The Hon Henry Tang Yin Yen GBM GBS JP recently delivered a rousing speech on Leadership Management at the HKMA’s 51st Annual Fellowship Dinner. Citing the visionary leadership of Steve Jobs that led Apple to become a household name, Tang pointed to four key pillars of successful management: leadership, vision, execution and communication. On leadership, he commented, “Some say that we are born leaders—I don’t believe this. I believe that it’s not what you are born with that makes you, it is what you do that makes you.”
Henry Tang Ying-yen
Tang went on to note that all good leaders not only have vision, but can also communicate that vision to inspire and influence others to realise those goals. Tang gave advice to aspiring business leaders. He said, “It is important that you never lose sight of your vision, however, don’t get lost in it. It is important that we dare to dream and yet not let little things shackle you and keep you from attaining this dream.” He concluded, “I have learnt through my experience that people expect leaders to lead and governments to plan for the future while governing in the present. I think that this works for managers as well.”
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