to comeHow do you define what it means
to be a leader?
A leader isn’t really one if he or she doesn’t
command the respect and trust of the people
who look up to him or her. I also believe
that a good leader must always be on the
lookout to uncover the potential of
individuals and to know what people’s
strengths and weaknesses are. The key is to
put them in the space where their highest
potential can be further developed and to
minimise the exposure of putting them
where they will struggle to succeed. This has
been my principle when I work with people
and can apply even in assigning people to
different projects.
I also believe that a leader can only be as
strong as their people. Hence, the key is to
develop ‘strong shoulders’ that the leader can
stand on. If the shoulders are not strong, then
the leader’s position can be quite shaky and
they won’t enjoy their role as leader. So the
key to success as a leader is about developing
people so that they provide the strong
shoulders for the leader to lead. I have
experienced this in my progression to
a leadership role at Beca.
Recently, I’ve begun investing in a
group of our young people with high
potential by enrolling them in an emerging
leaders program. Together with my leadership
team in Singapore, we identified 12 of them
in Singapore and we put them through a
two-year emerging leaders program. After
the first session, this program was so
well-accepted that we have now extended
the program to our offices in Indonesia
and Thailand. Each of these offices has
since sent two people to participate in the
program. A good leader must always think
about developing and grooming our future
generation of leaders for our business.Tell us more about this leadership
program that you’re pioneering in Beca.
Pretty much all of the people in the program
are quite young and in their late twenties or
early thirties. They are required to attend aadvert
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