Many of us have been told that deep expertise will lead to enhanced credibility, rapid job advancement, and escalating incomes. The alternative of being broad-minded is usually dismissed as dabbling without really adding value.

But the future may be very different: Breadth of perspective and the ability to connect the proverbial dots (the domain of generalists) is likely to be as important as depth of expertise and the ability to generate dots (the domain of specialists).

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So you’ve gotten used to working from home. Maybe you even like it more than being in the office. Restrictions have eased and everyone is heading back to work in some capacity, but you’d like to maintain your new work culture. If there are valid reasons to your case, there might be ways to request an extended work-from-home period for yourself. 

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If working is inhaling, many people are stuck holding their breath. Here’s why it’s important to cultivate a rest ethic and finally exhale, too.

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If you’re like many people, you don’t take a lot of vacations from work. Even people who can take as many days as they want a year often take fewer than two weeks of paid time off each year. A big reason why is that work builds up. Vacations are nice, but the amount of preparation you need before you go away to make sure responsibilities are taken care of and the number of tasks waiting for you when you return makes vacations sometimes feel like more of a hassle than they’re worth. But what if you get sick? Do you have a plan?

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Keanu Reeves is very private for a celebrity, but it’s a well-known fact that he likes to do his part for charity. In a charity auction for Camp Rainbow Gold, Keanu Reeves is giving the highest bidder a chance to go on a date with him, albeit via Zoom. The highest bid surpassed the estimated value of the date by nearly $9000. 

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We live in truly tumultuous times. Social distancing, stock-market roller coasters and the suspension of business operations worldwide have created an uncertain atmosphere, to say the least. Meanwhile, climate change, income inequality, racial unrest and other issues continue to manifest anxiety, fear and even anger for many.

While these problems can seem overwhelming, history has repeatedly taught us that there is no reason to lose hope. People have consistently found solutions to the world’s biggest problems — and entrepreneurs are often at the forefront.

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We live in truly tumultuous times. Social distancing, stock-market roller coasters and the suspension of business operations worldwide have created an uncertain atmosphere, to say the least. Meanwhile, climate change, income inequality, racial unrest and other issues continue to manifest anxiety, fear and even anger for many.

While these problems can seem overwhelming, history has repeatedly taught us that there is no reason to lose hope. People have consistently found solutions to the world’s biggest problems — and entrepreneurs are often at the forefront.

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Today we celebrate World Refugee Day by speaking to two social enterprises founders that have been helping to raise awareness of the challenges refugees face in Malaysia. We feature Sasibai Kimis of Earth Heir and Yuet Kim Lim or PichaEats and also discuss how more Malaysians can help.

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Cashless payments have come in handy now more than ever due to the “no-touch” policy created by COVID-19. While the pandemic has fast-tracked the move to digital financing for many sectors, others such as hawkers and small businesses are still relying heavily on physical cash payments. In an effort to push app-based payments further, Singapore is now hiring hundreds of digital ambassadors to help stallholders transition to a more cashless way of doing business. 

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Walmart, America’s biggest source of employment is cutting cashiers from one of its stores in a strategy that they say is to ‘limit human interaction’ and to ensure that customers can get in and out of the facility quicker. 

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