BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK SOCIOLOGY STARTUPS The Relationship Economy Terry Mollner — whose Calvert Impact Capital funds are the world’s largest, at $9 billion (or $12 billion, depending on what source you cite) — is one of the great pioneers of a new economy based on meaningful relationshipsand the common good — a conceptual framework that is increasingly called ‘Game B’ these days, as an alternative to the prevailing […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK PSYCHOLOGY & WELLNESS What To Do When Life Is On Hold I get it. You have COVID ennui. I do, too, but as long as we have our health and our jobs, both 2020 and 2021 deserve nothing but to be met with gratitude. Not everyone is as lucky. The truth is, until last year sent us hiding, we were all running at full tilt with our default lives, scarcely […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
LIFESTYLE PSYCHOLOGY & WELLNESS 7 Habits For Good Mental Health During Pandemic In countries all around the world, people are staying at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Some countries are under strict lockdown, with residents unable to leave the house except for essential reasons. In other countries and regions, the cafes, pubs, and entertainment venues have closed down, and people […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUPS STRATEGY IKEA’s Best Selling Product Is Not Furniture Dave Chappelle has a moment in his Netflix special, Equanimity, where he gives the punchline to a joke at the very beginning — and still guarantees a laugh when you finally hear the joke. It got me thinking. Spoilers or not, some stories are so good, even if you know the ending, you’ll still want to […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
TECHNOLOGY During COVID-19: VPN May Be The Largest Security Risk Management? A virtual private network (VPN) can be your most significant security risk during this COVID 19 pandemic. This has been proven beyond reasonable doubts from many research. Early this year, many companies laid off most of their employees, but some who were privileged enough to remain were given the alternative of working from home. These […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Daniel Sim, Co-Founder of Born Poor, Die Rich Daniel Helps People Create Passive Income Through Property Investments What’s your story?Growing up, the lack of money was often a source of tension. I did well in school and spent 10 years in the public sector, serving as the Assistant Director of Organisational Development (OD) in the Prime Minister’s Office. However, I was working long […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Victor Chua, Strategy & Operations at Fairmarch Victor is Empowering Communities to Maximize Their Contributions to Society What’s your story?I went to Beijing to pursue an MBA at Tsinghua university after working as an engineer for 10 years. The plan was simple: study, do internships, graduate and get a job in a big company. However, spending time in a bustling city, like […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Gregory Van, CEO & Founding Partner at Endowus Greg Builds Systems that Allow People to Take Ownership of Their Financial Wellbeing What’s your story?I got my first job in financial services when I was 14 years old. It was an internship at HSBC Asset Management in Hong Kong. My job was to create spreadsheets. Subsequently, I had internships working for the hedge fund […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Chloe Cortinovis, Managing Director at Bienvenue Factory Tools for Smart Omni Channel Retail Strategies What’s your story?I have been practicing music since the age of six, reaching some of the highest levels in my field. Music has had a major influence on both my professional and personal life! It not only taught me discipline but also diligence and perseverance. I have been […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUPS STRATEGY TECHNOLOGY Reasons Why Talented People Have Failed in Their Careers The following are excerpts from interviews with people whose work we respect and who would like to remain anonymous. How have you seen talented people fail in their work? Not spending enough time on their mental health Burning out. As a way of preventing burnout, try to figure out as best you can whether that […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Allison De Meulder – Founder of Invitation Consultants This article was originally published here: Allison De Meulder – Founder of Invitation Consultants Despite the doubts of those around her, Allison De Meulder was an early adapter of ecommerce to market the products of her flair for design. What’s your story? I started an Ecommerce company at 23 with no start-up capital. We became […] Written by Callum Laing July 14, 2021July 14, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Future Of The Paper Industry One positive outcome of the pandemic and the implantation of distributed work has been a sharp drop in paper consumption: some large paper companies are closing factories to adapt to a market that no longer demands reams and reams of paper for photocopiers and printers as companies overnight were forced to move the vast majority of their admin […] Written by Enrique Dans July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Importance Of Struggle Without struggle, there is no gain, or transformation. Without struggle, our actions cannot coalesce, to harness the future. Without struggle, life is bland, and rudderless. Without struggle, we remain unprepared to meet the day’s — or life’s — challenges, and whatever magic we may have inside of us, it remains bottled up, untapped. Struggle is […] Written by Anthony Fieldman July 8, 2021July 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Sustainable Investments: A Bubble? The rise of environmental, social and corporate governance investment (ESG) as a prioritization strategy is driving change in the financial landscape, obliging many companies to get on board. Some observers see the reorientation of investment priorities toward sustainability as a $30 trillion market opportunity, while others insist that, regardless of the money involved, companies must integrate it into […] Written by Enrique Dans July 7, 2021July 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Truth About Multitasking According To Research Susan Broniarczyk, associate dean for research and marketing professor at Texas McCombs, doesn’t listen to podcasts while she’s driving. She prefers to focus on one task at a time. “I would say personally, I am the world’s worst multitasker,” Broniarczyk says. But with many people claiming to finish more tasks in less time by tackling […] Written by Texas McCombs July 6, 2021July 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How China Is Transforming Its Economy Through Learning I highly recommend reading the McKinsey Global Institute’s new report, “Reskilling China: Transforming The World’s Largest Workforce Into Lifelong Learners”, which focuses on the country’s biggest employment challenge, re-training its workforce and the adoption of practices such as lifelong learning to address the growing digital transformation of its productive fabric. How to transform the country […] Written by Enrique Dans February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Why You’re Not Seeing Success With Influencer Marketing With the new year around the corner, now is a good time to re-evaluate your past marketing strategies and gear up for the year ahead. For some businesses, influencer marketing has simply not seemed to live up to its lofty promises of genuine engagement, credibility, and transparency. Some have claimed that it has been failing […] Written by Michael Tan January 14, 2021January 15, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A New Philosophy of Business I’m about to ask you to take a mental leap. For the next 8 minutes, suspend your notions of what a business is, and I’ll propose a new lens for you to look through. There are a lot of questions asked around what “community” means for business. “Where should community fit in my organization?” and […] Written by Empirics Asia September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
