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What makes a great company and an outstanding business leader?

GOOD PRODUCTS and services, coupled with strong branding, are the basic necessities for companies to succeed in business. With a combination of a great team and good company culture, this will make a company great.

A great leader should have a clear direction of the corporate mission and vision. A passionate leader should be proactive and relentless in achieving the goals and philosophy of the company. Most importantly, leaders should have a good value system and lead by example. Their management style will influence the corporate behaviour, thus resulting in setting the appropriate corporate culture within the organisation. The quality of a good leader includes their ability to recruit talents, retain, train and nurture their people to become a better person and to work as a united team. As outstanding business leaders, we must be enterprising, positive, far-sighted, decisive, innovative, hardworking and be a risk-taker. The social responsibilities and team members' benefits should also be one of the priorities for leaders when executing plans.

- Dora Hoan
Group Chief Executive Officer
Best World International Ltd