Author Archive for: LAI SHYAN CHIN

Various organizations sitting on a talent pool which they are unable to utilise themselves due to business slowdown can loan them under certain conditions to other companies possibly in completely different industries which need them. The whispers about cross-industry talent exchange and its benefits have always been around. The COVID-19 pandemic has only served to accelerate the change and amplify

When you prioritize candidates you “click with,” you run the risk of discriminating against candidates from different backgrounds. Here’s how to change course. When your company is hiring, do people focus on whether a candidate is a good “cultural fit” for the organization? If the answer is yes, you’re in good company. The vast majority of managers surveyed worldwide consider

So much depends upon nailing a job: salary, commute, colleagues, self-image, perhaps the arc of an entire career. This is what first attractedLauren Rivera, an assistant professor of management and organizations at the Kellogg School, to the study of hiring practices. Hiring is “one of those critical gate-keeping moments whereby the judgments we make about people have enduring effects,” says

No one can deny the power of a good quote. They motivate and inspire us to be our best. Here are 38 of my absolute favorites: 1. “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples.” -Mother Teresa 2. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will

“Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.”James Allen “Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.”Arnold Bennett “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”Anais Nin You have

Innovation is not in itself a strategy but the mechanism for achieving a change in either magnitude, activity, or direction. A major challenge for business leaders is knowing when to stay the course and when to change direction. There is conflicting advice. Thousands of articles have been published on the topic of change management in leadership, but just as many

Layoffs suck—for the person who is being laid off, but also for the person delivering the bad news. The decision to lay off employees can be even more difficult for leaders who have established a trusting relationship with their employees—raising the uncomfortable question of whether building trust with employees is actually a liability during challenging times. In our work with

A lot is said, and a lot will be said about the new normal or as I term it “the new abnormal”, post-Covid. Behaviors and actions of individuals will be judged basis their ability to adapt and respond to the situation, while others will be in the judgement seat. But in my perspective, what will set the tone for the

April 29th, two days before the International Workers Day, the International Labour Organization published their latest assessment, where it was said that 68% of the global workforce were impacted by partial or complete lockdown measures related to the COVID19 pandemic. We do not need any ILO statement to recognize the enormous impact of this crisis on society and people’s life,

A certain farmer had become old and ready to pass his farm down to one of his two sons. When he brought his sons together to speak about it, he told them:The farm will go to the younger son. The older son was furious!“What are you talking about?!”he fumed. The father sat patiently, thinking. “Okay,”the father said,“I need you to