What does it take to be an effective leader? We turn the spotlight on four in different industries and quiz them with questions crowdsourced from The Peak’s community.

Yvonne Tan, Dyson’s Digital Motor Engineering Manager, Singapore, talks about what it means to become a modern-day inventor.

Derrick Yap never imagined that he would join the family business and, once he did, couldn’t have envisioned how a company making ball bearings could evolve into one leading the way in fancy tech and robots. But none of these were happy accidents. Yap embraced the grind and fought for the change we’re about to see in the world.

After 2013’s Ilo Ilo, Anthony Chen has resurfaced with a second feature film, Wet Season. And it’s clear the acclaimed director has spent the last six years waiting, watching and gathering everything he needed to tell another emotionally resonant tale.

Forget the traditional ways of defining success. Here’s how to reevaluate your career trajectory and set goals that won’t burn you out.

They’re all below 16, but look what these kids have achieved – two are champs at unusual sports, one is a classical opera singer and yet another is a TEDx speaker.