The business world is changing rapidly, especially with globalisation and the emergence of new technology. To survive and thrive in this new era of business, you need a different concept of leadership.

Find out how you can be a more effective leader and help your company drive real change at the Singapore Management Festival 2016 (SMF).

LEARN AND BE INSPIRED

Held from Sept 29 to Oct 1 at SIM Headquarters (461 Clementi Road), SMF is Singapore’s iconic management festival, celebrating the finest and best in management. It brings together the world’s top management thinkers and international and local business leaders for three days of sharing and learning.

At the festival, you’ll get to network with the movers and shakers from various industries and disciplines, as well as gain insights into the latest business trends and strategies.

More than just a global transformational conference, the festival helps you be more in tune with the business world through executive events, such as the senior management roundtable, lectures and master classes.

CHAMPIONING THE HUMAN SPIRIT

The theme for this year’s festival is Leaders of The Future — Passion. Purpose. Performance. It focuses on the practice of leadership, and highlights approaches and strategies you can use to develop a passionate team whose purpose is to reach peak performances.

One of the keynote speakers to look out for is Dr Marshall Goldsmith, who will be holding a master class titled Leadership is a Contact Sport.

Known as the world’s Number 1 Leadership Thinker, Dr Goldsmith has coached more than 150 chief executive officers in becoming successful leaders and attaining positive, lasting behavioural change.

During the master class, he will be explaining why the most important variables in leadership development, coaching and behavioural change are the person, his motivations and the environment.

He will also share his renowned six question coaching process and show you powerful ways to increase employee engagement and productivity.

This is especially useful since according to Gallup’s 2013 State of the Global Workplace study, only 9 per cent of Singapore’s workforce is engaged, compared to 13 per cent worldwide.

The SMF is an annual event organised by SIM Professional Development, which is part of the SIM Group, and provides learning and development solutions to professionals and corporations.

For enquiries, email festival [at] sim.edu.sg or visit festival.sim.edu.sg.

Produced by the TODAY Special Projects Team