The CEO Magazine Asia - 09.2018

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Editor’s letter

Susan Armstrong

Editor-in-Chief

H

ow self-aware are you?

Do you consider yourself

a pessimist, or is the

glass always half full?

And just how invested

are you in your mental

health and wellbeing?

This issue we encourage you to take an

inward gaze, for the benefit of yourself as

much as the people around you, both

personally and professionally.

First up, turn to our feature Know Thyself on

page 16 and find out why having true insight into

who you are is so important to your health and your

business. Self-awareness is all about knowing what

makes you feel your best and your worst, and how

this, in turn, impacts the bottom line. We reveal the

top five tips to being more self-aware, and how

making small changes to your life now can be the

difference between failure and success in the future.

Speaking of success, many CEOs equate

optimism with good leadership, so we ask the

question, can you learn to see the glass as half full?

And what happens if you’re a natural pessimist? We

reveal the pros and cons of being positive in our

uplifting feature The Optimistic Leader on page 32.

However, if you’re looking for some real

inspiration, you can’t beat this month’s cover story

dedicated to Asia’s leading businesswomen on page

10. From Jane Sun, CEO of Ctrip, who is
    committed to ensuring a greater female presence
    in the workforce, to the incredibly inspiring story
    of Zhou Qunfei, the richest woman in tech,
    we feature six exceptional individuals who are
    shattering glass ceilings while paving the way
    for future generations.
    Enjoy the issue, see you next month.

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