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What qualities should the ideal Singaporean leader possess?
This was one of the major questions discussed on Tuesday (Jan. 19) during "The Values and Qualities of Leadership", a session at the 2021 edition of the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) annual forum, Singapore Perspectives.
Gillian Koh, Deputy Director (Research) and Senior Research Fellow at IPS, and the moderator of the session, opened the session outlining the questions that they would be discussing and noting, "We simply cannot afford a deficit in leadership."
1. Innovation and creativity
One important quality of a leader, according to two speakers at the session — Ambassador-at-Large Chan Heng Chee and University of Bath Professor Margaret Heffernan — is innovation and creativity.
The Straits Times
Singapore's leaders should be bold, diverse and come from all ages: IPS forum panel
Issues discussed ranged from how future leaders should be selected, to how Singapore should move on issues related to those who identify as LGBTQ.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
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