Culture-Based Retention
At a recent Talent Talk about retention, hosted by 33 Talent, one of the participants challenged a bit of conventional wisdom. He suggested that the belief that “people don’t quit jobs; they quit managers” is not quite right. More accurate, he offered, is that “people don’t quit managers; they quit cultures.” His point is well […]
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- Aug, 31, 2015
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Aug, 31, 2015
Migrant Health
Reuben Lim at the International Organization for Migration writes a compelling piece this week about the importance of meeting the health care needs of migrants. As so many economies in Asia rely upon labor from outside the country, it’s worth remembering that including people in the health care system from the beginning, rather than dealing […]
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- Aug, 28, 2015
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Hospitality in Thailand
At a very interesting session hosted by the British Chamber of Commerce of Thailand last night, we heard about the challenges of talent management in the hospitality sector. The growth of this sector really took off starting in the late 1980s, and the Tourism Authority of Thailand now estimates that tourism accounts for nearly 7% […]
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- Aug, 26, 2015
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Retaining Talent in Singapore
Last week I got to participate in a Talent Talk in Singapore hosted by 33 Talent, a recruiting firm focused on the areas of big data, communications, and public relations. With two other speakers and about a dozen industry participants, we had a chance to discuss employee retention and how to identify, and overcome, the […]
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- Aug, 24, 2015
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You Have Read Daniel Pink, Now See Him in Action
Aboard a recent Singapore Airlines flight, the Designing Leaders crew was thrilled to see that our favorite business thinker, Daniel Pink, now has a TV show. “Crowd Control,” a documentary series on the National Geographic Channel, had a few episodes on the SQ inflight entertainment system, and it’s classic Pink. In the series he looks […]
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- Aug, 21, 2015
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