CONNECTED LIFE
Sipping cocktails while lolling between lazy palms in Mallorca or barging slowly past picturesque villages on a spring day in
KNOWLEDGE RETENTION
At the heart of knowledge creation is an organisation’s human resources. And the short and simple – albeit arrogant – answer to retaining organisational
SOCIAL SEARCH
It’s 2017 and social media marketing is no longer a new phenomenon in the eyes of marketing professionals. For
PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE
Newspaper columnist Ann Landers was once asked: “Out of the thousands of letters you receive each month, what is the most dominant problem in people’s
INSURANCE MARKETING
We live in an ‘on demand’ economy with goods and services designed to arrive at lightning speed for virtually all of life’s
PLANNING FALLACY
It’s time we admit it; most of us are natural procrastinators! Sure, there are those rare people who seem to tick every item on their to-do list ahead of time but the
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
As a business concept, knowledge management isn’t new. Having been on the radar for more
BUSINESS MODELS
‘If you do nothing else to create a great place to work, at least get your business model right,’ is an oft-used quote. Of course, without a working model
INNOVATION STRATEGIES
Whoever believes that innovation comes easily is either a creative genius or has been living in a vacuum – one in which every idea is the first great idea of its kind!
HUMAN RESOURCES
Much has been said about the traditional roles of HR like executive, audit, facilitator, services and consultant roles that have mostly been about managing
LEADERSHIP MANTRA
In a fascinating book co-authored by Amy Wallace and Ed Catmull titled ‘Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That
LISTENING SKILLS
When it comes to improving our communication skills, many of us have a tendency to focus mostly on speaking well and getting
INTERNET OF THINGS
Well upon us is the Fourth Industrial Revolution (or Industry 4.0) of which the Internet of Things (IoT) or machine-to-machine (M2M) communication
LEVEL 5 LEADERSHIP
In 1971, when an apprehensive board named Darwin E. Smith as the CEO of Kimberly-Clark – a failing old paper company whose
EDUCATING SRI LANKA
University ragging is appalling. In Sri Lanka, the methods used verge on sadism and reveal a psychotic nature in some of our undergraduates. Undergraduates
STUDENT MOTIVATION
What exerts the greatest influence on learners and makes a difference when we teach children? Feedback is the teacher’s individual
SOCIAL MEDIA ROI
Social media! Has it become an annoying buzzword at which to swat? No? Then maybe it’s not practised extensively at your
CONNECTED WORLD
How do you deliver content to your audience on the right platforms at the right time? Picture this: you’re trying to share a video with a couple of friends to
STRESS MANAGEMENT
Life is a balancing act of continuous ‘go and do’ until the body gradually rebels with musculoskeletal pain, an
THE WORKPLACE
The rate of change as defined by Moore’s law has now taken over all facets of life. It is being driven by a variety of factors such as technology, commoditisation,
