Banyan Tree Founder Ho Kwon Ping on Colonial Mentality & the Insidiousness of Meritocracy | #551
Get ready for an unfiltered conversation as Ho Kwon Ping, Founder and Executive Chairman of Banyan Group, drops by the YLB studio. He's here to unveil his latest book, Behind The Banyan, and share hard-hitting lessons from his 30-year "badass" entrepreneurial journey. We dig into the dark side of meritocracy, why he thinks young people are “sleepwalking through life”, and whether he blames Lee Kuan Yew for his stint behind bars. Nominate a Senior over 60 for Folklory! We’ll be recording 60 Folklories with 60 Singaporeans above 60 yrs So if you know someone with stories & lessons to share, send us their details! This will be part of our “Words of Wisdom” Project as part of SG60 | https://www.folklory.com/words-of-wisdom Nominate someone by clicking here, and we’ll be in touch! | https://www.folklory.com/words-of-wisdom Our New Podcast, TELL YOU FIRST Check out our new edutainment podcast that dives into a fascinating array of topics you never knew you needed to know! This week, we talk about the wacky world of wedding gatecrashing in Singapore! Listen on melisten | https://www.melisten.sg/podcast/playl... Listen on Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/4W3pL2Z... Listen on Apple | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... (00:00) On this episode... (00:20) Intro (05:26) Behind the Banyan Book (09:13) US Uni Protests (22:57) Are Young People Easily Manipulated? (31:49) Alternatives to Meritocracy (41:41) Is 'OK Boomer' Bad? (49:11) The Seeds of Banyan Tree (53:57) Is Talking About Social Issues in SG Business Suicide? (01:08:11) One Shiok Thing Find us here! Our website | https://www.ministryoffunny.com YLB Subreddit | / yahlahbut YLB Telegram Channel | https://t.me/YahLahButPodcast YLB TikTok | / yahlahbut YLB IG | / yahlahbut KP’s Reference Links Behind The Banyan by Ho Kwon Ping | https://epigrambookshop.sg/products/b... Asking Why by Ho Kwon Ping | https://epigrambookshop.sg/products/a... The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good? by Michael Sandel | https://www.amazon.sg/Tyranny-Merit-W... The Wretched of The Earth by Frantz Fanon | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wre... Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor | / breath One Shiok Thing Roger Federer's precise serve placement was the key to his beautiful game | Acing It | • Roger Federer's precise serve placement wa... We Need to Rethink Exercise - The Workout Paradox | • We Need to Rethink Exercise - The Workout ... - The Bear Season 1 Trailer | • The Bear Season 1 Trailer | Rotten Tomatoe... Mics and Headphones from @shure | / shure Chairs from @ergotune | https://www.instagram.com/ergotunecha... Edited and mixed by Tristen Yeak

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