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2) The importance of understanding likely health declines from chronic conditions to prepare for possible crises and end-of-life situations.
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This document provides instructions for finding hashtags using the hashtagify.me tool. It explains that users can authorize their Twitter account, have their account analyzed to generate hashtag suggestions, and then view, save, track, delete, or use the suggested hashtags to help promote their Twitter content. The tool helps users easily discover new hashtags to include in their tweets.
This document outlines an effective inventory management system using various lean principles and techniques. It discusses implementing a kanban system using visual controls like color coding and location numbers to improve inventory tracking and turnover. The system aims to make nonconformities obvious and keep the process simple through principles of visibility, simplicity and awareness. It also notes using cycle counting, a delivery control board and database to monitor inventories. The goal is to introduce these mostly low-tech visual methods to enhance inventory accuracy and efficiency.
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Diuretics work by inhibiting epithelial transport in the kidneys which prevents reabsorption of sodium, chloride, and water back into the bloodstream from urine in the nephron tubules, causing increased excretion of water and electrolytes in the urine. There are three main categories of diuretic mechanisms - inhibitors of the Na-K-2Cl symport, Na-Cl symport, and Na channels, with examples like furosemide, hydrochlorothiazide, and amiloride listed respectively. Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists like spironolactone are also diuretics that conserve potassium.
21 Traits of Successful Executive and Personal Support ProfessionalsOfficepal
The document outlines 21 traits of successful executive and personal support professionals. It discusses that while roles and responsibilities may vary, there are universal traits exhibited by top professionals. These include being proactive, having exceptional time management and organizational skills, strong intuition, listening skills, commitment to lifelong learning, ability to utilize technology, and more. The document is intended to help identify the qualities of the best executive assistants and support professionals.
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1) Advance care planning as an ongoing process of reflecting on values and goals, discussing future medical care preferences, and documenting choices for current and future care.
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3) A 4-step process for advance care planning: understanding health conditions, articulating values and preferences, documenting preferences in writing, and periodically reassessing plans.
Today, Asia-Pacific—and in particular the fast-emerging
nations in its midst—is once again taking centrestage in
the worldwide marketplace. This is the Asian century, and the region’s organisations—
as well as the talented individuals that lead them—
are going to need to adapt, fast.
In almost every Asian market, competition is increasing, fuelled by both local and foreign businesses. Skills shortages are a constraint on most firms in the region, and our leaders are now faced with managing three or four generations of workers all with their own unique ways of working and behaving.
This new ebook is explaining organisations and employees how to make the most of the opportunities ahead and tells why managers must be flexible and socially intelligent.
What’s on the minds of senior business leaders as they
begin 2013? Despite ongoing global economic uncertainty, and increasing competitive pressures, how will organisations approach the key issues of innovation and business viability in the short and medium term?
ExEcutivE OutlOOk SurvEy 2013
Leading for innovation & growth
To answer these questions, we decided to focus our annual survey of CEOs, Directors, Chairpersons and VPs across Asia-Pacific, the Americas and Europe on innovation and business viability. We asked 179 people in senior leadership positions to tell us about their company’s direction over the
year ahead, and how they’re balancing the need to be profitable with the pressures of continuous change on a global scale.
The top 5 migrant destinations are the United States, Russia, Germany, Saudi Arabia, and Canada. Several countries have large diasporas numbering over 1 million people abroad including India, China, the Philippines, and Malaysia. Around one-third of global migration represents 'brain drain' where educated individuals emigrate from their home country.
This is the full version of "Enter the Dragon", a whitepaper by Anthony Raja Devadoss, which is exploring the new talent challenges for asian economies.
This paper will give you a deeper insight in how to:
• Finding and securing talent in a tight employment market
• Retaining and managing existing resources to best effect
• Building the kind of corporate culture that overcomes challenges in the APAC region
• Obtaining the right talent to shift from a cost focus to a quality focus
• Managing rising costs
This document discusses how organizational culture shapes workplace safety. It argues that compliance with regulations alone does not lead to outstanding safety and that leadership is key. Safety should be viewed as part of high performance and linked to productivity, not just imposed as a limitation. Leaders need to ensure safety messages are consistent across all levels of management and do not conflict with other priorities like productivity. Thinking broadly about potential safety issues can help address hidden risks.
5 key differences between Hard skill and Soft skillsRuchiRathor2
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝:
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝 & 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 💯
In today's dynamic and competitive market, a well-rounded skillset is no longer a luxury - it's a necessity.
