In an earlier article, we raised the issue of talent and discussed how it was perceived across cultures, as well as the framework for the four types of talent which Dr Senthu Jeyaraj, a Singapore-based organisational psychologist, had formulated: the generalist, the specialist, the generalising specialist and the specialising generalist. But what is a versatilist? […]
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Date: December 16, 2020 at 09:01
Author: hrinasia – Shi Wen

Productivity equipment or tools, and best practices for remote working are the technology and human resources-related support that employees want most.  Summary Majority of surveyed employees (84 percent) in Singapore (Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ): 81 percent) feel they are prepared for long-term remote work   However, employees are worried about blurring boundaries between work and […]
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Date: December 16, 2020 at 06:04
Author: hrinasia – Renny

A blend of soft skills such as creativity, flexibility/agility, positivity/optimism combined with technical skills are considered key skills for successful future leaders in Indonesia.  Businesses and organisations worldwide have experienced unprecedented seismic changes due to the 2020 global pandemic. As a result, there is an increased urgency to successfully identify the next generation of leaders […]
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Date: December 16, 2020 at 06:04
Author: hrinasia – Renny

The government, through the National Employment Council (NEC), will strive to create 500,000 jobs despite the country being in a dire economic situation as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said this was because the number of those unemployed this year has increased to 700,000 or 5.6 percent compared […]
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Date: December 14, 2020 at 12:02
Author: hrinasia – Nurlita

Technology will disrupt the current state of HR and reinvent HR’s roles in the future to drive business transformation and productivity. A new study by Willis Towers Watson, a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, and commissioned by the Institute for Human Resource Professionals and Ministry of Manpower in Singapore, released today reveals that […]
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Date: December 14, 2020 at 12:02
Author: hrinasia – Nurlita

The 2019 World Development Report highlights the changing nature of work across the globe. In high-income countries, which include most countries in Europe and Asia, having a good basic education will not be enough to be productively included in the labour market in the coming decades. Productive workers will need good-quality higher education. Therefore, in […]
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Date: December 14, 2020 at 12:02
Author: hrinasia – Renny

Monotonous working activity and lack of challenges seems to be a serious issue for employees nowadays, which could lead to job hopping behaviour and thus put a risk to employee retention strategy. A survey commissioned by career platform LinkedIn suggested one in three professionals in India said they were ‘sleepwalking’ at work. The survey conducted […]
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Date: December 14, 2020 at 09:04
Author: hrinasia – HR ASIA

Are you team Nam Do-San or team Han Ji-Pyeong? If you are active on social media, you might have noticed that many people are currently enthusiastic about a Korean drama: Start-Up. Telling the story of a group of young people’s struggle in building a tech startup, this drama captivates many viewers because of its interesting […]
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Date: December 11, 2020 at 09:04
Author: hrinasia – Nurlita

When the health and economic crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are brought under control, policy efforts in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) will need to address the steep fall in productivity growth over the past decade and focus on structural reforms that are essential to reignite long-term growth prospects. Strengthening governance and improving institutional […]
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Date: December 11, 2020 at 06:00
Author: hrinasia – Renny