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Purpose is more than a business decision
Trends change, and profits come and go, but the hallmark of success is the legacy and impact a business leaves behind. That is the general consensus among consumers, who are increasingly drawn to businesses that are driven by purpose. In a consumer survey by Bain...
Activate your coaching mindset
The EMPOWER™ workshop presented some simple tools for leaders to bring out their inner coaches. Here are 4 quick takeaways from the session. A company works most effectively when employees are engaged, have autonomy, and have the support and resources to ace...
Measuring productivity in the new normal
With remote work and hybrid teams, how do business leaders gauge results when half of their staff are not in the office? 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...
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...
How conscious travel can steer tourism towards sustainability
Travel has rebounded strongly since borders opened and vaccination rates went up. While this bodes well for the tourism industry, its carbon emissions, as well as its impact on environments and communities, cannot be ignored. How should individual tourists and...
6 life lessons from Khoo Swee Chiow, Singapore’s first professional adventurer
Khoo Swee Chiow’s transformation from an IT guy working at Singapore Airlines, to Singapore’s first Everest summiteer, took a long 10 years. With no climbing experience and no knowledge on how to tie even the most basic knots, he began his journey to Everest at...
Want to give back by becoming a board member of a charity? Here’s what you need to know.
Kitson Leonard Lee, Head of the Centre of Non-Profit Leadership (CNPL), says being a board member of a charity is a long-term demonstration of your commitment. “There is a big difference between being a volunteer and a board member of a charity,” he adds. For one, the...
The Rise of News on Social Media
In its July 2022 Global Statshot, digital marketing research firm DataReportal noted that people are two-and-a-half times more likely to turn to social media for their news when compared to newspapers and magazines. Those preferring social media to get their news fix...
Making Sustainable Food Choices More Accessible for Consumers
From alternative proteins to growing leafy greens in offices, find out how four food startups aim to change the way we eat for the better Consumers could be the ones who solve the climate crisis by adopting plant-based diets. Ethics and health reasons aside, animal...
Boosting Innovation Standards for Sustainability
The Innovation x Sustainability Alliance (IxSA) marked its first anniversary at the Greater Club. It plans to ramp up membership numbers and launch member incentives as it charts its growth. Corporations are catching up to the conscious consumer. While many of them...
Why Companies are Struggling With ESG
Environment, Sustainability and Governance expert Dr Sandy Chong on what companies can do to get on the right track Interest in environmental, social and governance (ESG) is thriving – according to data from Morningstar, sustainable assets have reached nearly US$4...
Web 3 for Positive Impact
Amid headlines of crypto market crashes and the obsession with non-fungible tokens (NFTs), a growing community of Web 3 entrepreneurs and enthusiasts are leveraging blockchain as a tool for social and environmental causes.
Making A Great Product That Everyone Loves
Lessons from building digital platforms for the masses Chan Chi Ling, Deputy Director and Senior Product Manager, of Open Government Products, remembers the day that she was given the mission of launching vaccine.gov.sg, Singapore’s Covid-19 vaccine registration...
Psychedelics Are The Next Breakthrough In Mental Health Treatments
Psilocybin, the active substance in magic mushrooms, are showing much promise in mental health therapy Dr Ekaterina Malievskaia, Chief Innovation Officer and co-founder of mental healthcare company Compass Pathways, discovered psychedelics when researching alternative...
Globalisation Will Always Win No Matter What
To Parag Khanna, author of Move: The Forces Uprooting Us, globalisation will prevail in the end, despite the catastrophic historical events that have taken place. For instance, the 911 terrorist attacks, the 2008 global financial crisis, the Trump presidency and...
Sustainable Cities Through The Power Of Data
Thought leaders in the design space on how data is key to planning new cities and retrofitting old ones. Jason Pomeroy, founder of Pomeroy Studios and an architect specialising in carbon-negative buildings, believes that society’s current mindset towards urban design...
Global Digital Trends That Marketers Should Take Note Of
Datareportal reveals key trends in the digital space for its April 2022 global report. Simon Kemp, CEO of digital market intelligence firm Kepios and the producer of Datareportal, tells marketers to exercise caution when it comes to the headlines of the digital world....
