Work-Life Balance
Companies want the best talent, but unwilling to change to get it
Although companies say retaining and attracting talents is their biggest challenge, most of them are unwilling to change to tackle this issue, according to Talent Corporation Malaysia Bhd (TalentCorp) chief executive officer Johan Mahmood Merican.
HP and Intel target the mobile, productivity-conscious user
HP Malaysia is confident that its new range of ultraportables will be a hit among those who want more mobility without having to sacrifice productivity and power.
STEM jobs on the rise, SEA to drive growth: Freelancer.com
Freelancer.com expects STEM-related projects to grow this year, and also tells Goh Thean Eu what employers should do to keep talented millennials – which make up about three-quarters of its user base – happy and loyal.
SecQ.me founder James Khoo quits the startup life
James Khoo of personal safety app startup SecQ.me, who is leaving the company he founded more than three years ago and will be looking for a full-time job to support his family, talks to A. Asohan.
Burning out is an illness
Burning out is just like any other illness – like, for example, alcoholism – so it needs to be approached calmly and unemotionally, writes serial entrepreneur and Acronis CEO Serguei Beloussov.
Malaysians prize workplace relationships: LinkedIn survey
Malaysian professionals value workplace relationships more than any other Asian country, according to a survey by professional social network LinkedIn.
Digerati50: Making waves below the radar
Digital News Asia (DNA) continues a weekly series that profiles the top 50 influencers, movers and shakers who are helping shape Malaysia’s Digital Economy. These articles are from Digerati50, a special print publication released in January 2014.
Your startup life in 2014
Founder Institute director Jeffrey Paine talks about the much-neglected part of an entrepreneur’s journey – taking care of yourself and your loved ones.
Week in Review: You are not indestructible!
In pushing themselves, founders ignore their health, sometimes of the family too
DNA among earliest media in world to pinpoint Satya Nadella as Microsoft CEO
JobStreet: Malaysian workers not getting enough family time
In an informal JobStreet.com poll, 63% of Malaysian workers surveyed said they have not been spending enough time with their family due to long working hours. Nearly 70% spend two to five hours working beyond their official work-hours every day.
