Making the future for singapore, at lee kwan yew school of public policy, national university of singapore. Condolence statement by lim siong guan, group president the gic community is saddened by the passing of our founding chairman, mr lee kuan yew. This biennial competition is open to singapore citizens and permanent residents whose works of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction have been published in singapore or abroad during specified period of time in any of singapores four official languages chinese, english, malay, or tamil. Speech by penang pakatan harapan chairman and dap secretarygeneral lim guan eng during the launch of the pakatan harapan penang 14th general election manifesto at the penang chinese town hall on 25. Love them or not, these are the people who have shaped singapore in one way or another to be the way it is today. One particular challenge which we find ceos facing is that of corruption, integrity, morals and ethics. This would help create a new economic ascent, added mr lim, who was previously head of the civil service and group president of gic, in delivering the third and final ipsnathan lecture. He may be the group president of singapore sovereign wealth fund gic, but mr lim siong guan rides the mrt to work. Join facebook to connect with lim tiong guan and others you may know. A braincomputer interface based attention training program for treating attention deficit. Be the best you can be by lim siong guan group president, government of singapore investment corporation former head of civil service dear young officer, if i am allowed to offer just one piece of advice to anyone newly starting work, it would simply be, be the best you can be. Which means that rally speeches and social niceties aside, we believe that they do have some serious advice for those of us looking for motivation to run anything at all, be it our businesses, households, or even our lives. Aside from commanding armies, glubb also dabbled in writing.
Mar 06, 2018 lim guan eng today told mca deputy president dr wee ka siong, who has criticised and questioned penangs undersea tunnel and highways project, that the latter is not qualified to debate him. Leadership to me is making things happen which on their own would not happen. He alights at raffles place, then walks about 20 minutes to gics office in. Dr lim hock siew on operation cold store function 8. Siong guan was the head of the singapore civil service from september 1999 to march 2005. Jul 20, 2018 mr lim siong guan, 70, is a professor at the lee kuan yew school of public policy at the national university of singapore, a senior fellow of the singapore civil service college, and advisor to the group executive committee of gic, singapores sovereign wealth fund. From may 1978 to june 1981, siong guan was the first principal private secretary to singapores founding prime minister, mr lee kuan yew. Feb 02, 2020 a few days before the brunei revolt on 3rd december, he came to singapore to see lim chin siong and said zahari. Pragmatism, rather than a desire to serve the public, drove mr lim siong guan to take up the colombo plan scholarship awarded by the public service commission. In the book, dr poh soo kai quoted extensively from the british archives, revealing the collaboration and conspiracy between lee kuan yew and the. Child and adolescent psychiatry services in singapore. Lim guan eng insisted he never mentioned johor, and demanded that bernama retract their story and issue a formal apology, or face a lawsuit. If you have read it, then you would probably know everything about operation cold store.
Leadership through the third generation paperback december 23, 20 by siong guan lim author visit amazons siong guan lim page. Part biography, part commentary, and part exposition, this book is a study on everyday valuesbased leadership based on the principles and experiences of siong guan lim, a former head of the singapore civil service and incumbent group president of gic private limited. He was the eldest son of a taxi driver and teacher who got only two new sets of clothes a year during chinese new year and at christmas. Lim was educated at the anglochinese school, singapore. The university of adelaide has honoured prominent singapore government official lim siong guan with a distinguished alumni award at the 2012 singapore graduation ceremony. His father is also a prominent politician, the leader of the democratic action party dap, the largest multiracial opposition party in malaysia. Condolence statement by lim siong guan, group president. Minister for education ong ye kung, director of the institute of policy studies janadas devan, and mr lim siong guan officially launch mr lim s latest book titled can singapore fall. Making the future for singapore collects the three ipsnathan lectures that mr lim delivered between september and november 2017, and inc. As one of the ceos had told us, representing what appears to be widely held, honour is a good idea, but not practical. The second part of the book, the leader, details siong guans thoughts on leadership within a framework of principles and ideas, and discusses how culture and values build sustainable success for organisations. The strategic objective of ps21 remains unchanged and unchanging.
