AG&P HR team: leading culture transformation for success
Atlantic Gulf & Pacific, Inc. (AG&P) clinched the coveted Best HR Team award at the HR Stars Awards 2023 in Singapore, owing to its remarkable efforts in spearheading a culture transformation and rekindling employee engagement. As AG&P prepared to venture into the energy line of business, the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic brought forth uncertainties, […]
Authenticity, passion, courage: the keys to transformative leadership
It has been almost 16 years since Sonia McDonald, a respected figure in the leadership and transformation space, founded LeadershipHQ. Prior to that, she held a senior HR role based in Shanghai, China, for Korn/Ferry International Futurestep Inc. Upon moving back to Australia, she initially sought to reset her life and career, while staying within […]
ZALORA culture integrates employees’ whole being for work-life harmony
As Asia’s leading online fashion and lifestyle player, ZALORA Group is also leading in ensuring employees maintain a balanced lifestyle that enables them to thrive in the workplace. With well-defined intention and close attention to employee feedback, it has created a vibrant company culture that has earned it the title of Best Workplace Culture and […]
Shaping the future of HR: Siddharth Bhasin claims HR Stars Awards’ Best Up & Coming Leader title
Siddharth Bhasin, recognised as the Best Up & Coming HR Leader at the HR Stars Awards 2023, has been a transformative driving force at Google. As the Chief of Staff for the Googler Experience team in Asia-Pacific, Bhasin’s contributions have had a significant impact on both employees and the organisation. With an impressive six and […]
Deloitte Singapore: empowering wellbeing for a thriving workplace
Deloitte Singapore has been recognised as the Best Health and Wellness Interventions winner at HR Stars Awards 2023. At the heart of its approach lies ‘Empowered Wellbeing’, a holistic initiative that supports the physical, mental, financial, and social aspects of its people. The company offers a range of engaging initiatives to promote well-being. ‘Wellness Fridays’ […]
Big 3 Group: trailblazing HR excellence through innovation
HR Stars Awards 2023 crowned Big 3 Group as the Best Digital HR in Singapore for its game-changing approach to HR management. The medium-sized company, of approximately 180 employees, has redefined corporate culture by combining structured processes with a strong focus on innovation and creativity. In 2019, the company embarked on its digital transformation journey, […]
Putting the ‘human’ back into HR
The process of understanding, counselling, coaching, and empowering people has always been an underlying focus for Nitin Goil, who traces his academic roots to psychology and now with his expertise as a leadership consultant, advises and helps leaders and organisations change and transform, and become more human. “I’ve always loved working with people, bringing out […]
HR Stars Awards: Community focus underlines HR initiatives at Royal Kings Group
Sirajudeen Bin Syed Mohamed believes in cultivating strong social responsibility and good work-life balance among his employees, going as far as sponsoring yearly gym and club memberships so they can unwind with family on the company budget. This firm commitment, so embedded in how he has been leading the Royal Kings Group, has earned him […]
HR Stars Awards announces winners for 2023
The prestigious HR Stars Awards announced its winners on July 10, 2023, recognising outstanding achievements in the field of human resources. Winners from Singapore and Indonesia demonstrated exceptional practices and leadership in various HR categories. The following are the winners of HR Stars Awards 2023: Singapore Employer of Choice DXC Technology Best Workplace Culture and […]
Applied HR author stresses importance of trust in workplaces
Describing himself as having “stumbled into HR”, K. Thivenathan, or ‘Thivi’, as he prefers, now has three decades of HR experience under his belt. Through circumstance and chance, he found himself intrigued by the process of engaging employees in order to drive business success, and continued steadily on that path. Since his first job at […]
