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Unplugged 2005 - The 10th Installment
CEO Unplugged is a series of informal talkshows that invites
CEOs to share their views and experiences on a variety of
topics-both business and personal.
The 10th Installment held at NUS Business School on 25 August
drew a full-house audience of over 200 participants comprising
high-profile members of the industry, alumni, current students
from NUS and other universities.
This installment’s guest CEOs were Mr
Alphonsus Chia (Deputy CEO, IE Singapore), Mr Hans-Ulrich
Mayer (Managing Director, Nestle Singapore) and Ms Kitty Fong
(General Manager, Nokia Singapore). Here are some highlights
and insights from the guest speakers:
Mr Alphonsus
Chia
- Deputy CEO, IE Singapore |
More
Singapore success stories needed
Singapore companies have got to be less complacent and
more aware that many other countries are moving much faster
than before. Our nation needs more success stories like
SIA to fuel the growth of our nation.
His take
on leadership
Leadership starts and ends with people. A good leader
is one who is able to lead and motivate his people towards
a common goal. In this vision, you need an organisation
to be creative and innovative, to be constantly adapting
to the needs of the people while ensuring consistency
and stability where it matters. Balancing these two
areas is essential in ensuring a company moves forward
smoothly.
What
are some of the beliefs that you continue to hold on
to?
Be true to yourself. When you start working, you will
find that you are pulled in different directions to
meet your objectives. You will face different opinions
so you have to be sure of your principles and stay true
to them. You have got to stay focused and carry through.
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Dr Hans-Ulrich
Mayer
- Managing Director, Nestle Singapore |
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The
addiction of working overseas
I believe that those who start to travel and work overseas
will find the experience addictive and difficult to
stop. When you work in different countries, you discover
that every culture is different and every country has
a lot of exciting things to offer, making life that
much more memorable.
What attracted
you to Nestle
Nestle offers the opportunity of working in a fast-moving
consumer market where one is able to gain an overview
of the industry from back-end operations to front-end
marketing. That is a refreshing change for me.
Nestle is a company which deals with many
technologies, markets and industries. This diversity
and the international outlook makes it one of the most
innovative companies in the world.
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Ms Kitty Fong
- General Manager, Nokia Singapore |
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Her postgraduate
studies
It was the different perspectives offered by my classmates
which made my postgraduate course a really interesting
and meaningful one.
However, I felt that there was a need
for Asians to start asserting themselves in voicing
their opinions more. Today, we are working in a competitive
environment, looking at a global market where we are
no longer competing among ourselves but with talents
all over the world. If you do not stand up and voice
out, it will be more difficult for us to be outstanding
in the global environment today.
Customer-driven
solutions
For Nokia, our focus is on making our products and services
as intuitive as our consumers want them to be. Human
technology is Nokia’s design vision where we start
from the end-user.
Follow your
hearts in carving out your career
You have to find happiness in whatever you do. Usually
the answer lies within yourself and knowing what you
want. Throughout your student life and career, it is
important to take it easy and listen to yourself. Know
what you really need from life, because in the end,
that will be what really matters.
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The NUS Business School Alumni
Association organised the highly successful series.
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Bizad80's
strong bonds "Then & Now"
 Bizad
Class’80 held their 25th Anniversary Reunion, themed
"Then & Now", on 27 August at the Royal Plaza
@ Scotts.
The evening began with cocktails at the poolside
followed by a dinner party. Alumni Mr Ronald Ong and Mr Francis
Yuen entertained the crowd with nostalgic renditions of the
evergreens of the 70s and 80s. Lecturers and classmates then
spontaneously went on stage to share fond memories. A commemorative
DVD was also screened to recount the good old days.
Associate Professor Lau Geok Theng, Assistant
Dean of Undergraduate Student Affairs, attended the reunion
as one of the 1980 alumni. He said, “It was a fun evening
of renewing old ties with former classmates and lecturers
and networking for the future. The program was well organised.
Our bonds of friendship are strong and I am sure like me,
everyone is looking forward to the next get-together.”
Eighty people attended the reunion, including
former lecturers such as Professors Tan Chin Tiong and Wee
Chou Hou, Mr Chua Joon Eng, Dr Juzar Motiwalla, Dr Ling Sing
Chee, Dr Mukul Asher and Dr Ta Huu Phuong.
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