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Programmes to retain employees must be informed by principles. Unilever shares what guides its retention initiatives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As part of the SME Innovation Challenge, Steve Miller, describes the challenges faced by SMEs of SMEs in Malaysia and their needs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The volatile, fast-changing and uncertain, interconnected marketplace requires that organizations innovate or be dead (or dying). A report by the Chartered Global Management Accountant underscores the need for CFO to actively engage with innovation, adapting accounting practices to engender an innovation-centric culture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BFM-Intermark Race To The Top See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The manufacturing industry in the country faces challenges when it can no longer compete on price; it has to relook at itself to adapt and to remain relevant in this ever-changing landscape. Chris Lee from Autodesk Asean elaborates on strategies for manufacturing companies and how they can better position themselves collectively as a manufacturing hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

For inventions to thrive there needs to be a culture that seeks to improve, a culture that recognizes and rewards curiosity. The SMEs in the country need new inventions, new IP rights in order to move up the value chain. Robest Yong shares his story and his observations on inventing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TNT Express is not only responsible for hosting the World Press Photo Exhibition in Penang and Kuala Lumpur, it  undertakes the logistics for it. World Press Photo, an independent non-profit organization that promotes the work of professional press photographers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CSR has come of age in the west and is encouraging Asian companies to follow suit. Instead of being ‘apart from profit’, CSR is integrated with corporate strategy, and companies are using their core competence to social ends. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tapping into a large organization to grow your business. The opportunities afforded through the Organization Islamic  with CEO of OIC International Business Centre. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A financial institution with its own unique recruitment programme, but it is not on the television or on YouTube, at least for now. The candidates from the countries where the bank operates will be competing for a US$72,000 prize plus a chance to join the Global Maybank Apprentice Programme. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MEs on the whole tend to create a product, test it on the market and only then look into protecting the intellectual property associated with it. But it may all be for naught and perhaps may even be too late. Geob International, the maker of Hypoband--a monitoring device worn on the wrist-- shares its IP story of copywriting, patenting, trademarking and surveillancing to protect itself from copyca...

Jason Chong is Chief Investment Officer of Manulife Asset Management Malaysia. Manulife’s latest quarterly Investor Sentiment Index (Manulife ISI) in Asia had some very recent findings on Malaysia, particularly the large percentage of Malaysian’s attachment to holding on to cash and general sentiment to investing in stocks and equity in Malaysia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

How design thinking is central to innovation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Investor Relations (IR) is a strategic management responsibility that integrates finance, communication, marketing and securities law compliance to enable the most effective two-way communication between a company, the financial community, and other constituencies, which ultimately contributes to a company's securities achieving fair valuation.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

How will the education business gain more from the international market and steps to move up the rankings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wind, Solar, Water...these renewable energy sources.  Pros and cons, what kind of successes and failures are we experiencing? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How attractive is Malaysia as a business tourism destination? Traffic problems, errant taxis and pollution seem to be deterrents.  What can we collectively do to extend the length of days stayed and in the process increase the average spend which falls behind Thailand and Singapore.  We spoke with Mr.  Neethiahnanthan Ari Ragavan, Dean of Taylor's School of Hospitality. See omnystud...

CREST grants for R & D is a combined effort between the Government and the E & E industry.  10 founding members of CREST are industry players namely Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Agilent Technologies, Altera, Avago Technologies, Clarion, Intel, Motorola Solutions, National Instruments, OSRAM, and Silterra.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Despite reports of how print is on the decline, there are some who believe there is potential.  Are we beating a dead horse?  Stefan Pertz disagrees. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The ‘grenade’ is the  “symbolic great action’ in this sales context. As if going into a warzone in the fighting spirit of ‘I come,  I see, I conquer” kind of mindset. But a warzone mentality leads to stepping on landmines. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malaysia’s business tourism visitors have increased by an estimated 133% since 2003. We find out what were some of the driving factors in this rise and how local players are instrumental in the future of tourism business. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Entrepreneurship getting beyond the making sure you’re in the black to growing the business. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Generally there is nothing wrong with industry as we have production houses that are able to handle even Hollywood quality productions. Some of the top animators working with Pixar are Malaysians. We are just generally small and only able to take on small work for hire with no credibility. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Unleashing the power and potential of everyone in the organization through transformational leadership See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Looking east for coaching programmes that better suits our Malaysian work culture  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.