While technical expertise (hard skills) is crucial for getting your foot in the door, it's the combination of hard and soft skills that propels you towards long-term success and career advancement. ✨
Think of it like this: Imagine a highly skilled carpenter with a masterful understanding of woodworking (hard skills). But if they struggle to communicate effectively with clients, collaborate with builders, or adapt to project changes (soft skills), their true potential remains untapped. 😐
The synergy between hard and soft skills is what creates true value in the workplace. Strong communication allows you to clearly articulate your technical expertise, while problem-solving skills help you navigate complex challenges alongside your team. 💫
By actively developing both sets of skills, you position yourself as a well-rounded professional who can not only perform tasks efficiently but also contribute meaningfully to a collaborative and dynamic work environment.
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Today, Asia-Pacific—and in particular the fast-emerging
nations in its midst—is once again taking centrestage in
the worldwide marketplace. This is the Asian century, and the region’s organisations—
as well as the talented individuals that lead them—
are going to need to adapt, fast.
In almost every Asian market, competition is increasing, fuelled by both local and foreign businesses. Skills shortages are a constraint on most firms in the region, and our leaders are now faced with managing three or four generations of workers all with their own unique ways of working and behaving.
This new ebook is explaining organisations and employees how to make the most of the opportunities ahead and tells why managers must be flexible and socially intelligent.
What’s on the minds of senior business leaders as they
begin 2013? Despite ongoing global economic uncertainty, and increasing competitive pressures, how will organisations approach the key issues of innovation and business viability in the short and medium term?
ExEcutivE OutlOOk SurvEy 2013
Leading for innovation & growth
To answer these questions, we decided to focus our annual survey of CEOs, Directors, Chairpersons and VPs across Asia-Pacific, the Americas and Europe on innovation and business viability. We asked 179 people in senior leadership positions to tell us about their company’s direction over the
year ahead, and how they’re balancing the need to be profitable with the pressures of continuous change on a global scale.
The top 5 migrant destinations are the United States, Russia, Germany, Saudi Arabia, and Canada. Several countries have large diasporas numbering over 1 million people abroad including India, China, the Philippines, and Malaysia. Around one-third of global migration represents 'brain drain' where educated individuals emigrate from their home country.
This is the full version of "Enter the Dragon", a whitepaper by Anthony Raja Devadoss, which is exploring the new talent challenges for asian economies.
This paper will give you a deeper insight in how to:
• Finding and securing talent in a tight employment market
• Retaining and managing existing resources to best effect
• Building the kind of corporate culture that overcomes challenges in the APAC region
• Obtaining the right talent to shift from a cost focus to a quality focus
• Managing rising costs
This document discusses how organizational culture shapes workplace safety. It argues that compliance with regulations alone does not lead to outstanding safety and that leadership is key. Safety should be viewed as part of high performance and linked to productivity, not just imposed as a limitation. Leaders need to ensure safety messages are consistent across all levels of management and do not conflict with other priorities like productivity. Thinking broadly about potential safety issues can help address hidden risks.
5 key differences between Hard skill and Soft skillsRuchiRathor2
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝:
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝 & 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 💯
In today's dynamic and competitive market, a well-rounded skillset is no longer a luxury - it's a necessity.
While technical expertise (hard skills) is crucial for getting your foot in the door, it's the combination of hard and soft skills that propels you towards long-term success and career advancement. ✨
Think of it like this: Imagine a highly skilled carpenter with a masterful understanding of woodworking (hard skills). But if they struggle to communicate effectively with clients, collaborate with builders, or adapt to project changes (soft skills), their true potential remains untapped. 😐
The synergy between hard and soft skills is what creates true value in the workplace. Strong communication allows you to clearly articulate your technical expertise, while problem-solving skills help you navigate complex challenges alongside your team. 💫
By actively developing both sets of skills, you position yourself as a well-rounded professional who can not only perform tasks efficiently but also contribute meaningfully to a collaborative and dynamic work environment.
Go through the carousel and let me know your views 🤩
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1. Avoiding
the pitfAlls
of A tight
tAlent
MArket
Asia has not become an economic
juggernaut by accident—the volume of
goods produced and the speed with
which they’re delivered is quite unlike
anywhere else in the world. Maintaining
this now requires a fresh approach,
particularly when it comes to the region’s
most valuable natural resource: people.
