Articles from Today's Manager (August 1, 2009)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Business plans that bring results: you have a million-dollar idea. Your company is doing well but needs finance to expand. Either way, you need to excite wealthy friends or venture capitalists to put in new capital. Before people put money in your company they need details to weigh their risks. Thus, a business plan is a necessity to convince potential investors that their investment will multiply over time.	Teik, Tan Chee		1269
Colourful windows of Hill Street.		Viewpoint essay	253
Compensation based on insurance policy.	Ni, Mong; Winnie	Brief article	173
Compensation should be paid.	Chim, Tiffany; Poa, Serene	Brief article	105
Concerns of Singapore managers: a broad-based survey of Singapore managers reveals that most view good health and work-life balance as more important than career advancement and higher salary despite current economic pressures. This article looks at some of the other interesting findings from the SIM Management Monitor.	Ravindran, N.	Survey	1352
Effective high-level planning process: one purpose of planning is to get clarity, to know what you should be doing on a daily basis and on a long-term basis. For company executives and professionals who are always on the go, they tend to do very little planning, particularly when their own work is involved.	Teo, Angeline V.		1076
Emerging stronger from business failure: Bernie Utchenik, better known as "Botak Jones", was hailed the blue-eyed boy of the food and beverage scene in Singapore following his initial forays into the industry. After an ill-fated venture in Boat Quay, he has bounced back, wiser, and stronger, providing quality American fare at affordable prices to the HDB heartlander.	Ravindran, N.		1541
Extraordinary features of the financial crisis: the economic crisis is testing the resolve of the rich countries to hold on to their proclaimed belief in free trade. There are voices calling for protectionist measures as a way to cope with the crisis. Though their governments show a tendency to listen to such voices, so far they have largely stuck to their commitment to promote free trade and investments.	Siam-Heng, Michael Heng	Statistical data	1199
Financial institutions face "toughest economic environment".			389
Five steps for achieving work-life balance: working longer hours and E-mail make it hard to balance the demands on your time, particularly if you have family commitments. But having a meaningful career doesn't mean sacrificing your personal life either. Achieving work-life balance isn't that difficult.	Ngion, LesValene	Survey	1074
From Singapore to the world automatic video production: technology firm muvee Technologies is recognised as the pioneer and leader in automatic video production. Yet this Singapore firm is almost unknown outside the technology circles here.	Ravindran, N.		1766
Good corporate governance keeps the company on track: weak corporate governance weakens a company's potential and may lead to financial difficulties and fraud by certain officials who are in power. Many of the business failures we read in the newspapers can be attributed to poor corporate governance.	Teik, Tan Chee		1794
Honesty counts.	Hui, Ong Kian; Kee, Tan Liang	Brief article	204
Ignorance of workman's compensation law.	Yee, Low Teck	Brief article	201
Improving induction and onboarding programmes to achieve results.			337
Increasing interest in applications based on Web 2.0.		Brief article	238
New creations based on traditional Korean cuisine: taking its name from the Korean word for love, Sarang aims to share the heritage of Korean cuisine with food lovers as well as to introduce others to the experience of modern Korean food.	Ping, Poon Swan; Yee, Sarah	Viewpoint essay	1269
Oil is a necessity in food production.			361
Opportunities off the beaten track in the knowledge outsourcing field: a knowledge process outsourcing sector doing well even in these challenging times is in the healthcare and pharmaceutical knowledge space. Some argue that the scale is too small to consider growth but not being overloaded has helped such companies to do well.	Dutt, Ashish		1146
Phoenix-like resilience: starting anew after a business failure: rebuilding after business failure is a difficult proposition for many entrepreneurs. Success is never a certainty. Learning from mistakes and putting into practice the lessons learnt from previous failures can help new ventures succeed.	Ravindran, N.	Cover story	1795
Priority seat hogging remains a problem.		Brief article	83
Recognising and overcoming work stress: stress is bad for people and organisations, it's a threat and a health risk, and it needs to be recognised and dealt with. The key is channeling stress energy into productive action instead of feeling overwhelmed.	Ravindran, N.		2430
Safeway as a way of life: the Keppel group's safety objectives are to ensure that no harm comes to people, property, and the environment. Everyone deserves to go home safely to their family. Safety is everybody's business and safety is a journey.	Teik, Tan Chee		1134
Sales strategies to capture market share in a down economy: selling is tough business in the current economic climate. After the heady days of excess, businesses and people are tightening their belts. Yet there are still customers who need or want to buy your products and services. Neil Rackham, the originator of SPIN Selling shares his views.	Rackham, Neil	Viewpoint essay	1491
The case of the difficult boss: Bonita was unfortunate to work for an unreasonable boss. She should have resigned long ago but she needed the job. Read the case and see how you can assist her.	Teik, Tan Chee		1010
The wasteful speed of new technologies.	Teik, R. Tan Chee	Editorial	549
Victim of employer's ploy.	Alabdulgader, Nourah Saleh M.; Chua, Christine	Brief article	216