Your employees may clock in for the paycheck, but what really motivates them to go the extra mile for your company day after day, year after year?

How many times have you heard leaders say that people are their greatest assets? Across business categories, studies have shown that employees are the key drivers of success.

No matter what stage your company is at, here is how to prime it not just for exponential growth, but more importantly, sustained growth.

Many start-ups understandably struggle to find time and resources to invest fully in human resource management. However, do not make the mistake of routinely neglecting it until major issues crop up. Many common problems are easy to troubleshoot with the right systems in place.

Many times, we have an idea and we try to force-feed our idea as the solution to the problem, whereas the problem may not be present or it may not be a big enough problem. That was the situation we had for the longest time.

Online shopping comparison site, iPrice, was birthed from the pains of online shopping. It is this culture that has led to a change in leadership that people not in the company may not understand.

The old misconception that start-ups are for the young needs to be put to rest. Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pulsar Ventures JD Lee revealed most of the people he had recruited were older than him when he launched his first start-up in 2007.

Esther was, by all HR design, the perfect candidate. She fielded questions perfectly through the multiple rounds of interviews—including extensive case interviews. She performed admirably in an on-site immersion test to assess for further fit. Excited to have her on, we neglected to conduct a reference check. In hindsight, that could have saved us a lot of pain.

We had a short chat with Joice Gumala, Head of Topica Native at Topica Edtech Group on her experience pivoting from corporate to community leader to landing her dream startup job, and how it was done in the most unexpected of ways.

You have just lost your job. Everyone tells you that networking is the most effective way to find yourself a new job especially in the tight labour market. You are reserved and have always preferred small gatherings to large groups. How do you start networking?

Yes, that dreaded ‘R’ word. Retrenchment. Up till now, the startup scene has only seen the growth story. This sudden downturn has caught some founders and their fledgling HR teams by surprise.

The dream of any local startup: scaling regionally. The only thing common to all South East Asian countries is that they are in South East Asia! Made of diverse cultures and languages, this place we call home is a startup paradise but also with a scaling challenge.

Founded in 2012, DocDoc is an AI-powered doctor discovery platform that helps patients identify high-quality specialized medical care for their unique needs, and follows them through the continuum of care combining telemedicine and a cashless payment solution for handling huge medical bills.

Lunch Actually is the pioneer and largest dating company with verified, screened members. Brainchild of co-founder Violet Lim, lawyer turned banker turned matchmaker, she's inspired to help single professionals find love over a simple lunch date.

Sure, you have been brought on board for your expertise and direct experience. But don’t assume you are ready to jump into startup life. Please prepare! Startups function on principles that are typically the opposite of how mature companies function.

It’s every startup founder’s nightmare: you find the perfect candidate but once they join, they just are not fitting in. At this point, it may feel like you are the first startup founder who needs to let someone go.

With a strong base in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, Fave is on a mission to accelerate the offline world’s transition to the digital economy by putting growth at the centre of our merchants, our customers, our people and our partners because growth is good for everyone.

Founded in 2015, Fundnel is Singapore’s first Fintech company to provide private equity and equity-related investment opportunities to its network of investors. We sat down with Sng Khai Lin, Co-founder and CFO of Fundel to find out more about her entrepreneurial experiences.

Every hire is an important hire and that’s why hiring your first senior hire, whether an executive or a technical expert, can be a little daunting.

It’s the workplace that employees first look at to help them develop their potential. It’s also the workplace that business leaders look to apply their leadership skills.