The pandemic has certainly shaken up our work lives, for worse or for better. With that in mind, while in-office presence and work-life balance have been brought up for further debate, what about another factor of work we normally don’t revisit or redesign? Is the yearly performance review really the best way to gauge employee feedback and judge increments and other remunerations by?

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Many job seekers put up their resumes on recruitment websites in the hope of getting offers from companies. However, this has also made some of them vulnerable to job scammers who make fake offers through messaging apps.

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With e-commerce booming like never before, how can businesses hop on the wagon while still managing to set themselves apart without breaking their budget?

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Bringing up children and leading a company might sound like two completely unrelated responsibilities, but in reality, they interconnect. In conjunction with Mother’s Day last weekend, we celebrate leaders at work and at home, as we speak to Sheila Singam, founder of Human Equation to understand the bigger picture of how parenthood helps shape leaders better.

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The Malaysia Social Entrepreneurship Blueprint 2030 (SEMy2030) has been touted as “the most ambitious ever attempt in the Asia Pacific region to promote social entrepreneurship”. We discuss what the blueprint means to local social enterprises and those in the B40 category, as well as the key instruments that need to be activated in order for this blueprint to realise its goals.

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Long-term missions and visions are decided in meetings, huddles, and brainstorming sessions. But as time goes on, it gets harder for companies to keep track of their long-term missions, especially during periods of rapid growth and expansion. As explained by an article in Harvard Business Review, a long-term vision should be the North star of any business, and management can employ a few ways to never lose sight of their true mission statements.

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It seems as though non-permanent work could be the way of the future, but how and when should a company start to rely primarily on the contingent workforce?

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How do Malaysian individuals and organisations better protect themselves from cybersecurity breaches, especially in the age of remote work and the progress of the Internet of Things?

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We often talk about cybersecurity and safety in the digital space, but do we really know what that means? Furthermore, how much do we understand about the impact of cyber warfare? With technology rapidly evolving, the definition of cybersecurity and cyber threats change too, and it’s important for companies to recognize these risks as we adopt more tech-driven solutions in a post-pandemic landscape.

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According to Meltwater, more than 1.4 million social media conversations around livestream shopping took place in Southeast Asia last year, doubling the same period in 2020. A study by iKala also revealed that 33 percent of Singaporeans who shopped on social media platforms in 2021 did so because of its engaging experience, such as through live-selling. 

While live shopping may be one of the hottest ecommerce trends now, it seems like only smaller sellers are taking advantage of the trend, with many bigger online retailers still unsure of the impact of live shopping.  

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