{"product_id":"barracks-to-boardroom","title":"Barracks To Boardroom","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis book is a memoir of Liew Mun Leong’s five-decades-long\ncareer in the public and private sectors. It describes the major events and\nturning points in his long and varied career and offers useful management and\nleadership lessons earned through his experiences in various professional,\nmanagement and leadership roles. Liew Mun Leong has been a civil engineer, the\nhead of statutory boards, a contractor, a real estate investor and developer,\nan airport builder\/operator and an urban and infrastructure consultant.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBeginning with his civil service career in the Ministry of Defence, building\nmilitary barracks, and eventually detailing how he led businesses in a wide\nspectrum of industries, Barracks to Boardroom highlights the different dynamics\nin corporate culture, environments and “bottom line” motivation in both the\ncivil service and the commercial world.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn crossing over from an “insider” in the public sector to an “outsider” in the\nprivate sector, Liew Mun Leong sees clearly the need for a shift of mindsets to\nbridge the two distinct operating systems and cultures.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe describes how he has often courageously broken ground but not rules to get\nthings done. The civil service ingrained in him integrity, discipline and good\ngovernance while his commercial exposure enriched his entrepreneurship and\nbroadened his global perspectives.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe book covers various periods of his career, including:\u003cbr\u003e\n• Working for Mindef\u003cbr\u003e\n• Launching his engineering career at Paya Lebar Airport\u003cbr\u003e\n• Working on Changi Airport\u003cbr\u003e\n• Going from engineering to corporate leadership at SISIR\u003cbr\u003e\n• Going through a baptism of fire in the private sector\u003cbr\u003e\n• Entering real estate\u003cbr\u003e\n• Founding CapitaLand and venturing overseas\u003cbr\u003e\n• The Surbana Jurong story\u003cbr\u003e\n• Corporatising Changi Airport\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHis insights on management and leadership make this book an interesting read\nfor future young leaders on both sides of the aisle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFor more than 30 years, from the late 1980s, \u003cb\u003eLiew\nMun Leong\u003c\/b\u003e has held top leadership roles and responsibilities in a wide\nrange of industries. He has been the CEO of the Singapore Institute of\nStandards and Industrial Research (SISIR) and also led the National Science and\nTechnology Board, L\u0026amp;M Group and Pidemco Land. He was the Founding Group\nPresident and CEO of CapitaLand.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nLiew Mun Leong also chaired Changi Airport Group, Surbana Jurong Pte Ltd, the\nCivil Aviation Authority of Singapore and Temasek Foundation Nurtures. He has\nbeen the Registrar of the Professional Engineers Board Singapore and the\nelected President of the International Organisation for Standardization from\n1997 to 1998.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal by the President of Singapore in\n2011. He is the author of five other books, titled Building People: Sunday\nEmails from a CEO\/Chairman volume I, II, III, IV, V.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FOCUS PUBLISHING LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44800067895503,"sku":"9789815081244","price":38.15,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_bbed0708-680a-4a24-ad43-9691083115f7.jpg?v=1777005014","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/barracks-to-boardroom","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}