Leading by Example - Singapore Technologies Engineering

Print To ScreenSenior Management“Going the Distance” is the chronicle of ST Engg’s search for businessexcellence. It is a story filled with opportunities and challenges, resilienceand flexibility, energy and passion. Here at the Book Club, the ST Engg Boardof Directors prepare for the launch of the book that traces the Group’sjourney through 2003. Hot off the press and ready to hit the streets.JOHN G. COBURNChairman and CEO,US Operations“One of my favourite Bibleverses is from MicahChapter 6, Verse 8: “Andwhat does the Lord requireof you? But to act justly andto love mercy, and to walkhumbly with your God.” Asa lawyer, I could identifywith that calling. I havetried, consciously orotherwise, to excel in mylegal career by acting justlyand loving mercy.”LUCIEN WONG YUEN KUAI“Hope for a better Age(Auspicium Melioris Aevi)encapsulates the Singaporestory of the hope and faithof exceptional leadership,which under stress tests,revealed qualities ofexcellence, honesty, courageand endurance. AllSingaporeans have a betterlife as a consequence. Thetruths of faith and hopeshape and sustain me.”DR PHILIP PILLAI“After working withcolleagues from NationalService days to TemasekLinked Companies tooverseas businesspartnerships, my greatesttakeaway from my careerwill always be the many longlasting friendships fostered,and the smiling faces of theyoung ones as theyconfidently overcome theirtests and tribulations ofworking life. It is so satisfyingto see them emerge, pickthemselves up, and climbhigher and higher.”QUEK POH HUAT“I have an old plasticframe on my desk my wifegave me years ago. It holdsa saying, “If you have adream, never let it go. Fordreams are little seeds fromwhich tomorrows grow.” Itisn’t great poetry but it is aninspiring thought. I oftenwish I had the courage tofollow it always.”VENKATACHALAMKRISHNAKUMAR“From an early age, I wastaught that the only thingrestricting a person fromachieving great things is thelimits he chooses to imposeupon himself. Life istherefore a journey ofconstantly pushing theboundaries of what ispossible – and mostimportantly, one must havefun doing it!”BG BERNARD TAN KOKKIANGTAY KOK KHIANGPresident,Aerospace SectorSEAH MOON MINGPresident,Electronics SectorTAN PHENG HOCKPresident and CEO