surveyed 3,193 professionals worldwide with a focus [...]
September 2013
Inside The Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs are a curious bunch. They come in all shapes, sizes, genders and backgrounds. They get up at dawn. They're the first ones to the office and the last ones to leave. They use productivity [...]