Transformational Leadership of Lee Kuan Yew - 1580 Words

TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADER: LEE KUAN YEW Introduction Lee Kuan Yew was born on 16 September 1923 in Singapore . His father including his family was influenced by British culture because his father obtained first education in English School. He was enforced by his father to take education at Singapore’s Premier Raffles College . He flew to the United Kingdom for further studies in Law at the Cambridge University. He successfully graduated with Double Starred First Class Honours . Then, he returned to Singapore and he practiced law as an advisor for trade unions before starting a career in politics. In World War II, Japanese was took over Singapore and ruled in brutal way. He tried to survive as a trader in the black market. He believed that no one had the right to rule Singapore except Singaporeans. He promised his people that Singapore would remain a free country from foreign rule and colonial domination. He was strongly campaigned the cooperation plan with Malayan Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman to merge the countries of Malaysia and Brunei together to form a Federation in order to end British Colonial Rule in 1961 . However, in 1964, the union was short lived due to highly tension because of a race riot broke out between the Malays and Chinese . This affects both parties and result in skyrocketing prices of food and transport disruption. He appealed to the public to end the riot and decide to sever ties with Malaysia. The riot ended with 23 died and hundreds injured .Show MoreRelatedLee Kuan Yew - Singapore Prime Minister6837 Words   |  28 PagesINTRODUCTION Lee Kuan Yew led Singapore to independence and served as its first Prime Minister. He was regularly re-elected from 1959 until he stepped down in 1990. Lee Kuan Yew was educated in England, and under his guidance Singapore became a financial and industrial powerhouse despite a lack of abundant natural resources. Lee ruled with ultimate authority, and his zeal for law and order was legendary. In 1990, he stepped down (though he remained in the cabinet as Senior Minister and now MinisterRead MoreEssay on What Makes for an Effective Leader?954 Words   |  4 Pagesbetween leadership and management. Leadership in my opinion differs from management and requires transformational approaches. Peter F. Drucker says, Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things (Goodreads.com,2014). Management capabilities can be developed mostly through personal experiences while leadership skills are inherent and there are therefore no clear cut ways to develop it. The viability of a leader depends more on knowing yourself, pragmatic leadership and pleasing