Even if investors cleaned their houses before the Chinese New Year celebrations, it seems like they were destined for bad luck, anyway. On the first day of trading after the two-day holiday, Singapore stocks fell nearly 3 per cent over concerns about the banking sector and a wider economic slowdown in Asia.  

“Humans are not special because of their big brains. That’s not the reason we can build rocket ships – no individual can. We have rockets because 10,000 individuals cooperate in producing the information.” - Anthropologist Kim Hill, Arizona State University

Many of us leave it too late to plan for our retirement years. What do we want to do when the time comes for us to leave the corporate world for good? Or maybe that decision will be made for us at a time we don’t expect?

Last night I had the pleasure of seeing Yana Fry from YanaTV speak at our monthly networking event. Whilst her story, Zero to Hero - about the rise of her TV channel - was inspiring, it got me thinking about one of the concepts we play with at Key Person of Influence (KPI): What are the implications if you add '& media company' to your business name?

Borders are disappearing in the business world. Thanks to the Internet and the swift evolution of technology, more and more businesses — small and large alike — are taking advantage of the opportunity to expand internationally. Some experts even say we are moving toward a “global economy”: an economy where international expansion isn’t just an option, but an essential component of success.

When I was a child, my favourite bedtime ritual was to have fairy tales read to me just before falling asleep. I knew all my favourite stories intimately – my heroines Cinderella, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty were all beautiful damsels in distress saved by dashing Prince Charming who brought them out of misery and danger, into a life of “happily ever after.”