NFTs: A Multi-layered Marketing Tool
Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, have been described as a virtual wild west of sorts – it is brimming with radical potential and is a space for the highest artistic expression. It is also lawless and fraught with dishonest scammers looking to fleece unsuspecting users....
Prioritising Mental Health In The Workplace
Dr Katrina Gisbert-Tay, Director of Health Coaching at The Coach Partnership, says mental and emotional health is a continuous work-in-progress, and that individuals can take charge of their own well-being The average person spends 90,000 hours of their lifetime at...
Empowering Teams In Today’s Uncertain Times
Henry Lee, managing director of Culture Forte, shares tips on rallying teams and being their champion amid disruption Experienced business leaders and managers have one thing in common – they have been through crises and disruptions, and have lived to tell the tale....
How Corporates And Individuals Can Make Meaningful Contributions To Their Communities
Social advocate and former Nominated Member of Parliament Ms. Chia Yong Yong on the importance of the private sector in Singapore’s social causes Ms. Chia Yong Yong, a long-time campaigner for people with disabilities and a solicitor with her own law firm, fondly...
Missed The Greater Club Launch? We Gathered A Few Key Insights For You
Friends of the Greater Club from the fintech, non-profit and built environment fields came together for a day of in-depth discourse and insight sharing. These industry leaders dissected ongoing trends and pertinent issues, from the importance of carbon-negative...
Own Your Conversation
SoundWave boosts your people skills by improving the way you talk SoundWave coach Lim Kim Pong admits he is a real passionate guy with a strong advocating streak, to the point where he has a tendency to dominate the conversation and make the other person feel ignored....
How To Run For President One Day
Trade secrets to build a successful digital campaign, according to Farina Situmorang, who led Indonesian president’s Joko Widodo’s digital campaign In 2014, Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, the governor of Jakarta and a former businessman, claimed victory at...
Deconstructing The Creative Self
Creativity explorer Fredrik Haren has travelled to over 70 countries and has interviewed countless people about their creative process. He reveals how these people tap on their creative potential, and what you can learn from them. Nothing gets Fredrik Haren more...
4 Things That Make Ideas Stick
An idea explorer on what makes ideas stand out Fredrik Haren’s newly-published work The Unvisible marks his debut as a fiction author, a journey nearly 10 years in the making. Known in business circles as a veteran motivational speaker for 20 years, he wrote The Idea...
Purpose is more than a business decision
Trends change, and profits come and go, but the hallmark of success is the legacy and impact a business leaves behind. That is the general consensus among consumers, who are increasingly drawn to businesses that are driven by purpose. In a consumer survey by Bain...
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...
Measuring productivity in the new normal
With remote work and hybrid teams, how do business leaders gauge results when half of their staff are not in the office? 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...
Joining the Climate Change Fight – Alexandre Parlange
Alexandre Parlange, an entrepreneur with a decade-long experience in finance, is spreading his newfound passion in educating the world about climate change. The former Asia Pacific and Middle East chief financial officer (CFO), at Sportfive (formerly known as...
Seeing Young Founders Through the Pandemic – Billy Naveed
Navigating through Covid-19 was challenging for many young startup entrepreneurs, who had never experienced an economic downturn before. Billy Naveed, Chief Strategy Officer at Smile Group, was a banker for twenty years before joining the tech space. Being familiar...
Wizly is to Solutions What Google is to Search – Puja Bharwani
Wizly aims to be the Google for entrepreneurs. Imagine if any professional problem you or your company have could be solved in minutes by connecting you with the right person who has the knowledge or insights for the specific area in real time. For Puja Bharwani,...
Great Leaders Treat People Right – Bernise Ang
Bernise Ang, co-founder and Chief Alchemist of Zeroth Labs, believes treating people right is at the core of any good leader. After all, Ang’s work in Zeroth Labs, a consultancy that diagnoses “difficult policy problems”, is all about improving the lives of...
