Skillsoft announced Aspire Journeys for Leadership Development, an integrated curriculum and resources designed to make it simple for organisations to equip leaders with digital leadership skills and competencies needed to thrive professionally in today’s fast-changing, agile business environment. The new Aspire Journeys are a part of the Skillsoft Leadership Development Program (SLDP) powered by MIT […]
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In recent times, the economic crisis and associated meltdowns faced by companies have contributed to an increasingly negative perception of business and industry. Numerous corporate scandals and failures have motivated people to ask questions about the leaders at the forefront of these organisations and their integrity. The public is losing trust in leaders who are […]
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COVID-19 is predicted to stay for years, even with the most sophisticated testing and contact tracing. Cities around the world will suffer waves of infectious outbreaks until immunity takes hold or antiviral therapists and vaccines are developed. Yet, cities cannot stay locked down forever. If they do, spiralling food shortages, rising prices, mounting unemployment rate, […]
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While data can be put to beneficial uses for individuals and companies, unregulated and arbitrary use of data, especially personal data, has raised concerns regarding the privacy and autonomy of an individual. This is also a subject matter of the landmark judgment of the Supreme Court, which recognises the right to privacy as a fundamental […]
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In employment practices, employers collect employees’ personal data for various purposes, such as to provide employee development and engagement programs that target the core problems, thus creating real results in the overall employees’ productivity and performance. Yet, employers also have full responsibility to protect employees’ data privacy from any misusage, including cyber breach. The current […]
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Had you asked me in January of this year what an HR Director gets up to, I would have told you the very sorts of things you would have expected to hear: in normal circumstances I worry about getting the best people for appropriate positions, keeping them, and seeing to it that they rise in […]
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Entering the world of HR requires persistence and a strong ethic as the responsibility goes beyond engaging or maintaining the company and its people. HR professionals are also responsible to address any misconduct in the workplace and become the first-line department to report to. When scandals occur in an organisation, the public relations officer will […]
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By Stephen Koss, EY Asia-Pacific Workforce Advisory Leader As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, organizations across the region are increasingly being confronted by employee well-being related challenges. The role of leaders must now, therefore, include paying close attention to potentially lethal physical health risks and the effects of increased stress, fear, and uncertainty. The focus must […]
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There is no doubt that the data revolution has been changing businesses and industries in profound and unalterable ways. Based on McKinsey research, the gap between leaders and laggards in adopting analytics, within and among industry sectors, is growing. Some companies are doing amazing with data; some are still struggling with the basics; while some […]
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Gender pay gap is one among critical gender equality issues that has stayed since women are entering the workforce. But the truth is, there is another gap that is less discussed: the network gap. Based on a survey titled Do Informal Referrals Lead to Better Matches?, someone who has a strong network would be more […]
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