Cope with Five Boss Personality Types

Great bosses share similar traits -- they're clear communicators, good listeners and confident decision makers, for instance -- but as many of us can attest, each bad (or just difficult-to-work-with) boss is bad in his own way.

Nonetheless, some boss personality types are so recognizable that they've been immortalized in pop culture. Here's how to deal with five of them:

1. The Authoritative Boss (e.g., Don Draper, Mad Men)

The authoritative boss is the ultimate risk taker and has a flair for drama. On the downside, he can be a poor communicator. He's creative and perceptive, but he's also suspicious of others.
"Most important is to acknowledge how clever they are, how they seek justice and how they find really good shortcuts to get the work done," says leadership and communication expert Sylvia Lafair, author of Don't Bring It to Work.

Lynn Taylor, author of Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant and CEO of Lynn Taylor Consulting, suggests that when dealing with someone who is suspicious, you should "get specific" and allow little room for misinterpretation. She also suggests putting communication in an email to prevent miscommunication.

2. The Narcissistic Boss (e.g., Miranda Priestly, The Devil Wears Prada)

The narcissistic boss is hugely self-entitled -- often justifiably so. She puts herself on a pedestal far above subordinates, of whom she is ruthlessly critical. She does not welcome feedback and has little empathy.
Taylor recommends using what she calls the "CALM" method (Communicate, Anticipate, Laugh and Manage Up) with these bosses.
"Communicate frequently, honestly and regularly with aggressive bosses, so you understand what's behind all the blustering,” she says. “Anticipate problems before they occur or become more stressful [and don't encourage a tantrum with bad timing, either]. Taylor also suggests laughter. "A little levity goes a long way when tensions are running high," she says. "Manage up by being a role model of good behavior, using positive and negative reinforcement as you would with a child."

3. The Everyman Boss (e.g., Michael Scott, The Office)

This boss is likable enough, but he's sometimes inappropriate. He manages from the gut, and he's just too wishy-washy to lead effectively.
Janet Civitelli, workplace psychologist at VocationVillage.com, says one of the best strategies for dealing with an indecisive boss is to train him into realizing that decisions aren't so scary. "Indecision often stems from fear of making a mistake or looking bad, so try to find ways to help your boss shine," she says.

Vicky Oliver, author of 301 Smart Answers to Tough Business Etiquette Questions, suggest using your boss’s lack of leadership abilities as an opportunity for yourself. “Take the lead in the discussion, but stay detached from any particular outcome,” she says. “Use logic, rather than unbridled passion."

4. The Autocratic Boss (e.g., Vito Corleone, The Godfather)

Regardless of his physicality, Lafair describes this boss as "large and in charge." He is cruel (even a bit of a bully) and sometimes very frightening.
"The best way to handle these bosses is to let them know you appreciate how they have situations under control,” Lafair says. “[Demonstrate that] you're willing to be another pair of eyes, so that when chaos and anxiety are stirring, you can be available to help find ways to calm situations down."

5. The Pace-Setting Boss (e.g., Donald Trump, The Apprentice)

This is the boss who creates a competitive environment at work. He sets very high goals and standards -- and is very demanding of employees.
With a boss who sets hard-to-achieve goals, ask for as many details as possible, says Andy Kanefield, co-author of Uncommon Sense. "Ask for details about what it means, what the steps look like, who they've seen that has done it well,” he says. “Try to get a picture of what success looks like."
Then, Lafair says, you should acknowledge how much you appreciate those clear goals -- "and then the great policies and procedures fall into place."

Four Ways to Get on Your Boss's Radar Screen

 

Hopefully, you're not still under the illusion that if you're talented and hardworking, somehow people will notice and you'll get your just rewards.

A lot of people are still out there waiting around for a promotion or raise to come, getting more disillusioned and depressed with every passing day. Getting promoted means getting noticed, which is not something that happens on its own. But you can make it happen by using the following four strategies as often as possible

Volunteer for Assignments

Stay alert for opportunities that will allow you to do any or all of the following:

• Showcase your best skills
• Stretch in some way
• Align your efforts with your boss's key interests.

You must stay vigilant and watch for situations to arise. Make sure your hand goes up before others in the class realize there's an opportunity.

Speak Up at Least Three Times in Every Meeting

If you're an introvert, this might be a stretch for you, but there are ways to train yourself and prepare. This is an extrovert-dominated world, where people who take longer to formulate their thoughts often find that the conversation has galloped off in another direction before they have a chance to respond.

