With virtually every industry affected in the last two years of the pandemic, even those at the top of their respective fields feel the need to become more digital. The shift to digital demands flexibility, agility, and an awareness of how emerging technologies are used to drive business innovation.
Terumasa Takahashi, currently a Managing Director at Japanese conglomerate USHIO, has worked there for more than 20 years. Founded in 1964, USHIO is an electronic components and equipment manufacturer that has traditionally sold a range of light source products, including halogen lamps, xenon lamps, and UV lamps. These are incorporated in products used widely in various fields such as office automation equipment including printers and projectors, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and medical devices. At USHIO, Takahashi now handles marketing, sales, and after-sales support for customers in ASEAN, India, Oceania, and China.
The Strategy Projects At Nanyang (SPAN) programme is designed to prepare future leaders through a rigorous live-consulting strategy module. SPAN offers Executive MBA (EMBA) participants the opportunity to apply their knowledge through real-life corporate consulting assignments that give them an unmatched learning experience.
When the first COVID-19 vaccines were released in December 2020, many hoped a return to “normal life” was nigh. Now, though, experts believe that living with COVID-19 is our new normal. Beyond developing the strength to continue our day-to-day lives, this also demands that we are brave enough to nurture new hopes and aspirations.
Stakeholders today demand that business investments account for not just economic returns but for social and environmental impact as well. Companies feel the pressure to elevate sustainability as a top priority and accept their responsibility to impact society positively. Business leaders who fail to respond, risk both their social license to operate and their ability to survive and thrive long-term. Winning this sustainability revolution requires a new approach to business education to prepare business leaders to be purpose-driven trailblazers, driving change not just today, but for the future.
With intense digital disruption, traditional business models are experiencing new waves of creative destruction. The current upheaval has increased the demand for transformational and innovative leaders. Three industry leaders, who have experienced the transformation first-hand, share their unique perspectives from their respective fields.
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