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Not too long ago during a conversation with a general manager, he made a comment that gripped my mind and I would like to talk more about it in this month’s management e-news.   The manager said his company has been training the employees however he said ‘training could not change the employees’.    Even as I could relate to his concerns that building a motivated and productive workforce has become an increasingly

Flipping through the pages of The Borneo Post recently, I stopped to read the full page advertisement of Panasonic.  I do like their motto ‘Ideas for Life’ which is appropriately coined for this competitive and global economy and the picture of a huge light bulb in the center-page with the words, ‘Questions Breed Ideas’ is a clever representation of their marketing intent. Panasonic has enacted a clear, creative and inspiring

By Sim Ling Ling “A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well” Jeff Bezos The challenge to stay ahead of the curve in matching products and services to customers’ need or perceptions is becoming difficult as competition becomes more creative and aggressive in the industry. Whatever the influences your company has on employees and customers, it