Leadership in Action – SICC E-newsletter: #351

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1 JUN 2021 | ISSUE 351

Very Important Notice!

The Chamber’s GST registration number will change with effect from 1st July 2021 to 192900001H which is the company’s UEN. This will replace the current Chamber GST registration number M400011796.

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Dear Members and Friends

Yesterday’s televised statement by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on the status of Singapore’s management of Covid-19 was an excellent piece of communication. There are lessons we can all learn from it.

1. Leaders act because they care and they communicate to explain, to reassure and to encourage.
2. Leaders know they are part of a team because they cannot do everything themselves. The Prime Minister allowed his ministerial colleagues airtime to shine.
3. When dealing with a major crisis it is important for leadership teams to keep learning from data – in this case, scientific data – and to adjust policies and procedures accordingly.
4. Maintaining trust and displaying empathy are key leadership attributes. The Prime Minister thanked everyone for co-operating with the current measures in force. He recognised the inconvenience that individuals and businesses have to cope with.

While we are not out of the woods yet we are on our way. This testing time will pass. It may take a while but it will pass. In the meantime we need to keep ourselves, our homes and our workplaces safe. The best way to do that is to get vaccinated.

Keep safe and well.

Yours faithfully
Victor Mills
Chief Executive