Leadership secrets of Lee Kuan Yew

1. Remembering
Lee kuan Yew
1923 - 2015

2. Leadership Secrets of Lee Kuan Yew
李光耀的 力 示领导 启
c.j. Ng

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What do You Know About Lee
Kuan Yew?
李光耀有 方面的理解？你对 哪

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Background
背景
• Founding Prime Minister of Singapore, from
1959 – 1990
• Guided Singapore from 3rd
World to 1st
World in
1 generation
• Propelled Singapore to become a key
international player, despite its small size

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Purpose
目的
• NOT to discuss or debate on his policies
• What can we learn from him as a Leader
• Policies mentioned will be used as illustration
purposes ONLY

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Key Takeaways
主要重点
• The Top 5 Leadership Qualities of Lee Kuan Yew
• Pitfalls and Drawbacks of these 5 Qualities
• How to Get the Balance Right as a Leader

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Top 5 Leadership Qualities of Lee Kuan Yew
李光耀的 5 大领导力特点
1. Being totally resolved and focused to achieve
hard goals
2. Having the acumen and clarity of insight to
make the right decisions
3. Working with a team of highly competent
members
4. Setting extremely high standards for himself
and others

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• Facing adversity and overcoming obstacles
• Being resourceful
Being Totally Resolved and Focused to Achieve Hard
Goals 完全 注于完成 目专 艰难 标

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Having the acumen and clarity of insight to make
the right decisions 做决策有独到 解和敏 度对 见 锐
• Able to gain insights while others could not
• Not clouded by popular opinions
• Not clouded by egos or prior success

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Using the Seven Dimensional Thinking in Problem Solving
用 7 度思 解决维 维 问题
1. Establish a common objective or goal
立共同目设 标
2. Present the facts
呈 事现 实
3. Look for the positives
找 点、益寻 优 处
4. Address mutual concerns
致力于共同 心的关 问题
5. Seek innovative, win-win solutions
找出 新的、双 的解决方法创 赢
6. Empathise each other’s feelings
理解彼此的感受
7. Mapping the next steps
下一步筹划

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Working with a team of highly competent
members 与一群 任力超 的 共事胜 强 团队
• “No one is perfect, but a team can be”
– M. Belbin
• Team members with different specialised areas
• Team members with different team roles
• Team members who trust each other

12. What Makes an Effective Team ？
怎 才算是高效 ？样 团队
了解彼此队员
的 与弱点优势
成 具团队 员
有的备应 团
角色队
能 避短的够让团队扬长 队员
系关

13. 个体在群体内的行为、贡
献与人 互际 动的 向性倾
。
A tendency to behave,
contribute and
interrelate with others
in a particular way.
Team Role Definition
尔 角色的定贝 宾对团队 义
”
“

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Direct and straight-to-the-point
communication 直率 通，不拐弯抹角沟
• A “yes” is a yes, a “no” is a no.
• Will not care about “face”
• Accepts a good challenge if you are well-prepared

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Setting extremely high standards for himself
and others 自己与他人都 定了高的 准为 设 标
• Pushing everyone to deliver high standards
• No excuses
• Lead by example

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Pitfalls and Drawbacks of these 5
Qualities 5 大 力特征的潜在领导 风险
• Over self-confidence
• Over-reaction
• Over-dominant

17. Over self-confidence
度自信过
• “Because I have been right, therefore I will
always be right”
• “Because I have been right, if you have a
different opinion, then you are wrong”

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Over-Reaction
度反过 应
• Taking extreme action just to make sure
immediate effectiveness and efficiency
• May result in unnecessary dissent, or alienation

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Over-Dominant
度强过 势
• Will be bruised and severely criticised if you make
suggestions without thorough preparation
• Will cultivate a team of do-as-told doers, and too
few thinkers
• May cause disengagement if ideas are shot down
too prematurely

20. How to Get the Balance Right as a Leader?
如何 到合适的平衡？让领导达

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How to Get the Balance Right as a Leader?
如何 到合适的平衡？让领导达
• Self-awareness of your strengths and potential
pitfalls
• Listen more
• Hire a Professional Coach to be your “mirror”

22. “I ignore polling as a method of government. I
think that shows a certain weakness of mind -
an inability to chart a course whichever way
the wind blows, whichever way the media
encourages the people to go, you follow. If
you can't force or are unwilling to force your
people to follow you, with or without
threats, you are not a leader.”
—— LKY

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