内容简介
QuotesfromLiewMunLeong"Thejobontopisalonelyone.Butifyouwanttolead,youhavetobeoneofthetroopstoo.""Ifyouhavetheabilitytolead,itwillbeawasteforthecompany,societyandyourself,ifyoudenythatresponsibility.""Ifyoucan'tordon'tcommunicate,youcan'tlead.Anuncommunicativeleaderwillnotlastlong.""Thejobmakesyou.Yougrowonthejob.Youcanoutgrowthejoborthejobcanoutgrowyou.""Afastdecisionisbetterthanarightdecision.Butifafastdecisioniswrong,itisbettertomakeaU-turnfast.""Humanresourceisnothumancapital,unlessweinvestinit.""Iwastrainedasanengineerandwantedtobeagoodprofessionalengineer.Ispentmanyyearsdoingthat.IhadneverthoughtofbecomingaCEO.""Manyofthesolutionswearriveatarebecausetherearenobetteralternatives.Weknowwejusthavetomakethemworkforussomehow.""Insolvingourmanydifficultproblems,'applicationprecedestheory'.Afterweaccomplishsomething,wethenbegintothinkofatheorytoexplainhowandwhyitworks."
作者简介
LiewMunLeong'sdistinguishedcareerinboththepublicandprivatesectorsspansalmost40years.Hehasworkedasanengineerbuildingairports,militarycampsandairbasesandwasappointedtheRegistrarofSingapore'sProfessionalEngineerBoard.MunLeonghasalsoservedasCEOoftwostatutoryboardsinthefieldsofindustrialresearchandnationalstandardisationandhewaselectedPresidentoftheworldwideInternationalStandardsOrganisation(ISO).Intheprivatesector,MunLeonghasledseveralpublic-listedcompaniesandistheGroupPresidentandCEOofCapitaLandLtd,SouthEastAsia'slargestlistedrealestatecompany.MunLeong'spassionfor"buildingpeople"andcreatingtherightcorporatecultureisthecornerstoneofhisleadership.Hefrequentlywrites"hobbyemails"tohiscolleaguesandshareshisvision,corevaluesandstrategyinasimpleandsincereway.Thisbookisthesecondvolumeofacompilationof"hobbyemails"tohiscolleagues.MunLeongwasawardedthePublicAdministrationMedalbytheSingaporeGovernmentin1979forhisillustriouscareerinthepublicservice.Forhisperformanceintheprivatesector,hewasnamedtheOutstandingCEOoftheYearinthe2006SingaporeBusinessAwardsandconferredtheinauguralCEOoftheYearawardatthe2007SingaporeCorporateAwards.In2008,MrLiewwasnamedAsia'sBestExecutiveof2008(Singapore)byAsiamoneyandBestCEOinAsia(Property)byInstitutionalInvestor.