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Wendong Li, Associate Professor at the Department of Management at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Business School teamed up with seven other academics to examine whether taking on a leadership role -- along with the added job responsibilities -- can actually change people's personality traits. 

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic brought seismic changes to the way we work, there has been a clear need for more efforts in reskilling and upskilling. Says Rayvan Ho, Founder and CEO of ACKTEC, a Singapore based edtech startup, “In 2019, only 17% of employees in Singapore...

External attacks on companies result in the most expensive cyber-insurance losses but it is employee mistakes and technical problems that are the most frequent generator of claims by number, according to a report from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), Managing The Impact Of Increasing Interconnectivity -- Trends In...

Just how much of the global service industry will be left standing by the time COVID-19 is brought under control is anybody's guess. In the U.S., an industry association said restaurants across the country were on track to lose US$240 billion in revenues by the end of 2020.

Despite the challenges and disruptions of COVID-19, the regional Financial Services Industry (FSI) has continued to forge ahead and accelerate the pace of digitization in response to the pandemic, according to findings by Microsoft-IDC.   Unveiling the FSI findings of the culture of innovation...

Realising that business transformation in the post-COVID world is inevitable, companies are turning to AI platforms and technology to accelerate their transformation. Beyond digital payments and online retail, internal business processes are also being enhanced by new technology. One such company is CrimsonLogic which...

As the business climate begins to show signs of recovery moving into 2021, experts share their insights on where companies can focus their attention in order to leverage the momentum of the new year. Digitalisation The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the...

The global economy is seeing signs of gradual recovery from the economic fallout due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The SBF-Experian SME Index for 1Q21 – 2Q21F registered an overall reading of 48.2, an uptick from 46.3 in the 4Q20 – 1Q21F SBF-Experian SME Index.

Microsoft and Generation, a global nonprofit founded by McKinsey & Co, are partnering Digital Industry Singapore (DISG), Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) to upskill, place, and fill demand for tech-enabled jobs for up to 1,000 Singaporeans as part of the SGUnited Jobs and Skills Package. Titled #GetReadySG, the...

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed challenges to the education and training industry, a sector which has valued face-to-face interactions and, as such, has tended to resist digitalisation. With rules and restrictions aimed at reducing social contact implemented as a response to the pandemic, the sector has been...