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Global Enterprise

The human cost of Xiaomi’s rapid pivot from smartphones to EVs

The company still has a long way to go before it could break into the elite club of automakers

(From right) Alan Murray and host Claressa Monteiro.
Podcasts

If AI leads the strategy, who leads the people?

Power, accountability and who gets left behind when companies “transform”

Conflict escalation in the office is much like what happens in the military. More and more damage is threatened or inflicted until someone backs down or suffers Termination.
Opinion & Features

A short guide to white-collar warfare

How office rows escalate

Among executives, the symptoms of burnout are often dangerously mislabelled: The irritable chief executive is “passionate”. The indecisive chief financial officer is “deliberate”. The disengaged head of innovation is “delegating”.
Opinion & Features

The unseen leadership crisis: executive burnout

When the captain is frantic, the entire crew is at risk of drowning

The wording of job ads can smuggle coded information about the age, race, or gender of the ideal candidate, shaping who is likely to apply for a job.
Lifestyle

The red flags lurking in job advertisements

Being a self-starter in a fast-paced environment may not be what you’re really looking for

People ride their bikes down the street in Dokkum, the Netherlands. It has become increasingly common for full-time workers in the country to compress their hours into four days rather than spread them over five.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

The Dutch are quietly shifting towards a four-day work week

The Netherlands serves as a case study for the advantages and trade-offs of reduced hours in the workplace

Networking is the "unspoken differentiator" in business success, says author Ryan Lim.
Arts & Design
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

With rising cost pressures, most firms do not plan to expand their benefits spending or the range of benefits offered in the next three years.
Working Life

Apac employers rethink employee benefits spend to draw talent, manage costs: survey

They aim to rebalance or reallocate benefits spending as they face conflicting priorities

A recent Microsoft report found that 40% of Microsoft 365 users online at 6 am are already scanning their e-mails – and that an average worker will receive 117 e-mails before the clock rolls around to midnight.
Lifestyle

Always on, always tired, sometimes rude

How to avoid the ‘triple-peak trap’ of modern work

Employee values are shifting as factors beyond pay and benefits are starting to matter more.
Working Life

Bonuses, hybrid working and more: work trends for 2025

Employees value flexible work arrangements

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