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Managers And Leaders

Recently, in much of the business and success literature, I’ve noticed a trend toward using the terms manager and leader interchangeably.

Sensing The World

Many people think electronic sensors are newfangled pieces of high-tech equipment, but such sensors have been around since the dawn of electricity when voltage needed to be regulated.

Protect Your Employees From Phishing And Social Engineering Attacks

High-profile security breaches have prompted many hardware and software providers to implement stringent protections and secure defaults.

The Future Of Food

Food is the fuel for our body. If there’s anything we connect to on a regular basis, it’s the food we eat.

Key Benefits Of Voice Recognition

Many companies who use bar code technology are still plagued with excessive writing and/or data entry.

Must We Always Win?

Many years ago I attended a seminar by Robert Kiyosaki.

Breaking the Enterprise Life Cycle

A lesson from Asian entrepreneurs about letting go of the reins

SME100: 10 Years Of Stories

MyNews Retail SDN BHD over the past decade, many fast-moving companies have won the SME100 awards. Since then, they have moved on even faster to greater achievements. Here, we bring you the story of homegrown convenience store chain mynews retail sdn bhd, which won the inaugural sme100 awards in 2009.

The R Word - Are We Heading For A Recession?

There is one word out there that strikes fear in every business owner’s heart: recession.

The Duct Tape Guide To Digital Strategy

The value of technology is found in the new capabilities it enables for a business, not simply in owning it. As with duct tape, a single technology may elicit many possible strategic moves.

The Royal City Of Kraków

The nation of Poland has a long and glorious history.

Zhang Yong: The King Of Hotpot

“Zhang would leave his low-wage jobs and opened his first shop in 1994 with only 4 tables in a small booth. He’s admitted that he didn’t even have a cooking background, or a strong handle on preparing the traditional Sichuan hotpot dish, he told Forbes.”

Business Continuity Planning: Be Prepared

In 2017, one of the most destructive storms on record, Hurricane Harvey slammed into Texas.

Do Won Chang: The 21 St Century Dream

“For me family is the most important… When people talk about the American Dream, they are talking about a better life. However, if the business is doing well but your family is broken, that isn’t quite success to me.”

We Built This City: The Construction Industry

The Construction Industry

Building A Construction Startup

There have always been new and innovative ways of building structures.

Your Ideas, Your Assets: Project Your Intellectual Property

Let’s say you found a clothing brand which goes by the name of Frozen Shirts.

Building A Daily Habit Through Streaks

My meditation app popped up this message after my daily morning meditation yesterday.

Trust: The Most Valuable Commodity

Buffett’s observation about trust in business has only become more important in today’s interconnected world. In an age where information (and misinformation) travels at the speed of social media, trust is more important than ever to business success and sustainability over the long term. More than ever, integrity is the ultimate brand attribute.

Service Culture: Past, Present Future?

My grandparents grew up in a time when impeccable service was expected, and was delivered in the restaurants they took me to as a child.

Sweden: More Than Cars And Furniture

The ancient nation of Vikings, Sweden is known today as a friendly, open country.

What's The Best Way To Prevent Ransomware Attacks?

Experts across the board agree: The best way to prevent ransomware attacks is to take a multi-layered approach. Since the first phase in a ransomware attack almost always involves social engineering, employee cyber security training is a good place to start. But if attackers get in, you’ll need to be able to recover from an attack. Make regular offline backups (and practice restoring them) so you can get back to business quickly.

Stress Eat These Healthy Foods

Everyone gets stressed out.

Gothenburg

Big Small Town

The Paris Of Asia: Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City represents Vietnam at its most dynamic and dizzying. A high-octane city of commerce and culture, scooters ride past pedestrians at top speed, while street vendors hawk their wares to passers-by.

Why Chemicals Business Is Hard To Get Into

The chemicals business is hard to get into.

The Importance Of Corporate Governance

Corporate governance is the structures and processes for the direction and control of companies.

Why I'm So Exicted About Entrepreneurship In Southeast Asia

I traveled over to Singapore in the first part of 2019 for the opening of VaynerMedia’s Southeast Asia office.

Chemicals : Catalysing Industry

Think about the battery in your smartphone. The petrol in your car. The table you are reading this on. Or even that apple you ate this morning.

Flying High With Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao

If one were to take the time to really ponder about the history of aviation, you would probably come to the realisation that humans only discovered how to fly relatively recently.