The Leader, The Teacher & You: Leadership Through The Third Generation (Paperback)

Siong Guan Lim

ISBN 10: 1783263776 / ISBN 13: 9781783263776

Published by Imperial College Press, London, 2013

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Paperback. "Everyone - regardless of profession - will benefit from reading this uniquely designed and highly original book. It is full of human insights, and it has a deep understanding of successful leadership, an appreciation of selflessness as the key to our collective future, an awareness of history's relevance to our lives and an unflinching emphasis on excellence. Siong Guan Lim is one of the most outstanding public servants in any country, and after finishing this book, you will know why."Senator Bill BradleyFormer U.S. Senator and a Managing Director at Allen & Co.United States of America"The Leader, the Teacher and You is a riveting and thoughtful study on leadership based on theory, principles, and experience by a former Head of the Civil Service and one of Singapore's most successful and admired public servants, Siong Guan Lim. It should be read by every student of politics and public policy, and anyone who aspires to play a leadership role. The book, which as the author says is "part biography, part commentary, and part exposition", is loaded with insights into how to work with people, deal with reality, motivate an organisation, achieve results, anticipate change, and ensure relevance of the organisation. For those who have long puzzled over how Singapore has been able to achieve so much with so little and in short time, it is public servants such as Siong Guan Lim who have made the partnership between the civil service and the elected politicians so fruitful. Through his fascinating account of how he started in his first job as an engineer in the Sewerage Department, went on to be the Principal Private Secretary to Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, worked with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Dr Goh Keng Swee, and became successively Permanent Secretary of Defence, Education, and Finance, he recounts the crucial mentorship and inspiration provided by Singapore's leaders. He thoroughly examines what true leadership is all about. Lim moved on to become Chairman of Singapore's Economic Development Board and then Group President of GIC Private Limited, the wealth fund of Singapore. I have not read such a clear analysis of the function of leadership written so succinctly and in such practical terms. It should be on the required reading list of university courses not only in Singapore, but major universities everywhere."Professor Chan Heng CheeChairman, Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative CitiesSingapore University of Technology and DesignSingapore"A remarkable bookaafter I started reading it I simply couldn't put it down. It has great insights, is fun to read, and deserves to be widely read. It is full of practical wisdom for a wide range of people - from full time mums to business leaders. It sets out a framework for leaders based on values and culture, but also on lessons learned by having to take tough decisions. Siong Guan Lim had an outstanding career in the development of Singapore. The ability, motivation, and vision of the author and his colleagues are clearly one reason why Singapore and Lee Kuan Yew were so successful. Because of this the book is a great insight to understanding the phenomenon of Singapore."Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach>BR>Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs InternationalUnited Kingdom"Siong Guan Lim has led and managed at the most senior levels of the Singaporean government. Any leader would love to have him at his/her side, advising, counselling, provoking, and reminding. We cannot have him with us in person, but we do have this book that extracts the lessons that he has garnered from his many years of experience. We are fortunate that he has chosen to share his wisdom in writing. I have used some of his wisdom in my Harvard Kennedy School course on Effective Implementation for more than ten years. I Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Leader, The Teacher & You: Leadership Through The Third Generation (Paperback)
• Publisher: Imperial College Press, London
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1783263776
• ISBN 13: 9781783263776
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Former Head of the Singapore Civil Service Mr Lim Siong Guan now shares his diverse experiences and fresh insights on leadership in his exclusive new book, The Leader, The Teacher & You. As a former Permanent Secretary in ministries, including the Ministry of Defence, the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of Finance, and former chairman of the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore and the Singapore Economic Development Board, the indefatigable public servant has contributed greatly to Singapore's success, introducing innovative policies and practices at each turn, which have greatly enhanced drive and performance across the board. Most notably, he is known for his pursuit of excellence, especially in spearheading the Public Service for the 21st Century (PS21) movement, to develop organizational excellence. From Singapore's early years of government to its emergence as a prosperous metropolis, Lim has served the nation tirelessly through the years.In The Leader, The Teacher & You, Lim puts forth a fresh take on the notion of leadership as other-centered, with the focus on enabling others to be the best they can be. This noble vision of leadership is elaborated and built upon through the sharing of his experiences, in particular the memorable lessons and deep-seated convictions he has had while serving under Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first Prime Minister, and Dr Goh Keng Swee, Singapore's First Deputy Prime Minister. Different types of leadership, such as personal and position leadership are touched upon as the author encourages leaders to take an active role in empowering those they lead and spurring them on to excellence. Coming from a man who has helmed many distinguished organizations, Mr Lim's insights on core values essential for organizational excellence are also not to be missed. The book offers practical and down-to-earth advice for leaders in all walks of life. For leaders who genuinely care for the people they lead and hope to make a difference in their lives, this book will be a crucial guide.

About the Author

Siong Guan LIM has been the Group President of GIC Private Limited since September 2007. GIC is the Singapore Government's investment company managing the country's foreign reserves amounting to well above USD100 billion.

Prior, Siong Guan was Chairman of the Singapore Economic Development Board from 2006 to 2009, and Head of the Singapore Civil Service from 1999 to 2005. Apart from serving as the first Principal Private Secretary to Singapore's founding Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Siong Guan was the top civil servant in the Prime Minister's Office, as well as the Ministries of Defence, Education, and Finance.

Siong Guan has been instructing on leadership and change management as an Adjunct Professor in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore since 2005, as well as governance and policy development as a Senior Fellow of the Civil Service College since 2006.

Siong Guan has chaired the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority, and the Central Provident Fund Board. He has been a board member of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the Institute of Policy Studies, and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. He has also been a Director of various companies such as Temasek Holdings and DBS Bank.

Joanne H. LIM is the Founder and Creative Director of The Right PerspectiveSG, a consultancy specialising in writing, presentations, branding, strategic communications, and collateral design.

Joanne was awarded a full scholarship to pursue an undergraduate degree at Princeton University, where she was awarded the President's Prize and was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Society for outstanding academic excellence.

After graduating from Princeton, Joanne worked at PSA International Pte Ltd (PSA), one of the world's leading port operators, where she worked closely with Senior Management on strategic projects, and honed her skills in external and internal communications and branding.

Following PSA, Joanne was awarded a merit scholarship to pursue a Masters in Wealth Management and was awarded the Portcullis Wealth Management Prize. Joanne then worked at Goldman Sachs and UBS AG, before joining the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB).

At EDB, Joanne worked with leading companies in the areas of luxury fashion and watches, furniture, and toys. She solely helmed the logo design and collateral development for a national visual arts project, Gillman Barracks.