Van Tang on how to be a hardworking but lazy leader

Van Tang on how to be a hardworking but lazy leader

Author: FW October 22, 2025 Duration: 29:11

Van Tang is engineering giant GHD’s CEO for the Asia Pacific region. She leads a team of over 5600 people, spanning numerous countries and time zones. And yet, despite being incredibly hardworking, she holds onto a “lazy” leadership philosophy. In this episode, Van unpacks what she means by this and also shares why she can’t stand managing up and calls herself a 'bridging leader'. 

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