Lim siong guan book launch event

Ps21 reaching out by mr lim siong guan when ps21 was launched, we were several years away from the 21st century. Lim, siong guan lee kuan yew school of public policy. As a former permanent secretary in ministries, including the. 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 2014. Why spore needs to honour innovation, excellence and outwardness. Lim siong guan has coauthored two books with joanne h. 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. The second part of the book, the leader, details siong guan s thoughts on leadership within a framework of principles and ideas, and discusses how culture and values build sustainable success for organisations. His insights as a former head of civil service are a mustread for all civil servants. 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. Whether you get the sliced pork or minced pork versions, the most important characteristic of delicious bak kwa is super soft tenderness.

During the book signing segment, many customers came up to thank mr. Making the future for singapore, by mr lim siong guan, former head of. During those meetings the plan to set up the peoples action party pap was drawn up. New book by lim siong guan focuses on honour, singapore news. Institute of policy studies ips ips book launch can. Lim siong guan is currently advisor to the group executive committee of gic, singapore. You and winning with honour with lim siong guan, professor practice of the. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes.

Institute of policy studies ips ips book launch can singapore. The fatherdaughter pair of lim siong guan and joanne lim, authors of. Aug 19, 2016 organised by the national library, this event was held on 19 august 2016. Dr lim hock siew on operation cold store function 8. 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. Home was a rentcontrolled compound house in upper serangoon shared with 20 other relatives. Razer fintech, the financial technology arm of razer inc has appointed lim siong guan as an advisory board member. With the handover of the top civil job to mr ho, mr lim continues to be permanent secretary, ministry of finance. In this moderated conversation, we will the uncover the defining characteristics of truly great leaders and the inherent rewards of honor. At the event, he also mentioned that he hopes readers will be encouraged to. Lim guan eng insisted he never mentioned johor, and demanded that bernama retract their story and issue a formal apology, or face a lawsuit. Leadership interview with mr lim siong guan leadership in. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read up close with lee kuan yew. Gic is the singapore governments investment company managing the countrys foreign reserves amounting to well above usd100 billion.

Join facebook to connect with lim tiong guan and others you may know. Lim siong guan, advisor to the group executive committee of gic, singapore, at the launch of his ips lecture book can singapore fall. Challenge be the best you can be by lim siong guan. To ensure the countrys continuing survival and success, singaporeans need to be a people who embrace innovation and excellence and be prepared to go out of their comfort zones, said former top. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover lim s connections and jobs at similar companies. Speaking at a book launch by former civil service chief lim siong guan.

Lecture i the accidental nation lecture ii the fourth generation lecture iii the way of hope intangibles underpin singapores success, says pioneer public servant lim siong guan by elgin toh, insight editor, the straits times, sep 2017 singapores success is built on intangibles such as honour and a. This event is free and open to huaas and hbs alumni. Leadership in a changing world interview with mr lim siong guan by mr lim siong guan 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. Apr 27, 2012 singapore businessman lim siong guan honoured. Conversations with lim siong guan harvard university. September, 2017 when singapore became independent in august 1965, it was an accidental nation, unplanned in its creation and unexpected in its survival, said former top civil servant lim siong guan. Check out the straits times article featuring the book launch. Quite frankly, joanne is the one who actually wrote the book, mr lim says. He alights at raffles place, then walks about 20 minutes to gics office in. Not the kind thats associated with medals, badges or swords but, according to lim siong guan, what you offer the other person, regardless of his response. This guide accompanied the talk given by professor lim siong guan on the topic winning in work and life. 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. The penang chief minister and dap secretarygeneral said only mca s no.

Institute of policy studies ips, singapore 1,296 views. Leadership interviews with ceo archives leadership. The strategic objective of ps21 remains unchanged and unchanging. Lim siong guans lecture on the rise and fall of empires. 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. Mr lim siong guan honour international symposium 2018.

View siong guan lims profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Apart from the scanned copy of lim chin siongs posthumous manuscript at the beginning of this article, extracted from my youth in black and white, other illustrations. Former permanent secretary for the ministries of defence, education and finance, as well as for the prime ministers office. Organised by the national library, this event was held on 19 august 2016. The final section, the leader, the teacher, posits that the highest aspiration of the leader is to be a true teacher. Lim siong guan, is the current group president of the government of singapore investment corporation gic. 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. Mr lim siong guan singapore university of technology and. S ingapore is known for many things efficiency, cleanliness, size, fear of losing out but honour is not one of them. 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.

Siong guan was the head of the singapore civil service from september 1999 to march 2005. Special thanks to singapore management university smu for hosting this event. The shepherd leader the shepherd serves as a guide, provider, and protector. Joanne wrote meme the monkey wins in life a book for preschool children. Sep, 2017 lessons for singapore on the rise and fall of empires by lim siong guan today published. Making the future for singapore, at lee kwan yew school of public policy, national university of singapore. Lim siong guan is a professor at the lee kuan yew school of public policy, instructing on leadership and change management, as well as a senior fellow of the singapore civil service college. Pdf the fate of empires and search for survival download. 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.

Lin xiangyuan, born 1947 is currently advisor to the group executive committee of gic, singapores sovereign wealth fund. He was the group president of gic from 2007 to 2016 and subsequently, advisor to group executive committee to mar 2019. The speaker for the topic is professor lim siong guan. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover siong guans connections and jobs at similar companies. Lim siong guan from left education minister ong ye kung, institute of policy studies director janadas devan and mr lim siong guan at the launch of mr lims book. Part biography, part commentary, and part exposition, this book provides principles for everyday living and puts forth a fresh new take on the notion of leadership as, being othercentred so that we can all be the best that we can be. Aug 30, 2017 mr lim siong guan is ips 4th s r nathan fellow for the study of singapore.

