12 Ways to Improve Your Company Branding Strategy Using LinkedIn
Learn 12 ways to improve your company branding strategy on LinkedIn from 4 Asian companies who are doing it right. Having the right cover image, using the career tab option and posting the right types of updates are just a few ways that recruiting and retaining key talent.
Why #BanBossy Won’t Work in Pakistan
There are many factors the #BanBossy campaign ignores when it comes to driving gender diversity in Asia. Pakistani women leaders identify a number of reasons from person experience of why it won’t work in Pakistan.
Corporate Culture Audit – Are you Encouraging Super Teams?
Here are 8 questions for you to ask yourself whether your organization is really encouraging the growth of super teams. Just a quick 5 minute audit can help determine where your organization culture really stands.
Leadership Traits Required to Succeed in Frontier Markets
In the last installment of “Operating in Frontier Markets” we look at 6 key traits which identify leaders who can succeed in frontier markets. These traits go beyond the traditional characteristics required to be a successful leader and those who have these qualities are able to extract the opportunities while dealing with the associated risks.
Finding Success in a Family Business
Many Asian businesses gain their strength by virtue of being run by a family. I look at the specific measures required to be taken to create success for yourself, family members, colleagues and the business.
4 Opportunities of Working in Frontier Markets
In the second part of “Operating in Frontier Markets” I examine the opportunities associated with working in frontier markets. If you’re looking to make an impact in your industry, take a look at the reasons why the opportunities of working in frontier markets far outweigh the risks involved.
The Missing Women of Asia’s Boardrooms
Women leaders in Asia continue to face challenges even after they’ve proven their worth to an organization. Unless these challenges are addressed gender diversity in Asian boardrooms will continue to evade organizations in the region.
Risks of Operating in Frontier Markets
With multinational and investors significantly vested in emerging markets, focus has shifted to the next big growth opportunity – frontier markets. Though definitions vary, the International Finance Corporation who coined the term agree with different financial institutions that frontier markets have the following characteristics: Large populations Favorable demographics with a relatively young average age A fast […]
Scoring a Successful Interview After a Baby and Other Life Changing Events
Whether it’s interviewing after having kids, losing a loved one or overcoming a serious medical condition, any major life event creates changes in your personality which can make basic interview questions challenging. You’ll have a better chance of scoring a successful interview if you become aware of the changes in your personality. Understanding the answers to […]
10 Ways to Succeed as an Expat in Emerging Markets
It has been almost 17 years since I left the Netherlands and started my first expatriation assignment: Shanghai. Being the avid traveler I couldn’t imagine a more exciting destination – and it sure was. Through the difficulties of learning another language and culture I experienced more personal growth than ever before. From Shanghai I moved […]