Here's a simple solution: Get the agenda ahead of time, read it over and script (write out for yourself so you can check your notes during the meeting) some of the ideas you've developed. Then, a simple glance at your notes during the fast-moving debate will help you drop some dynamite ideas into the fray. When you're quiet, some may assume there is nothing going on inside your head. Don't let people, especially your boss, think this about you.

Stay Informed, and Let It Show

Read, surf the Web or talk with colleagues in your field, and keep in touch with what's going on in your profession. Then be sure to drop nuggets of what you've learned and your conclusions about the information you've gathered into conversations, memos or any relevant work material. Take the time to have some interesting and useful thoughts, and then make sure other people know about them.

In organizations today, being informed about what's happening this week is only part of the battle; the people who will be rewarded with raises and promotions are those who prove that they're thinking ahead in order to be strategic rather than reactive.

Document Your Successes

Let people know what's going on as a matter of course. When you have a brief meeting with someone and a plan is set, send an email confirming who is doing what and copy relevant people. When you get a positive comment or a thank you from someone, forward it to your boss, assuming she'll want to see any good news that comes in about the work unit she's managing. After all, your success is ultimately her success.

So many people complain that they're just not being appreciated and their coworkers and bosses take them for granted. Don't forget that you have to act to ensure your efforts are rewarded and your work is noticed. And if the rewards aren't forthcoming, start a job search so you can find a better opportunity.

What's Holding You Back in Your Career?

Is there some task or project you've been doing your creative best to avoid working on? I'll bet there is. But instead of wasting mental energy worrying about it, you can learn to overcome your resistance and tackle important, high-value tasks quickly and efficiently so that whatever your goals, you'll move forward faster. Here's how.

Identify What You're Resisting

If you're looking for a job, maybe you're dragging your feet over networking or practicing your interview skills. On the job, perhaps you're putting off calling that unhappy customer or having a difficult conversation about an employee's performance. Or maybe you're hesitating over taking the first steps toward kicking off that career change you've been contemplating.

Decide How Important the Task Is

Ask yourself where the task or project you're avoiding fits into your roles, responsibilities and goals.

> Are You Avoiding Something You Should Be Doing?
We most commonly resist tasks vital to success in our job, job search or
career change. Such resistance holds us back from getting what we want.

If you typically avoid repetitive or administrative tasks, like filling
out expense reports, following up on customer-service surveys or
replying to emails, delegate them or get them done another way before
they become bigger issues.

>Are You Avoiding Something You Shouldn't Be Doing?
If you repeatedly resist doing tasks that are central to your job, you might
have a bigger and different problem altogether.

Understand Why You're Resisting

Common reasons include lack of clarity about the next step, poor work habits, operating out of your comfort zone and fear. If you understand the root cause of your resistance, you can start to do something about it. Use these techniques:

* Work within a structure. For example, use the first hour of your day (before
even checking email) to tackle whatever you're resisting.
* Determine the next, specific action, and do it.
* Break daunting work into small steps. Start the first step now.
* Overcome fear, inertia or shyness by putting your resistance in perspective.
The importance of your job search, earning a living or performing well in your
position far outweigh any real or imagined consequences that could result from
these reasons for resisting.

Of course, resistance can be a good thing if taking immediate action could have negative consequences. Say you're angry about how your manager treats you, and you want to get that anger off your chest. Spouting off to the boss the first chance you get could jeopardize your living. Instead, find a safer way to vent, like confiding in a friend. Then develop strategies to address the real problem.

Hold Yourself Accountable

A career counselor would ask you to identify the things you're resisting, why they're important, and then hold you accountable for getting them done or taking them off your list. But you can answer to yourself. Following this system will train you to identify and tackle the important jobs in your life. Master this, and you'll dramatically increase your personal and professional performance.

TAKING THE LEAD IN THE INTERVIEW DANCE

 

Fred Astaire is one of the most celebrated dancers ever. But have you ever noticed that Ginger Rogers had to follow him, moving backwards and in high heels?

Like partner dancing, an interview has a "leader" and a "follower." It's the role of the hiring manager - as leader - to set the tone of the interview and guide you on its structure. But you are Ginger Rogers. It's your role to listen carefully, take the subtle cues given and follow that lead expertly. Landing a job in the competitive financial industry can take some maneuvering. Read on to learn the steps that will help you glide effortlessly through your next big job interview.

Warm Up
If you have always been one of those gawky kids who sat near the punch bowl while everyone else was out on the dance floor, don't panic. There are ways to prepare so you can cool your sweaty palms and relax those knocking knees.

