Showing 541 - 548 of 548
APM expects doubling of sales by 2015
Business, Krissana Parnsoonthorn, Published on 21/09/2012
» APM Group, a leading consultancy, expects its sales will almost double by 2015 from 300 million baht this year thanks to rising demand from corporate clients wishing to enhance their competency and competitiveness to cope with the formation of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in 2015.
Female leaders running the show during a talent shortage
Business, Arinya Talerngsri, Published on 03/09/2012
» As we approach 2015, we are experiencing huge changes being caused by what some people are calling the "AEC effect". As businesses prepare for the Asean Economic Community, there is a huge expertise shortage in Thailand and a war being fought for the talent that exists. Against this backdrop, we are finding more and more that female leaders are taking up positions in management.
Business accelerated: Attributes of success
Business, Arinya Talerngsri, Published on 22/06/2012
» As leaders we are expected to look into the future for our organisations. It's our responsibility to create, and execute our vision, develop strategies, and reassure our stakeholders that we know what we are doing and everything is going to be okay.
Why effective communication matters now more than ever
Business, Arinya Talerngsri, Published on 31/05/2012
» Like many organisational leaders I know, I regularly walk around the office and speak with my staff. I've started to notice a few things. Many of my longest-serving members are getting greyer, and many of the other faces I see are looking younger. When I listen to my staff, they may talk about different things or hold different values than me. I understand this diversity is essential to my organisation's success, and I appreciate it greatly.
Govt leadership shortage: Growing age gap
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/05/2012
» Among Thailand's 2 million civil servants leadership candidates in their 40s missing after many left govt service for better jobs.
Demographic wave threatens Thai companies, bureaucracy
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 28/05/2012
» Demographic changes are set to pose serious challenges to organisations, more serious perhaps than threats from competitors, economic conditions and unfair regulation.
Business as usual is dead, But who's ready for change?
Business, Arinya Talerngsri, Published on 13/04/2012
» This new decade can be bewildering, and also very exciting; everything is changing so fast. Everything about how we run our business, what we sell, what people value and what people expect tomorrow; nothing is standing still. Almost every organisation I have the honour of working with have all this one thing in common: they are seeking to change something.
Times are tough; I want performance improvement
Business, Arinya Talerngsri, Published on 15/02/2012
» Traditionally as new challenges arise, business leaders turn to their human resources departments and make them accountable for training people to work more effectively and produce tangible results. Sometimes it seems that as resources shrink, competition increases, organisations merge and partner, and fresh disasters strike, the need for tangible results grows ever greater. Many leaders I speak to, however, still express their frustration that the money spent on training just isn't turning into the tangible results they need to see. They complain that Key Performance Indicators remain missed and targets and objectives remain out of sight. They ask me is training a waste of time, and my answer is Yes _ and No.