Rallying His Teams Towards A Common Goal – Benoit Valin
Benoit Valin of The Kre8 Group, an advanced manufacturing consulting firm, admits he is no “hype-man” when it comes to motivational speeches. However, he considers himself a transparent and objective leader, who reminds his teams that they are all working towards a...
Diving Head First into Entrepreneurship – Yann LeMoël
Five years ago, Yann LeMoël decided to break away from the proverbial “golden hamster wheel”, after spending 20 years in corporate. Seeking to have more freedom and purpose in his life, Yann quit his job in the aerospace industry with close to 20 years of experience...
Helping Corporations Fight Climate Change – Quentin Fouesnant
The world is increasingly aware of its roles in reversing the effects of climate change. With Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) reporting going mainstream among corporations, companies require some assistance in making sure they are meeting their...
We need to sit up, breathe and move to live longer and healthier
In today's modern workplace, we get to sit in cushy offices with well-stocked pantries and comfortable working environments. But as skilled knowledge workers in a dynamic economy, the 9-to-5 grind comes with its drawbacks. Perhaps the biggest and most intriguing...
Purpose is more than a business decision
Trends change, and profits come and go, but the hallmark of success is the legacy and impact a business leaves behind. That is the general consensus among consumers, who are increasingly drawn to businesses that are driven by purpose. In a consumer survey by Bain...
How to become resilient – train yourself to bounce back faster, better and stronger from setbacks
Resilience is not a skill that people are born with – rather it is a capability we all can learn. And there are tools that we can use to equip us with what we need to surmount challenges. Manish Arneja, Managing Partner (SEA) of The Resilience Institute, says our...
Brands are the world’s biggest narcissists
Datareportal’s Chief Analyst Simon Kemp says many brands churn out cookie-cutter content that fails to deliver value to consumers. This behaviour needs to be fixed amid everyone’s short attention spans. Simon Kemp, founder of Kepios and the author and Chief Analyst of...
The harsh day-to-day reality of life in refugee camps
Forced to flee from conflict or disaster, refugees have nowhere to go but to seek temporary shelter in camps, before settling in their new home countries Lynn Dang was just four years-old when she and her family escaped the Vietnam War. After days at sea, she arrived...
Understanding climate change in 3 hours
How Climate Fresk helps break down this complex yet divisive issue in simple and applicable information Climate change: It’s happening to all of us but nobody likes talking about it. And when nobody likes talking about it, nobody will be compelled to make changes to...
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
The EMPOWER™ workshop presented some simple tools for leaders to bring out their inner coaches. Here are 4 quick takeaways from the session. A company works most effectively when employees are engaged, have autonomy, and have the support and resources to ace...
Measuring productivity in the new normal
With remote work and hybrid teams, how do business leaders gauge results when half of their staff are not in the office? 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...
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...
Marketers are not paying attention to their senior audiences. But they should.
Growing old is a fact of life – even for marketers. So why is it that a large number of people in older generations still feel under-represented in ads and other marketing activities? That is what Simon Kemp, CEO of Kepios and chief analyst of Datareportal, hopes...
How conscious travel can steer tourism towards sustainability
Travel has rebounded strongly since borders opened and vaccination rates went up. While this bodes well for the tourism industry, its carbon emissions, as well as its impact on environments and communities, cannot be ignored. How should individual tourists and...
6 life lessons from Khoo Swee Chiow, Singapore’s first professional adventurer
Khoo Swee Chiow’s transformation from an IT guy working at Singapore Airlines, to Singapore’s first Everest summiteer, took a long 10 years. With no climbing experience and no knowledge on how to tie even the most basic knots, he began his journey to Everest at...
Want to give back by becoming a board member of a charity? Here’s what you need to know.
Kitson Leonard Lee, Head of the Centre of Non-Profit Leadership (CNPL), says being a board member of a charity is a long-term demonstration of your commitment. “There is a big difference between being a volunteer and a board member of a charity,” he adds. For one, the...