View siong guan lims profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Lim siong guans lecture on the rise and fall of empires. Mr lim siong guan is ips 4th s r nathan fellow for the study of singapore. Lim guan eng biography childhood, life achievements. Congratulatory statement by mr lim siong guan, group president gic congratulates mr dhanabalan on being conferred the order of temasek first class. We had close discussion with professor lim siong guan and professor tan yong soon, who are amazing leaders in government, and they have learned from lee kuan yew in the past.
The university of adelaide will honour prominent singapore government official lim siong guan 1 with a distinguished alumni award this weekend when it holds its annual graduation ceremony in singapore on saturday 28 april siong guan, the group president of the. He was group president of gic from 2007 until his retirement at the end of 2016. Be the best you can be by lim siong guan group president, government of singapore investment corporation former head of civil service dear young officer, if i am. The leader, the teacher leading from within by lim siong guan, coauthor with joanne h. He has led programs as a speaker, facilitator and curriculum designer for numerous organizations. Mr lim siong guan honour international symposium 2018. One of his essays, the fate of empires and search for survival, caught the eye of former top civil servant lim siong guan. Ahead of mr lims first lecture on 12 september 2017, ips caught up with him for a quick chat. Lim is best known for serving as the former head of the civil service, and group president of the gic. The penang chief minister and dap secretarygeneral said only mca s no. The university of adelaide has honoured prominent singapore government official lim siong guan with a distinguished alumni award at the 2012 singapore graduation ceremony held on saturday 28 april. Leadership interview with mr lim siong guan leadership. Lim poh guan managing consultant leadership performance. The university of adelaide will honour prominent singapore government official lim siong guan 1 with a distinguished alumni award this weekend when it holds its annual graduation ceremony in singapore on saturday 28 april.
Book launched to get singaporeans to think about the. From left education minister ong ye kung, institute of policy studies director janadas devan and mr lim siong guan at the launch of mr lim s book yesterday. Lim guan eng today told mca deputy president dr wee ka siong, who has criticised and questioned penangs undersea tunnel and highways project, that the latter is not qualified to debate him. New book by lim siong guan focuses on honour, singapore. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. However, a recording was later revealed by tv3, showing clear evidence of lim guan eng proclaiming that singaporeans who are in johor are likely to be kidnapped. Leadership interviews with ceo archives leadership. They had lunch at rendezvous restaurant in bras basah road. Speaking at a book launch by former civil service chief lim siong guan, mr heng cited the singapore example to illustrate how a leader must identify and exemplify that which is timeless even as he helps his people navigate a rapidly transforming world. New book by lim siong guan focuses on honour, singapore news. Lim guan eng competence accountability transparancy. In the first part of the book, the teacher, siong guan shares the lessons that he has learned from various teachers in his life and through varied experiences in life. Lim guan eng was born on 8 december 1960, to lim kit siang and neo yoke tee, in johor bahru, johor, federation of malaya now malaysia. Why spore needs to honour innovation, excellence and outwardness.
In relationships, family, business, leadership, and life paperback by lim, siong guan lim, joanne h. This is an exclusive interview with mr lim siong guan, the group president of government of singapore investment corporation on the role of leaders in a changing world. I started my pr career at the age of 29, after careers in the finance and hospitality. Below is an excerpt of the mr lims lecture, where he also cited examples of how singapore could learn from other countries such as finland and israel in encouraging innovation and cultivating.
