Singapore’s public transport workforce to grow 4% by 2025
The Land Transport Authority anticipates a 4% increase in Singapore’s public transport workforce by 2025, up from the current 22,000 workers. This growth projection comes from plans under the sector’s dedicated Industry Transformation Map. LTA will create 800 new jobs for rail expansion projects, including the Jurong Region Line and Cross Island Line development. Since […]
Heriyanto Agung Putra mentors for life
In this interview with Chief of Staff Asia, Human Capital Director of Bank Danamon, Heriyanto Agung Putra, disclosed that a leader must not only pay attention to the key performance indicators as the only growth factors. More importantly, people management contributes to growth. Putra believes in the three major roles that a good people leader […]
Heriyanto Agung Putra on future-proofing Bank Danamon’s workforce
Emerging from the pandemic has been a difficult journey for banking businesses across Southeast Asia, according to Heriyanto Agung Putra, Bank Danamon’s Human Capital director. He notes that the main challenges HR leaders in the vital banking industry are facing include: building people capability (because of the continuous changes in business models), better management […]
Case Study: Kasikorn Bank’s employer branding for 2023
BANKING AND FINANCE: Kasikorn Bank in Thailand is another financial institution that is embracing strategic projects and innovation that aim to boost employee engagement. The emphasis is wholly on the development of future skills required to fit the changing environment of work. Through the KBank Academy, the organisation has implemented the “Work That FITS” project […]
Bank Danamon invests on learning and development to win the war on talent
THE HR AGENDA: Accelerating the capacity of staff, especially those in the IT and digital space, is a key strategy of Bank Danamon to win the war on talent, according to Human Capital Team Director Heriyanto Agung Putra. “People can easily move from one bank to the other bank easily. That’s why in the banking […]
Training and development of banking professionals set to surge
BANKING AND FINANCE: Southeast Asian countries have the world’s highest adoption rate of mobile banking, setting recent records regarding total transactions and investment in new mobile technologies. With borderless financial cooperation on the rise, in-demand technology talents are required to ensure this growth is maintained by a lack of training in crucial positions further down […]
Ng Kel Mynn thrives on empathy, empowerment, and continuous learning
In this latest article, Chief of Staff Asia focuses on the people manager’s HR priorities. Ng began her career as a scholar of Yayasan Telekom Malaysia. After graduating, she started as a Quality Assurance Executive at Telekom Malaysia. Quickly, she transitioned to a project management role in the Change Management Office, where she learned so […]
From Oil & Gas, how Andrew Tan becomes an IT-Banking leader
Now at the helm of Silverlake Axis, the firm has been performing financially well, reaching its most profitable state in 2022. Thanks to its workforce to whom Tan attributes much of the company’s success. Tan’s people-focused leadership was born from 38 years of experience in the management consulting and IT industries. He was the managing […]
WHO SAYS: Quotes of the week from HR influencers and leaders
Here’s what HR and business leaders across Southeast Asia are saying on today’s pressing issues: “Diversity comes in as a strategy. It is a strategy because it’s just common sense that you should not ignore the recruitment of 50% of the population,” — Jacqueline Yew, HR director, operations & technology, Goodyear Asia Pacific Region Yew […]
Lim-Loges & Masters: Three tips to create a workplace revival
HR consulting specialist firm Lim-Loges & Masters, in its latest whitepaper, has noted the importance of the Asia-Pacific region in the ongoing workplace revolution. “Asia is at the forefront of a workplace revolution, with technological advancement, an evolving workforce, and changing social norms transforming the business model and how we work. Companies must stay ahead of the curve by understanding these trends and their potential impact,” Lim-Loges & Masters said in its paper. Citing data from Statista, it noted that 66% of workers in […]
