• BUSINESS

  Human resource wish-list for 2018

  Christopher Bruton, Published on 03/01/2018

  » Wouldn't it be wonderful if all our New Year wishes could be granted in the next twelve months? Actually the wishes expressed below could all become realities, or, at least, a start made on them, if government policy-makers have the determination to address these issues. Our New Year wishes for 2018 fall into three categories: some that would enhance the skills of young people entering the labour force; some that would benefit those already in the labour force; and finally some that would benefit those in the evening of their working lives or beyond.

• LIFE

  Pandemics through the Ages: One more wake-up call unheeded?

  Christopher Bruton, Published on 28/05/2020

  » Pandemics have been an endemic feature of human history throughout the passage of time. They have killed off more people than wars and famines.

• BUSINESS

  Global talent competitiveness: a plea for diversity

  Christopher Bruton, Published on 31/07/2018

  » The Global Talent Competitiveness Index is produced each year by the Switzerland-based management school INSEAD, with support from the leading human resource group ADECCO, joined this year by TATA Communications.

• BUSINESS

  The World Cup Season Approaches: testing times for work/life balance

  Christopher Bruton, Published on 11/06/2018

  » Between 14 June and 15 July, the 2018 World Cup Season will take place at 12 stadium locations in Russia, with a total of 64 matches between 32 national teams. The series of matches will be watched by between 50,000 and 80,000 stadium attendees per match, depending on location capacity. But judging by past experience, total world-wide viewing could exceed 3 billion people, with over one billion viewers for the World Cup final match on 15 July in Moscow.

• BUSINESS

  Women in Business: Thailand Experience

  Christopher Bruton, Published on 18/04/2018

  » In March 2018, we published an analysis of the recent Grant Thornton report on "Women in Business", detailing the worldwide representation of women in the business community. Following on from this, we now recount the observations of three leading business women regarding the importance of women in the Thailand business community. These business leaders are Ms. Noel Ashpole, Partner at Grant Thornton, Ms. Heather Suksem, Deputy Chairperson of OCS ROH Ltd, and Ms. Tiziana Sucharitkul, Co-Managing Partner, Tilleke & Gibbins. The discussion was held at a Dataconsult Thailand Regional Forum dinner meeting, a regular series on significant business topics, on 27 March 2018.

• BUSINESS

  Women in Business: is the gender gap narrowing?

  Christopher Bruton, Published on 19/03/2018

  » Although authoritarianism seems to be gaining popular precedence over democracy in many parts of the world, there are encouraging signs that other aspects of egalitarian philosophy are achieving more widespread approval. In particular, the importance of the role of women in society is gaining increasing recognition. Some developments are quite dramatic: who would have thought it possible that women might soon be allowed to drive cars in Saudi Arabia? How could it be, that Iran might be seriously considering allowing women to watch football matches?

• BUSINESS

  School drop-outs cut GDP growth

  Christopher Bruton, Published on 26/02/2018

  » The best educated nations are invariably the most prosperous. Among developing nations, those that have the best chances of sustainable growth to economic maturity are those where young people take the opportunity to complete the education cycle and can thereby enter advanced productive employment.

• BUSINESS

  Manpower solutions for workforce challenges

  Christopher Bruton, Published on 05/02/2018

  » Sourcing competent, reliable and skilled workforce in a full employment situation is a major challenge for every employer, large-scale or small-scale. Offering ready-made and tested solutions is a role that has been provided for 70 years world-wide and 20 years in Thailand by the Manpower Group. Manpower operates worldwide through 3,500 offices in 80 countries, serving over 400,000 clients.

• BUSINESS

  Is English language proficiency the passport to business success?

  Christopher Bruton, Published on 04/09/2017

  » English language, mathematics and science have been defined as the essential basis for modern education. But for Thailand, recent comparative testing has indicated that these "must have" skills are often "don't have" skills holding back economic progress.

• BUSINESS

  Women at Work: Asian trends

  Christopher Bruton, Published on 26/06/2017

  » According to Thai tradition, women are the hind legs of the elephant. The front legs provide leadership and direction, but strength and stability are at the hind legs. The elephant cannot move forward without support of both front and hind legs working in harmonious combination.

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