25-08-2023, 10:43 AM
https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/pe...ox-2238811
Mr Tan said most people are surprised to learn that one of his core values is that he would much rather do things for others than to act purely in his own interest.
"They will give me feedback about things I should or should not do from, I would say, a selfish perspective. For themselves, it would be better to do certain things for themselves, but I do things for other people," he said.
"I don't need all the advantages, I don't need. I would rather be prepared to help others."
Before the interview with Mr Tan drew to a close, TODAY asked him if he looked up to anyone who embodies his core values. He answered without any hint of hesitation.
Mr Tan’s Chinese name is anglicised as Chen Qin Liang, he said, and his hero is also a Liang.
Zhuge Liang, who lived during the "Three Kingdoms" period of China in the third century, was an accomplished strategist and had earned a reputation as an intelligent Chinese scholar in his lifetime.
Mr Tan told the story of how Zhuge Liang helped the king of the weakest kingdom defeat a much stronger army using his advice.
“(Zhuge Liang) used his wit and his cunning, but that required him to be able to analyse and understand the situation. That's the same quality I have," he said. "Any problem, I can see what are the key elements and what must you do to achieve success."
“Most people have only a certain way of thinking and they try to think the same way as everybody. I'm out of the box.
Mr Tan said most people are surprised to learn that one of his core values is that he would much rather do things for others than to act purely in his own interest.
"They will give me feedback about things I should or should not do from, I would say, a selfish perspective. For themselves, it would be better to do certain things for themselves, but I do things for other people," he said.
"I don't need all the advantages, I don't need. I would rather be prepared to help others."
Before the interview with Mr Tan drew to a close, TODAY asked him if he looked up to anyone who embodies his core values. He answered without any hint of hesitation.
Mr Tan’s Chinese name is anglicised as Chen Qin Liang, he said, and his hero is also a Liang.
Zhuge Liang, who lived during the "Three Kingdoms" period of China in the third century, was an accomplished strategist and had earned a reputation as an intelligent Chinese scholar in his lifetime.
Mr Tan told the story of how Zhuge Liang helped the king of the weakest kingdom defeat a much stronger army using his advice.
“(Zhuge Liang) used his wit and his cunning, but that required him to be able to analyse and understand the situation. That's the same quality I have," he said. "Any problem, I can see what are the key elements and what must you do to achieve success."
“Most people have only a certain way of thinking and they try to think the same way as everybody. I'm out of the box.