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Missy Elliott became the first female rapper to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last night (November 3). 

Popular work communication tool Slack, used by 20 million users around the world, was recently bought by Salesforce for US$27 billion. Crispina Robert has a chat with its co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Cal Henderson on what building a successful business is like, what he looks for when he hires and what's h

Two years ago, Salesforce bought work messaging app Slack for US$27 billion. Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Cal Henderson is this week's guest.

Two years ago, Salesforce bought work messaging app Slack for US$27 billion. Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Cal Henderson is this week's guest.

Popular work communication tool Slack, used by 20 million users around the world, was recently bought by Salesforce for US$27 billion. Crispina Robert has a chat with its co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Cal Henderson on what building a successful business is like, what he looks for when he hires and what's h

Data suggests that the median age of general managers is 46. Yeoh Ying Ying was 39 when she took the top job.

Yeoh Ying Ying was made general manager of pharmaceutical giant Roche Singapore at 39. She talks about rising up the ranks, the hard lessons she learnt early on as a young woman doing sales, and how she compartmentalises her time between work, children and self.

The great love affair workers had with working from home is over with more big firms wanting their staff back in the office four or five days a week. But the pushback from employees is real. Professor Mark Mortensen from INSEAD has studied hybrid working for 20 years and he explains how everyone can navigate this. 

An ageing workforce is a top concern of CEOs, especially in places like Japan and Singapore. But talent management systems that cater to what older workers really want are still not up to scratch. James Root, partner at Bain and Company, gives practical ideas on what managers can do.  In this episode, we tal

Top among the complaints that Singapore’s Manpower Ministry gets is discrimination around nationality, followed by age. Next year, legislation will come into place, taking offenders to task. But where are the grey areas and what kinds of processes do companies have to put in place? Faith Li, general manager of the