First, be sure to look the part. Ginger Rogers would never dream of doing the Lindy Hop dressed like a gangster. Look neat, clean and business-like. When in doubt, it's always best to dress up rather than down.
Arrive at your interview on time. Better yet, be a little early. Make sure you have extra copies of your resume and samples of your work on hand and, of course, business cards, if you have them.

Arrive prepared by researching the company ahead of time. Nearly every company now has a website that's packed with useful information about its senior team and its business. Read through press releases and annual reports, and get to know the company's strategic vision and day-to-day challenges. By doing your homework, you'll be able see where you might fit into this company. This knowledge will enable you to talk intelligently about how your skills and experience can help the company solve its problems and achieve its strategic goals.

Practice Makes Perfect

Before you arrive for your interview, you should be familiar with the typical interview questions and how you'll answer. Like any successful dance move, it's important to practice, practice, practice! Have a friend or colleague role-play with you so you can practice answering typical interview questions out loud. There are many books and web resources on effective interviewing. Read them.

It's important to have a simple, easy-to-use strategy for your interview in case you get rattled. This becomes even more important when you're interviewing with financial types, who are introverts by nature and usually struggle with social contact and interpersonal exchanges. We'll call this strategy the "top three reasons" method.

Use The Top Three Method

Before arriving at your interview, ask yourself this question: What are the top three reasons that I should be hired for this job? Three is a good number; three reasons are easy for a hiring manager to absorb and remember.
Choose your three reasons carefully. For example, you might choose something like this:

1) I have a passion for this industry/this company/this specific job,

2) I am self-directed and driven; and

3) I am smart as hell. Whatever your talents and skills, boil them down to the top three reasons that you are right for the job. Practice delivering those reasons in a way that seems natural, not programmed.

Charm Your Interviewer

Your simple, three reasons strategy may pay off in ways you can't imagine. Sometimes, you'll encounter a hiring manager who is ill-equipped or unprepared to interview you. Maybe that person is stressed, has not yet seen your resume or feels caught off-guard. That's when you take over.
"Let me make this easy on you," you may offer. "Here are the top three reasons why I am the best candidate for this job."

Having your top three reasons also works as a nice summary of your candidacy when an interview draws to an end. How many times has a hiring manager asked you, after you think you've exhausted all new information about yourself, if there's anything else that you'd like to add. This is when you respond, "Yes. Let me review the top three reasons why I am the best candidate for this job."

Take A Bow

Doing the interview dance doesn't end when you exit through the front door, either. You have a unique opportunity to close the deal with how you write your follow-up thank-you note.

Lloyd Feinstein of Career Marketing Consultants developed an approach called the long thank-you letter. Feinstein points out that impressions from interviews don't last long, especially when there are multiple candidates for a job and all you've left behind is a resume. The long thank-you note aims to refresh memories and set you apart from the pack. Typically 2-7 pages long, the notion of such a lengthy follow-up note is intimidating at first. He recommends that you begin by taking good notes during your interview, which you will reconstruct later in a summary format. That summary is the basis of your letter.

Feinstein suggests the following format for your long thank you. The opening paragraph should thank the interviewer for his or her time, candor and the information provided about the company. The second section is laid out in a column format. In the left-hand column, state what problems or issues you heard from the hiring manager during the interview. In the right-hand column, list which of your experiences, skills or accomplishments can help to solve those problems. This approach allows you to target your accomplishments to the hiring manager's needs. It also demonstrates that you're a problem-solver. The more issues or problems discussed during the interview, the longer your thank you will be.

The Finale

The most accomplished dancers communicate in a way that allows the leader to incorporate the follower's ideas, abilities and creative suggestions into their next moves. With good preparation, including the top three reasons and the long thank-you letter, you can convince a hiring manager that the company can't afford to take the next step without you.

TIPS - TIPS MENINGKATKAN MUTU KERJA

Setelah sekian lama aku meninggalkan blog aku ni disebabkan kebizian yang melampaui norma - norma hidup, kini aku kembali lagi untuk memberikan tips - tips terbaru untuk kite terus berjaya dalam kerjaya...

TIPS NOMBOR SATU : SENSE OF OWNERSHIP

Selalunya bila orang yang bekerja makan gaji ni, dia akan wat keja sambil lewa jer...nak tau kenapa?
"Bkn company aku. Kalo aku keje truk2 pn, bkn company nk bg bonus banyak..."
Mest korg penah terpikirkan ayat ni walau x terluah kan???

