After five years of research into women and the workplace, McKinsey and company have stated, ‘...we see bright spots at senior levels. But companies need to focus their efforts earlier in the pipeline to make real progress.’

The first step, as they say, is fixing the “broken rung”.

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Joe Biden has announced Senator Kamala Harris of California as his pick for Vice President, the first black woman and person of Indian descent to be nominated for national office in the US. We discuss her leadership qualities and mastery of communication, and how it’s led her to the Biden presidential ticket.

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Researchers have compared employee behavior over two 8-week periods before and after Covid-19 lockdowns. Looking at email and meeting meta-data, the results were quite surprising. Do you think you’re logging longer hours during the pandemic workday? Are you stuck in more meetings and sending more emails? We discuss.

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COVID-19 caused three years of digital transformation to happen in just three months. Business continuity became a buzzword and indicator for how well a company could navigate the sudden shift to remote work. And it became clear early on that those who had heavily invested in digital transformation initiatives before the onset of the pandemic had a better chance of survival in the “new normal.”

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There’s a narrative that more screen time is leading to killing attention spans, making us more biased, and ruining our eyes… and the solution to that seems to be reading more. But what if your phone WAS the tool that helped you read more?

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Entrepreneurship isn't passive. It is very active. The reality is, there is no guarantee that becoming an entrepreneur will grant you this financial security and endless stream of incoming revenue each month. But, it does give you something else.  

If you're considering joining the entrepreneurial world, make sure you want it.

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Cultural stereotypes such as the idea that men are more suited for paid work and women are more suited for taking care of the home and family, may contribute to gender imbalances in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, among other undesirable gender disparities. Might these stereotypes be learned from language?

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Software designed for gaming is now letting people visit prospective homes without leaving their existing one. We discuss how VR is changing the house shopping experience and the property industry at large, plus the potential use of new technology in helping you lease out your home in the future - minus the estate agents.

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It seems everyone had to adjust and adapt their businesses to operate differently during the MCO; but what were some of the smartest or most unique approaches to that pivot?

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Former Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir, has officially joined Tik Tok. His first video on the platform is a tribute to Tun Dr Siti Hasmah and their marriage of 64 years. We discuss leaders joining Gen Z-driven social media platforms, and how this may be one of the most wholesome things we’ve seen in a while.

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