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What makes a good manager?
HR Career Success

What makes a good manager?

For many Hong Kong professionals, aspiring to a management role is a key career goal. Elaine Lam – Managing Director, Robert Half Hong Kong, discusses the characteristics that define an effective manager.

5 simple ways to drive staff motivation
HR Career Success

5 simple ways to drive staff motivation

Uncertain times can be unsettling for your team. Elaine Lam — Managing Director, Robert Half Hong Kong, looks at how to keep employees motivated and bring out the best in your people. Motivating staff is a key skill for business leaders though it can be more challenging at certain times than at others. Periods of economic or domestic uncertainty, the introduction of new workplace technologies — even something as simple as returning to work following a vacation, are all factors than can see employee motivation flag.

【職場求生術】Home office做夠120分,老細加分
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【職場求生術】Home office做夠120分,老細加分

在疫情蔓延下,很多打工仔由每天都要準時拍卡上班,變成每天準時Skype Online實行在家工作(home office)。但其實,work from home又是不是真的「無王管」呢?在很多人眼中,在家工作總是感覺「做又三十六,唔做三十六」,連老闆也不知道你是在辦工還是扮工,怎樣才可以讓老闆知道你是在工作呢?   Work from home 的難處一:需要很自律 如果你是一個很容易分心的人,work from home就可能不是一個十分適合你的工作模式。在家工作很容易分心,例如覺得有點悶就會去開電視看看,有點餓又會走去找零食,變相能專注工作的時間便會減少。

【IT事務所】還看新加坡「智慧國2025」的發展(上)
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【IT事務所】還看新加坡「智慧國2025」的發展(上)

剛踏進2020年,不少人認為是另一個十年的開始,對新加坡而言,自2016年啟動國家級數位轉型戰略「智慧國2025」(Smart Nation 2025)的10年計劃,該計劃從「數碼經濟」(digital economy)、「數碼政府」(digital government)及「數碼社會」(digital society)三大支柱規劃新加坡數位轉型之推動策略與重點工作,期望政府應用數碼科技,協助企業掌握相關商機,並致力持續提升民眾生活與居住品質,讓新加坡面對未來人口老化及城市化衍生之各項挑戰時,能有更好的準備與競爭力。 近年來「數碼轉型」的概念逐漸在世界各國發酵,各國無不積極尋找應用數位科技翻轉國家運作的契機,讓民眾、企業與政府均具備基本數位技能,應對數碼時代的衝擊。根據聯合國2018年電子化政府研究調查(UN eGovernment Survey 2018)指出,各國政府發展數位化應用的焦點,已從「提升政府運作效率」轉變為「建立永續發展的社會」,國家數位轉型已是各國維持國際競爭力的重要課題。

30個職場英文簡寫 你睇得明幾多個?
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30個職場英文簡寫 你睇得明幾多個?

人在職場,如果看不懂這些常用英文縮寫,許多時都會陷入一頭霧水的局面。不想在同事、上司甚至客戶面前不懂裝懂?趕快學會這些簡寫,以備不時之需吧!     英文簡寫 英文全寫 中文意思 1 AFK Away from keyboard 人不在電腦前 2 AKA As known as 以…為人所知 3 ASAP As soon as possible 請盡快 4 BRB Be right back 馬上回來 5 BOT Back on topic 回到正題 6 BTW By the way 順帶一提 7 EOB End of business 下班時 8 EOD End of day 今日內 9 FYI For your information 以供參考 10 HAND Have a nice day 祝你過上美好一天 11 IAM I am at meeting 會議中 12 IDK I don’t know 我不知道

New Grads to Factor in AI
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New Grads to Factor in AI

With artificial intelligence (AI) already delivering some of the most significant and disruptive innovations of recent times, for current and future graduate students — including students not focused on technology — AI will inevitably impact their careers.

Gearing up for a 5G future
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Gearing up for a 5G future

As the roll out of fifth-generation broadband networks, better known as 5G gets underway, organisations are beginning to look at the various ways they can utilise the latest wave of groundbreaking technology by building a future-ready workforce to capitalise on an array of new possibilities.

Giving the Perfect Presentation (Part 1)
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Giving the Perfect Presentation (Part 1)

Very few people in the world enjoy the prospect of giving a presentation. Even though you may not be speaking to millions of people, giving the perfect presentation is still important.