Building teams for nation-building

I WAS delighted to be able to join the retreat of the Ideas Autism Centre team in Melaka recently. Sometimes, these company getaways can seem superficial – a big checkbox for directors, managers and executives alike to show that they care about team building, welfare and spending the allocated budget – but this one was truly purposeful and heartfelt.

In recognising staff who have been serving for a decade or more, it served as a reminder of the growth of the entire project, borne out of a piece of research about providing therapy and education to some of the most disadvantaged people in our society – children on the autism spectrum from B40 families.