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Find out how putting people first improves your bottom line as Tonny Loh, a partner in Heidrick & Struggles explains in our FIRST WORD column. Why is workplace culture and employee engagement and mental health important to your business? While employees may be driven to opt for income stability and dissuaded to change jobs in such an environment, discerning leaders should still be thinking about how to strengthen a team’s performance – and maximising productivity by pushing the team harder and working longer hours is oftentimes not the answer.
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dern organisations and the contemporary candidate pools of today prioritise values more than ever. The HR industry should remain competitive by using advanced technological and digital solutions to conduct thorough values assessments with candidates. This will streamline their processes and provide data-driven analysis. Assessing someone’s values before they decide to join the company provides advantages — check it out in our latest HR Tech Update column.

In honour of our currently unfolding Champions List of the most HR-focused CEOs and business leaders in Southeast Asia, we have put together our top tips for top executives looking to get the most value and collaboration out of their HR leaders and teams. In our Chief of Staff Five column, find out the five essential tips that CEOs can implement to get the most out of their HR leadership, and foster a collaborative and high-performing environment.