Hakikatnya, walau kite mkn gaji, kite harus menganggap bahawa kerja itu adalah milik kite...kite yg mcorakkan keje tersebut...kite yg menentukan hala tuju keje tersebut...

Dan bila kite ada rasa bahawa keje itu adalah milik kite, kite akan wat keje tersebut dgn bsungguh - sungguh... Kite akan cuba memastikan agar keje tsebut berjaya mencapai target...Dan kite akan merasa bangga dengan pencapaian kite itu nant...

TETAPI...kalo kite xde sense of ownership 2, pcayalah bahawasanya keje kite x kemana n seterusnya blh mengganggu gugat kerjaya kite kerana bos akan merasakan bahawa kite x cukup competent utk melaksanakan keje tersebut dan beranggapan x berbaloi utk menyimpan staf yg x competent ni...

BUAT PERABIH DUIT COMPANY JER....

TIPS NOMBOR DUA : SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY

Tips nombor dua adalah rasa tanggungjawab kite dgn keje yg kite buat...X byk beza pn dengan tips nombor satu tu... Bila kite ada rasa tanggungjawab terhadap keje - keje yg kite buat, kite akan memastikan yg keje tersebut mendapat hasil yg sepatutnya...

Ini x, bila berjaya terhegeh - hegeh nk mengaku dia yg wat buat keje tu...Tp bila ada masalah atau gagal, tkulat - kulat mencari KAMBING HITAM utk meletakkan kesalahan tersebut. takut utk mengaku kesalahan diri sendiri.

Org mcm ni selalunya tergolong dlm kategori org yg BANGSAT kerana sentiasa nk nmpk spt yg tbaek walau kj mcm HARAM J. Org mcm ni mmg ssh nk bekeje dlm kumpulan n kalo ada pn, kompom akan selalu kena mkn dgn org yg satu kumpulan dgn dia…

Kesimpulannya, setiap benda yg kite buat tu adalah tanggungjawab kite sendiri. Kalau ada kesalahan, belajar dari kesalahan tersebut. Jgn hanya pandai menunding jari kpd org lain. Kite harus ingat yg kita ni x perfect dan x akan perfect. Kita kn sentiasa berusaha utk menjadi lebih baik…

TIPS NOMBOR TIGA : MINAT

Selalunya bila kite minat akan sesuatu benda tu, kite akan sentiasa menyayangi keje tersebut. Membuat yang terbaek dan sehabis boleh…Tp kalau dh x suke 2, buat mcm mn pn kite akan tetap x suke…

SO, kite harus ada minat terhadap keje yg kite buat krn itu adalah sumber pendapatan kite. Walau kite x suke kej yg kite buat tu, cubalah tanamkan minat. Manala tau lama – lama kite akan suke dgn keje yg kite buat tu…

Tp kalo dh x bley blah sgt, angkat kaki dan carila keje yg mmg kite btul – btul suke buat. Sebab bila kite dh x suke dgn keje kite, kite akan buat keje tu sambil lewa. Menyebabkan orang lain sakit hati dan menyumpah seranah kite sebab keje yg kite buat tu secara langsung atau tidak, akan memberikan kesan terhadap orang lain.

TIPS NOMBOR EMPAT : BELAJAR DAN TERUS BELAJAR

Dalam hidup ni, kite akan sentiasa belajar benda baru... X semestinya kite blaja kt skola jer, kt dlm jamban pn kadang - kadang kite blh blaja benda baru gak...

Sebagai manusia, kite kn sentiasa blaja benda - benda baru agar kite x ketinggalan daripada orang lain. Kadang - kadang kite x prasan pelajaran baru yg kite hadapi krn kite slalunya belajar time nk exam jer... kite slalu terlupa benda - benda yg berlaku disekeliling kite adalah benda yg perlu kite pelajari... alam adalah guru kehidupan yg terbaek dlm kehidupan kite...

Dalam belajar ni, aku slalu tekankn 3P iaitu:

(i) penglihatan
- Belajar dgn melihat perkara - perkara yang berlaku di seliling kite kendian
cuba analisa kenapa benda - benda tu berlaku.

(ii) Pendengaran
- Dengan mendengar pn kadang - kadang kite blh gak belajar benda baru. Tp org
skrg ni cuma suka dengar benda - benda yg baik atau gosip - gosip artis
semata. xnk dengar benda yg boleh bawa kebaikan pada diri dorg sebab x
sedap didengar pada telinga dorg.

