Bulletin No. 7 | January – February 2002

REMARKS FROM THE EDITOR

Despite some pessimistic predictions of 2002 in addition to the ever increasing social consequences living in the transition period of the unpredictable future, we have to be optimistic. Pessimists see problems in life. Optimists see problems as both challenges and opportunities. 

Any organization may raised and fall with leadership. The key to any success is the ability to lead others to success. We have to believe that 99% of employees want to do the best in their work. How they work is merely the reflection of how they are treated by their bosses, colleagues, with whom they interact. True leaders do not stop on unit they are responsible the have great emphasis on spectrum, values, ethics and motivation. Leaders need to do necessary changes before they ask others to do the changes, and one last thing leaders do not accept the ‘status quo’. 

Leadership qualities develop within you. We can exercise the qualities wherever we are. Let’s start with an initial step : how to develop our identity. Practicing internal communication might be good exercise : how you affect your surroundings. Further you will learn the fundamental differences between leadership and management. And if you are dealing with human resource development simply go to the model and see if you are on the right track. 

Let me remind you that the Membership Gathering, on Sunday, January 27th. Should you miss this gathering, you can join next Roundtable : A shift in Marketing from Transactional to Relationship Marketing, on March 14th. 

Best wishes, 

Elizabeth Goenawan Ananto
Editor

TIPS OF THE MONTH

• Developing Professional Identity

1. Focus on your work 
2. Do not concentrate heavily on details
3. Keeping on top of trends in your industry and the world in general 
4. Your personal success directly corresponds to your network 
5. Treat both insider and outsider of your organization as client
6. Admit mistakes and take responsibility for the right away 
7. Leaving a brief phone message is better than leaving a specific one
8. Be panic on time, and be calm when others are panic

• Define your perception and real image
  
  What image do you currently project at work?
  Ask someone you work closely with to let you know how they think others see you. Depending how your organizations conduct performance reviews, you may get a broader range of feedback from people in different areas and at different levels of your organizations.
  
  You may find out that your professional image varies depending upon how well someone knows you, their position in the organization, or their level.
  In any case. It’s important for your success that you find out why your imagined and real images are different at work.
  
  (Source: Work Smart, Taun, M & Tuliier M)