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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Pragmatism in Business and Leadership -- Work-life Balance - Is It a Zero Sum Game? -- Work is a common means for living -- The "life" side of the equation -- New Year Message - Building the New Changi Airport -- New Year Message - Transformation of Surbana -- Pragmatism - A Key to Successful Leadership in Singapore and China -- What is pragmatic leadership? -- Pragmatism in Singapore -- China's pragmatic leadership -- Pragmatism in Business -- Pragmatism in Business 2 -- Application precedes theory -- Crisis is the new norm -- Aggressive discipline -- Going overseas -- Don't be emotional in business -- Contractors are Our Partners! -- Project management's three fundamentals -- Construction safety -- Strict anti-corruption policy -- Prompt payments -- Treat contractors as partners -- Contractors are not thieves and we are not policemen -- New Year Message - Waste Not, Want Not -- Singaporeans' phenomenal food wastage -- Overeating is unhealthy and sinful -- Our eating habits and culture have changed dramatically -- Food in China, now and then -- The Japanese culture of not wasting -- It is all about personal discipline and habits -- Doing something to reduce food wastage -- Chapter 2 Engineering and Infrastructure Business -- Conscience of Safety -- Collapse of Hotel New World -- Fire and explosion on the Stolt Spur -- Near collapse of a HDB apartment in Jurong East -- When the Stars are Aligned (天时地利人和) -- Commencement Speech - "My Story Can be Yours Too -- Engineers - Our Unsung Heroes -- Time to Make the Engineering Profession Shine Again! -- Speech at PFI Best Asia Infrastructure Citation Awards -- If You are Not Committed, Don't Do It! -- Commitment from employees -- Commitment with business partnerships -- Commitment to our mission.