Anthony rAjA devAdoss
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yes, it’s hot in here. As business shifts its focus ever
more to Asia, the competition for skilled talent is increasing. Employers
report they are having the most difficulty finding the right people to fill
jobs in Japan (80%), India (67%), Australia (54%) and Taiwan (54%)
employment is high across the region: standards, increasing pressure on HR teams emerging faster For employers in the region, the competition
to acquire, retain and develop scarce talent. The growth trend in emerging nations is for talent is strong and is likely to remain so
• The unemployment rate in singapore was
worldwide, not just in Asia. In fact, by 2018, for the foreseeable future, and local success
2.1% in June 2011 Perhaps one of the greatest contributors it’s predicted that emerging economies will stories will increasingly become major talent
• south korea’s jobless rate was just 3.3% over the medium term to further decreases overtake developed nations to generate competitors for large, global organizations.
in June 2011. in unemployment in the region is the flow- more than 50% of the world’s GDP. While
on effect of investment in China. Chinese this trend has been building for some time,
• thailand has the second-lowest
wages are rising at around 17% per year the rate at which the change is occurring is
unemployment rate in the world at
and this now means that some of the about to pick up considerable pace. Not only
just 0.5%
benefits of outsourcing to China are are we seeing a shift in consumption, trade,
• indonesia’s unemployment rate is among diminishing. For China’s neighboring population and output away from developed
the highest in the region at 6.8% in economies, there is a significant upside nations, we are seeing the shift accelerate—
February 2001, but much of the workforce to this trend. Some of the jobs that would and this means that businesses in both
is unskilled have been based in China are now flowing developed and emerging economies
into countries like Vietnam, Thailand and have less time to prepare for the shift in
Economic slowdown or not, the job market Indonesia and intra-regional outsourcing is talent requirements.
in Asia is likely to remain enviable by world becoming increasingly attractive.
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locAl versus globAl. Already, almost one-quarter of the
Fortune Global 500 firms come from emerging markets; in 1995 it was just
4%. As the economic locus of the world changes, so too does the way in
which potential employees weigh up career options, and the large, foreign
company will no longer be the lone font of opportunity in the region.
Smaller organizations typically provide faster resourcing alliances and partnerships to
career progression (provided they continue to deliver the same benefits.
grow) and they have the advantage of insider
knowledge and relationships so they can tap Local firms and new entrants to the
into talent through informal networks. This labor market will be increasingly strong
head-start that local businesses have over competition for global companies looking for
others is going to be a growing problem for growth. To grow, you need talent, but you
non-local organizations looking to increase need talent that wants to work for you above
headcount in the region. It is also well-known anyone else. Without the right connections
that recruiting through informal networks and networks this is always a challenge. In
often delivers better retention outcomes, so a region with cultural values rooted firmly
companies will either need to build these in community and family values, it’s an even
networks (fast), or look for strategic human tougher ask.
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tAke your teMperAture. As markets continue
to seesaw and analysts pore over mountains of economic data
for any sign of slowdown they can find, it’s hardly surprising that
business should catch at least a mild case of the jitters.
It is tempting, even for firms that are doing skilled and valuable people than consequences that might result from talent lead to a loss of business value that is difficult
well through the uncertainty, to put growth during uncertainty, and possibly even departure, such as: (or impossible) to regain.
plans on ice, to maintain margins and reduce during downturn. This is when businesses
debt at the expense of expansion. Typically, should focus their efforts of what’s • loss of key clients/disrupted relationships When everyone else starts running at full
when executives start talking about ‘building fundamentally right in their strategy and pace again, it will be harder to make up
• loss of key business knowledge and skills ground that you’ve lost, particularly in a labor
reserves’, ‘consolidating’ and ‘reviewing’ what’s working well.
strategy, HR managers can find themselves market that looks as difficult to negotiate as
• job dissatisfaction if workloads
reaching for the retrenchment policy. Resisting the urge to follow when the herd Asia’s. So, even if financial pressures do begin
increase for remaining employees
seems to be heading in the opposite direction to bite, companies should look to alternative,
Cost-cutting, first and foremost, has is tough, and this is usually when jobs are • loss of knowledge and flexible staffing solutions instead of just
employee numbers in its sights, and this is shed in panic—where good people are let go business expertise reducing their workforce in one blunt move.
where companies in strong and growing along with underperformers. The best 20%
markets throughout Asia could find of employees are able to raise operational • Broader reputational damage
themselves falling into what could become an productivity, profit and sales revenue—these
The difference between cost and value can
irreversible talent trap. are the people you want to retain.
be critical when it comes to employees. What
losing what you can’t get back In any economic climate, but particularly an employee is ‘worth’ can be difficult to
At no point in the business or economic cycle during this period of consolidation quantify, but it’s rarely just equivalent to their
is it more prudent to hold on to your most rather than growth in Asia, consider the salary, and cost savings from terminations can
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first, hAve A tAlent ‘check up’. If we take the
“glass half full” approach for a moment and assume that any slowdown
that does occur across Asia might just provide a chance to regroup
and retool, now is the time businesses should be focusing on the
strength of their talent assessment and management strategies.
