Talent – Dr Seamus Phan

Future of work—Don’t be a koala or a panda

Given the increasing popularity of AI and automation, and the widespread layoffs in both large and small businesses, what kind of future and work can we expect? Perhaps koalas and pandas can provide us with…

We hear of layoffs in the thousands or tens of thousands from many big tech and other companies worldwide. Before the pandemic and global conflicts, many businesses were recruiting staff without restraint, and suddenly, they…

I was a teenage coder in the 1970s, and learned BASIC, COBOL and Fortran, and of course, embraced a whole slew of other languages along the way until today. But I did not ever envisage…

I saw a post online by an executive, advising career upstarts NOT to only apply for jobs that they qualify for fully. I concur. I am adding a couple more tips for young graduates, upstarts,…

What if the whole idea of forcing a child to learn something early and persistently, is actually the worst idea of all and is more likely to KILL the passion in the child in his…

Medical Doctor's Stethoscope and Syringe

A crisis like COVID-19 is like no other. Unlike the Global financial crisis in 2008 or the SARS crisis earlier, this COVID-19 has literally killed entire industries that were previously thought to be invincible, like…

Future of work—Don’t be a koala or a panda

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