office culture

WHAT IF THE PROBLEM IS THE WORKPLACE? However, that is where future problems could lie. Given how much productive time has, historically, been lost to stress and other mental health issues, it is good news that employers are trying to…

The fruits and burdens of work should be distributed fairly, but unnecessary work helps no one. Commuting is the least pleasurable, and most negative, time of a workers’ day, studies show. Insisting everyone has to do it brings no benefit…

GRANTING ELDERCARE LEAVE IS ONLY ONE PART OF THE SOLUTION It’s not surprising that some in Singapore are calling for parental care leave to be on par with childcare leave, currently at six days. Just as parents need time off work to care…

WHERE DOES THE BUCK STOP In the corporate context, this fear finds expression in various forms: Cash hoarding, risk-aversion, cross-held shares in other listed companies, the tendency to set forecasts low and hope for outperformance and…

There is also growing interest in gender-fluid clothing that blurs the line between menswear and womenswear, by eschewing exaggerated silhouettes in favour of comfort and simple lines. OFFICE WORKERS BALK AT GIVING UP SLIPPERS, T-SHIRTS…

DIGITAL EVERYTHING According to a survey by Okta, large companies now use more than 200 apps on average. Too often, we’re left alone to decide how to manage the onslaught. A 2019 scholarly review argued that the rise of the digital detox…

Current guidelines recommend that adults should “sit less, move more”. But these recommendations don’t provide any specific advice or strategies for how often and how long to move. Our work provides a simple and affordable strategy: Take a…

ROOT CAUSES OF MEETING OVERLOAD To cut back on meeting overload, senior leaders must do more than encourage employees to be more selective about the meetings they schedule or attend. When organisations seek to limit the number, size or…

Providing employees opportunities to lead mentoring sessions at work or having recreational activities and team-building activities for optimum work-life balance during working hours can also help boost productivity levels and ultimately…

LONDON: Once at a hotel, I spied a group of women in sparkly outfits out on their Christmas jolly. They ran to the dance floor, jumped up and down, and shouted, “fun, fun, fun”. Not just once, but for the duration of that banging tune and…