by Kishore Mahbubani | Apr 24, 2015 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
Let me begin with three incontrovertible facts. First, China will become the No. 1 economic power in the world. Second, most Americans, like most Westerners, view China’s rise with great foreboding. Third, the role that China will play as the No. 1 economic...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Apr 11, 2015 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
A favourite story used by management consultants to explain how workers can be motivated to perform better is the story of three bricklayers. When the first bricklayer is asked “What are you doing?”, he replies, in a somewhat grumpy fashion,...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Mar 16, 2015 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
Let me suggest three concrete ways in which Singapore can increase its chances of survival. First, Singapore can take the “Big Tent” approach that its founding fathers adopted. Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Dr Goh Keng Swee and Mr S. Rajaratnam were the pioneers of...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Mar 16, 2015 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
SINGAPORE — Some events are epochal. The decision by Great Britain to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank was one such event. It may have heralded the end of the American century and the arrival of the Asian century. A clue to the epochal significance of...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Feb 14, 2015 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
Two contradictory sentences accurately describe my working life. First, I have not worked a single day in my life. Second, I have worked relatively long hours per week, since I often “work” seven days a week. How do I reconcile this contradiction? The...
