Building people. Volume 4, Sunday emails from a chairman / Mun Leong Liew.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Liew, Mun Leong, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liew, Mun Leong. Building people : Sunday emails from a CEO--Chinese.

Liew, Mun Leong.

Liew, Mun Leong--Correspondence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 pages) : color illustrations, photographs

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Solaris South Tower, Singapore : Changi Airport Group : Surbana Juroeng : Wiley, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Eavesdrop on a top business leader to learn the secrets of great leadership Building People provides a glimpse into the mind of one of Asia’s keenest and most effective business leaders. Before becoming Chairman of Changi Airport Group and Surbana Jurong, author Mun Leong Liew was named Best CEO in Singapore, Best CEO in Asia, CEO of the Year, Outstanding CEO of the Year, and more—but his successes are not based strictly upon the numbers. This book reveals the personal and professional philosophy behind this extraordinarily effective leader, in the context of frank and insightful emails to his staff. Touching on everything from honour and potential to training and mentorship, these messages paint a clear picture of the difference between good and great leadership. Effective leaders build companies, but legendary leaders build people—by strengthening the heart of your organisation, you enable robust growth and dynamic stability from the inside out. These emails go beyond mere public relations to lay open the true nature of a man who is honestly, deeply committed to his job, his responsibility, his organisation, and most of all, his people. Learn why work-life balance is not a zero-sum game Discover what pragmatism and commitment truly mean in business Realise the importance of good partnerships and unsung heroes Manage change effectively and employ it wisely for sustainable success By eavesdropping on a leader’s communications with the people he serves, you get a real sense of the man behind the success. Great leadership is rooted in a philosophy of “building up” instead of tearing down, and motivated by the sincere belief that we bring our own purpose into everything we do. Building People brings great leadership to life, and inspires action over theory through the insights of Mun Leong Liew.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 Pragmatism in Business and Leadership

Work-life Balance - Is It a Zero Sum Game?

Work is a common means for living

The "life" side of the equation

New Year Message - Building the New Changi Airport

New Year Message - Transformation of Surbana

Pragmatism - A Key to Successful Leadership in Singapore and China

What is pragmatic leadership?

Pragmatism in Singapore

China's pragmatic leadership

Pragmatism in Business

Pragmatism in Business 2

Application precedes theory

Crisis is the new norm

Aggressive discipline

Going overseas

Don't be emotional in business

Contractors are Our Partners!

Project management's three fundamentals

Construction safety

Strict anti-corruption policy

Prompt payments

Treat contractors as partners

Contractors are not thieves and we are not policemen

New Year Message - Waste Not, Want Not

Singaporeans' phenomenal food wastage

Overeating is unhealthy and sinful

Our eating habits and culture have changed dramatically

Food in China, now and then

The Japanese culture of not wasting

It is all about personal discipline and habits

Doing something to reduce food wastage

Chapter 2 Engineering and Infrastructure Business

Conscience of Safety

Collapse of Hotel New World

Fire and explosion on the Stolt Spur

Near collapse of a HDB apartment in Jurong East

When the Stars are Aligned (天时地利人和)

Commencement Speech - "My Story Can be Yours Too

Engineers - Our Unsung Heroes

Time to Make the Engineering Profession Shine Again!

Speech at PFI Best Asia Infrastructure Citation Awards

If You are Not Committed, Don't Do It!

Commitment from employees

Commitment with business partnerships

Commitment to our mission.

Commitment to the engineering profession

Drama at the Last Farewell to a Close Friend and Colleague, Mr Somkiat

Eulogy for Somkiat Lertpanyavit, a Most Distinguished Professional Engineer

Chapter 3 World Outlook

A Journey of "Encountering Evil

Survival - The Mother of Innovation!

Turning Sand into Gold!

Dubai, the desert land

Emirates

Dubai Airports Company

Mall of the World (MOTW)

Dubai Mall and Burj Khalifa

Even bolder than the Chinese

Turning sand into gold

Singapore's miracle

Will Prime Minister Abe Launch His Bazookas Soon?

World Outlook - A Marine and His Beloved Dog

Will the Year of the Fire Monkey Have More Tricks for Us All?

Oil prices fizzling out

China's economy slowing down

China bashing

There are fairer, alternative views on China

My personal view

China in transition

We have to be in transition too

Chapter 4 Talent Development and Core Values

Changi Airport - The Learning University!

Corporatisation vs Commercialisation - Are They Really the Same Thing?

Mindset change

MSA-the "business crutch

We don't really run our company as a business

We are not strategic enough as a business

We continue to be bureaucratic like before

What should we do now?

New goals

Have been there and done it before

One last word of caution

Call for personal adjustment

Building CVs

Choose Our Troops!

Be interested in people

Getting the right talent from the recruitment job interview

Stealing people

I'd rather have no one than the wrong one

Eyeballing" candidates is important

Checking past references may be more telling

They may want the job as much as you want them!

Porridge at the China Club

The more you do, the better you become

Choose our troops

The Top Chinese Talent that I "Missed.

Churchill and the Cleaning Lady

Corruption Management in Business - Some Practical Points

Anti-corruption policy-One of Singapore's critical success factors in nation-building

Corruption thrives in developing countries?

Principles and convictions of doing clean business

Never accept that corruption is a natural way of life

It Takes Leadership and Courage to Fight Corruption

It is the leader's personal responsibility

Start with hiring the right people

Are there temptations?

Make integrity our corporate culture

Corporate communications-Practise nagging, it's never enough!

Checking by auditing and compliance

Whistle-blowing

Leaders need courage to fight corruption

TICS - The Way Forward!

Chapter 5 In Remembrance of Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew

How Changi Airport Has Transformed Singapore (and Me!)

We started at Paya Lebar and how I got here

Building the second runway at Paya Lebar

How and why did PM Lee Kuan Yew decide to move to Changi?

Naysayers and doubts about the builders of Changi Airport

The "three wise men" and SCAD

We did it in six years and shifted to Changi overnight

The once-in-a-lifetime chance

The Big, Bold and Innovative Air Hub of Changi Airport by Lee Kuan Yew

Lee Kuan Yew Truly the Father of Changi Airport

The Three Wise Men

An Abiding Interest

Some Qingming Thoughts

The Launch of it Up Close with Lee Kuan Yew

Chapter 6 Personal Reflections

Have You Climbed Mount Fuji?

Downward journey - Subashiri trail

A State of High Anxiety

Building Our Own Health Bank for Old Age

Building Lasting Partnerships

Of Music, Cranes and Friends

When Bosses Become Mentors

Some Thoughts on the World of Jack Ma

On career path and making mistakes

On big and small companies

On public vs private sector

On mentors and mentees.

On finishing well at 60

On Jack Ma's regrets

Young Birdie vs Old Bird

A memorable hike in Lamington National Park

Old birds are more skilled at getting lunch

Birds don't lose their hearing

What can we learn from nature?

Different price for different ageing birds?

Appendix

What are you going to do after you retire?

Mr Lee's continuous involvement with Changi Airport

Mr Lee's interest in people and talent

The pragmatism of Mr Lee

Mr Lee's concern for Singapore's commercial successes

Mr Lee's interest in retirement and the older workforce

Mr Lee's inexhaustible curiosity

The loving couple, Mr and Mrs Lee

Mr Lee in his later years

Index

EULA.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 7, 2016).

ISBN:

9781119288077

111928807X

9781119288060

1119288061

OCLC:

959848625