(iii) Pembacaan.
- Yg ni x payah explain kot...semua org tau kite kn membaca utk belajar. Tp
apakah pembacaan kite ckp utk pembelajaran kite?

TIPS NOMBOR LIMA : PASANGAN YANG MEMAHAMI KERJAYA

Tips ini walau nmpk mcm kelakar, akan tetapi tetap member kesan terhadap mutu kerja kite. X percaya??? Apa perasaan korg bila korg blk rmh dlm keadaan yg penat gler coz keje byk dan kena blk lmbt dan bila sampai je rumah, bini terus membebel tak tentu pasal sebab ingat korg pegi merendek dgn pompuan lain… Mesti korg akan rasa down kn? Mesti korg akan rs mls nk blk lmbt lg walau keje korg byk kn??? Mesti korg akan buat keje tu secepat mungkin sebab nk blk awal sbb xnk dgr bebelan bini korg hingga korg abaikn mutu kj korg kn???

Pasangan yg tbaek adalah pasangan yg sentiasa menyokong satu sama lain…

Dalam hal keje, kite mmg x blh jangka bila keje kite akan hbs. Kadang – kadang kite kena stay back sebab nk kejar dateline. Tp asal kite kn blk lmbt jer dia stat mengeluh sampai siap tentukan dgn sape yg kite blh buat kj dan sape yg x blh buat kj dgn kite, agak – agak mcm manala mutu kerja kite tu ek???

STRESS KAT RUMAH AKAN MENGGANGGU PRESTASI KERJA KITA DAN STRESS DI OPIS AKAN MENGGANGGU PRESTASI KITA KAT RUMAH…

Renung – renungkan dan selamat beramal….

How to Reduce, prevent, and Cope with Stress

It may seem that there’s nothing you can do about your stress level. The bills aren’t going to stop coming, there will never be more hours in the day for all your errands, and your career or family responsibilities will always be demanding. But you have a lot more control than you might think. In fact, the simple realization that you’re in control of your life is the foundation of stress management.

Managing stress is all about taking charge: taking charge of your thoughts, your emotions, your schedule, your environment, and the way you deal with problems. The ultimate goal is a balanced life, with time for work, relationships, relaxation, and fun – plus the resilience to hold up under pressure and meet challenges head on.

Identify the sources of stress in your life

Stress management starts with identifying the sources of stress in your life. This isn’t as easy as it sounds. Your true sources of stress aren’t always obvious, and it’s all too easy to overlook your own stress-inducing thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Sure, you may know that you’re constantly worried about work deadlines. But maybe it’s your procrastination, rather than the actual job demands, that leads to deadline stress.

To identify your true sources of stress, look closely at your habits, attitude, and excuses:

• Do you explain away stress as temporary (“I just have a million things going on right now”) even though you can’t remember the last time you took a breather?
• Do you define stress as an integral part of your work or home life (“Things are always crazy around here”) or as a part of your personality (“I have a lot of nervous energy, that’s all”).
• Do you blame your stress on other people or outside events, or view it as entirely normal and unexceptional?

Until you accept responsibility for the role you play in creating or maintaining it, your stress level will remain outside your control.

Look at how you currently cope with stress 

Think about the ways you currently manage and cope with stress in your life. Your stress journal can help you identify them. Are your coping strategies healthy or unhealthy, helpful or unproductive? Unfortunately, many people cope with stress in ways that compound the problem.

Start a stress journal

A stress journal can help you identify the regular stressors in your life and the way you deal with them. Each time you feel stressed, keep track of it in your journal. As you keep a daily log, you will begin to see patterns and common themes. Write down:

• What caused your stress (make a guess if you’re unsure).
• How you felt, both physically and emotionally.
• How you acted in response.
• What you did to make yourself feel better.

Learning healthier ways to manage stress

If your methods of coping with stress aren’t contributing to your greater emotional and physical health, it’s time to find healthier ones. There are many healthy ways to manage and cope with stress, but they all require change. You can either change the situation or change your reaction. When deciding which option to choose, it’s helpful to think of the four As: avoid, alter, adapt, or accept.

Since everyone has a unique response to stress, there is no “one size fits all” solution to managing it. No single method works for everyone or in every situation, so experiment with different techniques and strategies. Focus on what makes you feel calm and in control.

Avoid unnecessary stress

Not all stress can be avoided, and it’s not healthy to avoid a situation that needs to be addressed. You may be surprised, however, by the number of stressors in your life that you can eliminate.

