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Leadership

Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

The solution to employee disengagement is human

Employees may grumble about long hours, difficult clients or demanding deadlines, but often the biggest push factor is how they are treated.
Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

What makes a good job? Feeling that you matter

The board owns succession, yet its success is almost impossible without the active involvement of the incumbent CEO.
Opinion & Features

If CEO succession is so well researched, why do so many boards still get it wrong?

Former Dyson CEO Roland Krueger is also an experienced polar explorer, having participated in multiple expeditions since 2002.
International

‘One of the worst accidents I could imagine’: Ex-Dyson chief Roland Krueger on polar exploration, crisis management and leadership

Williams, 55, joined StarHub in May 2025 as chief of the consumer business group, and was appointed deputy CEO on May 1, 2026.
Companies & Markets

StarHub deputy CEO Matthew Williams to succeed Nikhil Eapen as chief executive

Gallup’s research suggests managers have a substantial influence on workforce engagement.
Economy & Policy

Singapore’s disengagement crisis costs the economy US$73 billion a year

Effective Jul 1, Adaline Zheng (left) will become CEO of UOB China. George Tung will succeed Zheng as the CEO of UOB Hong Kong.
Companies & Markets

UOB appoints new CEOs for China and Hong Kong offices

David Rubenstein, co-founder and co-chairman of The Carlyle Group, warns against “just trying to do deals for the purpose of doing deals, as opposed to getting high rates of return”.
Opinion & Features

Private equity giant Carlyle can grow bigger but needs to stay on its toes: co-founder David Rubenstein

Farming reminds us that the visible harvest is always connected to invisible preparation.
Opinion & Features
THE BROAD VIEW

What a Singaporean farmer can teach CEOs about leadership

In his new role, Jeffrey Lam will continue to report to group president and chief executive officer Vincent Chong and remain a member of the group executive committee.
Companies & Markets

ST Engineering names its group COO and commercial aerospace president as group deputy CEO

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