Difference Makers: Stories of Those Who Dared

Download or read book Difference Makers: Stories of Those Who Dared written by Susan Long and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2005-09-05 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Difference Makers: Stories of Those Who Dared is a different sort of book. It features many big names from corporate titans to ministers to social entrepreneurs. But it is not just a compilation of feel-good success stories and minting millions. It is a celebration of the human spirit, of daring, drive and doggedness to make a difference. The endeavours within will make you tear, chortle, sigh, reflect and renew your faith that all things are possible. It is guaranteed to make a difference to your life. Contents:Elim Chew: From Dropout Punk to Wizard of 77th StreetCharles Schulz: Good GriefIrene Ison: You Lose a Wrinkle Whenever You LearnSam Leong: Spy Who Keeps an Eye on “The Woks''Vincent Lo: If at First You Don't Succeed in China …Carlos Ghosn: From Public Enemy No 1 to Corporate HeroEe Tai Ting: Bittersweet Fruits of Hard LabourDiana Young: One Who Got Her Dreams Off the GroundStan Shih: Better to Be a Chicken's Head Than an Ox's TailTharman Shanmugaratnam: Been There, Done That, and ThrivedBunker Roy: A True VolunteerLim Hua Min: Who Says Business Is All About Profits?Dr Everett Worthington: The Healer Within Dr ForgivenessPhua Kok Khoo, Doreen Liu: Love and Business in an Ivory TowerLiew Mun Leong: CEO Who Enjoys Being DifficultMichael Bloomberg: Business is Personal — Don't You Dare ResignNgiam Tong Dow: Stop Dancing to the Tune of the GorillaAnthony Yeo: Life Can Be Rich Without RichesDr Chia Boon Hock: Singapore's Suicide ShrinkProfessor Feng Pao Hsii: Doctor Who Made Aches and Pains His Calling Readership: General audience interested in people who have struck a different path in their lives. Keywords:Interviews;Life;Difference;Susan Long;The Straits TimesKey Features:A compilation of true stories of personalities who have ventured onto the unbeaten path to make a difference in their own and other people's livesSusan Long wrote the piece entitled “The NKF: Controversially Ahead of its Time” published in The Straits Times on 19 April 2004, which the National Kidney Foundation and its CEO TT Durai had claimed defamation over the mention of a “gold-plated tap”. The NKF and Durai subsequently withdrew their cases, but not before how the NKF had managed the use of public funds, such as Durai's salary, the amount of reserves, etc, was revealed in the courts. This led to a huge public outcry that saw thousands canceling their donations to NKF, and the resignation of the NKF board and its CEO