Bulletin No. 1 | January – February 2001

REMARKS FROM THE EDITOR

In response to your intellectual curiosity, this is the first issue of EGA briefings. EGA briefings are aimed at sharing trends, knowledge and developments, strategies, tactics and current issues relating to the practice of communications management in context of developing an individual’s potential as a young executive, the future leader – wherever you are. 

We are all aware that in the process of shifting the paradigm – from Industrial era to Information era, change is the keyword.

Change is the process of transforming mental attitude. It depends on how fast one can accept the facts and make any essential changes. For some people, it takes considerable time and effort. And yet if we do not want to change, we will be forced to. If we do not want to lead, then we will have to follow. If we do not want to control our own future, somebody will. Therefore, we must be in the frontline of change. Change in the way we think – the way we work and the way we live.

EGA briefings is meant firstly to motivate the reader in finding out and implementing positive changes to the desired target. Secondly, to raise the reader’s potential and enthusiasm to be a professional communicator. And thirdly to assist the reader to be in the frontline of change. It is written in English as it will challenge the reader getting into the global environment through the practice of reading – thinking – speaking and writing in the international language of business. It will encourage the reader to be bilingual professional.

Your individual comments, ideas and personal experience will be mostly welcome and they will appear on the second issue in a special column : Reader’s Contact in the next two months.

Take any possible opportunity to ‘stay in demand’, or you will be sorry.

Happy New Year and enjoy your reading.

With best wishes,
Elizabeth Goenawan Ananto
Editor

• Most people like changes, but only a few are willing to change.
• No matter how far you are behind somebody, if you do not move quickly, you will be left behind. But you begin thinking on how to get going, you will have to know where to start.
  
  Do you really want to change?
  Follow these steps

• Increase your Awareness – get away from your routines, look around and see the changes around you, your readings, your friends, your colleagues, your competitors, find yourself. Where am I now? What do I want to be?
• Widen your Knowledge – encourage yourself, be positive, read more books, magazines, join courses, follow the trends
• Improve your Understanding –  join organization, attend seminars and discussions
• Try best to change your Perception, set up your target, act rationally, be assertive
• Be confident in your Belief – seek references and confirm your step to move
• Change your Attitude –  Ask your friends, relatives whether they see you change
• Then change your Behavior – Say No, if you do not agree. Don’t ever try to please everybody. Stick to your behavior in a flexible and acceptable manner