Baiduri Bank continued its commitment to engaging and empowering its leaders to build a positive, value-based workplace culture by holding its second Leadership Forum at the Baiduri Community Space, Baiduri Bank Headquarters yesterday.

In its second year, the one-day Leadership Forum is Baiduri Bank Group’s flagship employee development initiative which aims to foster leadership excellence amongst its community of leaders and people managers. The event provides a platform for aligning leaders, harnessing their knowledge, and introducing new strategies through collaboration across the organisation under their guiding core values of Trustworthy, Inclusivity, Empathy and Enterprising. Encompassing peer-learning and sharing of best practices, participants had the opportunity to discuss, learn and connect with one another.

Speaking during the forum, Veronica Chong, Head of Group Human Resources and Administration, said: “As part of our people development roadmap, we need to continue to build ourselves to the highest standards of leadership qualities, skills and practices to bring our people and Baiduri forward.”

“Leadership excellence drives Baiduri’s performance by creating motivated, engaged and productive teams that align with our goals and better positions us for long-term success.”

Regional Head of Asia Pacific from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Asia, May Leng Kwok, delivered a keynote presentation on leadership.

The event also included a panel discussion to spotlight specific case studies within the Group, as well as informal breakout sessions. These sessions allowed managers to share their experiences and respond to questions from each other on topics revolving around leadership – its challenges, mentorship and overall career development.

In ending the forum, a total of 16 awards were presented to various heads of departments and their teams as recognition of their achievements in the 2023 Annual Employee Experience Survey.