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In today's hypercompetitive business landscape, companies are looking for consultants who can not only help them achieve their business goals, but also optimise their organisational efficiency and effectiveness at the same time. At the risk of sounding cliched, Accenture Strategy Consultant and SMU Master of Human Capital Leadership (MHCL) graduate Charlene (Yunsi) Zheng admits to feeling energised when helping others achieve their better selves.

Imerys is a company untouched by the Great Resignation sweeping first-world countries - a legacy of pandemic disruption prompting job, career and life changes. Not a single key talent has resigned from the key talent pool that Sean Cao, Imerys’s Vice-President of Human Resources for Performance Minerals in the APAC region and SMU Master of Human Capital Leadership (MHCL) graduate is responsible for. How is he doing it?

Much has been said about the power of influencers as both a marketing tool and a pop-cultural phenomenon. However, while the actual ability of an Instagram influencer to drive revenue is still up for debate, change-making influencers with real sway need not only exist in the realm of social media.

From flexible working arrangements to managing employee morale in an era of flux, the Human Resource (HR) industry is undergoing a major transformation of its own during this pandemic.

“There are a lot of myths about this industry. One perception people might have about working in luxury retail is that it’s a very fancy job like Emily in Paris on Netflix,” says Don Mak

With a pandemic-hit economy, cuts on consumer spending, climate change and social unease rattling just about every industry, HR is at the epicentre of keeping the core of any business - its human capital - intact.