Raise Your Game: Datuk Dr Fowzi's Leadership Legacy

Oct 04, 2015 1 Min Read
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Datuk Dr Mohd Fowzi Bin Hj Razi was the executive managing director of Suria Capital Holdings Bhd and among the greatest Malaysian leaders out there.

Many of his lessons during his lifetime remain a huge inspiration to some of us today. Roshan Thiran shares five leadership lessons left by this very inspiring leader.

In summary, they are:

  1. Charisma = Power x Love
  2. Humility accelerates learning
  3. Turun padang literally means turun ke padang
  4. Culture is king
  5. It is never too early to build the future

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Roshan is the Founder and “Kuli” of the Leaderonomics Group of companies. He believes that everyone can be a leader and "make a dent in the universe," in their own special ways. He is featured on TV, radio and numerous publications sharing the Science of Building Leaders and on leadership development. Follow him at www.roshanthiran.com

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