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Has McKinsey & Co finally become unleadable?
News, Published on 27/01/2024
» It's a big year for elections -- and that includes McKinsey & Co's poll to pick the Global Managing Partner for the next three years. As in so many elections, there's a difference between the skills needed to get the job and those required once elected.
Good as gold
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 09/09/2019
» It is common knowledge among traders that when geopolitical tensions rise, so too does the price of gold as it is considered a safe haven compared with other investments. But Robin Lee believes gold trading shouldn't be limited only to deep-pocketed market professionals. In his view, it is a good tool for anyone interested in saving.
How to cultivate digital talent and skills (Part 2)
Business, Published on 14/09/2017
» There can be no successful digital transformation without the right people. New technologies and business models quickly become commodities that are available to all industry players. The difference between winners and losers is the ability to identify, recruit and retain the digital talent that makes the technology work -- and use it to develop new ideas and create new opportunities.
The growing chain of restaurant struggles
Business, Published on 12/09/2017
» Legacy chain restaurants are struggling to adapt in the rapidly shifting food and beverage marketplace as consumers pivot towards more unique, digital-friendly restaurants and buffet outlets.
How to cultivate digital talent and skills (Part 1)
Business, Published on 05/09/2017
» As digital transformation disrupts the workplace, one factor more than any other will determine which companies turn digital to their advantage. That critical element is people. The catalysts of digital transformation are people with the right skill sets, talent and, most importantly, vision.
Advertisers need new tricks to meet digital media challenge
Business, Published on 31/08/2017
» Digital media has made succeeding in advertising harder because it has opened the market for creative content to a wider field. At the same time, it has made measuring impact a more precise process, essential for ad buyers who are increasingly focused on return on investment.
Digital forces to usher in a new age of work
Business, Published on 27/07/2017
» A tidal wave of change is coming that will soon make the way we work almost unrecognisable to today's business leaders. The onset of Industry 4.0 and today's rapidly evolving technologies are influencing business models, demographics, customer behaviour and even workplace attitudes -- all shifting concurrently. The effects of this digital revolution will be far-reaching and transformational.
SOE growth linked to the right strategy (part 3)
Business, Published on 27/06/2017
» Many state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Thailand continue to explore opportunities for new growth, devise new strategies for enhancing performance, and invest in technologies and ideas to sustain progress. In doing so, as I have noted in previous articles, it is critical to understand various styles of strategy.
Taking SOEs to the next level: getting the strategy right
Business, Published on 02/05/2017
» Many business leaders in Thailand and from overseas have told me about their continuing efforts as well as the challenges in improving the performance of state-owned enterprises (SOEs). For the most part, improving the performance of SOEs is not much different than for private enterprises -- the first and most important step, as my previous article noted, is to get the strategy right.
China-Japan rivalry in Indonesian rail project heats up
Published on 29/08/2015
» JAKARTA — The tightening competition between Japan and China to build Indonesia's first high-speed railway system heated up further this week, with Beijing expressing disappointment over revised proposals offered by Tokyo.