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What Singaporeans need to know about Cultural Intelligence

In our parents' generation, boosting our intelligence quotient (IQ) by way of higher and higher paper qualifications was a key determinant of workplace success.

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What Singaporeans need to know about Cultural Intelligence

In our parents' generation, boosting our intelligence quotient (IQ) by way of higher and higher paper qualifications was a key determinant of workplace success.

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Singapore's executive aspirations – how to spot your future leaders

In a recent web poll by Hays, over half of respondents in Singapore said they aspire to be a high-level executive, suggesting that the majority of professionals have ambition to be part of the C-suite.

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How Abenomics may affect Singapore's investors

As Japan continues to try to claw its way out of 20 years of deflation and stagnation, Singaporean investors would be wise to be vigilant to the reverberations the world’s third-largest economy has on the Singapore dollar and other asset classes.

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Are your employees leaving because of you?

A recent survey, Salary & Employment Insights 2014, discovered that 40% of workers have changed jobs in the last two years, and more than 70% are currently seeking new ones. The survey also revealed that lousy managers and a desire to earn more were key reasons for jumping ship.

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What FATCA means to Singapore's financial institutions

FATCA is a term that must be familiar to anyone who deals with US institutions or US persons. By way of background, a 2008 Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee report on Tax Havens estimated that the United States loses about $100 billion in tax revenue each year as a result of offshore abuses.

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What is stopping the next generation of Singaporeans from becoming entrepreneurs?

A new survey comparing youthful entrepreneurs across the world has many positives as well as many negatives for Singapore to think about.

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Is a Singaporean blogger endorsing your brand more important than a celebrity?

Brands in Singapore now have choices when it comes to who endorses them. Your brand can now choose between a well-known Singaporean or international celebrity or key Singaporean or global blogging influencers to be brand advocates. Or both.

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Have we forgotten the meaning of May Day?

To many of us, May Day is a brief respite between Good Friday and Vesak Day, a public holiday where we get to rest and spend with family and friends.

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The future of digital marketing in Singapore

As a longtime digital marketer, I thoroughly enjoy spending my time online, researching, connecting with people, and visiting my favourite sites. But still, there is something to be said about attending real world events like the Adobe Summit, an event held in Salt Lake City, Utah last month.

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How bricks met clicks and lived happily ever after in Singapore

Singaporeans love to shop! And with every purchase we make, whether online or in a store, we go through a decision-making process that revolves around Price, Favourite, and Availability (PFA).

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Singapore skills shortages persist as economy expands

All-round Accountants, Legal Counsels, and Sales Administrators are just some of the many skills in demand as Singapore’s expanding economy continues to create new jobs.

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How you can use gamification in Singapore

Gamification, yet another trendy marketing topic of the moment (all aboard the bandwagon!) but do most marketers in Singapore really know what it is?

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Lousy customer service: Who's to blame?

I’m willing to bet my last dollar that you, dear reader, have probably experienced the embarrassingly poor levels of service in Singapore’s food & beverage industry at some point.

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Should every Singaporean pay the same premium for Medisave Life insurance coverage?

There has been a lot of debate about the government’s new Medisave Life policy to replace the current Medisave medical and health insurance coverage.

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6 strategies to counter rising employee turnover in Singapore

Employee turnover has been reported in Singapore at 15.6% in 2013 which is up from the 14.1% we experienced in 2012.

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Here's why building digital trust is critical for business growth

In Singapore’s quest to be recognised as a global digital hub and as companies here continue to embrace the developments that the digital age brings, the issue of trust becomes imperative.

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