Corporate culture

BOOKS

Career stuck in neutral? Networking might change that 

Ryan Lim’s new book challenges the ‘work hard and wait for reward’ approach most Singapore executives are used to

Successful family businesses often look for ways to secure a pipeline of talented family members. Ferrari chair John Elkann, the chosen heir of his maternal grandfather Gianni Agnelli, had to prove himself by working incognito in several different family-related businesses.

Europe’s best family firms have a secret weapon money can’t buy

Tradition provides impossible-to-quantify corporate benefits, not least self-confidence and a sense of perspective

With its diverse range of restaurants and cuisines, Marina Bay Sands is a versatile dining destination choice for corporate gatherings.
BRANDED CONTENT

From Michelin stars to elevated classics: Find the right restaurant for every corporate occasion

When business conversations matter most, take them beyond the ordinary at Marina Bay Sands’ constellation of celebrity chef establishments

Flexible work arrangements, additional leave, enhanced parenthood benefits and comprehensive medical coverage can go a long way to better support working parents.
BRUNCH

How can corporate Singapore help large families thrive?

The Republic’s fertility rate has been on a steady decline. Observers and parents say support from the government and employers could be key to reversing that trend. But will it be enough?

The same week that Starbucks' cup-writing policy went into effect, it cut more than 1,000 corporate jobs and said it would outsource some of its technology work.

‘Forced Joy’ is a miserable corporate trend

At companies like Starbucks and Tiffany, fun has become a job requirement

Listed groups with an executive chairman may not have businesses that are way more complex than groups which have a non-executive chairman.
HOCK LOCK SIEW

Companies should do away with having an executive chairman

The individual might get too involved in the group’s operations, and the staff could be torn between potentially competing centres of power

SingPost's 2024 annual report – published in the last week of June this year – did not specifically mention any whistleblower's report, notes Sias.
COMMENTARY

SingPost’s Parcelgate fiasco is a corporate governance disaster

Disclosures by the postal service provider throw up more questions than answers

It is important not to confuse the general benefits of offline interaction with the specific effects of a return-to-office mandate.

In bringing workers back to office, employers risk losing something more valuable

In today’s labour market, employers have indisputable power to bring employees back to office. But should they?

Only a third of Singapore's middle managers reported making difficult decisions consistent with their company's values and purpose, while nine in 10 senior and executive managers in Singapore reported to have done so.

Middle managers the weak link in ethics and compliance, new study finds

SINGAPORE’s middle managers need to step up. In the past year, they were the least responsive among the leaders in their organisations in dealing with their companies’ compliance risks and challenges,...

Building the right culture has to come from within an organisation, and not just because it is externally imposed.
EDITORIAL

The challenge of promoting good corporate culture

IN A SPEECH last November titled Doing Well, Doing Right, Doing Good, Ravi Menon, then managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, said that the authorities were considering following Ho...