• Learn how to say “no” – Know your limits and stick to them. Whether in your personal or professional life, refuse to accept added responsibilities when you’re close to reaching them. Taking on more than you can handle is a surefire recipe for stress.
• Avoid people who stress you out – If someone consistently causes stress in your life and you can’t turn the relationship around, limit the amount of time you spend with that person or end the relationship entirely. 
• Take control of your environment – If the evening news makes you anxious, turn the TV off. If traffic’s got you tense, take a longer but less-traveled route. If going to the market is an unpleasant chore, do your grocery shopping online.
• Avoid hot-button topics – If you get upset over religion or politics, cross them off your conversation list. If you repeatedly argue about the same subject with the same people, stop bringing it up or excuse yourself when it’s the topic of discussion.
• Pare down your to-do list – Analyze your schedule, responsibilities, and daily tasks. If you’ve got too much on your plate, distinguish between the “shoulds” and the “musts.” Drop tasks that aren’t truly necessary to the bottom of the list or eliminate them entirely.

Alter the situation

If you can’t avoid a stressful situation, try to alter it. Figure out what you can do to change things so the problem doesn’t present itself in the future. Often, this involves changing the way you communicate and operate in your daily life.

• Express your feelings instead of bottling them up. If something or someone is bothering you, communicate your concerns in an open and respectful way. If you don’t voice your feelings, resentment will build and the situation will likely remain the same.
• Be willing to compromise. When you ask someone to change their behavior, be willing to do the same. If you both are willing to bend at least a little, you’ll have a good chance of finding a happy middle ground.
• Be more assertive. Don’t take a backseat in your own life. Deal with problems head on, doing your best to anticipate and prevent them. If you’ve got an exam to study for and your chatty roommate just got home, say up front that you only have five minutes to talk.
• Manage your time better. Poor time management can cause a lot of stress. When you’re stretched too thin and running behind, it’s hard to stay calm and focused. But if you plan ahead and make sure you don’t overextend yourself, you can alter the amount of stress you’re under.

Adapt to the stressor

If you can’t change the stressor, change yourself. You can adapt to stressful situations and regain your sense of control by changing your expectations and attitude.

• Reframe problems. Try to view stressful situations from a more positive perspective. Rather than fuming about a traffic jam, look at it as an opportunity to pause and regroup, listen to your favorite radio station, or enjoy some alone time.
• Look at the big picture. Take perspective of the stressful situation. Ask yourself how important it will be in the long run. Will it matter in a month? A year? Is it really worth getting upset over? If the answer is no, focus your time and energy elsewhere.
• Adjust your standards. Perfectionism is a major source of avoidable stress. Stop setting yourself up for failure by demanding perfection. Set reasonable standards for yourself and others, and learn to be okay with “good enough.”
• Focus on the positive. When stress is getting you down, take a moment to reflect on all the things you appreciate in your life, including your own positive qualities and gifts. This simple strategy can help you keep things in perspective.

Accept the things you can’t change

Some sources of stress are unavoidable. You can’t prevent or change stressors such as the death of a loved one, a serious illness, or a national recession. In such cases, the best way to cope with stress is to accept things as they are. Acceptance may be difficult, but in the long run, it’s easier than railing against a situation you can’t change.

• Don’t try to control the uncontrollable. Many things in life are beyond our control— particularly the behavior of other people. Rather than stressing out over them, focus on the things you can control such as the way you choose to react to problems.
• Look for the upside. As the saying goes, “What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.” When facing major challenges, try to look at them as opportunities for personal growth. If your own poor choices contributed to a stressful situation, reflect on them and learn from your mistakes.
• Share your feelings. Talk to a trusted friend or make an appointment with a therapist. Expressing what you’re going through can be very cathartic, even if there’s nothing you can do to alter the stressful situation.
• Learn to forgive. Accept the fact that we live in an imperfect world and that people make mistakes. Let go of anger and resentments. Free yourself from negative energy by forgiving and moving on.

Make time for fun and relaxation

Beyond a take-charge approach and a positive attitude, you can reduce stress in your life by nurturing yourself. If you regularly make time for fun and relaxation, you’ll be in a better place to handle life’s stressors when they inevitably come. 

Don’t get so caught up in the hustle and bustle of life that you forget to take care of your own needs. Nurturing yourself is a necessity, not a luxury.

