The CEO Magazine Asia — January 2018

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HONG KONG HIGH

Hong Kong’s booming property prices set another record late

last year when Li Ka-shing’s CK Asset Holdings sold off its

75 per cent holding in the 73-storey office tower dubbed

‘The Center’ for HK$40.2 billion. Mimicking the trend in

residential property where Chinese investors are flocking

to invest in Hong Kong, the buyer was state-owned China

Energy Reserve and Chemicals Group.

AN OLD-FASHIONED

COMPANY...

A MODERN

COMPANY...

is founded on steady growth,

with pressure to report

performance at regular,

quarterly intervals;

focuses on sustained

impact via continuous

innovation, with an eye

on long-term results;

is made up of experts in

specialised silos with specific

milestones to be met before

work is handed over;

is made up of cross-functional

teams who collaborate on

serving customers, sharing

responsibility for driving

business results;

is composed of managers and

their subordinates; and

is composed of leaders and the

entrepreneurs they inspire; and

is protected from competition

via barriers to entry.

leaves competitors in the dust

through continuous innovation.

HOW AGILE

ARE YOU?

Entrepreneur Eric Ries, author of The Startup Way,

teaches big, established companies how to behave

more like the agile unicorns of Silicon Valley. Could

your company do with a modern makeover?

Here’s a quick reality check.

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