How Then Should You Respond To President-Elect Halimah Yacob?

September 25, 2017

Mdm Halimah Yacob will be sworn in as the 8th President on Thursday, 13 September 2017. How then should you respond to her leadership? Fight her? Ignore her? Or support her? 1. Let’s take a walk down memory lane. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Wednesday, 27 2016 that a Constitutional Commission will be […]

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How Not To Run An Organization – From Mission to Mausoleum

September 25, 2017

Most organizations start with a Man and his vision to change the world around him. This man then crafts a Mission to enroll likeminded people to help fulfill the shared mission. As the team grows, the passion, commitment to, and perseverance for the Mission become diluted. Some team members become distracted. They are more engrossed […]

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My Comments On The Prime Minister’s National Day Rally 2017 Speech

August 24, 2017

1. Inspirational Vision I’m thankful that our Prime Minister has addressed three key issues in our country. However, deep in my heart, I was hoping that he would cast a more inspirational vision for our people. History has shown that leaders who dare to dream great dreams and turn these dreams into a reality create […]

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Can The Thai Canal Project Destroy Singapore?

August 23, 2017

In the 17th century, French developer Ferdinand de Lesseps proposed a canal to be developed to link the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. The Thai Canal, also known as Kra Canal or Kra Isthmus Canal would shorten voyages from the west to the east by 1,200km. As a result, ships could bypass Singapore […]

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Living The Way

August 8, 2017

Imagine two adults leaning on the edge of a swimming pool – deep in a conversation. You have to imagine the scene because that swimming pool, which was located in what was known as the Pinetree Club, doesn’t exist anymore. The Club, including the pool, had been demolished to make way for an upmarket residential […]

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Bullet-Proof Yourself.

August 7, 2017

“Patrick, get ready to fight the mother of all battles in your lifetime.” Those words were spoken by my lawyer. At that point, he had spent months to help prepare my company to become a public-listed company. Towards the end of the project, he had a warning our management team. When our corporate aspiration was […]

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I Have Failed And Failed And Failed And Failed…

August 4, 2017

Failures are part and parcel of life. They are signposts on the journey to success. Without confronting failures, we would never have truly lived and succeeded in anything. Failures are good servants but bad masters. They act as feedback to help us learn, improve and achieve better results. Without preventing, resolving and learning from failures […]

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China Credit – A Time Bomb?

August 1, 2017

I chanced upon an advertisement by Temasek Holdings. It Is interesting to note that Temasek has identified China credit as one of the three challenges to its growth. There were no detailed explanation on how Temasek perceived this challenge and how it will impact Temasek’s investment strategies and returns in the future. Suffice to say, […]

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Dear Robots

July 25, 2017

Dear Robots or whatever name you will be called in the future, Our Creator has designed us for higher causes and implanted within us the power of imagination and values to achieve greater moonshot accomplishments. We can think how to think – in far greater ways than what can be programmed in a machine. You […]

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Meritocracy And Gender Parity

July 18, 2017

We need to press on to find out why there’s a disproportionate number of women on boards and in other leadership positions and take proactive actions to resolve the issue. If we don’t leverage on women’s talents, we may not be tapping on the full potential of our human resources to improve productivity and competitiveness, […]

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