• Set aside relaxation time. Include rest and relaxation in your daily schedule. Don’t allow other obligations to encroach. This is your time to take a break from all responsibilities and recharge your batteries.
• Connect with others. Spend time with positive people who enhance your life. A strong support system will buffer you from the negative effects of stress.
• Do something you enjoy every day. Make time for leisure activities that bring you joy, whether it be stargazing, playing the piano, or working on your bike.
• Keep your sense of humor. This includes the ability to laugh at yourself. The act of laughing helps your body fight stress in a number of ways.

Adopt a healthy lifestyle

You can increase your resistance to stress by strengthening your physical health. 

• Exercise regularly. Physical activity plays a key role in reducing and preventing the effects of stress. Make time for at least 30 minutes of exercise, three times per week. Nothing beats aerobic exercise for releasing pent-up stress and tension.
• Eat a healthy diet. Well-nourished bodies are better prepared to cope with stress, so be mindful of what you eat. Start your day right with breakfast, and keep your energy up and your mind clear with balanced, nutritious meals throughout the day.
• Reduce caffeine and sugar. The temporary "highs" caffeine and sugar provide often end in with a crash in mood and energy. By reducing the amount of coffee, soft drinks, chocolate, and sugar snacks in your diet, you’ll feel more relaxed and you’ll sleep better.
• Avoid alcohol, cigarettes, and drugs. Self-medicating with alcohol or drugs may provide an easy escape from stress, but the relief is only temporary. Don’t avoid or mask the issue at hand; deal with problems head on and with a clear mind.
• Get enough sleep. Adequate sleep fuels your mind, as well as your body. Feeling tired will increase your stress because it may cause you to think irrationally.

PERANGAI YANG PERLU DIELAKKAN DI OPIS

Walaupun anda berjaya menyelesaikan kerja anda dgn bkualiti dan mempunyai repo yg baik dgn kwn2 sepejabat, anda mungkin mempunyai beberapa tabiat buruk yg mungkin mengganggu bos anda. Walaupun mungkin xkn menyebabkan anda dbuang kj, tp mungkin akan membantu dlm penilaian yg rendah...

ini ada beberapa cr bagaimana anda blh menghentikan perangai yg meen'angin'kn bos anda:

• Datang Lambat 

Kelewatan adalah salah satu perkara yg paling mengganggu bg seorg bos. Kalo kter msk kj kul 8 pg, bos akan meng'expect' kter utk stat kj kul 8pg. Bkn 8.01/8.02/8.03/8.04/8.05 hatta 8.30 pg skalipun...Dan bkn juga kul 8 pg 2 br nk bekpes kt opis even anda dh smpi awal...

 

So, cmne nk mengelakkan kelewatan? Dtgla awal..Plan perjalanan anda dr rmh ke opis..Make sure anda smpi opis 10 mnt sblm loceng bunyi supaya anda x klam kabut. Kalo agak2 x ble, percepatkan la jam loceng,jam tangan dan jam dinding anda supaya anda akan sentiasa awal dr org len...

"ON TIME IS ALWAYS TOO LATE"

• Memilih Mod Komunikasi Yg Salah

Setiap bos mempunyai mod komunikasi yg bbeza2... ada yg suke ckp bdepan, ada yg blh trime emel/sms shj n ada yg xnk bjumpa/bckp langsung...Bgantung pd kesukaan bos 2 sendri..So, kalo anda slh memilih mod komunikasi dgn bos anda, kemungkinan bsr info yg anda cb smpikn akan hanya blalu ditiup angin acond. 

Mcm mn tau apa mod yg bsesuaian dgn bos anda? Cr paling senang, g tanya direct....Cr ni adalah paling senang utk dpt kpastian drpd bos ttp paling ssh nk wat...hehehe....ada ker yg brani tanya???Ataupn, anda blh mkaji cr yg paling slalu bos anda gnkn...Bagaimn dia slalu bkomunikasi dgn anda n kekerapan dia menggunakan mod tsebut...Maybe mod 2 yg paling dia gemar n blh anda gunakan...

"KOMUNIKASI ADALAH TOOL YG PALING PENTING DLM SESUATU PHUBUNGAN"

• Kawasan Kj Yg Bsepah

Kawasan/meja kj yg bsepah/btrabur/x tsusun/mcm br lps kn bom akan mberikan tanggapan bahawa anda adlh seorg yg PEMALAS n DISORGANIZED. So, cb2la mengemaskn kwsn kj anda.

Jgn letak lbh dr yg sepatutnya di atas meja kj anda n smpn benda2 yg anda dh x gunakn lg...

