The Fight for Top Talent
Enterprises Battle to Groom Leaders of Tomorrow
With the world economy sluggish, many companies are streamlining their workforces. But a shortage of high-level executives has enterprises scrambling to find their future leaders.
IBM Taiwan
Forging T-Type Leaders
With no time for training top talent gradually, IBM Taiwan has initiated a "T-Leadership Course" to quickly make up for a shortfall in junior executives and actively cultivate a high-powered successor team.
BenQ Group
Mabu Academy, the Secret Training Camp
Nestled in the forests of northern Taiwan is BenQ's most important training base, where it cultivates the top managers who may one day fill the shoes of superboss K.Y. Lee.
The Global Downturn:
Chronicles of Cost-cutting Prowess
With a keen nose for ill tidings, Taiwan's SMEs have already gone into crisis mode in response to global economic doldrums. Four companies are readying their battle plans, preparing to wage a long-term war of resistance against rising costs.
Taiwan's Top CEOs:
Facing Up to Tough Times
With the world economy in the doldrums, 80 percent of the CEOs of Taiwan's biggest companies are pessimistic about 2008 profits, and 46 percent see rough times ahead for the stock market. What can they do to reverse the tide?
Taiwan's Bicycling Craze:
Life in the Slow Lane
What is so appealing about bicycling that even corporate managers found bike teams and encourage employees to join challenging cycling tours around Taiwan?