WHAT’S UP ISSUE #01: NATURE QUEST CHALLENGE Ever heard the story about the three sons who could not get along with each other? Their wise father decided to teach them a lesson by asking them to gather a bundle of sticks and break them. None of them succeeded to break the sticks as a bundle …
BLOG | 3 MIN READ IT PAYS TO LEARN AND RELEARN Singapore has long placed an emphasis on lifelong learning and continuity in development. We’ve seen the opening of institutes that promote those values, and subsidies for those who choose to upgrade themselves professionally. The same would apply for businesses: it’s always a good idea …
BLOG | 3 MIN READ GEAR UP AND GET READY TO WALK THE TALK “Gear up, and get ready to walk the talk”. It’s not an uncommon saying. You’ve probably heard it from the unhappy group mate who’s been complaining about the tyrant of a group leader during a school project, or the disgruntled employee …
BLOG | 3 MIN READ MAKING OFFICE A BETTER PLACE TO WORK Cubicle walls. Chairs that swivel. Corkboards copiously pinned with memos to-do lists. You see these things on a daily basis, and you’re sick of them. If you’re lucky enough to have your own office, maybe there’s more space to make it your own. …
BLOG | 5 MIN READ GET TO KNOW YOUR EMPLOYEES All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” That proverb is half right – not only does it make Jack a dull boy; it also makes him an unproductive, unmotivated boy. It may not be the employer’s immediate priority to organise team-building activities …
BLOG | 5 MIN READ CREATING CONVERSATIONS We are not unfamiliar with having an unapproachable boss; I cannot tell you how many times the ball was pushed around my colleagues and I just to see who would ask our boss for a simple signature. It wasn’t that he was a complete tyrannical monster who would …
