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Wisdom crosses cyberspace

Published on
Friday, March 4, 2011
Written by
Rex Aguado [1]

Some people write e-mails, others key in a line or two. Liew Mun Leong, group president and CEO of CapitaLand, composes them, not just a paragraph or two but kilometre after kilometre of cyber scribble.

Of course, coming from the big boss of the largest listed property company in Southeast Asia, these are more than mere scribbles.

"Personally, I find it very relaxing to spend several hours on a Sunday - when I have the luxury of complete privacy - to organise my thoughts and reflections, and weave them into a story-telling e-mail," he writes.

In these e-mails, Liew shares his vision and his company's core values and strategy. Hitting the "send" button pushes Liew's e-mails to 11,000 of his colleagues in 113 cities across more than 20 countries. It is practically - and literally - a captive audience.

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