https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ THE BUSINESS TIMES - Find latest business and financial news including analysis and opinion on top business stories, stock markets in Singapore, Asia-Pacific and global market news and more at The Business Times. en-US https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/favicon.ico https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ 32 32 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/quiet-cracking-experienced-30-singapore-workers-regularly-survey Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:48:59 +0000 Chloe Lim Singapore Working Life /singapore/quiet-cracking-experienced-30-singapore-workers-regularly-survey This is when employees show up to work, but internally struggle with pressure, uncertainty https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/singapore-job-postings-hit-7-month-high-ai-demand-surges-jobs-site-indeed Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Singapore Working Life /singapore/singapore-job-postings-hit-7-month-high-ai-demand-surges-jobs-site-indeed Nearly a quarter of postings on the employment website now mention artificial intelligence https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/behind-name-inside-asias-family-empires Wed, 04 Feb 2026 03:18:06 +0000 Kimberly Wee Asean International Leadership Working Life /international/asean/behind-name-inside-asias-family-empires How Asia’s family conglomerates are transforming to seize the next stage of growth https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/53-singapore-workers-plan-job-switch-if-raises-bonuses-dont-meet-expectations-randstad-survey Sun, 28 Dec 2025 23:46:09 +0000 Therese Soh Working Life Economy & Policy Singapore /working-life/53-singapore-workers-plan-job-switch-if-raises-bonuses-dont-meet-expectations-randstad-survey Less than one third are confident about getting a promotion and raise https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/economy-policy/tech-oil-and-gas-job-cuts-and-layoffs-q3-2025 Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Therese Soh Economy & Policy Singapore Working Life /singapore/economy-policy/tech-oil-and-gas-job-cuts-and-layoffs-q3-2025 High costs, tough competition and global trade uncertainty cited as reasons  https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/apac-employers-rethink-employee-benefits-spend-draw-talent-manage-costs-survey Wed, 13 Aug 2025 04:08:01 +0000 Therese Soh Working Life International /working-life/apac-employers-rethink-employee-benefits-spend-draw-talent-manage-costs-survey They aim to rebalance or reallocate benefits spending as they face conflicting priorities https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/what-gen-zs-micro-retirement-means-companies Mon, 17 Mar 2025 02:09:42 +0000 Working Life More About Adulting /working-life/what-gen-zs-micro-retirement-means-companies GEN Z has been in the workforce just long enough to want out. Well, at least temporarily. The concept of a micro-retirement... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/dei-practices-are-under-fire-us-where-do-singapore-and-apac-companies-stand Thu, 30 Jan 2025 21:00:00 +0000 Chloe Lim Chong Xin Wei Working Life /working-life/dei-practices-are-under-fire-us-where-do-singapore-and-apac-companies-stand The trend in the region leans more towards adopting and refining them, especially in MNCs and progressive sectors https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/bonuses-hybrid-working-and-more-work-trends-2025 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 06:58:54 +0000 Chloe Lim Therese Soh Working Life /working-life/bonuses-hybrid-working-and-more-work-trends-2025 Employees value flexible work arrangements https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/define-who-we-are-and-our-values-personal-brand-identity-what-matters Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:42:37 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/define-who-we-are-and-our-values-personal-brand-identity-what-matters Begin your deliberate branding exercise by gathering some feedback from people close to you https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/creating-invisible-safety-nets-how-hr-and-middle-management-can-support-mental-health-needs Sun, 03 Nov 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/creating-invisible-safety-nets-how-hr-and-middle-management-can-support-mental-health-needs Supporting employee well-being is not just a moral imperative, it is a business necessity. https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/why-gen-z-saying-no-middle-management-and-why-you-might-want-reconsider Sun, 03 Nov 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership More About Adulting Working Life /working-life/leadership/why-gen-z-saying-no-middle-management-and-why-you-might-want-reconsider Rather than viewing such roles as a burden, see them as opportunities to grow, inspire others and leave your legacy https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/unleash-your-professional-superpower-journey-self-discovery Sun, 27 Oct 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/unleash-your-professional-superpower-journey-self-discovery Here are some ways to refine and unleash your unique talents, transforming your work life from ordinary to extraordinary https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/no-time-holiday-workation-could-be-answer Sun, 27 Oct 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/no-time-holiday-workation-could-be-answer A mix of work and vacation can be appealing to both employees and companies, but there are challenges too https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/new-miami-old-office-culture-reigns Tue, 22 Oct 2024 08:54:56 +0000 Working Life /working-life/new-miami-old-office-culture-reigns How a tech and finance boom brought workers back to the office. It might just be the future of work for all... