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Call for global bodies to embrace change management to stay relevant

KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted global organisations including those in Malaysia to proactively embrace change management and transformation in their day-to-day business operations, in order to stay relevant in today’s fast-paced and ever-changing business environment. Though change management is not something new in today’s world, the concept is still an ongoing and crucial […]

The power within us

To See a World in a Grain of SandAnd a Heaven in a WildflowerHold Infinity in the palm of your handAnd Eternity in an hour – William Blake, English poet In my last column I said that your will determines your path. That as you will something into your life, you actually attract it and […]

Govt makes changes to SOPs under phase one, two of NRP

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has made several changes to standard operating procedures (SOPs) for Phase One and Two under the National Recovery Plan (NRP) involving the services, logistics and social sectors following positive development on the national vaccination rate. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said for phase one, attendance at government offices […]

All about adapting to changes

BY TEO HUA HIN Book Title: Who Moved My Cheese?ISBN: 9780091816971Author: Dr Spencer JohnsonPublisher: Ebury PublishingPublication Year: 1998Price: RM39.90 With over 2.5 million copies sold worldwide, Who Moved My Cheese? is a simple parable that reveals profound truths. It is the amusing and enlightening story of four characters who live in a maze and look […]

Ensure all parties understand changes before implementation

KUCHING: The Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) welcomes any improvement to the examination system, but views that all parties must be given time to understand the changes before implementation. Its president Adam Prakash Abdullah said STU took note of the remarks by Malaysian Examination Board (LPM) director Datuk Pkharuddin Ghazali in a Malay-language daily on Feb […]

IQ – influence quotient

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The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority. — Kenneth Blanchard, American author We are nothing but sacrificial animals being constantly, redundantly, and mercilessly influenced by family and community including a government-controlled educational system. This is our fate, willy-nilly, from womb to tomb. The conditioning is justified because we are engaged in a […]

Covid-19 changes shopping habits drastically

KUALA LUMPUR: A survey by Brandwatch, a leading social intelligence company, revealed that shopping habits have changed drastically due to the Covid-19 pandemic, as respondents seem to be more forward-thinking, planning ahead and adding more shopping bags per trip. The study, which involved 8,094 people from Australia, China, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US), found that respondents are buying more […]

Change or be left trailing

The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.  Albert Einstein, German-born theoretical physicist Throughout the millennia, civilisations have risen and fallen. In recent history, the rise of Nazi Germany and Japanese Empire prompted them to invade other countries during the Second World […]