Fortress Intelligence

03/01/2025

21st Annual Executives' Summit 2025 (29 Apr 2025)

We are pleased to announce that the Programme Chairman for the Summit in 2025 has been officially appointed! Mr. James Suresh is the co-creator of Singapore’s comic icon ‘Mr. Kiasu’ and ‘Kopi Thiam’, James also has written award-winning books on Singapore and its culture. He is a veteran communications expert with over 28 years’ of professional experience and well known for his expert knowledge in managing difficult relationships, ways to use humour to ease workplace tensions, James also teaches the concept of achieving mental wellness.

Speakers & Topics:
• From Breath to Purpose: Discovering Your Ikigai for a Fulfilling Life
Angie Toh, Peak Performance Coach

• Getting Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable: Living in a Vuca-Bani World
Daniel Theyagu, Training Consultant

• Anger Management
Dr Joel Yang, Clinical Psychologist

• I Change - Victim vs Victor Mindset
Dr Murugasu, Principle Consultant, Creative Beings

• A Gutsy Approach to Wellness - The Microbiome's Role in Health and Nutrition
Dr Germaine Yong, Lead Scientist, AMILI (Asian Microbiome Library)

• The Lost Art of Conversation & the Golden Rules for Good Office Relationships
James Suresh, Training Consultant

Many more surprises in store for an exhilarating learning day.

To reserve your priority seats and enjoy the early bird fees, please email to [email protected] immediately.

24/04/2024

It's just days away!
See you at our 20th ANNUAL EXECUTIVES' SUMMIT!
We guarantee a stellar afternoon!

11/04/2024

Ever found yourself caught in crossfires at work?
Going through tension with colleagues?
Office politics affecting your peace of mind?

Workplace Conflict is a tedious reality that affects everyone in the professional world.

In a modernity where everything is at a breakneck pace, miscommunication and misunderstandings will always be part and parcel of life.

Workplace Conflict will be one of the teething issues addressed in our upcoming 20th ANNUAL EXECUTIVES' SUMMIT on Friday 26th April at the Carlton Hotel!

Moderated by Fortress Intelligence's very own Senior Corporate Trainer and Coach Deepa Pillai, the thorny topic Managing Conflict in the Workplace will be evaluated at its core, interrogating and understanding a variety of personalities, behaviours and natures of all things pertaining to your colleagues.

Key subtopics include
- Understanding the Nature of Workplace Conflict
- Being Aware of how Different Personality Types Respond to Conflict
- Employing Effective Communication Behaviours to Neutralise Hostility and Reach Common Ground
- Working toward Collaborative, Mutually Beneficial Outcomes

Deepa Pillai has 20 years of experience in corporate training and has conducted communications workshops in Singapore, Malaysia, India and Bhutan. She specialises in Conflict Management, Business Communications and Presentation Skills. Deepa’s clients are diverse and have included staff and senior management in the private, government and educational sectors. Deepa is also an Instructor at the National University of Singapore and an Associate Lecturer in Communications. She holds a Master’s degree in Communication Studies and is a certified Master Practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming as well as an Advanced Behavioural Analyst and Coach.

Sign up for the 20th ANNUAL EXECUTIVES' SUMMIT here https://executivessummit.com

28/03/2024

As we take a breather over the long weekend, why not mull over the fact that you can attend a quality symposium of critical minds deliberating key topics with comedy queen Kumar the cherry on the cake?

All this is happening at our upcoming 20th ANNUAL EXECUTIVES' SUMMIT 2024 on Friday 26th April!

Sign up at www.executivessummit.com now!

25/03/2024

Greetings CEOs, Directors & Managers

April is the season to celebrate Secretaries & Administrative Professionals; the pillars of your respective businesses and establishments and the lesser-known emissaries of your professional careers!

Have you ever wondered; what would be the best way to not only recognise their efforts but also to enrich them?

