Relationships
Multi-Generational & Multi-Cultural
The Priority team is an idyllic example of a team that is both multi-generational and multi-cultural. A Priority company photo would resemble a page straight from the catalogue of United Colours of Benetton. From bright-eyed, fresh-faced interns to worldy-wise and experienced senior staff, we have them all. Adding another dimension to this intricate web is the variety [...]
Qualities That Matter In the Age of Financial Depression
In this current age of financial uncertainty, when one can never tell where their next big gig is going to come from, all businesses need to be outstanding in a unique way to distinguish themselves from their competition. What can we do that will show we are special? One way is how we care for [...]
The Optimized Future
If I were to walk up to a person on the street and ask them what’s ‘Google’, they would undoubtedly look at me as if I had just asked them what is a toaster? And yet we are taking many such things for granted. In the modern age of interconnectedness the idea of information being [...]
Not just another event
Creating and organising events is not just a logistical and administrative task associated with bargaining with suppliers and vendors for the best prices or sourcing for the best venues and equipment. Rather its creating the customer experience for your client’s customers. It is a simple logic that if their customers feel good, they would too. [...]
Realism and Revenue
The buzzword these days seem to be recession. Recession means the economy sliding down, loss of jobs and a whole lot of other depressing things. In these times, how should businesses handle their current activities and navigate the murky waters of the recession. First of all, businesses should be realistic. In times of financial uncertainty, [...]
Socegado and the Age of Crisis
Socegado! The word is of Portuguese origin. It is indeed a word alien to Singaporeans. Not surprising, since we are a former British colony. Not a Portuguese one. Nevertheless, the meaning of the word is certainly interesting. Socegado in Portuguese means quiet and laid-back. Basically, it refers to the easygoing self. Descending from a hardworking [...]
Four-letter secret
Are we in control of our time? We all have had advice on time management and ways to cope with huge workload, but what do they really make sense? We wish to meet deadlines, stop misplacing important emails or documents, not forget what we have promised our clients and bosses; or even improve at note taking during [...]
Dating the Customer
Remember the times when we started dating ? We paid extreme attention to the other person’s needs and wants. We showered them with attention, care and the constant communication. We got to know their likes and their dislikes as well as what makes them happy. It was fun and engaging. It was something we looked [...]
Life lessons
Save the Planet! Go Green! Be eco-friendly. Turn off the lights. Roll out sustainable programmes. We are constantly told to look after the environment and this earth of ours. I would like to put it to all that the Earth does not need saving. Its the human race that is rapidly creating a boiling pot of water [...]
Can’t Buy A Home? Blame The Hippies!
Rising prices of homes. Packed trains and packed public spaces. What else is out there in the red dot? Spin doctors will put the blame on the economy. Is that it? Everyone thinks of this island as a ‘Island of the Business Gods’. Make money, spend money and flush money down the drain too, courtesy [...]