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/you-need-not-give-your-ai-vision-be-practical-implementation Sun, 20 Oct 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/you-need-not-give-your-ai-vision-be-practical-implementation Here are four strategies for effective generative artificial intelligence deployment, in order to realise its true potential https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/how-recognise-burnout-and-what-do-if-youre-affected Sun, 20 Oct 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/how-recognise-burnout-and-what-do-if-youre-affected Research has shown that employees who are able to make small adjustments to both their job demands and resources can cope better https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/networking-doesnt-have-be-chore-here-are-three-ways-make-it-more-enjoyable-and-effective Sun, 13 Oct 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/networking-doesnt-have-be-chore-here-are-three-ways-make-it-more-enjoyable-and-effective Nobody is perfect at making new contacts, but we can all improve with practice; if you do it right, it will not... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/how-smes-can-overcome-talent-acquisition-challenges Sun, 13 Oct 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership SMEs Working Life /working-life/leadership/how-smes-can-overcome-talent-acquisition-challenges They can do so by prioritising employee experience and taking advantage of readily available AI-powered tools to locate, hire and develop people... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/mckinsey-weighs-asking-staff-come-office-more-often Sun, 06 Oct 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/mckinsey-weighs-asking-staff-come-office-more-often MCKINSEY & Co is considering upping the amount of days it expects staffers across North America to spend in the office each... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/workplace-well-being-programmes-often-dont-work-heres-how-make-them-better Thu, 03 Oct 2024 02:32:50 +0000 Working Life /working-life/workplace-well-being-programmes-often-dont-work-heres-how-make-them-better Activities that combine positive psychology and lifestyle medicine may be particularly beneficial https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/why-investing-workplace-safety-and-health-worth-while Sun, 29 Sep 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/why-investing-workplace-safety-and-health-worth-while It pays dividends in human, financial and reputational terms, says the writer https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/amazon-trying-kill-meeting-meeting Sun, 29 Sep 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/amazon-trying-kill-meeting-meeting Large organisations waste an estimated US$100 million a year on needless gatherings https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/bad-boss-better-journey-transformation-and-leadership Sun, 22 Sep 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Opinion & Features Working Life /working-life/leadership/bad-boss-better-journey-transformation-and-leadership It has been challenging and uncomfortable to face my flaws and weaknesses, accept them and forgive myself with grace and compassion https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/importance-knowing-your-team Sun, 22 Sep 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/importance-knowing-your-team Reading people is not enough; good leaders need to build a culture of open curiosity https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/how-esg-conscious-hr-leaders-can-approach-inclusivity-wake-anti-woke-sentiment Sun, 15 Sep 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/how-esg-conscious-hr-leaders-can-approach-inclusivity-wake-anti-woke-sentiment Amid a backlash against people-centric sustainability initiatives, HR has to recast itself as a strategic partner that drives profit, people and sustainability... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/australia-gave-people-right-log-and-bosses-are-unhappy Sun, 15 Sep 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/australia-gave-people-right-log-and-bosses-are-unhappy Glen Day employs 120 people at his chain of restaurants in Australia’s Gold Coast. Under the country’s new right-to-disconnect laws, he may... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/hotelification-offices-signature-scents-and-saltwater-spas Sun, 08 Sep 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/hotelification-offices-signature-scents-and-saltwater-spas Hoping to lure workers back to their desks, companies are designing ‘work resorts’, luxe spaces meant to compete with the comforts and... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/redefining-merit-embracing-more-inclusive-path-success Sun, 08 Sep 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/redefining-merit-embracing-more-inclusive-path-success A broader definition, covering a wider range of skills and abilities, will help Singapore navigate the complexities of our modern world https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/what-dei-and-why-it-under-attack Sun, 01 Sep 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/what-dei-and-why-it-under-attack THE idea that it is a good thing to focus on diversity, equity and inclusion – or DEI – is under fire... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/balancing-acts-lessons-corporate-leader-and-mother-six Sun, 01 Sep 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/balancing-acts-lessons-corporate-leader-and-mother-six It is about prioritising, delegating and not feeling guilty about taking care of oneself when needed https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/giving-feedback-can-be-daunting-new-leaders-heres-how-provide-it-thoughtfully Sun, 25 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/giving-feedback-can-be-daunting-new-leaders-heres-how-provide-it-thoughtfully It is equally important for leaders to seek and receive feedback from their employees, as this enhances adaptability through real-time insights into... