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Commentary: Black or white? Wrong or right? Don't rush to take sides on complex issues such as Israel-Hamas conflict
While responses to the Israel-Hamas conflict have been bitterly divided, they showcase a common phenomenon of people viewing complex situations in black-and-white terms. But how did we get here? ONCE UPON A TIME… As children, we heard bedtime stories with calming narratives of ‘good’ vs ‘bad’, and clear signposting for which side to celebrate. Fables and folklore were crafted and circulated to reassuringly convey conventional values like filial piety and general good behaviour.
Commentary: Bosses, focus on building up culture of respect for individuals to tackle workplace discrimination
Recently, we have become more acutely aware of a variety of undesirable workplace circumstances and practices in Singapore. They include reports of insufficient workplace safety measures; scant regard for the workers’ personal time; discriminatory workplace practices against members of various categories of minority groups; and bias against women staff. The evidence for all this is in numerous news reports and survey findings.
Building a united and shared vision beyond the bottom line
FROM June 23 to July 10 this year, the world's attention was riveted on the well-being of 12 boys and their football coach in Tham Luang cave in Thailand. Among the quickest on the ground were, quite expectedly, the official team including the Thai Navy Seals. Almost simultaneously, individual volunteers turned up unbidden, including the vital cave experts who quickly marshalled their worldwide community of cave rescuers and cave divers.
Building a united and shared vision beyond the bottom line
One of the rescued Thai boys ordained as a novice Buddhist monk, praying at the Wat Phra That Doi Tung temple in Chiang Rai. The episode in Thai history also shone the spotlight on the tireless philanthropic efforts of Thai SMEs who quickly set aside their business priorities to step up to the plate to do their part in the rescue efforts.
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