Leadership

The quiet cost of a noisy workplace

Leaders must get better at recognising substance that does not announce itself

Businesses must shift to steward leadership – pursuing profitable sustainability as a core strategy, not a moral add-on.

What the US$113 billion leadership development industry is getting wrong

The rules of value creation have changed in a transparent world

Frontier firms stand out not because they use AI more often, but because they embed it more deeply and broadly, across at least seven functions.

Fast AI adoption is not enough; Singapore must care about redesigning work

Real transformation takes a deep understanding of human behaviour and an investment in change management

Rising employee discontent is a worrying blindspot for some CEOs.
THINKING ALOUD

Wake-up call for sleepless CEOs

There’s a non-financial metric affecting the bottom line that bosses shouldn’t ignore

As more advanced AI models enter real-world testing, organisations are being forced to contend not just with more sophisticated threats, but with the speed at which they unfold.

Cybersecurity’s Tower of Babel: Why we are still lost in translation

When leadership teams and security functions operate in different languages of risk, critical signals might be dismissed until the problem has escalated

Jessica Tan’s career trajectory comes as Singapore steps up efforts to encourage more citizens to gain overseas experience.

Say ‘yes’ to that work stint abroad and roll with the challenges: Sun Life’s Jessica Tan

The Singapore executive’s career has spanned the most dynamic growth cycles in recent decades

Routine work will be automated. Information will become more accessible. But the enduring value of the lawyer will not disappear.
THE BROAD VIEW

Why the best general counsels shape risk, not avoid it

In today’s boardroom, what matters is judgment, trust and the ability to guide risk with clarity and integrity

Among the recently appointed CEOs of STI companies is Tan Teck Long, who took the helm at OCBC on Jan 1.

Real estate, industrial STI constituents have among the youngest CEOs

Long-serving individuals can bring valuable continuity, institutional memory and stakeholder trust

In strategy, neurodivergent perspectives help move beyond incremental optimisation towards genuine reinvention, spotting opportunities at the intersection of domains that AI alone might overlook.
BROAD VIEW

Embracing neurodivergence: the untapped advantage in an AI-powered world

Embracing those whose brains are wired to work differently can create advantages for the team