Launched on 28 June 2006, the GEN-Y programme aims to nurture and stretch the capabilities of our Assistant Managers and to shape these young leaders’ sense of identity, key values and team spirit. The programme seeks to operationalise these values into specific, observable and measurable behaviours by involving participants in specific projects that translate the Organization’s goals into work tasks.

GEN-Y participants presented the findings and recommendations of their projects to the Organization in a Special Extended Effective Action Meeting (EAM) on 21 November 2006.

The presentations were evaluated on a set of criteria:

• Knowledge of the business and key players
• Data analysis
• Options evaluation and recommendation
• Implementation planning
• Presentation delivery

The panel of judges comprised four Top Executives:

• Mr Owen Ow, Executive Director
• Mr George Khoo, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Retail Business Group
• Mr Wee Kheng Jin, Director, Corporate Resource
• Mr Chew Boon Yeow, Director, Purchasing & Contracts

The winning submission entitled, “Hospitality Portfolio: Riding the Waves of Opportunities”, clinched the top prize of $5,000 cash.

Each of the other four participating teams won a merit prize of $1,000 cash.

The Young Executives Learning Lab (YELL) aims to provide a learning and networking platform for our budding executives to gain insights and lessons in business leadership from the experiences and journeys of young business leaders and operators from various fields. Speakers and resource persons will be drawn from both in-house and other leading enterprises to provide a rich and diverse spectrum of real-life business case studies.