The CEO Magazine Asia - February 2018

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INNOVATE

INVEST

David Jacob, CEO of

Marsh Asia, explains

why health is wealth

Finding

BALANCE

INSPIRING THE BUSINESS WORLD

How to manage middle

managers better

GREAT

LEADERS

LAUNCHING

HOW TO SURVIVE

A MANAGEMENT

BUYOUT

Hype or

revolution?

The IoT

HIGHER POWER

Could the humble

battery solve our

planet’s energy

problem?

BEATING

BURNOUT

Why it pays to

invest in you

IS IT TIME TO

RETHINK THE

BONUS SYSTEM?

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INNOVATE
INVEST
David Jacob, CEO of Marsh Asia, explains
why health is wealth
Findingggggggg
BALANCE
INSPIRING THE BUSINESS WORLD
How to manage middle managers better
GREAT LEADERSLAUNCHING
HOW TO SURVIVE A MANAGEMENT
BUYOUT
revolution?The IoTHype or
HIGHER POWERCould the humble
battery solve our planet’s energy
problem?
BURNOUTBEATING
Why it pays to invest in you
IS IT TIME TO RETHINK THE
BONUS SYSTEM?
LAUNCHING GREAT LEADERS
HOW TO MANAGE MIDDLE
MANAGERS BETTER
DAVID JACOB
THE CEO OF MARSH ASIA SHARES
HIS THOUGHTS ON WORK–LIFE
BALANCE, AND WHAT DRIVES
HIS DECISION MAKING
IOT: HYPE OR REVOLUTION?
WE CHALLENGE WHETHER THE
IOT REALLY IS THE BIGGEST
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
IN HUMAN HISTORY
RECHARGE YOUR BATTERIES
THE HUMBLE BATTERY COULD BE
THE SOLUTION TO SOLVE OUR
PLANET’S ENERGY PROBLEM
THE EMOTIONS OF MBOs
MORE PRIVATE EQUITIES
ARE WILLING TO INVEST IN
BUYOUTS DESPITE POTENTIAL
LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES
FUDGING THE FIGURES
A LOOK AT WHY MIDDLE
MANAGERS MIGHT TWEAK
THE NUMBERS AND THE
KNOCK-ON EFFECTS
HOW TO BEAT BURNOUT
WENDY KAY EXPLORES THE IDEA
THAT AS A CEO IT’S CRUCIAL
TO INVEST IN YOURSELF
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Cover photography: Yew Kwang
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