Fewer professionals sent for training

Amelia Tan The Straits Times Friday, Oct 11, 2013 Training has dipped for professionals because bosses are unwilling to release them from work due to manpower shortages in a tight labour market. But lower-wage workers faced no such constraints. A growing number have...

Singapore employees face increasing demands: Report

AsiaOne Monday, Sep 30, 2013 Singapore – Nine out of 10 employees in Singapore feel that employers’ demands on skills and competencies are higher now than they were five years ago. Increased emphasis is now being placed on education, experience and social and digital...

Power-hungry bosses risk losing workers

The Straits Times Wednesday, Sep 04, 2013 SINGAPORE – Have you ever observed a leader with his or her staff and wondered how the employees could stand working for that boss? There may be many kinds of bad bosses, but one that really seems offensive to many of us...

Voice and Effective Business Communication

Communication is simply defined as the process by which information is shared between two people or organisations, or among individuals, etc. Communication may be human and non-human in nature. Non-human form of communication may be onomatopoeic manifestations such as...