The Rise of News on Social Media
In its July 2022 Global Statshot, digital marketing research firm DataReportal noted that people are two-and-a-half times more likely to turn to social media for their news when compared to newspapers and magazines. Those preferring social media to get their news fix...
Making Sustainable Food Choices More Accessible for Consumers
From alternative proteins to growing leafy greens in offices, find out how four food startups aim to change the way we eat for the better Consumers could be the ones who solve the climate crisis by adopting plant-based diets. Ethics and health reasons aside, animal...
Boosting Innovation Standards for Sustainability
The Innovation x Sustainability Alliance (IxSA) marked its first anniversary at the Greater Club. It plans to ramp up membership numbers and launch member incentives as it charts its growth. Corporations are catching up to the conscious consumer. While many of them...
Why Companies are Struggling With ESG
Environment, Sustainability and Governance expert Dr Sandy Chong on what companies can do to get on the right track Interest in environmental, social and governance (ESG) is thriving – according to data from Morningstar, sustainable assets have reached nearly US$4...
Web 3 for Positive Impact
Amid headlines of crypto market crashes and the obsession with non-fungible tokens (NFTs), a growing community of Web 3 entrepreneurs and enthusiasts are leveraging blockchain as a tool for social and environmental causes.
Making A Great Product That Everyone Loves
Lessons from building digital platforms for the masses Chan Chi Ling, Deputy Director and Senior Product Manager, of Open Government Products, remembers the day that she was given the mission of launching vaccine.gov.sg, Singapore’s Covid-19 vaccine registration...
Psychedelics Are The Next Breakthrough In Mental Health Treatments
Psilocybin, the active substance in magic mushrooms, are showing much promise in mental health therapy Dr Ekaterina Malievskaia, Chief Innovation Officer and co-founder of mental healthcare company Compass Pathways, discovered psychedelics when researching alternative...
Globalisation Will Always Win No Matter What
To Parag Khanna, author of Move: The Forces Uprooting Us, globalisation will prevail in the end, despite the catastrophic historical events that have taken place. For instance, the 911 terrorist attacks, the 2008 global financial crisis, the Trump presidency and...
Sustainable Cities Through The Power Of Data
Thought leaders in the design space on how data is key to planning new cities and retrofitting old ones. Jason Pomeroy, founder of Pomeroy Studios and an architect specialising in carbon-negative buildings, believes that society’s current mindset towards urban design...
Global Digital Trends That Marketers Should Take Note Of
Datareportal reveals key trends in the digital space for its April 2022 global report. Simon Kemp, CEO of digital market intelligence firm Kepios and the producer of Datareportal, tells marketers to exercise caution when it comes to the headlines of the digital world....
NFTs: A Multi-layered Marketing Tool
Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, have been described as a virtual wild west of sorts – it is brimming with radical potential and is a space for the highest artistic expression. It is also lawless and fraught with dishonest scammers looking to fleece unsuspecting users....
Prioritising Mental Health In The Workplace
Dr Katrina Gisbert-Tay, Director of Health Coaching at The Coach Partnership, says mental and emotional health is a continuous work-in-progress, and that individuals can take charge of their own well-being The average person spends 90,000 hours of their lifetime at...
Empowering Teams In Today’s Uncertain Times
Henry Lee, managing director of Culture Forte, shares tips on rallying teams and being their champion amid disruption Experienced business leaders and managers have one thing in common – they have been through crises and disruptions, and have lived to tell the tale....
How Corporates And Individuals Can Make Meaningful Contributions To Their Communities
Social advocate and former Nominated Member of Parliament Ms. Chia Yong Yong on the importance of the private sector in Singapore’s social causes Ms. Chia Yong Yong, a long-time campaigner for people with disabilities and a solicitor with her own law firm, fondly...
Missed The Greater Club Launch? We Gathered A Few Key Insights For You
Friends of the Greater Club from the fintech, non-profit and built environment fields came together for a day of in-depth discourse and insight sharing. These industry leaders dissected ongoing trends and pertinent issues, from the importance of carbon-negative...
