Enterprise Explores

The popular UK children’s TV show, Peppa Pig , is apparently causing American children to develop a southern English accent. How much can television really affect us? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new Chrome extension is helping Netflix users gain access to dual subtitles at once, in an effort to help them learn a new language when watching foreign language films and TV shows. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inc. claims that the average worker is only productive for 2 hours 53 minutes of an eight-hour day, so what if we flipped the workplace and let employees do individualised work remotely? Could we boost productivity by having a collaboration-only office? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government is set to guarantee at least 70% of borrowings made by SMEs in a new guarantee scheme worth 2 billion ringgit, to help these businesses equip themselves with more efficient tech practices for IR4.0 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While the gender pay gap is a very real problem that’s being addressed by more companies these days, there are hidden factors at the workplace that continue to perpetuate the trend; early negotiations being one of them See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Employers and employees in Malaysia finally have an official guide when trying to decide wages and increments at the workplace. The NWI also highlights the need to hire more seniors, women, and disabled persons as a way to encourage and increase diversity across the board. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Retail sales in the US took the biggest monthly drop in a decade. Even online sales, which have gained consistently for more than a decade now has seen a decline. Is this something to be worried about and is retail truly dead ? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is a psychological phenomenon called enclothed cognition , which states when humans put something on and wear it, the item has enclothed meaning - like how we think people wearing lab coats are smart. So if Clark Kent can remove his glasses to become Superman, could you put on a piece of clothing to be a better entrepreneur? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emojis are showing up in court cases as a form of communication, yet courts still aren’t prepared to properly decipher what these weird-looking sometimes-exaggerated cartoon faces mean exactly. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chances are, your online shopping experience have been dictated by an algorithm. But is online really cheaper than offline? Researches at the University of Bologna in Italy created two simple reinforcement-learning-based pricing algorithms and set them loose in a controlled environment to learn their behaviour. To their surprise, the prices of goods started to go higher when they learnt how to col...

We often hear about the dangers of smartphone use, and how social media addiction can create a sense of isolation, but a new study shows that smartphones can aid in creating mindfulness, which in turn can prevent feelings of loneliness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For most people, achieving work-life balance is akin to reaching a state of nirvana in a professional setting. But according to sociologist Tracy Brower, pursuing work-life balance may actually be doing more harm than good . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all have that one simultaneously simple, yet somehow insurmountable task that gnaws away at our to-do list as we put it off week after week. So how do you get past this “ errand paralysis ”? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Entrepreneurs have an obsession with literature. Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Susan Wojcicki… they’ve all testified to the power of the written word. But this obsession with literature isn’t limited to founders. Investors are just as avid bookworms. We discuss some of the best works of fiction that could help you at work or in your business. See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

Communication with your employees is key to success as a leader so here some phrases that will be helpful for you as a leader and does this sound like your boss? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Facebook isn’t content with saying “haters gonna hate”. Apparently they also need to know the locations of these people - mostly angry former employees - and learn how much of a threat they really are. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s 40 years since the first Walkman was introduced to the market, we look back at some of the greatest cassettes that we had and ask what else do you like to see make a comeback? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sometimes leaving a toxic work environment isn’t practical or possible. Here’s how you can at least weather the storm for a while. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After holding Facebook accountable for spreading fake news in 2018, British lawmakers are now looking into the effects of addictive tech used by these social media giants to keep users glued to their screens. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A major worry for companies everywhere is the generation gap - how does one bring together today’s workforce when no two generations work the same? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The HR Department would cringe, but that hasn’t stopped millions of people from doing it. And when all is said and done, is an office romance really worth it? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The music industry has endured its share of crises in the digital era – from the slow death of the CD to the rise of online piracy. Now it is the turn of radio broadcasters, who face a worrying exodus among young listeners because of streaming . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hiring bias - partially fueled by racism, sexism, or both - has been a problem at the workplace since anyone can remember. Some companies, including one that created an extension, believe that replacing profile pics with something neutral (or adorable) might be the way forward. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Street hawking, as most commonly seen in countries like Indonesia and Vietnam, has found its way here in Malaysia. Vendors in Terengganu have jumped on this trend to find new ways to get their customers attention. Is this an opportunity or an eye sore? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Life is full of choices, and indecision often comes from worrying that what we choose isn’t the right or “best” choice. But how did society get here? And why do we think we need “the best” of everything? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.