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5 reasons Skype increases my productivity in Singapore

I am a true global business citizen. I’m English but I have created a company in Singapore and another in Hong Kong. My clients are from right across Asia Pacific and Europe.

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5 reasons Skype increases my productivity in Singapore

I am a true global business citizen. I’m English but I have created a company in Singapore and another in Hong Kong. My clients are from right across Asia Pacific and Europe.

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Everything you need to know about being a leader in Singapore

Leadership in Singapore has recently gained a lot of attention, especially with the elder generation of leaders explicitly indicating that new leadership is imminent. A leader is someone who connects, is forward-looking, and transforms the organisation – public or private – as a whole. Here is everything you need to know about being a leader today from some of Singapore’s most powerful LinkedIn profiles this year.

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The race to commercialise biomedical technologies in Singapore

How would the commercial success of biomedical technology help in the fight against diabetes in Singapore?

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Has the workplace in Singapore really evolved?

Forty years ago, people were rifling through research books in public libraries to search for answers to their questions. Forty years ago, people could only call their friends on local landlines. Forty years ago, people were going to work with paper and pen, and there was no such thing as email.

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The ups and downs of the Singapore shipping and offshore sector

It seems that every week brings a raft of new 'bad news' stories for the Singapore shipping and offshore oil and gas sectors and their investors. Swissco Holdings, OW Bunkers, Swiber Holdings, Rickmers Maritime, Ezra Holdings, Marco Polo Marine are all reminders of just how far the markets have fallen, and clearly show how few options companies (and investors) have when things turn bad.

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Disruption defines three challenges for Singapore

Singapore’s ability to navigate the challenges of disruption rests on becoming a Learning Nation, and ensuring industry-readiness and re-employability among millennials and mid-career professionals.

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10 tips for business travellers in Asia

Although my HQ is in Singapore I spend most of working life traveling across Asia Pacific doing talks or meeting fellow entrepreneurs and potential clients. The spine of my business in Asia is Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Sydney, and I regularly visit all these places as well as cool and interesting cities in the rest of Asia Pacific every month.

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To win at Influencer Marketing, Singaporean firms should use Instagram

In many cases of popular consumer brands, sales were doing amazing in the '90s and early 2000s, without much proactive effort on their part. Most were flying high, but then trends changed, demand waned, e-commerce caught on, other smaller indie companies started creating their own versions of the same product and started eroding market share. Sound familiar?

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Upgrade yourself today: The 10 most wanted IT skills in Singapore

Our dynamic workforce requires its workers to upgrade their skill sets constantly. With government subsidies and support, improving yourself does not have to be too expensive. Through the SkillsFuture credit scheme, you can access over 10,000 courses available on the SkillsFuture directory. These courses will help you stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and strategies in your industry.

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What you need to know in keeping your privileged users in check

The inaugural Singapore International Cyber Week (SICW) will be held next week, from the 10th of October, and it's no surprise that one of the key topics during that week will be cyber security. Data breaches are happening globally, and are growing in magnitude.

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MNCs avidly chase IT candidates with sound communication and presentation skills

Information technology professionals with sound communication and presentation skills will have an abundance of forthcoming opportunities in Singapore as multinational companies increasingly set up support sites in the country.

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Planning your year-end offsite? 3 must-dos for a successful Singapore corporate retreat

As Singapore-based companies approach the end of the year, it's around this time that leadership teams start thinking very seriously about 2017. However, this is often as far as they get. Lots of thinking, some talking, but little action. Other employees meanwhile are waiting for the email that has the words 'offsite' or 'corporate/strategic retreat' in the subject line, hoping for one last trip to Changi Cover or Bintan to round off the year.

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What firms should know about scaling up management productivity

Productivity in Singapore has fallen again.

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4 mistakes SMEs make that can lead to business failure

I've met hundreds of SMEs and business owners… I've seen some rise and I've seen some fall. Some have gone on to have massive success on the international stage, and some are not doing too well. Some are attracting investor interest, and others are contemplating shutting down their business completely.

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Singapore – Are you ready for Industry 4.0?

The onset of the fourth industrial revolution – also known as Industry 4.0 where smart technologies such as robotics, 3D printing, and the industrial Internet of Things (IoT) are on the rise – have the potential to reshape the manufacturing industry and change the way factories work today.

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How Donald Trump's views on the TPP could sink Singapore

Billionaire US presidential candidate Donald Trump last year called the Trans- Pacific Partnership (TPP) a "horrible deal."

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Better online ads in Singapore? The coalition conversation

Last week on Thursday (15 September 2016), leading trade associations, companies, publishers, and agency groups announced "The Coalition for Better Ads". Some biggies in this coalition include Google, Facebook, Procter & Gamble, Unilever, GroupM, and IAB. We can expect data-driven online advertising standards to come out from this initiative.

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