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Podcast

Shapers and Founders: Scaling without losing soul

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A closer look at Asia’s successful founder-CEOs reveals how they have scaled their businesses without sacrificing their entrepreneurial spirit.
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Interview
Brilliant Moves: Coffee with FairPrice Group’s Vipul Chawla
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FairPrice Group’s Vipul Chawla chats with McKinsey’s Gautam Kumra about using AI to remove friction from shopping,...
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Article
Six breakthrough business models reshaping global growth
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Six business models piloted in Asia offer lessons for global leaders in any market—and just might be the key to the next...
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Interview
Singapore’s smart leap: Digital Minister Teo on AI transformation
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Minister Josephine Teo reveals how Singapore is building an AI-ready society—balancing innovation, workforce transformation,...
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Interview
Building a resilient future with India’s National Stock Exchange
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India’s National Stock Exchange is one of the world’s largest exchanges, with the market capitalization of its listed...
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Interview
The future takes flight at Singapore Changi Airport
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Changi Airport Group’s Executive Vice President Lim Ching Kiat discusses efforts to create the airport of tomorrow.

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Interview
Communication, balance, joy: How Seok Cho steered HD Hyundai Electric
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Seok Cho, ex-CEO of HD Hyundai Electric, reflects on his approach to leadership: a harmonizer who focuses on open communication...
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Commentary
Future of leadership: How Asian CEOs drive value-creating companies
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Role models for the future: We look to the founder-entrepreneurs responsible for the greatest value creation in Asia for their...
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Article
Closing Japan’s valuation gap by changing corporate traditions
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Cultural and structural reform can help Japanese companies realize their full potential.
Lim Ching Kiat smiles while standing in an airport, dressed in a suit and wearing glasses.
Interview
The future takes flight at Singapore Changi Airport
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Changi Airport Group’s Executive Vice President Lim Ching Kiat discusses efforts to create the airport of tomorrow.
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Interview
The future of insurance is personal: Insights from Asia’s industry leaders
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What if insurance weren’t just a safety net—but a springboard? Here, AIA, GAIP, and McKinsey explore how insurers...
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Article
Demystifying top-team performance: What every CEO needs to know
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Building a healthy, high-performing top team doesn’t happen by accident—it’s a deliberate, ongoing process....
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Article
The holistic impact of family organizations
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Family-owned businesses, including their overall family organizations, have the potential to create a multifaceted impact that...
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Podcast
Sanjiva Weerawarana on building products in international markets
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Sanjiva Weerawarana discusses the principles he’s followed while leading WSO2 from its humble beginnings in Sri Lanka to...
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Article
Improving organizational health in Indian companies
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Organizational health and performance go hand in hand. Three critical practices differentiate the healthiest organizations in...
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Interview
Turning things around: An interview with Natarajan Srinivasan
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Under Natarajan Srinivasan’s leadership, CG Power emerged successfully from bankruptcy. In this interview, the former CEO breaks...
Report
Building resilience for global leadership: The path forward for India’s chemicals industry
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An outperformer despite global uncertainties and change, India’s chemicals industry could rise above headwinds and sustain...
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Leading Asia

Our interview series brings you in-depth conversations with the leaders behind the region's most transformative companies.