There’s a saying that goes, “Surround yourself with people that reflect who you want to be and how you want to feel. Energies are contagious.” This is especially true when you are young and impressionable, because those who are in close proximity with you—family, friends, colleagues—tend to be people...

For decades, the traditional role of human resource has been unflatteringly perceived as merely administrative, encompassing personnel functions such as “hire and fire”, payroll administration, systemising of company policies and the like. Fast forward to today, it is now turning into a strategic function brimming with complexities that involves...