Trust is the most important currency for any longterm relationship regardless of whether it be in family, business, leadership, communities, or nations. Apr 27, 2012 singapore businessman lim siong guan honoured. Challenge be the best you can be by lim siong guan. We believe that honour is the essential quality that has enabled singapore to come so far since its independence in 1965, and has. Singapore literature prize awards singapore book council. Since our launch in 2014, we have convened 6 ceo forums and connected with over 250 organisational leaders at the forums. A challenge is also included at the end of every chapter for the reader to incorporate in his or her personal and professional life. Now, theyre sharing that knowledge firsthand with us, and these are things that you dont read in a book.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover siong guans connections and jobs at similar companies. Why spore needs to honour innovation, excellence and. Sep 02, 2014 he may be the group president of singapore sovereign wealth fund gic, but mr lim siong guan rides the mrt to work. Lim siong guan, is the current group president of the government of singapore investment corporation gic. Leadership interview with mr lim siong guan leadership in. Thank you everyone for joining us in this celebration of hope and. On 11 july 2018, minister for education, mr ong ye kung, institute of policy studies director janadas devan and mr lim siong guan launched the latest volume in the ipsnathan lectures series, can singapore fall. Mr lim siong guan, 70, is a professor at the lee kuan yew school of public policy at the national university of singapore, a senior fellow of the singapore civil service college, and advisor to the group executive committee of gic, singapores sovereign wealth fund. Making the future for singapore by lim siong guan institute of policy studies ips, singapore. In relationships, family, organisations, leadership, and life. Lee kuan yew senior fellowship in public service sfps. Apr 30, 2016 new book by lim siong guan focuses on honour mr lim signing copies of his book winning with honour in relationships, family, organisations, leadership, and life which is coauthored by his.
He was among the founding board of directors when gic was established in 1981. Home was a rentcontrolled compound house in upper serangoon shared with 20 other relatives. Joanne was awarded the 2014 singapore literature book prize in the nonfiction category for the leader, the teacher and you, which was a national bestseller for 40. Lim siong guans lecture on the rise and fall of empires sounds like a complaint about todays youth. The final section, the leader, the teacher, posits that the highest aspiration of the leader is to be a true teacher. Compared to my peers in the pr profession, i was a late entrant. Ever since pakatan took power on 8, march 2008, we have exceeded all expectations in establishing good governance and clean. Azahari met chin siong at that time and privately told chin siong they were going to launch a revolution. Discover book depositorys huge selection of siong guan lim books online. New book by lim siong guan focuses on honour mr lim signing copies of his book winning with honour in relationships, family, organisations, leadership, and life which is coauthored by his. Mr dhanabalan possesses an abiding sense of duty to do all he can for singapores future. Two acsians made the headlines recently when mr lim siong guan preuniversity class of 64 passed the head of civil service baton over to mr peter ho preuniversity class of 72. Joanne was awarded the 2014 singapore literature book prize in the nonfiction category for the leader, the teacher and you, which was a national bestseller for 40 consecutive weeks since its launch on 8 january.
Lin xiangyuan, born 1947 is currently advisor to the group executive committee of gic, singapores sovereign wealth fund. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. This guide accompanied the talk given by professor lim siong guan on the topic winning in work and life. Aug 30, 2017 mr lim siong guan is ips 4th s r nathan fellow for the study of singapore. Singapore was the worlds strongest nation brand in 2015. This book is a collection of speeches by lim siong guan and peter ho, former heads of singapores civil service. We believe that honour is the essential quality that has enabled singapore to come so far since its independence in 1965, and has distinguished singapore from many nations in the world to become the worlds strongest nation brand in 2015. Lim poh guan is an expert in designing and delivering leadership development programs. Hi mr lim, can you share with us how you define leadership. With the handover of the top civil job to mr ho, mr lim continues to be permanent secretary, ministry of finance. Ps21 reaching out by mr lim siong guan when ps21 was launched, we were several years away from the 21st century. Joanne cowrote the leader, the teacher and you and winning with honour with lim siong guan, professor practice of the lee kuan yew school of public policy. Lim cg, lee ts, guan c, fung ds, zhao y, teng ss, zhang h, krishnan kr. Mr lee had retired after 30 years of service in may 2011 and continued as senior advisor and chairman of our international advisory board.