Leadership

THE BOTTOM LINE

Give to gain: the leadership investment with the highest returns

Mentorship can change the trajectory of another’s career

The most interesting shift in boardrooms today is the move from fear to experimentation. Human-AI partnership is not a technical upgrade, but a leadership transformation.
THE BROAD VIEW

Partner or perish: the board and C-suite must embrace AI – fast

Leaders must design intentional human-artificial intelligence partnerships instead of deploying the technology as a cost-cutting tool

Researchers find that girls fare as well as boys at Go when instructed by AI instead of humans.
THE BROAD VIEW

How AI can help overcome gender bias in science

We must do what we can to ensure human prejudice does not perpetuate through technology

Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India's "norms and practices underpinning democracy substantially deteriorated", says one academic, yet he remains one of the world's most popular elected leaders.
THE BROAD VIEW

The paradox of democratic backsliding

Authoritarian and populist leaders are eroding civil liberties and weakening checks and balances. But many voters apparently love it. Why?

Eric Khua received a 13-month jail sentence for causing grievous hurt.

Sias questions Vibrant Group on whether former CEO Eric Khua’s exit disclosure was ‘misleading’

Vibrant’s bourse filing said Khua stepped down for health reasons, but did not mention his legal troubles

Leaders, equipped with autonomous AI agents embedded throughout their business, must decide what decisions to automate, and where human judgment must remain in control.
THE BROAD VIEW

Asia’s next great leap won’t come from more technology, but better leaders

Value is created only if leadership can harness advances in tech capably

The length of time chief executives stay in the job has fallen to an average of seven years, down from just over eight years in 2021. 

The age of the disposable leader

Chief executive churnover is less visible than political headrolling but can be just as disruptive

It is still too early to know how AI usage affects young people’s ability to learn. But research suggests that students using AI do not read as carefully when doing research, and that they write with diminished accuracy and originality.
THE BROAD VIEW

AI companies are eating higher education

The battle between bots and brains has already begun, and educators can see how it might end

What makes the Epstein affair so explosive is that so many who spun in his orbit are still in power.
PERSPECTIVE

Jeffrey Epstein’s ghost is haunting the grand old men of capitalism

The taint of the disgraced financier will endure

Through the Singapore Digital Leadership Accelerator (SGDLA), Workato founder Allan Teng gained curated access to invite-only forums, such as the Asia Tech x Singapore summit, one of the region’s most exclusive technology gatherings.
BRANDED CONTENT

Building connections and capabilities: How cloud platform founder taps exclusive network to stay ahead

By curating networking and mentorship opportunities, IMDA’s Singapore Digital Leadership Accelerator is creating a pipeline of talent ready to take on regional and global roles