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MALAYSIA… THE AGE OF DESTRUCTION — Amarjeet Singh @ AJ

```html MALAYSIA… THE AGE OF DESTRUCTION — Amarjeet Singh @ AJ MALAYSIA… THE AGE OF DESTRUCTION A reflection on institutions, habits, and morality — written in the voice of the street, the boardroom, and the rakyat. “If this is the Age of Destruction, it is not a natural disaster. It is a man-made one. And what is man-made can be unmade.” Ladies and gentlemen, I do not write this with joy. I write this with a heavy heart — a heart that has seen boardrooms, kampungs, sports fields, factories, ministries, and mamak tables. A heart that still loves this country enough to speak uncomfortable truths. Malaysia is not collapsing. But something is eroding. Slowly. Quietly. Repeatedly. And the most dangerous destruction is not caused by floods or earthquakes — it is cause...

There Are Leaders… And There Are People With Titles

There Are Leaders… And There Are People With Titles By Amarjeet Singh @ AJ There was a time early in my career when I thought titles meant everything. You walk into a corporate building, the glass doors open automatically, security greets the man in the suit differently, assistants stand up a little straighter when “Datuk” walks past. The name card is thicker. The office is bigger. The chair is higher. And for a moment, you think — this must be leadership. But over the years, consulting across GLCs and SMEs, sitting in strategy rooms, speaking on stages, training teams from operators to directors, having quiet kopi conversations with workers on the ground — I began to see something else. There are leaders. And there are people with titles. They are not the same. I remember one particular boardroom session. The chairman walked in late. No greeting. No eye contact. The atmosphere tightened instantly. People spoke careful...