Gregory Wade, managing director, Research In Motion (RIM) Southeast Asia, talks exclusively to Director’s Jon Russell about BlackBerry smartphones, business efficiency, predictions for 2010 and the BlackBerry Bold 9700.
Whether it was dealing with the results of the financial crisis or battling the fallout of bonus culture, CEOs continually on the ropes. Director’s Eric Baker talked with Christopher Clarke, worldwide CEO and president of Boyden recruitment, to gauge what’s expected of a modern business leader.
Golf helps to seal business deals and often leads to friendships off the course. But the global recession has been hard on the golf industry in Thailand, as it traditionally has relied on foreign tourists for much of its revenue. What strategies can Thai courses use when many tourists are cutting back on their expenditures?
In the third of our Leadership Series Tana Akson looks at the real estate sector and talks to William Wilfong, chief executive and chairman of the executive committee of Golden Land Property Development Plc.
As companies continue to experience churn at the top, the biggest test for today’s CEO is his ability to steer his company through these tough times. American International Assurance’s Tom White gives his thoughts on what it takes to be a modern business leader.
An MBA has always been seen as the first step on the path to corporate success but in these difficult economic conditions how does it fare? As business slows and companies go through organisational changes, business schools the world over get ready for a boost in numbers.Manchester Business School Worldwide's CEO Nigel Banister shares his thoughts.
Young, driven and ambitious leaders may be a rare sight in Thailand’s public service sector but Natwut Amornvivat quickly rose to the top of the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau from where he recently resigned. What drives one on the rise in private business to change track and what’s next for this rising star?
Readers of Director will have seen the first of a series of articles from executive coach Brenda Bence. While that continues, and will so for the duration of 2009, there is much more to Brenda than being a coach. Director’s Thomas Schmid spoke to her to find out how she came to be a coach to senior executives, and how her own professional life gives her the credibility to do so.
