Last week I pointed out that they don’t wear ties in Singapore. It’s a custom driven largely by the climate, I’d say, since it’s hot enough there without tightening up your clothes further and making things even less bearable. While some folks — especially in the financial sector — may wear ties like their Wall […]

Men don’t wear ties in Singapore. OK, that’s not entirely true. There certainly are men who DO wear ties to work, especially senior leaders, or some in the banking sector (especially if they’re in wealth management, and need to convince their clients that they make lots of money for everyone). But walk around Raffles Place […]

This article on leading change highlights the need to prepare and suggests 4 P’s in that preparation: Purpose – know what you want the company to look like after the transformation (and the most enlightening purpose involves more than just financial returns) People – your best people for today might not be the best people […]

When we talk about change in an organization, it doesn’t just mean employees doing their jobs differently; instead, it often means doing different jobs. An article in Singapore Business Review described the results of an interesting study of companies there. They noted that “43% of executives predict at least one in five roles in their […]

When businesses go through a big change, such as a merger or acquisition, they tend to focus on things like the financial reasons for doing so, the challenges of blending their technologies, and the potential fight with government regulators. Sometimes, their people get lost in the shuffle. Earlier this week, Grab and Uber announced that […]