Would there be a one-stop solution for them that would serve both their leisure wants and growth needs?

Look no further; sign them up for the 20th Annual Executives' Summit 2024 - a prestigious annual training retreat you never knew you needed!

This celebratory event has been attended by over 5000 participants over the past 19 years and this year marks our milestone 20th anniversary!

We have an array of notable keynote speakers and presenters this time round with local comedy queen Kumar being the headline entertainment act!

This year we are also in support of the Children’s Cancer Foundation.

This will be worth every dollar and minute spent.

Find out more @ www.executivessummit.com with an immediate sign up link at https://previewlink.sistic.com.sg/events/summit0424

This is proudly brought to you by Fortress Intelligence.

05/07/2023

CORE SKILLS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEES
Wednesday, 16 August 2023, 9:00am – 5:00pm

The role of the secretary/PA has undergone remarkable transformation and increasingly, they have been called to take on more challenging administrative/managerial responsibilities. New roles require them to be an excellent communicator, an able administrator, a good organiser, a diplomat, decision maker and a productivity oriented individual. The secretary/PA has to understand bosses and help in all ways to increase their managerial effectiveness. In essence, these personnel have to work to become an effective administrator. This course is designed to develop core skills necessary for a modern secretary/PA to function well in a highly competitive and demanding business environment.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
• Understand the changing roles of the secretary/PA in a dynamic business environment
• Refine their organising skills
• Make more effective use of their time, identify and sort out priorities
• Acquire administrative management skills
• Overcome communication barriers and become more effective communicators
• Build a positive and healthy relationship with their boss, clients and colleagues
• Provide excellent customer service

For more information/register, please email to [email protected].

26/05/2022

Recruitment for Pharmacists / Healthcare Assistants / Enrolled Nurses / Staff Nurses / Senior Staff Nurses, Patient Care Officers / Housekeeping Associates. Permanent / Locum.

Email resume to [email protected]
Contact: 63348311 / 96815824

16/03/2021

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀! We have multiple immediate vacancies for nurses at various vaccination centres across Singapore.

𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
⁣- Obtain client’s health medical history⁣
- Triaging of patient⁣
- Administer COVID-19 vaccine through intramuscular injection⁣
- Observe for adverse reaction from the injection⁣
- Ensure compliance of infection control practices⁣
- Ensure proper documentation of nurses’ notes
- Ensure/practice client’s safety as the top priority⁣
- Work as team to deliver the best care for clients⁣
- Serve oral medication as needed⁣
- Attend to emergency/code-blue as necessary⁣
- Other adhoc duties as assigned

𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:
⁣- Experienced Nurses:⁣
⁣　• Minimum a Diploma/NITEC in Nursing⁣
　• Valid Singapore Nursing Registration 2021
　• Min. 1 year bedside nursing experience in any clinical field⁣
- Fresh Graduate/Inexperienced Nurses:
　• Passed PRCP attachment & all modules in final year exams
⁣- Retired nurses are welcome to apply⁣
　
𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀:
⁣- Contract 6-12 months and permanent postitions⁣
- Shifts 8am-3pm/3pm-10pm or full day⁣
- Locations: City Hall, Woodlands, Geylang Serai, Bedok, Tampines, Clementi⁣

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮:
Email: clara[at]fortressintelligence.com.sg
Telephone: +65 6334 8311
WhatsApp: +65 9681 5824

16/03/2021

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀! We have multiple immediate vacancies for nurses at various vaccination centres across Singapore.

𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
⁣- Obtain client’s health medical history⁣
- Triaging of patient⁣
- Administer COVID-19 vaccine through intramuscular injection⁣
- Observe for adverse reaction from the injection⁣
- Ensure compliance of infection control practices⁣
- Ensure proper documentation of nurses’ notes
- Ensure/practice client’s safety as the top priority⁣
- Work as team to deliver the best care for clients⁣
- Serve oral medication as needed⁣
- Attend to emergency/code-blue as necessary⁣
- Other adhoc duties as assigned

𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:
⁣- Experienced Nurses:⁣
⁣　• Minimum a Diploma/NITEC in Nursing⁣
　• Valid Singapore Nursing Registration 2021
　• Min. 1 year bedside nursing experience in any clinical field⁣
- Fresh Graduate/Inexperienced Nurses:
　• Passed PRCP attachment & all modules in final year exams
⁣- Retired nurses are welcome to apply⁣
　
𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀:
⁣- Contract 6-12 months and permanent postitions⁣
- Shifts 8am-3pm/3pm-10pm or full day⁣
- Locations: City Hall, Woodlands, Geylang Serai, Bedok, Tampines, Clementi⁣

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮:
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +65 6334 8311
WhatsApp: +65 9681 5824

10/03/2021

Hello Nurses!

We have many high paying contract positions for nursing professionals. Positions are available immediately. If you or your colleagues are interested, please contact us for a phone interview at 6334 8311 or 96815824.

Job Description:
Obtain client’s health medical history
Triaging of patient
Administering of COVID-19 vaccine through intramuscular injection
Observe for adverse reaction from the injection
Ensure compliance of infection control practices
Ensure the proper documentation of nurses’ notes duty
Ensure and always practice client’s safety at the top priority
Work with team of healthcare professionals on delivering the best care for clients
Oral medication serving as needed
Attend to emergency / code-blue as necessary
Other adhoc duties as assigned by the Overall-in-Charge and Nurse Managers

Requirement:
Minimum A Diploma in Nursing
You must possess a valid Singapore Nursing Registration 2021 (to renew if expired)
Minimum 1 year bedside experience nursing experience in any clinical field

Fresh Diploma/Degree Graduated Nurses:
Nurses who have passed their PRCP attachment and all modules in final year exams may also apply

Contract 6-12 months and permanent positions
Shifts 8am to 3pm / 3pm to 10pm (personnel are allowed to work both shifts)
East/West/Central Locations

Interested and qualified candidates, please send CV to [email protected].

21/12/2020

Memory Empowerment for Working Professionals
29 Jan 2021, 9am - 5.30pm, Singapore Recreation Club

Do you often meet someone familiar but cannot recall his/her name? Do you need to hold on to your shopping list and tick (√) as you pick your groceries? Have you ever experienced checking the dictionary and forgetting the meaning a day later?
If you said yes to any of the above, you need to attend this workshop in order to see immediate improvement in your memory power. This workshop is designed to be interactive, lively and lots of fun. It provides memory empowerment techniques through lectures, motivation by the power of a trained memory and progress checks that will allow participants to learn and see immediate improvement. Come join us at this exciting 1-day workshop and boost your memory power!

This fun and exhilarating workshop will help participants to
- Catapult their memory power to new height by unleashing their hidden talent
- Remember key words more effectively & efficiently for test, exams, presentation & more
- Remember long strings of numbers, e.g. dates, facts, figures
- Remember meanings of new words with ease
- Remember names to faces
- Overcome absent-mindedness
- Improve observation power, boost memory know-how, enhance creativity and sharpen memory power for success in work and life

For more information, please email to, [email protected]

21/12/2020

Managing Communication During a Crisis
14 Jan 2021, 9am - 5.30pm, Singapore Recreation Club

This training is aimed at helping participants understand the fundamentals of planning for and managing communications when a crisis occurs. The workshop will cover principles and approaches to be applied in dealing with a crisis. Aspects of crisis prevention which includes managing issues as they evolve and anticipating disasters, will also be presented and discussed. Through case studies and group discussions, participants will acquire the critical skills and knowledge required in order to plan for and manage communications in a crisis.

