SHAH ALAM: In the corporate world, leaders must stand up as moral compasses for their people, says a corporate leader.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is very important. It is very essential. Be a moral compass and direct them the right way,\u2019\u2019 said SP Setia Bhd chief operating officer and deputy president Datuk Wong Tuck Wai.<\/p>\n
Wong, who was one of the speakers at a forum during the launch of the Setia Leadership Re-Imagined Network yesterday, also said leaders must be empathetic rather than autocratic.<\/p>\n
The platform was launched with the goal to inspire the company\u2019s leaders to grow and achieve greater heights, both personally and professionally.<\/p>\n
Wong said one of the prerequisites of a leader in an organisation like SP Setia was to be empathetic.<\/p>\n
\u201cEmpathy is actually the way. Being an autocratic leader is more difficult than an empathetic leader,\u2019\u2019 said Wong.<\/p>\n
He added that people would do things willingly for empathetic leaders while it would be done out of fear for autocratic leaders.<\/p>\n
\u201cLeaders must be good communicators who are able to relay clear messages to their subordinates.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt all times, leaders must stay engaged with their staff,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
The event was part of the conglomerate\u2019s empathetic leadership exercise for its management staff, who were graduates of the Setia Leadership Series programme.<\/p>\n
More than 200 people attended the event, moderated by SP Setia\u2019s chief human resources officer Nadiah Tan Abdullah, both on the ground and virtually.<\/p>\n
Other guest speakers were founder and chief executive officer of Naluri Hidup Sdn Bhd Azran Osman Rani and Star Media Group\u2019s youth news and lifestyle platform R.AGE editor Ian Yee.<\/p>\n
Earlier, before the speakers were invited to share their opinions, SP Setia president and CEO Datuk Khor Chap Jen said leaders must apply what they learned.<\/p>\n
\u201cOtherwise, it will become rusty. Everyone must learn from one another as they are all experts in their own way.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou must always acknowledge that you are not better than the other person, including subordinates, and must always be humble and learn from them,\u2019\u2019 Khor said.<\/p>\n
He also said leaders must not follow the \u201cold sifu\u201d style of teaching where only 90% of knowledge was imparted.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo not fear that our positions could be usurped if we parted with our knowledge.<\/p>\n
\u201cLeaders must also nip office politics in the bud as it would prevent equitable sharing of knowledge,\u201d he said.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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