Xero, the global small business platform, today released a study investigating how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in key markets around the world have responded to COVID-19, revealing the challenges and resulting actions taken to reinvent themselves and thrive. The commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Xero, “The Next Chapter For Small […]Continue reading

As far as we know, HR department has always been here to support a company’s stability, especially for large MNCs and SMEs with distributed officers across departments. However, another option that has emerged is the corporate concierge. Startup can run without personnel/HR teams, but many recommend that employing an HR staffer when at least 15 employees are hired […]Continue reading

With more employees are returning to the their offices, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is actively monitoring shifts practices in the workplace due to remote working. According to Senior Minister of State for Manpower Zaqy Mohamad in Parliament on Wednesday, this is done to assess the need for policy intervention. Mr Zaqy was responding to […]Continue reading

Strong leadership is synonymous with high performing organisations – the reason why many employers invest greatly in their organisational leadership and team leadership development. According to the Deloitte survey, leadership is of importance to helping businesses thrive and it continuously develops from time to time. Majority (80 percent) of survey respondents believe that the 21st-century […]Continue reading

Singapore authorities recently announced that more people will be allowed to go back to the workplace from September 28, given the low cases of Covid-19 in the community. Since the outbreak in January, the way we work has changed, thus how can business owners prepare their workspaces for the return of their team members? Narita […]Continue reading

Paperspace Asia, a Singapore-based workplace design collective, has revealed their findings of its new research that examines the impact of COVID-19 on the future of the workplace. It turns out that the majority (85 percent) of respondents enjoy working from home. However, nearly every employee (97 percent) also agreed that a physical office environment is […]Continue reading

In tandem with World Mental Health Day, a new study by Sandpiper Communications finds those in Generation Z (Gen Z) across Asia Pacific (APAC) are putting on a brave face amid COVID-19, with most focusing on betterment but still struggling to talk about their mental health, despite rising pressures. Titled The Brave Face of Gen […]Continue reading

Everyone is looking to an organisation’s leaders to serve as role models in protecting people’s health and safety while acting decisively and with purpose amidst chaos. Leader’s priority should be to support management team’s crisis response without encroaching on its operating role while also safeguarding longer-term shareholder and stakeholder interests. So how should leaders and […]Continue reading

As businesses will shift focus on preparing themselves for the next normal in the Covid-19 era, some changes adopted during the current crisis might be made permanent. This might well have implications for the purpose and overall positioning of an organisation that an employer should closely monitor. Reassess organisation’s purposes and value propositions   Life […]Continue reading

Across job functions and countries in Asia, high work demands have emerged as the top driver of stress in the workplace. Nine in 10 indicated that their jobs required high mental focus and multi-tasking, while six in 10 reported a lack of control over the pace and order of work that they need to complete. […]Continue reading