Programme Outline
- What is a Crisis? Recent global trends and past events.
- Group sharing of crisis and issues they have faced or are currently facing
- Managing issues - Identification, analysis, strategy, action, evaluation
- Group activity - Identifying issues and anticipating crisis in given scenarios
- Preparing for a crisis - Identifying scenarios, affected audience and strategies
- Inter departmental relations, developing a data bank, sharing resources
- Checklist of steps to be taken in managing and communicating in a crisis
- Case studies of organisations and how they managed crisis communications
- Composition of Crisis management teams and their specific responsibilities
- Managing both internal and external communications (including social media)
- Burson’s checklist for crisis communications - Group activity
- Current practices in planning and preparing for crisis
- Personal Sharing and summary of the programme

For more information, please email to, [email protected]

21/12/2020

Business Correspondence Writing Principles
25 Jan 2021, 9am - 5.30pm, Singapore Recreation Club

A company’s dependability and professionalism is often assessed from its written communication. Therefore, it is essential that anyone who is required to communicate in writing or handle written documents be trained to deal systematically with the written word.
Through this interactive workshop using a combination of lectures, exercises and group discussion, participants will pick up quick fact bites that are essential to office correspondence such as reports, emails and minutes.

Objectives Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Plan and organise their documents
- Express ideas to suit the audience and purpose
- Use specific tools as guidelines for writing
- Identify and avoid the common errors in writing
- Apply the principles in writing business correspondence

For more information, please email to [email protected]

26/08/2020

2 MORE WEEKS TO GO!!

8th Run – Engage with Vietnamese Tax Expert, Ms. Huong Vu, Tax Partner of EY Consulting Vietnam JSC at Vietnam Tax Changes 2020 Webinar on Thursday, 10th September 2020, 2pm - 5pm

PROGRAMME OUTLINE
- Key updates on Vietnamese Tax
- Issues regarding common related party transactions
- Recent update on remuneration paid to expatriate assignees
- Taxation on e-commerce transactions under the new Tax Admin Law
- Discussion on Foreign exchange management for the foreign direct investment in Vietnam (Circular 06/2019/TT-NHNN)

For more information, https://tinyurl.com/VietnamTax2020Webinar-E1

To register, please email to [email protected]

04/08/2020

Come and join us at Understanding and Applying Emotional Intelligence at Work Webinar with James Suresh on 20 0ct 2020!!

For more information, please email to [email protected]

https://youtu.be/_KEVp118rss

James is a multi talented trainer and author. He has over 20 years of experience in training and counseling. The co-creator of Singapore’s comic icon ‘Mr. Ki...

04/08/2020

Join us at Business Correspondence Writing Principles Webinar with Caroline Dawson on 13 Oct 2020!!

For more information, please email to [email protected]

https://youtu.be/-nfDIypDmTc

Formally trained in journalism, Caroline Josephine Dawson is a Corporate Trainer/Facilitator, Keynote Speaker and a Learning & Development Consultant. She ho...

15/07/2020

Vietnam Tax Changes 2020 Webinar
Thursday, 10th September 2020, 2.00pm – 5.00pm

The tax environment in Vietnam is undergoing changes with significant impact on taxpayers. The new Tax Administration Law to be effective from 1st July 2020 introduces tax risk management principles, setting new rules for taxing e-commerce and digital platform based transactions. The draft decree amending Decree 20/2017/ND-CP on tax administration for related party transactions is expected to be released in March 2020. It proposes changes to the calculation of capped deductible interest expenses. Tax inspection remains a continuous challenge for taxpayers, requiring them to be well prepared for the audit trend.

This 3 hour webinar features leading and highly experienced practitioner Ms Huong Vu, Tax Partner of EY Consulting Vietnam JSC. With over 25 years' of experience in tax and regulatory consulting in Vietnam, Ms Huong Vu will be sharing how policy developments can affect business operations of foreign companies in Vietnam and how they can effectively plan and mitigate tax risks.

For more information, please email to [email protected] or click https://tinyurl.com/VietnamTax2020Webinar-E1