Besides gleaning leadership lessons from biographies, he is reading up on topics like technological change.
DPM Lawrence Wong taking a "wefie" with participants at a Singapore World Water Day event at Marina Barrage in March 2023., the 51-year-old leader also gave the media a glimpse into his personal life and what he does in his spare time.DPM Wong reads widely, mainly about current affairs and topics he wants to learn about. A recent interest is in quantum computing and artificial intelligence.
“He distilled leadership into two things: one, knowing what to do; and two, getting people to do what is the right thing. It sounds very simple, but actually, there is a lot of wisdom in that.” The second part is as important as the first, he said. “That’s not easy to do too – that requires communication, it requires persuasion, it requires ways to inspire people, engage people, motivate them and get everyone on the same page.”2. He is taking weekly Malay language lessons
Before entering politics in 2011, DPM Wong had a 14-year career in public service, with stints at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Health.
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