Leaders need to show more self-restraint than any time in recent memory in the work environment. With the change administration necessities, expanded commercial centre requests and increasing dynamic elements that encompass us, leaders must have more prominent balance, deftness and tolerance to limit the effect of vulnerability. How leaders react...

Regardless of how you voted last November 2016 for US President, the results of a Trump victory are shaking the pants off corporate board room execs from here to China and back. Weeks before becoming President Mr Trump seemingly in a matter of ‘Tweets’ reversed the course of U.S. manufacturing...

According to a report by Statista, Instagram now houses 500 million active users and has become one of the most popular social media platforms in the world. Owned by Facebook, Instagram now allows entrepreneurs and online marketers to promote their business by uploading eye-catchy photos of their products or services....

Across industries as varied as finance, e-commerce, and food/beverage, companies today are focused on much more than business as usual: Morgan Stanley is giving career advice to women; Amazon is entering cargo delivery; and Coca-Cola is training entrepreneurs in underprivileged geographies. It’s increasingly clear that in 2016, businesses of all sizes...

Market Contraction is an opportunity Attitude determines outcome. How businesses emerge after a market contraction depend a lot on how they take on the challenge - fight it with downsizing maneuvers, embrace it as enhancement opportunities, or enact a mix from both camps. Although majority of executives select the pruning...

Unless you are in the gaming industry, you may not realize how Virtual Reality (VR) is taking off. In fact, long thought of as totally futuristic, the technology is becoming increasing accessible, and for consumers looking for VR experiences, there is increasingly more and more content to choose from. For...

We are currently living in an entrepreneurial world, in which setting up a business faces a real challenge indeed. For those who do take the plunge, a great deal of success can be achieved. The initial stages refer to the business as a ‘startup company’, in which the business is...

CEOs of successful brands often find themselves in a challenging situation. They want to help their businesses grow and become more successful, but they also understand that a brand’s success isn’t everything. In the long run, it’s important that CEOs are able to grow their personal brands simultaneously if they...

Have you defined your personal brand?   Are you consistently living your personal brand every day? Do you know how to balance between your personal branding and your corporate status as a spokesperson and corporate ambassador? If you’re like most of upper management professionals, top level executives I have trained or...

Sun Life Malaysia has appointed Noor Azam bin Mohd Yusof as the chief executive officer of Sun Life Malaysia Takaful Berhad (SLMT), following the retirement of Jeffry Azmi. In his new role, Azam will oversee all aspects of the business, ensuring Syariah compliance and governance while driving the execution of...

The translation industry has long struggled with preserving cultural nuance and context. Historically, machine translation tools have been limited to word-for-word conversions, often missing the deeper meaning behind phrases, idioms, and region-specific references. However, advances in Gen AI translation are rapidly transforming this landscape, offering solutions that go beyond literal...

As public relations professionals guide their clients through a year filled with uncertainty and noise, many top agencies are expanding their services beyond traditional pitches. To better meet their clients’ needs, public relations agencies are changing. Some are like consulting and advertising firms, while others are adding new services, like...

As organisations like Amazon and Meta axe their their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes, the box-ticking nature of such initiatives becomes clear. DEI has become a ‘charged’ term, as Meta put it, citing a ‘shifting legal and policy landscape’. Amazon justified their move with a shift in focus to...

Su Tong, founder and CEO of Hylink Digital Solutions, has stepped down from his role following allegations of market manipulation. Hylink, China’s largest independent full-service digital advertising agency and a publicly traded company on the Shanghai Stock Exchange confirmed his resignation. The company stated that the decision was made to...

Global commerce media company Criteo has announced the appointment of Michael Komasinski as its chief executive officer (CEO) and a member of its Board. Komasinski will take over from Megan Clarken, who is retiring from her role as CEO and stepping down from the Board. To ensure a seamless transition,...