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Hi, I am Willie Cheng, from Singapore.
This website contains a collection of my writings. As authors, we write because we want to be read. So, do read, download and share the materials with anyone you think might find them useful or interesting.
I discovered my love for writing after retiring. I worked for Accenture (and its predecessor organisations: Arthur Andersen & Co. and Andersen Consulting) for 26 years. Back then, any writing I did was primarily technical – proposals, reports and other business documents.
In retirement, I became involved with boards in both the commercial and nonprofit space. My first nonprofit article, “The missing hand of Adam Smith”, was published in 2004. It was an obligatory contribution to SALT, a new nonprofit magazine by the National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre aimed at connecting Singapore’s social sector. That commentary resonated with many. Encouraged, I started expressing my thoughts in more articles and then books on how things worked (or did not, but should) in the “doing good” or nonprofit ecosystem.
Later, when I was with the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID), I contributed to thought leadership initiatives that reflected SID’s role as the national association of company directors. These writings explored good corporate governance and directorships, subjects I found deeply engaging.
I hope that it’s all good stuff that you will find here.
In recent years, I have tried my hand at creating fiction. My first story, “The Expialidocious Burger”, was published in The Business Times in December 2019. This was followed by “Closure” and “Takeover” which were published in the Quarterly Literary Review Singapore. I have since written several more and 12 of them are compiled into my first fiction anthology, Crossings.
On this website, I have grouped my writings into three main categories:
• Social Ecosystem. These “doing good” books and articles examine nonprofit paradigms, including the interdependencies between the social, private and public sectors.
• Corporate. These are mostly SID-related writings on matters of directorship and corporate governance.
• Stories. These are my ventures into fiction, my current passion.
These three categories are, of course, not rigidly distinct. For instance, good corporate governance is essential not only for businesses but also for social organisations. One theme of my writings is the convergence of the social and business sectors. When a book or article qualifies for more than one category, I have grouped it based on its primary focus.
Why “doinggood.sg”?
Initially, this website was created as a platform for my “Doing Good” series of books about the social ecosystem. When I decided to add the rest of my writings, I reasoned that they are also about “doing good” in a broad but relevant sense. Corporate governance is about rules, practices and systems for the good of organisations, whilst my fiction stories often explores on values and morality.
In short, I hope that it’s all good stuff that you will find here.
Happy reading.
WILLIE CHENG