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  • The Roles of Energy in the Business Life Cycle

     

    It starts with the birth of an idea, where an entrepreneur has a brilliant idea and creates a new venture. As the business grows, it enters the toddler phase, still figuring out its place in the market and trying to establish itself. Then, it reaches the teenage years, where it starts to gain some traction and find its footing in the industry. Eventually, it reaches adulthood, where it’s established, profitable, and hopefully enjoying some stability. 

  • Maximising the Human Experience

    What exactly is possible with the metaverse? Well, to start, businesses will be able to create user experiences that are far more immersive than what is possible on web platforms today.

    The user experience will be more realistic, and therefore more engaging. This will have a profound effect on how brands interact with their customers and audiences. With new technology such as haptic feedback gloves, users will be able to interact with digital objects in a way that feels natural and realistic.

  • Ask Questions

    What is your first response when you get a new task from your boss? Do you ask your boss, "When do you need this completed?" Every task has its timeline and I believe you have more than just one job on hand. Hence, when your boss hands you a new task, the most important thing to do is to readjust the priority of all your tasks. If you don’t know when your boss expects the task to be completed, how are you going to adjust the work pace for your team?

  • Art Shaped Me

    A profession that was alien during the mid-’80s. Nevertheless, I trusted my mentor who had my interest at heart as I was his most loyal student. My dream had always been to be like my master, to become an My Life Journey: The Rugged Walk 20 artist. I asked, “Why be an interior designer and not an artist?” And I remembered his words until today, “to become an artist, you need to be famous and that’s the only way you can survive”. It took me a long while to understand the reason behind it.

  • What Works: AirAsia Success Factors

    Even low-cost airlines themselves do not always succeed. More than a dozen low-cost airlines were shut down in 2008 during the global economic meltdown. These shutdowns demonstrated the hypothesis that not every airline gets it right and that the low-cost carrier business model is not as simple as it appears. The low-cost carrier business model requires discipline and tenacity to implement.

  • Growing up in turbulent times

    Li is definitely not nouveau riche. One of the reasons he is respected and loved by the people, especially the Chinese, is his inspirational self-made success despite the turbulent times he was born in, and his humility and generosity despite his massive wealth.

  • Alibaba, 1001 Mistakes

    After rejecting and also being rejected by 38 capitalists and investors, Alibaba finally raised USD5 million from Goldman Sachs in August 1999, followed by USD20 million from Softbank Corporation in the first quarter of 2000. With these funds, Alibaba became the world’s largest online trading market ever in no time.

  • The Seeable and The Unseeable

    McDonald’s signature product is the Big Mac, but the Big Mac does not really earn a lot. The real income is made by the wide selection of snacks and side offerings, such as the apple pie, fries and ice cream.

    The most profitable item, however, is Coca-Cola.

  • Failures? Never give up.

    Have you ever noticed that you remember that difficult days more than the ordinary or good ones? Do you remember tough challenges or hard-won triumphs? Are you amazed by people who overcome all odds and countless failures and succeed?

  • A man without vision will die

    A key lifeline to relationship, marriage, and a man’s life is vision. Without it, a man dies. Today, it seems like most people are like zombies walking around – living for the day and floating around the currents of life, seeing where life take them. There is a sense of unease because many people feel like sheep without a shepherd. Yet, if you go back into a time where there were more environmental pressures, you will see the importance of hope and vision.
  • Get Your House in Order

    You have reached your limit.

    Your company would be hosting its annual overseas conference which will be attended by all the bigwigs of the industry. It would present an ideal opportunity for you not just to sharpen your skills in the event management, but also to  network with specialists and decision-makers whom you were keen to impress.