“While the natural response of every leader is to take rapid action that’s crucial for survival as well as defend the financial position of the business, each crisis is also an opportunity to occupy new positions and build new advantages,” shared Datuk Nora Manaf, Maybank’s Group Chief Human Capital Officer at the recently held INTI …
Never before have so many industries concurrently implemented hiring freezes, truly displaying the historic magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizations around the world have been striving to keep costs down; from reducing salaries and restricting marketing budgets, right through to implementing company-wide hiring freezes, drastic action has been taken by leadership teams everywhere to stretch …
Following INTI International University & Colleges’ 2021’s International Women’s Day series, the institution lauds its second female entrepreneur student, Shakila Samarasam. Shakila, who currently owns and runs Brown Babe Beauty shares how she is running her business amidst a pandemic, including the successes she has accomplished as a female entrepreneur. Shakila Samarasam currently owns and …
While other industries have experienced pronounced changes in the past year forced by the pandemic and reliance on digital technologies, heavily regulated industries like financial services are harder to disrupt. However, this does not mean that it is not changing. In fact, technology has cultivated new habits and norms such as the use of mobile …
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As 2021’s International Women’s Day campaign asks for everyone to commit to calling out gender bias and inequality in their daily interactions this year, the campaign also calls to celebrate women’s achievements1. In line with IWD’s campaign theme, INTI International University & Colleges (INTI) celebrates its alumna, Wikhe Foong, who currently owns and runs a …
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With the technological rise in the era of IR4.0 and its integration into our daily lives, the lecturing landscape for tertiary education institutions is rapidly changing, and this process has been further expedited by the spread of COVID-19 since last year. Dr Chong Mee Yoke (from left) and Ms Lalita Ambigai Sivasamugham, two of the …
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“I really want to go out and explore a field (beach volleyball) which is so full of uncertainties, but it’s so exciting because I have no idea what is going to happen. It’s just like that song ‘How Far I’ll Go’ in Moana!” said Tasha Mae who revealed that out of all the Disney princesses, …
The COVID-19 outbreak has caused a downward spiral in the world’s economy and caused a huge impact on the higher education system. The sudden closure of campuses as a social distancing measure to prevent community transmission has shifted face-to-face classes to online learning systems, seeming almost indefinitely. This has thrown the focus on utilizing e-learning …
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No matter how blissfully content you were in your relationship before March 2020, there’s no denying that the global pandemic certainly shook things up a bit. As cases begin to rise, almost everyone has been thrust out of their comfort zones and are faced with living in a scary, new reality with no return to …
Read moreRemarkable Stories from Couples Navigating Covid-19
A year into the pandemic and the world has increasingly become dependent on technology. Whether it is shopping for daily essentials through websites and apps, learning and working from home, or even socialising and keeping entertained virtually during lockdown, technology has become a fundamental part of daily life. It is this rush towards digital transformation …
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