Own Your Conversation
SoundWave boosts your people skills by improving the way you talk SoundWave coach Lim Kim Pong admits he is a real passionate guy with a strong advocating streak, to the point where he has a tendency to dominate the conversation and make the other person feel ignored....
Cultivate Meaningful Relationships And Genuine Connections Through A Networking Club
A chance meeting at a networking club led to a gathering of minds and hearts for Szue Hann Tan, an architect passionate about sustainability and environmental causes. He co-founded IxSA, the Innovation x Sustainability Alliance, a collective of business leaders and...
How To Run For President One Day
Trade secrets to build a successful digital campaign, according to Farina Situmorang, who led Indonesian president’s Joko Widodo’s digital campaign In 2014, Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, the governor of Jakarta and a former businessman, claimed victory at...
Deconstructing The Creative Self
Creativity explorer Fredrik Haren has travelled to over 70 countries and has interviewed countless people about their creative process. He reveals how these people tap on their creative potential, and what you can learn from them. Nothing gets Fredrik Haren more...
Be a Lasting Influence in Your Professional and Personal Life
When it comes to communication skills, we are often told where we go wrong and what we need to do to fix it. But we are rarely taught about how we can play to our advantages, and where we can apply them for maximum impact. Enter SoundWave, an assessment tool that is...
Joining the Climate Change Fight – Alexandre Parlange
Alexandre Parlange, an entrepreneur with a decade-long experience in finance, is spreading his newfound passion in educating the world about climate change. The former Asia Pacific and Middle East chief financial officer (CFO), at Sportfive (formerly known as...
Seeing Young Founders Through the Pandemic – Billy Naveed
Navigating through Covid-19 was challenging for many young startup entrepreneurs, who had never experienced an economic downturn before. Billy Naveed, Chief Strategy Officer at Smile Group, was a banker for twenty years before joining the tech space. Being familiar...
Wizly is to Solutions What Google is to Search – Puja Bharwani
Wizly aims to be the Google for entrepreneurs. Imagine if any professional problem you or your company have could be solved in minutes by connecting you with the right person who has the knowledge or insights for the specific area in real time. For Puja Bharwani,...
Great Leaders Treat People Right – Bernise Ang
Bernise Ang, co-founder and Chief Alchemist of Zeroth Labs, believes treating people right is at the core of any good leader. After all, Ang’s work in Zeroth Labs, a consultancy that diagnoses “difficult policy problems”, is all about improving the lives of...
Rallying His Teams Towards A Common Goal – Benoit Valin
Benoit Valin of The Kre8 Group, an advanced manufacturing consulting firm, admits he is no “hype-man” when it comes to motivational speeches. However, he considers himself a transparent and objective leader, who reminds his teams that they are all working towards a...
Diving Head First into Entrepreneurship – Yann LeMoël
Five years ago, Yann LeMoël decided to break away from the proverbial “golden hamster wheel”, after spending 20 years in corporate. Seeking to have more freedom and purpose in his life, Yann quit his job in the aerospace industry with close to 20 years of experience...
Helping Corporations Fight Climate Change – Quentin Fouesnant
The world is increasingly aware of its roles in reversing the effects of climate change. With Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) reporting going mainstream among corporations, companies require some assistance in making sure they are meeting their...
From Backpacker to CEO – In Conversation with Paul Dupuis
As a young man in the 1980s, Paul Dupuis, Randstad Japan’s CEO and author of The E5 Movement: Leadership through the Rule of Five, came to Japan with just $300 in his pocket, a Lonely Planet guide and thirst for adventure. A global leader with a stellar track record...
4 Things That Make Ideas Stick
An idea explorer on what makes ideas stand out Fredrik Haren’s newly-published work The Unvisible marks his debut as a fiction author, a journey nearly 10 years in the making. Known in business circles as a veteran motivational speaker for 20 years, he wrote The Idea...
5 Ways to Manage the Transition Back to the Office
Only 15 percent of Southeast Asia’s workforce have expressed a desire to work from home forever, according to a 2021 survey by EY. Furthermore, a considerable number of employees are willing to quit their jobs to find work that allows them to work remotely, giving...
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