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/what-restructuring-means-your-job-and-how-prepare-it Sun, 25 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/what-restructuring-means-your-job-and-how-prepare-it Employees can navigate such a situation by gathering clues about their company’s potential direction; this will help them make informed decisions about... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/burnout-brilliance-empowering-middle-managers-helps-workplace-culture Sun, 18 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/burnout-brilliance-empowering-middle-managers-helps-workplace-culture They serve as the linchpin of organisational culture – playing a critical role in driving engagement and performance, while caring for the... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/how-mitigate-resentment-your-team Sun, 18 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/how-mitigate-resentment-your-team Creating co-dependencies among employees could help foster more harmonious group dynamics https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/ceos-are-running-companies-afar-even-workers-return-office Fri, 16 Aug 2024 15:24:21 +0000 Working Life /working-life/ceos-are-running-companies-afar-even-workers-return-office For Starbucks Corp, its primary home is Seattle. https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/retirement-we-know-it-ending-its-time-rethink-idea-working-age Sun, 11 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/retirement-we-know-it-ending-its-time-rethink-idea-working-age A step in the right direction would be to phase out structures based on chronological age https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/how-not-elevate-colleague-leadership-role Sun, 11 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/how-not-elevate-colleague-leadership-role It is vital to identify and map your talent and potential leaders in the group early https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/five-things-elite-athletes-can-teach-us-about-staying-motivated-and-managing-stress-work Sun, 04 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/five-things-elite-athletes-can-teach-us-about-staying-motivated-and-managing-stress-work OVER the course of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, spectators and TV viewers can expect to be thrilled by extreme levels... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/four-ways-employers-let-down-their-employees Sun, 04 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/four-ways-employers-let-down-their-employees Disengagement is typically the result of accumulated disappointments and unmet expectations https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/holistic-leave-benefits-can-build-mentally-resilient-productive-workforce Sun, 28 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/holistic-leave-benefits-can-build-mentally-resilient-productive-workforce Companies could start by reviewing their leave policies, and being open to feedback from their employees https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/what-young-neurodivergent-employees-need-know-about-starting-work-and-how-get-right-support Sun, 28 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/what-young-neurodivergent-employees-need-know-about-starting-work-and-how-get-right-support WHEN Ernst & Young (EY) opened its first Neurodiverse Center for Excellence in Philadelphia in 2016, the professional services firm was hailed... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/singapores-aspiring-bankers-skip-class-stack-internships Sat, 27 Jul 2024 02:53:24 +0000 Working Life /working-life/singapores-aspiring-bankers-skip-class-stack-internships WHEN BNP Paribas offered Aloysius Kang a six-month internship, he withdrew from his Singapore university classes in the middle of the semester... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/speaking-heart-good-business Sun, 21 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/speaking-heart-good-business Astute leaders exercise respect and empathy to engage employees and build trust in business relations https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/employees-autism-find-new-ways-navigate-workplace Sun, 21 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/employees-autism-find-new-ways-navigate-workplace WHEN Chelsia Potts took her 10-year-old daughter to a psychologist to be tested for autism spectrum disorder, she decided almost as an... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/singapores-ceo-hell-camps-teach-value-teamwork-and-resilience Sun, 14 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Opinion & Features Working Life /working-life/leadership/singapores-ceo-hell-camps-teach-value-teamwork-and-resilience TECH execs in Singapore have convinced themselves that staggering around in sweltering heat with a 60 kg sandbag will help build their... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/five-things-not-do-when-taking-your-first-leadership-role Sun, 14 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/five-things-not-do-when-taking-your-first-leadership-role Launching headlong into the job, for one thing, is not likely to be a strategy that will pay off https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/how-artificial-intelligence-improving-job-search-and-hiring-process Sun, 07 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/how-artificial-intelligence-improving-job-search-and-hiring-process As AI changes how we work, it will also force us to change how we define roles https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/how-handle-toxic-boss Sun, 07 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/how-handle-toxic-boss People don’t leave bad jobs, they leave bad managers https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/wall-street-shoeshiners-embrace-cleaning-sneakers-survive Sun, 30 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/wall-street-shoeshiners-embrace-cleaning-sneakers-survive ROMAN Shoe Repair of New York opened its Wall Street shop on one Friday morning at 7 am, like it has every weekday since... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/seven-tips-will-make-you-ace-panellist Sun, 30 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/seven-tips-will-make-you-ace-panellist It doesn’t take much to make panel discussions more exciting and interesting https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/ai-boom-has-unlikely-early-winner-wonky-consultants Sun, 30 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/ai-boom-has-unlikely-early-winner-wonky-consultants Rattled by tech’s latest trend, businesses have turned to advisers at Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey and KPMG for guidance on adopting generative... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/business-case-managing-menopause Sun, 23 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Opinion & Features Working Life /working-life/leadership/business-case-managing-menopause If menopause is going to blunt a woman’s performance at work – and ultimately, business performance – companies need to address it https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/your-board-your-best-insurance-against-turbulence Sun, 23 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/your-board-your-best-insurance-against-turbulence Mobilising the collective intelligence of the board may be the best bet to weather any storm https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/artificial-intelligence-can-be-tool-help-oppressed Sun, 16 Jun 2024 07:38:23 +0000 Leadership Opinion & Features Working Life /working-life/leadership/artificial-intelligence-can-be-tool-help-oppressed The debate on AI ignores marginalised communities who stand to benefit most. The technology can empower them, fight injustice, level the playing... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/promotions-are-hard-come-us-blocking-entry-level-workers-even-starting Sun, 16 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/promotions-are-hard-come-us-blocking-entry-level-workers-even-starting A MAIN feature of the 2024 labour market in the United States is that fewer people are quitting their jobs. A lesser-known... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/ready-next-step-your-career-heres-how-get-ready-your-first-leadership-position Sun, 16 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/ready-next-step-your-career-heres-how-get-ready-your-first-leadership-position Leveraging your professional network will be crucial for building confidence and achieving success https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/lost-your-job-openai-become-tech-regulator Sun, 09 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/lost-your-job-openai-become-tech-regulator YOU rarely see any budding entrepreneur on Shark Tank or The Apprentice say their ambition is to be a government regulator. https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/job-seekers-us-brave-ai-bots-interviewing-nightmares-tougher-labour-market Sun, 09 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/job-seekers-us-brave-ai-bots-interviewing-nightmares-tougher-labour-market From puzzling personality tests to group interviews that feel like a reality dating show, hiring rites have taken a surreal turn https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/how-manage-critical-conversations Sun, 09 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/how-manage-critical-conversations A framework for what to do and what to avoid when discussing complex or sensitive topics with your team https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/if-ai-can-do-your-job-maybe-it-can-also-replace-your-ceo Sun, 02 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/if-ai-can-do-your-job-maybe-it-can-also-replace-your-ceo Chief executives are vulnerable to the same forces buffeting their employees. Leadership is important, but so is efficiency – and cost-cutting https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/heres-how-prepare-flexible-work-arrangements-if-you-are-employer Sun, 02 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/heres-how-prepare-flexible-work-arrangements-if-you-are-employer THE recently announced Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement Requests require employers to, as far as reasonably practicable, consider employees’ formal requests... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/how-thrive-work-if-your-older-boss-expects-hustle-culture Sun, 02 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life More About Adulting /working-life/how-thrive-work-if-your-older-boss-expects-hustle-culture PORTIA from the comedy-drama series The White Lotus is the epitome of Generation Z. As the assistant for a self-absorbed heiress, she embodies both the... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/get-ready-bosses-todays-protesters-are-tomorrows-workers Sun, 26 May 2024 07:44:38 +0000 Leadership Opinion & Features Working Life /working-life/leadership/get-ready-bosses-todays-protesters-are-tomorrows-workers College graduations have been awash in drama. The office could be next https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/singapore-should-adopt-skills-based-talent-hiring-and-development Sun, 26 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Opinion & Features Working Life /working-life/leadership/singapore-should-adopt-skills-based-talent-hiring-and-development Skills-based approaches will promote hiring efficiency, improve the work environment and ease upskilling practices https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/climbing-green-vine-why-being-sustainability-champion-can-be-career-catalyst Sun, 19 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life ESG Opinion & Features /working-life/climbing-green-vine-why-being-sustainability-champion-can-be-career-catalyst Demonstrating a passion for and gaining skills in sustainability shows initiative and forward-thinking as industries get reshaped by the green revolution https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/how-avoid-knee-jerk-decisions-psychologist-offers-some-thoughts Sun, 19 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/how-avoid-knee-jerk-decisions-psychologist-offers-some-thoughts Emma Seppala shares the science of how to be resilient regardless of what life brings https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/flawed-feedback-problem-peer-reviews Sun, 12 May 2024 09:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/flawed-feedback-problem-peer-reviews While transparency can lead to strategic behaviour and potential manipulation, it can also promote accountability and fairness within organisations https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/combating-toxic-positivity-workplace Sun, 12 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/combating-toxic-positivity-workplace Suppressing authentic feelings in favour of a constantly upbeat facade leads to a lack of genuine human connection and understanding https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/spotlight-1/gender-stereotypes-mean-flexi-work-rules-can-turn-boon-or-burden-women Sun, 05 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/spotlight-1/gender-stereotypes-mean-flexi-work-rules-can-turn-boon-or-burden-women IN A perfect world, every worker would be accorded the necessary flexible work arrangements (FWAs) to balance work with life’s circumstances. https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/what-meaningful-work-philosophers-view Sun, 05 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/what-meaningful-work-philosophers-view WORK is an inescapable feature of the modern world. Most of us, except for a lucky few, spend a significant portion of our lives... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/london-firms-are-letting-more-staff-work-entirely-home-survey Sun, 05 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/london-firms-are-letting-more-staff-work-entirely-home-survey LONDON’S employers are letting more staff work entirely from home, according to a prominent recruitment firm, with workers keen to earn the... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/latest-victim-diversity-backlash-your-workplace-affinity-group Sun, 28 Apr 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/latest-victim-diversity-backlash-your-workplace-affinity-group THE call goes out routinely to America’s rainbow workforce – to employees who are Black, Hispanic, Asian, indigenous, women, LGBTQ+. https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/guidelines-non-competes-should-propose-compensation-target-profiles-and-exceptions Sun, 28 Apr 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/guidelines-non-competes-should-propose-compensation-target-profiles-and-exceptions Under Singapore law, non-compete clauses are void unless they protect legitimate employer interests and are reasonable for both parties and the public https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/more-adults-are-being-diagnosed-neurodivergent-here-how-employers-can-help-workplace Sun, 28 Apr 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/more-adults-are-being-diagnosed-neurodivergent-here-how-employers-can-help-workplace THERE has been a rise in the number of people diagnosed with “neurodivergence” in adulthood over the past decade. This trend has... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/how-utopian-thinking-can-inspire-business-leaders Sun, 21 Apr 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/how-utopian-thinking-can-inspire-business-leaders The distance between reality and our dreams is a space for creative solutions https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/office-gossip-not-just-idle-chatter-it-valuable-risky-way-build-relationships Sun, 21 Apr 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/office-gossip-not-just-idle-chatter-it-valuable-risky-way-build-relationships GOSSIP flows through the offices and lunchrooms of our workplaces, seemingly filling idle time. But perhaps, through these ubiquitous and intriguing conversations,... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/hybrid-work-career-mobility-pay-and-wellness-meeting-changing-employee-needs Sun, 21 Apr 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Opinion & Features Working Life /working-life/leadership/hybrid-work-career-mobility-pay-and-wellness-meeting-changing-employee-needs CLOSE to half of accountancy and finance workers in the Asia-Pacific (Apac) expect their next career move to be external to their... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/smart-people-don-t-need-oversight-elon-musk Fri, 19 Apr 2024 04:38:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/smart-people-don-t-need-oversight-elon-musk ELON Musk is pushing back on his reputation as a micromanager. The best employees, he says, actually need little management. https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/layoff-whiplash-scars-us-workers-who-find-new-jobs-only-lose-them Fri, 19 Apr 2024 04:16:56 +0000 Working Life /working-life/layoff-whiplash-scars-us-workers-who-find-new-jobs-only-lose-them More than a year of ongoing cuts has left some employees out of a job more than once, testing their resilience as they try... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/quiet-magic-middle-managers Sun, 14 Apr 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/quiet-magic-middle-managers NOBODY writes poems about middle managers. Nobody gets too romantic about the person who runs a department at a company, or supervises... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/worst-part-wall-street-career-may-be-coming-end Sun, 14 Apr 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/worst-part-wall-street-career-may-be-coming-end PULLING all-nighters to assemble PowerPoint presentations. 