TR EMERITUS

One of the triumphs of the Industrial Era was our realization that organizations didn’t have to be ruled according to capricious traits like power, nepotism, grace, and favor. We could impose a rational order on our businesses — a logically ordered hierarchy of roles and responsibilities, protected by inviolable rules, guided... 

Changi Airport has been named the world’s best airport for the seventh straight year by research firm Skytrax, while the Singapore passport has just been ranked the world’s most powerful yet again. Kudos! A round of applause! But let’s take a minute to look at things in context. Last month, Malaysia was ranked first in... 

We should call for a national referendum! We have been instilled with the notion that meritocracy is one of the main principles of governance and Singapore's success relies hugely on this. Everyone is allowed the opportunity to succeed based on their own merits. Nothing could be further than the truth. To say Singapore isn't...