The Snitch

Just earlier today, Liew Mun Leong, president and CEO of Capitaland gave a presentation on the company’s view on building and managing talent from a perspective of an Asian CEO and leader.

Just a few takeaway points which I thought were interesting:

• Capitaland only sends out employees who are “A++” overseas. This ensures that employees who receive overseas assignment stints know that they are not being sent on “an exile to Siberia”.
• Capitaland has not one, but two schools that aims to train its employees. One of the schools – Capitaland Institute for Management and Business (CLIMB) – is located at Sentosa which trains on leadership and managerial skills. The other, Ascott Centre for Excellence (ACE) is located at Novena and trains its employees in its hospitality business.
• Capitaland makes bold distinguishes between employees who are average performers and employees who are top performers.
• Out of the 20 CEOs in Capitaland, 18 are trained from within, with only two that were recruited from outside. Three of them are women.
• Capitaland’s succession planning is reviewed every six months.