Want a front-row seat to how real leadership gets built across Asia Pacific? We sit down with Olly Riches, Managing Partner at Page Executive APAC, to unpack the moves, mindsets, and mistakes that shape careers and companies in the world’s most diverse region. From his early days in London’s high-pressure sales culture to choosing the harder path in Shanghai, Olly shares how listening beat bravado, why localising leadership makes growth stick, and how to empower teams when everyone expects you to have all the answers.
We dive deep into what boards really want now: proven transformation experience, authentic AI fluency at the top table, and leaders who can design compelling employee value propositions that retain restless high performers. Olly breaks down how talent dynamics have evolved; why fast promotions can create brittle leaders, why succession planning can’t be an annual exercise, and how the best companies turn mid-managers into resilient executives. Country by country, we explore APAC’s contrasts: Australia’s balance conundrum, China’s in-office momentum, Singapore’s tightening permits, Hong Kong’s renewed energy, Indonesia’s localisation success, and India’s vast potential that still struggles to attract expats.
Along the way, we talk resilience during crisis, hiring ahead of the curve, and the role of values as a compass when context shifts. We also get practical about AI: not a replacement for good leaders, but a force multiplier that frees time for real relationships and sharper follow-through. If you’re aiming for senior leadership, Olly’s advice is crisp and actionable: be unmissable, take the stretch roles others dodge, and keep learning the why behind your people because it changes.
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