The hardest part of being prime minister is having to manage people, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in an interview with The Financial Times (FT) on Tuesday (Oct 21).In a 27-minute-long interview, PM Wong fielded questions from FT's editor Roula Khalaf about the changing world order and Singapore's economy, in addition to the biggest challenge he has faced since stepping into the leadership role as prime minister in 2024.While he began his response by stating that «there are many hard things», PM Wong singled out people management and the process of party renewal as the hardest.«I would say the hardest has been really in managing people,» he said, adding that it turned out to be much harder than he expected prior to assuming the position.In particular, he spoke about Singapore's General Election which took place earlier this year in May.As leader of the People's Action Party (PAP), he faced the difficult task of strategising and planning for the party's renewal.He said: «One of the keys to the PAP's success has been a full focus on renewing our team every election. And this is not easy to do at all.» Read more