By SUE COFFEY Whether you work in public accounting, finance or endeavor for a career in business: to find long-term success, you must continue to evolve.

By OLIVER BINZ - From a managerial perspective, the question is whether cost-cutting is a good move, or whether it possibly could be an overreaction. To answer this question, I looked at the association between macroeconomic uncertainty and quarterly corporate profitability for a vast sample of around 10,000 US firms from 1988 to 2018.

By GREGG VANOUREK As an insidious virus spreads around the world, we are wise to stop and ask: what can it teach us? Much, I think. One question I am drawn to lately is this: what does the pandemic teach us about the role of business in society?

Mandarin Language Centre owner Luisa Lim shares the importance of Mandarin literacy to the carer advancement of the modern employee.

By WILLEM GOUS Many business owners were forced to sit back and reflect on their companies during the global pandemic that saw lockdowns in effect around the world. I am sure many have come to the conclusion that their business is simply not working and must make the awful choice of closing down a business.

By ROSHAN THIRAN Leaders often talk about the importance of learning, and yet many people – including leaders themselves – struggle to find the time outside their work-life and other duties to commit to learning. How can we find space in our day to make time for learning?

By JOHN ZINKIN Whether boards and Nomination Committees are looking for ‘captains’, ‘navigators’, ‘engineers’, or ‘builders’ as leaders, they need to remember two key factors. Leadership is morally neutral and there are six leadership styles with different levels of effectiveness.

By PETER HARRISON
The measures designed to slow the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic will test the finances of individuals and companies to their breaking point in the months ahead. 

By DR. MURALI RAMAN Design Thinking (DT) has significant potential to improve an organisation’s and an individual’s performance, as the outcomes of using DT can be linked to its ability in fostering a growth mindset.