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Tag: Staff Engagement

Create a Better Network With These Tips

Without a well-connected network, it can be extremely difficult to find a prospective position in your field of work or to get your foot in the door with a promising company. Here are just some ways you can create a better network for yourself. ...

Companies are missing out on mum power

Insufficient understanding of the importance of enticing new mothers back to the workforce, and persisting traditional management practices, are hindering Hong Kong companies in tapping the potential of working mothers, writes Andrea Zavadszky. ...

Work-related woes leave staff highly strung

Job stress comes in different forms and while a certain amount of workplace stress is considered by some experts to be positive, it can lead to adverse consequences, such as lower productivity as well as emotional and physical health problems, writes Chris Davis. ...

Demand for better skills is making staff sweat

While both bosses and workers in Hong Kong agree that the level of skills that staff are expected to possess has risen in the last five years, Randstad's Workmonitor Report for the third quarter of this year also shows that employees expect these demands to continue to increase in the future, writes John Brennan. ...

Flexing forwards

When the CEO of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer, ordered employees earlier this year to work back in the office instead of telecommuting, it made headlines around the world, writes Marc Burrage. ...

Employer of choice

CEO of AIG HK Marc Breuil says the insurance giant has an array of strategies to lure the best staff, writes Darius Musni. ...

Marriott buzzing over water

Hotel group’s bee-keeping initiatives are helping clean up rivers in Sichuan, writes Andrea Zavadszky. ...

Extend your retention span

Employers need to focus on retention in response to the rising number of staff entering Hong Kong’s jobs market, writes Marc Burrage. ...

Winning game of retention

Greg Carton explains how Ogilvy & Mather’s new initiative has resulted in happier and more loyal employees. ...