Women can somehow put things across differently, whether it’s internal communications or there’s a discussion on the board.The male members very much look forward to their input, to see whether or not they have a different view, both professionally and generally. Companies will find ways to get around the quota. We need to stretch ourselves and management welcomes that. These are some of the improvements we’ve made that come from gender diversity.We are. We need people who are knowledgeable about governance and can think strategically and globally. And more often, we are looking at the next 10 years of the company’s development and we say, “Where would we like to be and what capability do we need to build?” We may do this internally or we may do this with outside agencies. Taking place in 2011, the dialogue is centered on King’s latest novel, “11/22/63”, which involves the fictional character, Jake, attempting to travel back in time and alter the course of history by preventing the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. In Singapore and in Hong Kong, I have seen the next generation take an active lead in successful family businesses, sometimes with the patriarch still around. In the early hours of June 26, 2011, Stephen McDaniel broke into the apartment of his downstairs neighbor and fellow Mercer College law school graduate Lauren Giddings, where he murdered her and dismembered her body. When we look for board members, we are quite genderneutral and we look for capabilities first. It also creates a negative image if you are a female director. An Interview with WiseOceans… Stephen Lee from Turtle Watch Camp at Batu Batu Resort. It’s important for a consumer-facing industry like ours where many of my employees and many of my customers are females. We purposely look for gender diversity, but I still rank the skill set and experience first.We also search intentionally to fill certain gaps and build certain capabilities. Many of our Board members are frequent flyers. This is important, especially for a customer-facing industry like ours, where we serve a large number of female customers.”I think it’s more about the process.
The Board feels that, since half of our customers are female, women should have better representation.Also, SIA has a large number of female employees, especially the customer-facing stewardesses. The more diverse the board is, the more comprehensive the discussion will be. But increasingly in the last couple of years, gender diversity has become more important. In a service industry like ours, a lot of the feedback also comes from board members who hear from their friends, and then there are their own experiences.“We have had gender diversity for many years. So again, from a customer feedback standpoint, we see that diversity brings different perspectives.Women are able to bring a certain perspective that the guys don’t have. So, we have put a small mirror at each seat.In another example, women passengers prefer a bit more privacy, so when looking at certain seat types for our aircraft, we chose seats in the premium class with a certain orientation where you sleep at a certain angle. The gap between me and my father is not as big as that between me and my son, be it about technological savviness or attitudinal differences towards a host of issues.So, there is hope when the new generation comes up. Maybe this is because the internet is levelling the availability of information. There is some recognition by the older generation that this is required for the success of the company. In the interview, “A Conversation with Stephen King”, Lee Cullum discusses a variety of topics with the established author. For instance, right now we are looking for skills in big data. We have one in our group. … In the interview, “A Conversation with Stephen King”, Lee Cullum discusses a variety of topics with the established author. John Higgins vs Stephen Lee Controversy + Analysis (2010 UK Championship) - Duration: 6:26. So, the mandate will be quite specific – it’s not just any director with experience.I think so. A very parochial type of approach just harms their company.Participation in issues is quite different at the board and management levels. Through the years, we’ve noticed that, depending on the area of expertise, sometimes a male expert and a female expert bring different perspectives. So, the contribution by the board members is not just in the board business discussions. But we had that discussion 10 years ago and started Scoot.
We need to be stretched. Stephen Lee, Project Coordinator for Turtle Watch Camp has an abundance of advice for those looking for a career in marine conservation. Again, these little touches are things that sometimes the guys don’t think of. Taking place in 2011, the dialogue is centered on King’s latest novel, “11/22/63”, which involves the fictional character, Jake, attempting to travel back in time and alter the course of history by preventing the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Boards must genuinely see the benefits diversity can bring. We will make a shortlist, and in the shortlist we like to see gender diversity. This is important, especially for a customerfacing industry like ours, where we serve a large number of female customers. Diversity brings wider views and helps management with input; therefore, we hopefully get better answers.At SIA, we have always had different nationalities represented because, being such an international company, we need insight into developments in key markets.
We need more gender diversity. The male members very much look forward to their input, to see whether or not they have a different view, both professionally and generally.”There is a big attitudinal change between successive generations.