these strategies include: performance planning process, but two other talent identification Every organization has talent gaps, it’s what
1. documenting the core competencies of elements are often overlooked: There is of course the job, and then there’s they do about them that counts. Short-term
every position in the organization the individual in it. Even if you have a great gains need to be weighed up against longer-
• What new skills have each individual job description and you know what makes term consequences. Simply asking workers
2. understanding how those core developed and that may not be being that role a success, how visible are talented to do more with less will impact on quality,
competencies relate to executing the used in their current roles, particularly as individuals on the organizational radar? customer service and staff turnover, and in a
company strategy new training and education is completed? highly competitive market, someone else will
Relying on individual managers to recognize be waiting to capitalize on job satisfaction
3. identifying and managing the talent
• What new talents and skills does and manage talented employees without
you have issues like these.
each role need in order to deliver on a guiding strategy and oversight can
4. figuring out where the gaps are future growth? be fraught. Not only do managers have
preferences for certain ways of working,
Updating and reviewing job descriptions If performance planning and goal setting
their own workload and interactions can limit
can seem like a low-value task, that is, does not take into account the new skills that
how they see individuals perform. Talent
until you need to figure out where your may have been developed but are not being
recognition and management must be able
talent gaps are. utilized, or the new skills a role requires that
to identify not only who’s doing a great job
the existing occupant doesn’t have, career
now, but who has potential for the future.
Many organizations say that they review planning and talent management across
job descriptions annually as part of the the entire organization will fall short of
strategic goals.
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focus noW on recovery. Focusing on future constraints
can be especially important during a period of slower economic activity—
it can provide one of the few opportunities to reflect and plan ahead.
Although overall levels of recruitment may Focusing now on what a business or even Now is not the time to shelve big ideas
level-out or even fall during this period of an entire industry may look like in two or or to focus purely on the present—even
lower confidence, the quality of talent could even five years’ time will help organizations if circumstances mean investment is
rise if the pool of displaced talent increases. evaluate how candidates might impact limited, thinking about it, planning for it
Somebody, somewhere will have a job for the organization in the mid-term and and implementing the small changes and
a talented person, even when times are long-term. And of course, this means being ideas when possible are critical to staying
less than perfect. That’s why it’s particularly able to identify today’s talent as well as competitive.
prudent to assess all new hires in terms tomorrow’s throughout the recruitment
of current and future need. When natural process. Financial realities are what they are, Even if investment is limited, consider other
attrition does occur and a role becomes and no one can deny that, but opportunities ways talented people that come onto the
vacant, now is the time to look long and come and go, particularly when it comes market can be engaged. Are temporary
hard at what that role should look like for to hiring great people. or contract projects possible? Building
tomorrow, not just what it looks like today. relationships with the talent you desire can at
Simply replacing ‘like’ with ‘like’ doesn’t make least open up a relationship for the future.
the most of the opportunity that hiring in a
slower market can provide.
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rApid, ongoing groWth is what we all think
we want, but it certainly creates pressures all of its own.
For businesses in Asia, utilizing any Competition for talent is strong and is likely
slowdown to look at the bigger picture of the to remain so for the foreseeable future. Being
organization is perhaps the best way to make more disciplined than ever about talent
use of this uncertainty. management and recruitment, and looking
to alternative and innovative approaches to
Understanding how each role in the continually develop networks, relationships
organization contributes to strategy, where and opportunities for the future will be key
the gaps are and who might be the leaders across the region.
of the future are key pieces of the Human
Resources puzzle to work out before pace
picks up again.
8. this is pArt 1 of enter the dragon, A WhitepAper series exploring
the neW tAlent chAllenges for AsiAn econoMies.
About the Author
Anthony RAjA DevADoss is currently the vice President—APAC with the
outsourcing & Consulting Group of Kelly services. From network services,
engineering to e-business solutions, Anthony Raja has worked in both India and
Malaysia, within technical roles to the Chief executive officer. he has received his
Bachelors degree in science and his MBA in Marketing & Postgraduate Diploma
in Computing. he holds membership in various local and international associations
such as the MIM, human Capital Institute & Association of Career Professionals International. he is
the head of Policy enablement & Government Liaison with outsourcing Malaysia and a member
of the Industry Advisory Board for the Graduate school of Business, UnIRAZAK. he has been
recently appointed to the hR Capacity Building task force by the Ministry of human Resources,
Govt of Malaysia. Anthony is also a member of the hRoA APAC Chapter Board.
http://my.linkedin.com/in/anthonyraja http://twitter.com/anthonyraja
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KellyOCG is the Outsourcing and Consulting Group of Fortune 500 workforce solutions provider,
Kelly Services, Inc. KellyOCG is a global leader in innovative talent management solutions in the
areas of Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Contingent
Workforce Outsourcing (CWO), including Independent Contractor Solutions, Human Resources
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