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Importance of Internal Crisis Management

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Source: www.texasenterprise.utexas.edu More often than not, we prepare for ‘crisis management’ involving external causes – service breakdown, a fire took place, etc. Why? Because, we don’t often see our own employees causing anything close to a crisis, especially to their very own employers. But, as a recent case of a former Yelp employee, Talia – who wrote an open letter to her CEO (Jeremy Stoppelman) – would suggest, we have to consider that there are in fact internal factors, such as company employees, that can potentially put the company in a predicament. If you haven’t read her open letter, you can check it out here. In this day and age, information spreads rapidly; out now and spread like wildfire within hours if not minutes. A day after publishing her open letter, one of the most popular opinion pieces in response to it – which was thereafter picked up by several prominent media houses – was published. In fact, Talia got fired in less than two hours of publishi...

Thought Leadership

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Facebook’s Cyber-Security Dilemma Credit Mashable.com Technology has advanced at a blindingly fast rate in this millennium. With it comes a more convenient, globalised and interconnected world. However, the faster technology evolves, so too does the threats that come along with it. Online security has become an issue as of late especially with the prevalence of social media and online platforms. Despite the risk to personal data and information that comes with utilising these online platforms, these same platforms have become such an integral part of human society that by completely ignoring the use of social media could possibly be a detriment to one’s person or business. Online and social media today have become an inseparable part of marketing, and networking. The internet has allowed businesses to communicate faster, connect with more people and communicate with potential customers in a far more efficient manner than ...

Humans of Orchan - Jordan Low

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Jordan Low - The History Buff Greetings and salutations! Jordan here, talking to you from my humble little corner in Orchan. I am a 26-year-old college graduate from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. I graduated cum laude with a degree in Arts while majoring in East Asian History. Whilst I am Malaysian, I have quite the story to tell when it comes to my own history thus far. Despite being a born-and-bred Malaysian, I have barely stayed in this country in the last ten (10) or so years. I’ve spent time in more countries than I can count, learning and improving myself in schools from Canada to Thailand. I am absolutely fascinated with history. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been drawn to the stories of the past. Reading and researching the what, who, how and why things happened brings me a kind of joy and excitement that I don’t really know how to explain. Be it the seminal tragedy that led to the start of World War I or the transition of Japan from a feudal ...