Making the future for singapore, by mr lim siong guan, former head of civil service 19992005 and group president of gic 200716. Lim siong guan former head of singapores civil service and the fourth s. Kim joo guan the bak kwa suppliers the hungry geek. Lim siong guan keynote speaker london speaker bureau. Mr lim signing copies of his book winning with honour in. Discover book depositorys huge selection of siong guan lim books online. Former top civil servant lim siong guan yesterday called for a deeper. In relationships, family, organisations, leadership, and life. 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. The leader, the teacher and you i picked up this book by lim siong guan from the library last night and finished nearly half of it in one sitting. They had lunch at rendezvous restaurant in bras basah road. Lim siong guan has been the group president of gic private limited since 2007.

The leader, the teacher leading from within by lim siong guan, coauthor with joanne h. The ps21 office in singapore centre for public impact cpi. Lim siong guan 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. He is a member of the swissre advisory panel and of the international board of the stars foundation, a swiss foundation that promotes leadership development for leaders of the next. Lim siong guan, singapores former head of civil service 19992005 was the institute of policy studies 4th s r nathan fellow for the study of singapore. 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.

Dec 23, 20 siong guan lim has been the group president of gic private limited since september 2007. View lim siong guan s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Lim siong guan is a professor in the lee kuan yew school of public policy, instructing on leadership and change management. Lim siong guans lecture on the rise and fall of empires sounds like a complaint about todays youth. Adjunct professor, lee kuan yew school of public policy, teaching leadership and. Auditorium, shaw foundation alumni house, the national university of singapore. Making the future for singapore collects the three ipsnathan lectures that mr lim delivered between september and november 2017, and includes highlights of his dialogue with the audience. Feb 02, 2016 in any event, these guarantees should be applicable to lim chee guan as well since they share the same source. 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. Why spore needs to honour innovation, excellence and. Making the future for singapore, at lee kwan yew school of public policy, national university of singapore can singapore fall. Most of the famous and well known chains have got the taste down, but they are extremely inconsistent when it comes to the toughness of their bak kwa. It was really a breeze to read, very thoughtfully organized.

Can singapore fall making the future for singapore ips. Leadership through the third generation by siong guan lim, joanne h. Leadership through the third generation, on librarything librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers home groups talk zeitgeist. Be the best you can be reach out to realise your potential. He may be the group president of singapore sovereign wealth fund gic, but mr lim siong guan rides the mrt to work. Making the future for singapore by lim siong guan duration. This essay is an excerpt of mr lim s speech delivered on 10 october 2017 as part of the ipsnathan lecture series. Audio recording soundcloud media coverage book to get spore thinking.

Kim joo guan gourmet traditional pork slice after a long 40 minute wait, we finally arrived at the head of the queue and requested some samples before deciding on how much to buy. Lim s work in the unions caught the eye of lee kuan yew, who had returned to singapore from england and organised regular secret meetings in the basement of his oxley road house, in which toh chin chye, s. He was group president of gic from 2007 until his retirement at the end of 2016. Former civil service chief lim siong guan and his daughter joanne launched. Work well with others accomplish more than working just on your own. Razer fintech appoints exgic president to its board of. If you like what you read, follow us on facebook, instagram. Lim siong guan is a professor at the lee kuan yew school of public policy, instructing on leadership and change management, as well as a senior fellow of.

Bring lim siong guan as a keynote speaker to your next event to motivate your. Book launch of can singapore fall making the future for. Book launch of can singapore fall making the future for singapore by lim siong guan book launch of can singapore fall making the future for singapore by lim siong guan. Recognised globally as a thought leader in the global financial services industry, lim s vast experience and extensive network will add tremendous value and unparalleled insights to razer fintech. Winning with honour goodreads meet your next favorite book. Building a gracious society in singapore ips commons. If you like what you read, follow us on facebook, instagram, twitter and. 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. Lim was educated at the anglochinese school, singapore. Azahari met chin siong at that time and privately told chin siong they were going to launch a revolution. Lim siong guan is the 4 th s r nathan fellow for the study of singapore at the institute of policy studies.

Group president, government of singapore investment corporation. The harvard university association of alumni in singapore huaas invites its members to an evening with lim siong guan, professor at the lee kuan yew school of public policy at the national university of singapore, senior fellow of the singapore civil service college, and advisor to the group executive committee of gic. The universal problems of good governments eurekalert. We launched the chinese version of world scientific bestselling title winning with honour on tuesday 17 july 2018 at the pod, national library board.

Lim siong guan, group president of gic and one of singapores most venerable leaders. 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. 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. Jul 12, 2018 making the future for singapore collects the three ipsnathan lectures that mr lim delivered between september and november 2017, and includes highlights of his dialogue with the audience. Ahead of mr lims first lecture on 12 september 2017, ips caught up with him for a quick chat. Lim siong guan at launch of can singapore fall image. Rajaratnam, and devan nair, among others, attended. 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. From may 1978 to june 1981, siong guan was the first principal private secretary to singapores founding prime minister, mr lee kuan yew. This book contains edited versions of the three ipsnathan lectures he gave between september and november 2017, and highlights of his dialogue with the audience.