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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Aug, 28, 2015
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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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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A Meeting Space That is Right for Your Meeting
Holding a brainstorming session in a room that is set up for an inquisition might not get you the best results. Likewise, giving a formal presentation while everyone is sitting in bean bag chairs is not going to let you make your point very well. Those things are noisy. Bottom line: when you set up […]
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- Aug, 17, 2015
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Give Something Back
Consider giving a little something back to the community that supports you. While the effective altruism movement might be more concerned about a Terminator-style takeover of the world than feeding the homeless, they ultimately do have the right idea: what can we do that will actually do some good rather than just making us feel […]
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- Aug, 12, 2015
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