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Discover the events in our calendar: ranging from cerebral talks to authentic networking sessions, from community days out to capacity-building workshops. Here, we’ll share photos and videos from past events for those who can’t join, and announce upcoming events—stay tuned.
Meet our mid-career switchers who found their calling through the power of networking
Changing career paths can be an intimidating process. Our Greater members share how networking helped them find their true purpose. For many of us, there comes a point in our careers where we contemplate what is the next step forward. Fuelled by job dissatisfaction...
How to be an everyday philanthropist
Laurence Lien, founder of Asia Philanthropy Circle and chairman of the Lien Foundation, shares how one can make a difference a little bit at a time. When it comes to Laurence Lien, you could say philanthropy is in his blood. His grandfather is banker and hotelier Dr...
Activate your coaching mindset
A company works most effectively when employees are engaged, have autonomy, and have the support and resources to ace their tasks. But as most business leaders can attest, the reality is oftentimes not as smooth-sailing. That’s where executive coaches Anna Tan and Emma Noguchi come in. Tan and Noguchi are the chief executive officer and managing director of Coaching Go Where, an award-winning leadership development firm that equips leaders with the essential coaching tools.
Measuring productivity in the new normal
In an early 2022 Microsoft survey, about 50 percent of employers require employees to return to the office full time by 2023. It is a sharp contrast to the flexibility work-from-home and hybrid work offers and that that employees crave, with 52 percent of the employees surveyed intending to change jobs if their employers mandated in-office five days a week.
Financial institutions play a crucial role in fighting climate change
The global financial sector is large enough to channel funds into ESG projects, but it faces unique obstacles in doing so. According to S&P Global, the total issuance of green, social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked bonds (GSSSB) reached US$865 billion...
Leadership in the new normal reveals some unique challenges
The hybrid work arrangement is now the standard model of work post-pandemic. But opinions about it remain divided, according to our panel discussion on leadership in the post-Covid world. Employees around the world may rejoice about the flexibility a hybrid working...
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