Read: The Lee Ek Tieng Story – A Quiet Force in Contrast to Strongman Leadership

His is a story of quiet power in the strongman era. Who was the Singapore civil servant with a human touch who led Singapore's GIC for 18 years? Michelle Martin reads Lee Ek Tieng: The Green General of Lee Kuan Yew, and together with author Pearl Lee, explores how Mr. Lee, an engineer, led GIC without a finance background for 18 years. How did Mr Lee prioritize people over processes? How did this extraordinary civil servant empower his teams, transform organisational culture and help transform Singapore from squalid to clean and green? Discover the quiet power of relationships and leadership from one of Singapore’s unsung giants.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.