In Memory of Randy Pausch - The man who taught us what it meant to achieving our dreams

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:57:32 +0800

Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch (Oct. 23, 1960 - July 25, 2008) gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007, before a packed McConomy Auditorium. In his moving presentation, "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams," Pausch talked...

Managing the Nintendo Generation

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:51:36 +0800

Once we just had the half life crisis. Now we have the quarter life crisis. This is at a time when institutions such as the World Bank and the International Labour Organization is urging Asia to focus more upon youth issues and employment.

Just like a woman?

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:47:39 +0800

WOMAN LEADERS

When a woman cries, there is nothing a man can do.� So said former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi after firing his Foreign Policy Minister, Mrs Makiko Tanaka. This comment backfired on Koizumi causing his pop...

Stay Smart, Stay Sharp - Avoiding the �jacket on the chair� syndrome

Thu, 22 May 2008 12:38:32 +0800

According to a recent survey Singaporean banking executives clock up more hours than their counterparts anywhere else in the world. About 44% of our senior bank personnel work more than fifty five hours a week. The global average for the banking s...

Karoshi - Stress, the disease of the 21st century?

Mon, 05 May 2008 12:07:16 +0800

In Japan, karoshi means sudden death triggered by the physical or psychological symptoms of work. It is estimated that about 10,000 Japanese workers die of karoshi each year. Since 1992, courts in Japan have awarded substantial sums in compensatio...

Consultants Perspectives

In Memory of Randy Pausch - The man who taught us what it meant to achieving our dreams

Managing the Nintendo Generation

Just like a woman?

Stay Smart, Stay Sharp - Avoiding the �jacket on the chair� syndrome

Karoshi - Stress, the disease of the 21st century?