Human Development

On the 18th of September, the HR Committee will be meeting. The theme of the meeting will be "HR in 2025 - Preparing the Known Unknowns of Human Development" The session will be structured into speed panels that will discuss 3 known unknowns that will change the human resource scene. For each panel, there will ... Read more

On the 29th of January 2016, the HR Committee will be meeting to address the need for "Educating world class HR Professionals" with a focus on Asia. Please come prepared with your priorities for HR programs and share your experience of the good, the bad and the ugly in HR education. Mr. Richard Smith, Senior Lecturer of Strategic ... Read more

HR managers often engage in discussions about developing people and creating a motivating workplace. However, HR also has to deal with the dark side of human behaviour and HR professionals need to know what to do when things go beyond the limits of HR policy and labour laws. Harassment, corruption, cybercrime, terrorism, bosses and employees from hell… HR ... Read more

On the 27th of May 2016, the Human Resources Committee will be meeting with Ms. Jane Grafton, Senior Trainer and Coach at Mindfulness, for a presentation on "Mindfulness at work: what’s going on?" Mindfulness was first mentioned by The Harvard Business Review in 2010 as “Mindful Leadership: when East meets West". Since then, HBR only ... Read more

On the 2nd of September 2016, the Human Resources (HR) Committee will be participating in a discussion titled "SINGAPORE’S FUTURE: Scenarios for HR". Singapore's success story has been essential to the human development of its citizens. The island nation has historically been involved in collaboration with international companies and attracting international talent. As a nation going forward, ... Read more

On the 7th of October, Human Resources Committee Members will meet to discuss why European companies have a special understanding of how regional management, as opposed to managing in a country, changes things. What is the management model emerging in ASEAN? What does it mean for HR leaders?     ASEAN: the Emerging Management Model that ... Read more

On the 18th of November, Human Resources Committee Members will meet for the launching of the HR Survey on the theme of "Singapore's Foreign Manpower Regulations for European Businesses". Members will be presented from a quantitative and qualitative standpoint the results of the Survey and will have the opportunity to engage in a discussion about the future steps ... Read more

On the 2nd of December, the Human Resources Committee members will meet and kick start a Series of Encounters with thought leaders and technology leaders that will take us through 2017.     Panelists:     - Mr Richard Jones, Head of Sales, Asia Pacific, Automation Anywhere - Ms Roslina Chai, Co Founder/ Chief Learning Officer, Gnowbe - Mr Laurence Smith, Advisory ... Read more

Digital HR Leadership - The Big Picture.     On the 24th of February, the Human Resources Committee will meet to discuss the changing landscape of HR with the advancement of technology.         Hosted by Mr Ian Hughson (Associate Partner Talent & Engagement Leader, Asia Pacific Business Process Services, IBM Global Business Services), ... Read more

From Engagement to Employee Experience       On the 7th of April, the Human Resources Committee heard from Mr Bernard Coulaty, who has written an excellent book on employee engagement and the employee experience. We also heard from Ms Pallavi Srivistrava, on why IBM has taken the initiative to focus on the Employee Experience ... Read more

On the 2nd of June, the Human Resources Committee met with SAP. Recently SAP has been in the news as a company leading their own HR transformation by going beyond the KPI driven annual review and by shifting from an elite talent development model to a ubiquitous learning and development philosophy. This is being driven by thought leaders ... Read more

On the 22nd of September, the Human Resources Committee met at the EU Delegation to discuss the topic: CSR – Improving our world through ethical operations, community involvement and broader social impact HR professionals today have a role to provide meaning and purpose to work. They need to take a leadership role in communicating the ... Read more