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Now people want work-life balance; that is transforming not just workplaces, but towns and cities https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/spotlight-1/are-flexible-working-arrangements-really-disaster-employers Sun, 07 Apr 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/spotlight-1/are-flexible-working-arrangements-really-disaster-employers A FEMALE preschool teacher – a position for which there is a worldwide shortage – loves her job, but has young children... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/beyond-narcissism-how-leaders-can-avoid-hubris-trap Sun, 31 Mar 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/beyond-narcissism-how-leaders-can-avoid-hubris-trap Overcoming the state of exaggerated self-belief and arrogance requires a dose of reality, humility and humour https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/how-find-inspiration-so-you-can-inspire-others Sun, 31 Mar 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life Opinion & Features /working-life/how-find-inspiration-so-you-can-inspire-others IN A world of dizzying information, diversity of perspectives and ever-increasing complexity, we know inspiration is just around every corner. Paradoxically, however,... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/furry-slippers-and-sweatpants-young-chinese-embrace-gross-outfits-work Sun, 31 Mar 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/furry-slippers-and-sweatpants-young-chinese-embrace-gross-outfits-work WHEN the weather turned cold in December, Cindy Luo started to wear her fluffy pajamas over a hooded sweatshirt at the office.... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/your-resume-probably-too-long Sun, 31 Mar 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/your-resume-probably-too-long Jobseekers are filling their resumes with buzzwords to get past automated systems that are often the first screen on candidates, but it is turning... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/small-banks-demand-full-time-office-work-more-bigger-peers Sun, 24 Mar 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/small-banks-demand-full-time-office-work-more-bigger-peers GOLDMAN Sachs Group and JPMorgan Chase have been leading the charge to get employees into the office more often, but it’s their... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/more-middle-managers-are-being-laid Sun, 24 Mar 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/more-middle-managers-are-being-laid THE latest corporate buzzword is efficiency, and that hasn’t been good for much-maligned middle managers. If you have got direct reports, you... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/will-ai-help-or-hurt-workers-sxsw-answer-depends-who-you-ask Sun, 24 Mar 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/will-ai-help-or-hurt-workers-sxsw-answer-depends-who-you-ask AT THE screenings of Ryan Gosling’s new movie The Fall Guy and Sydney Sweeney’s Immaculate  – headlining events of the first week of this... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/mentors-are-valuable-co-pilots-today-s-turbulent-job-market Sun, 24 Mar 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life Opinion & Features /working-life/mentors-are-valuable-co-pilots-today-s-turbulent-job-market THE job market has evolved into a highly competitive arena. Retrenchments last year more than doubled from 2022, and employment growth slowed. https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/winning-game-boardroom-chess Sun, 17 Mar 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/winning-game-boardroom-chess How subtle, seemingly innocuous actions can shift the balance of power in your favour https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/stressed-work-your-office-phone-booth-could-tell-your-boss Sun, 17 Mar 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/stressed-work-your-office-phone-booth-could-tell-your-boss EMPLOYEES returning to offices have flocked to phone booth-like privacy pods to make calls or just get a bit of quiet. Now, one... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/don-t-bet-marketing-degree-gen-z Sun, 17 Mar 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life More About Adulting /working-life/don-t-bet-marketing-degree-gen-z COMPANIES want to hire recent graduates who pursued business, accounting and finance. Marketing majors need not apply. https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/employees-seek-flexibility-singapore-even-employers-resist-remote-work Sun, 17 Mar 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life Opinion & Features /working-life/employees-seek-flexibility-singapore-even-employers-resist-remote-work FOUR years after the pandemic, the Singaporean workforce is still debating the merits and downfalls of hybrid work patterns. https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/leadership/boosting-data-quality-how-make-plan-storage-usage-and-governance Sun, 17 Mar 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Leadership Working Life /working-life/leadership/boosting-data-quality-how-make-plan-storage-usage-and-governance DATA storage and consumption are growing rapidly as businesses undergo a digital transformation and embrace machine learning. https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/making-gender-diversity-priority-wealth-management-industry Sun, 10 Mar 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life Wealth /working-life/making-gender-diversity-priority-wealth-management-industry NELSON Mandela once said: “It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory,... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/designing-office-worth-going-back Sun, 10 Mar 2024 01:00:00 +0000 Working Life /working-life/designing-office-worth-going-back