Building People - by Mun Leong Liew (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Valuable insights into the life and philosophy of one of Asia's keenest and most effective business minds</b> <p>Tagged by CNN as one of the twenty-five most powerful businesspeople in Asia, Liew Mun Leong, President and CEO of the Singapore-based real estate empire, CapitaLand, rose from very humble beginnings to become one of the world's wealthiest people. Since joining the company Liew has been communicating regularly and frankly with his staff in various ways, including emails. Like the previous two volumes in his internationally acclaimed <i>Building People, Sunday Emails from a CEO</i>, this compilation offers fascinating and instructive insights into Liew Mun Leong's inimitable character and his management philosophy.</p> <ul> <li>Delivers powerful lessons on leadership, communication, strategy, decision-making, application vs. theory, motivating people and much more</li> <li>Offers fascinating glimpses into the life of a visionary leader, including his many interesting work experiences and challenges</li> <li>For easy reference, the communiques are gathered under the four main categories of competition, people, corporate culture and strategy</li> </ul><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p><b>Quotes from Liew Mun Leong</b></p> <p>Reputation and trust are very important hallmarks of our company. We must always preserve them as part of our competitive edge.</p> <p>Our business leaders must never slip into what I call 'maintenance management' mode and mindset. It is like running on a treadmill and not going anywhere forward. A growth company needs growth business leaders, not 'maintenance' managers.</p> <p>Our mission is to 'Build People'. The main 'heavy lifting' is to train, develop and groom our young talent to be the Group's future leaders.</p> <p>I strongly feel that if we have no passion for people, we can't build the right team spirit to succeed.</p> <p>Integrity, honour, fairness, a sense of responsibility to the community and treating people well are all core values promoted by CapitaLand. They serve as a moral compass for our conduct throughout our careers.</p> <p>There is a concise explanation of management and leadership. Simply put, management is about doing things right, leadership is about doing the right things.</p> <p>Building people is our central business strategy. Human resource management must be the priority of our business leaders. We will invest heavily in our people to help them develop into productive and talented human capital. We will treat them with the same importance as the other assets on our balance sheet. We must care for them not only in relation to their work, but also look after their general welfare.</p> <p>No matter how tough it is, be positive and enjoy your work. If you have a healthy body and mind, you will definitely do better at your job.</p> <p>An organisation needs something beyond money and contractual employment to bind the company, its shareholders and its people to make lives more meaningful. We need to build a 'soul' in the company. CapitaLand Hope Foundation has come to embody our 'soul'.</p> <p>CEOs set the tone at the top, and nothing is more important than leadership and ethics. CEOs and business leaders must accept responsibility and ensure that there is no erosion of business ethics and values in the activities under their watch.</p> <p>Human resources are not human capital unless and until we successfully invest in them.</p> <p>Don't label your role boring; it is your job to make it interesting.</p> <p>'Bright eyes and bushy tails' are not good enough.</p> <p>CapitaLand needs a strong human spirit and a soul so that it can remain truly caring to its people and to the society that we live in.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Liew Mun Leong</b> is the Founding President and CEO of CapitaLand Group, which he helmed from November 2000 to 31 December 2012. Prior to that, he joined Pidemco Land as its President in 1996. Pidemco Land merged with DBS Land to form CapitaLand in November 2000.</p> <p>Mun Leong is currently Director of CapitaLand's philanthropic arm, CapitaLand Hope Foundation. He is also Chairman of Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Chairman of Surbana Consultants Holdings, as well as Director of Singapore Exchange Limited (listed on the SGX-ST) and Singapore China Foundation Ltd.</p> <p>In 2011, Mun Leong was conferred the Meritorious Service Medal at the Singapore National Day Awards 2011 for his chairmanship of the Changi Airport Group, in recognition of his outstanding contributions in public service and community work in Singapore. He was also named one of the top 25 most powerful businesspeople in Asia by Fortune magazine as well as Best CEO in Singapore by <i>FinanceAsia</i> that year. In 2008, Mun Leong was named Asia's Best Executive of 2008 (Singapore) by <i>Asiamoney</i> and Best CEO in Asia (Property) by <i>Institutional Investor</i>. He was conferred the CEO of the Year Award (for firms with a market value of S$500 million or more) at the Singapore Corporate Awards 2007 ceremony and in 2006, he was named Outstanding CEO of the Year during the Singapore Business Awards. In 2012, he was conferred the Outstanding PR Champion Award by the Institute of Public Relations of Singapore (IPRS).</p> <p>Mun Leong graduated from the University of Singapore with a Civil Engineering degree and is a registered professional civil engineer.</p> <p>This book, available in English and Chinese, is the third volume of a compilation of Sunday emails to his colleagues. The first two volumes were translated into Chinese and Vietnamese.</p>
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