Recently I received by email the following, rather long, article. While this is a sober and poignant examination of the social culture in Singapore, I believe many other countries can similarly benefit from Mr Sim Wong Hoo’s observations. By the way, Mr Sim also happens to be the Chairman and CEO of Creative Technology, one of the best-known success stories of Singapore, and very much government-unassisted in its early days.
In case you are too busy to read through the entire article, here is a short extract from the Introduction:
Whats is NUTS? NUTS is when you want to do something and you seek approval of a higher authority. When there is no rule saying that you can do such a thing, then the standard answer is NO…