Commentary

In today’s highly dynamic global marketplace, planning and preparedness are the best defenses against emergency situations. It is important to have a detailed plan in place outlining the actions needed to maintain business operations in times of emergencies. Failure to plan ahead may result in lost revenue, lower productivity and customer dissatisfaction, as well as damage to the company’s brand reputation. While, in some cases, certain factors are external and beyond control, there are still ways to prepare and cope with unforeseeable situations, thus mitigating significant losses for the company. Here are the following ten tips for businesses and governments that can help ensure operational continuity.

Have you ever thought that the thing that you spend most of your life with could actually be your enemy not your best friend? I’m talking about your office chair not your pet.

What makes a great leader? Here are 10 powerful philosophies from the most admired business leaders in the history of the world.

Alright it has been nearly 140 days since Facebook went public and all the mayhem surrounding its overpriced valuation is gradually settling down. In these 4 months the company has lost over US$50B in market capitalization but if Zuckerberg’s first post-IPO interview is anything to go by, the company hasn’t lost any steam at all when it comes to rolling out new features.

A frequent mistake made by many Singapore organizations has been to focus continuous improvement effort on what managers or employees assume is important to customers.

Singapore is ranked as one of the world’s top destinations for plastic surgery. The IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook ranked Singapore’s Health Infrastructure 3rd out of 55 countries.

Neil Humphreys is a cultural phenomenon. He is a British expat who has made a success of living in Singapore and created a rogue expat brand for himself. He is the exception to the rule and Singapore and people who read his books are better off as a result of it.

AS Singapore progresses through the 21st century, new and exciting technological advances are continuing to occur at an ever-increasing rate, and global commerce is fast becoming the standard for today's marketplace.

Singapore is Asia’s leading business hub. However, when it comes to business dressing, many will agree that we are not leading in the region.

The mobile computing industry is the convergence and consolidation of PC and mobile devices, software and apps, media and content.

When building a consumer mobile service, the initial focus is on working toward a successful launch, meeting deadlines and ensuring the system works properly for the “grand opening,” the press release, the ribbon cutting and photo opportunities.

Asia’s banking and finance sector is feeling the pressure from global economic turmoil, with redundancies, weak trading volumes and stiff industry competition shaking employee confidence. To maintain balance sheets and achieve growth targets, financial institutions are putting pressure on leaner workforces to produce more results.

In organizations around the world discussions and meetings are now ongoing in regards to their respective income and cost budgets for 2013, an integral part of 2013 planning are the marketing and sales plans and the expected ROI from the various activities.

With the US and European economies still adjusting to the recent drop in domestic property values, experts are already wondering if a similar scenario is due to hit Singapore in the next couple years.

With immediate effect, Ms Amy Cheong, the former Assistant Director of NTUC membership division, was fired from her job, for her hateful and disrespectful Facebook posts with regards to Malay void deck weddings.

“Good artists copy, great artists steal” – Pablo Picasso.