Recent TRG blog posts

The very first industrial revolution began sometime in 1760 with the increase in steam power usage, marked the rise of the factory system. Then came the second revolution following the introduction of electricity at the start of the 20th century. The third revolution began with the introduction of automation and information technology into factories. We now welcome the new age with Industry 4.0, the fourth, and certainly not the last, of the industrial revolution.

As Samsung is popular for their reputation of having quality and innovative products, this has put a great pressure on the company to continuously churn out impressive, “never before” products and services, and to continue remaining on top. And one of the most successful solutions is to leverage expertise and technologies from AWS (Amazon Web Services).

Finding ways to unlock an individual's hidden talents and maximise their performance is not at all an easy task. If you are able to unleash your employee’s full potential, you now have the ability to reshape their attitudes, behaviours and even their skill sets to encourage them to move forward.

A high performer can be 4 times more productive than a normal employee. Having at least one of these star employees in your team can help motivate other members.

Today, Business Intelligence or Business Analytics sounds like a novel concept born in the Digital Age. But the first Business Intelligence-like application was actually created more than 65 years ago in a British tea shop.

What does a manufacturer need in order to push their cutting-edge technology to the market? The answer is a “sexy ERP system”, according to Alexander Schey – Vantage Power’s co-founder. But what is a sexy ERP system?

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has been able to slash the time required to complete their budget process by 40 per cent. And this is just one of the many benefits of an Enterprise Performance Management system.

Everybody seems to talk about blockchain these days. But what exactly is blockchain? There is no shortage of definitions on the internet, but many are too technical for a typical C-level executive to understand.

In our previous post, TRG Talent team has listed 7 most common types of “difficult” employees who bring about various trouble to the team and the organisation. You may not be able to rid yourself of the problems that these problematic employees bring, but fear not as there are different methods of how you can approach and come up with a solution for the problem.

The workplace is a micro-society where every type of personalities meets up. Sometimes, they blend in perfectly fine, other times, not so much. Whether your company is a small start-up or a big enterprise, it is inevitable that you will encounter at least one not-so-pleasant individual at work. Who are they and how can you, as a manager, handle them well?