"AMALKN 5S UTK PSEKITARAN KJ YG KEMAS N SELESA"

 

• Tanya Soalan Yg X Pandai

Kebanyakan bos suka anda btanya drpd wat silap. Tp kebenyakan soklan yg ditanya sbnrnya blh djawap sendri. Soklan2 mcm ni la yg slalunya menghangitkn bos anda n wat dia rs buang ms jer layan anda.

Sblm anda jumpa bos anda n tanya soklan yg x pandai ni, cb study dlu soklan 2. Kalo dh x blh blah lngsung, br la g rujuk dgn dia. Cb cadangkn penyelesaian drpd menambah permasalahan.

"MS BOS SGT BERHARGA"

• X Off HP Ms Miting

Hp adalah satu keperluan dlm kehidupan kter kini...Tp hp juga blh mganggu n x sopan kalo dia mjerit ms dlm miting. Btambah lg bl kuar ringtone yg ngarut2...Mengganggu pjlnan miting btol...

Seelok2nyer hp kter yg canggih manggih 2 ltk la dlm silent mode kalo xnk off pn..Lg baik sekiranya hp tsebut kter tggl je dlm opis agar kter x sibuk berSMS bl bos tgh bg ucapan kt dpn...

"HORMATI ORG YG TGH BERUCAP KALO XNK KN HALAU"

kesimpulan yg menyimpul...

huarghhh...
dh lm x berblogging...
bz dgn kj yg memeningkn kepala dan merungsingkan ati...
alang2 tgh pool buat kesekian kalinya sebelum aku btukar ke unit br, aku nk ambik kesempatan ni utk menyelesaikan benda yg x selesai lg ni...
lm dh aku biarkn rumusan buku ni tgantung...

arini aku akan ceritakan mcm mn kter blh jd pemimpin yg terunggul bdasarkn aper yg tlh aku catatkan sblm ni...
bg org2 yg dh bc catatan aku sblm ni, mesti korg trase bahawasanya semua point2 yg dikemukakan 2 ada dlm diri korg kn???
mmg btl....semua dhh ada, ttp naper masih tcari2 lg???
inilah persoalan yg cb aku jawabkn skrg ni...

semua 8 driver yg pnh aku sebutkn sememangnya ada dlm dri kter...
tp tpulang pd kter mcm mn nk menggunakannya n mcm mn nk menggunakannya dgn cr yg btl...
driver2 ni sebenarnya mcm qi yg mengalir dlm tubuh kter...
kter kn kluarkannya drpd tubuh kter agar dpt dgunakan...

sblm 2, kter kn memahami dri kter sendiri n keadaan sekeliling kter...
kalau kter sendri x phm dgn permasalahan dri sendri, ssh utk kter kuarkn qi tersebut...
n spt yg aku pnh bgtau sblm ni, ketr semua ada masalah sendri yg unik n lain dr org lain...
jd, ingin aku terangkan skali lg, cr org lain x mungkin bkesan dgnpermasalahan yg kter hadapi...
kter kn mencorakkan cr kter sendri bdasarkan driver2 yg ada...
cb cr ktenangan dlm dri n kuarkn yg tbaik dr diri kter supaya kter blh memberi yg tbaik kpd org lain...

ingat, aper yg kter beri, itu yg akan kter dpt...
renung-renungkan dan selamat beramal....

Chapter 8: Connected Communication

Wokey...
Bercerita ttg tajuk ke-8 dlm buku Source of Leadership ni...

Aku penah tbc akan satu kisah ttg seorg pemuda yg ingin berumahtangga...lalu dia bertanyakn kepada seorg guru agama ttg kitab yg perlu d bc nya utk mendalami ilmu rmhtangga tsebut...peliknya guru tsebut menyarankn kpd pemuda tsebut agar mbc buku MEN FROM MARS N WOMEN FROM VENUS... disebabkn aku pn sendri plik dgn saranan tok guru 2 (pemuda 2 pn plik gak la)aku pn bc gak buku 2 even time 2 aku blum gatal nk kawen lg...ngeh...ngeh...

Well, in d end aku tau naper tok guru 2 suh bc buku tersebut...buku 2 mngajar lelaki2 utk memahami bahse2 org pompuan ni...mmg kter dlahirkn bbeza n bahse org pompuan 2 pn bbeza gak dr org lelaki even kter bckp dgn base yg sm...pening???hehehe...meh aku eksplen lg...

mmg kter bckp dgn bahse yg sm, x kire la bm ker, bi ker, bc ker, bt ker, ikut korg la nk ckp bahse aper pn...
org laki ni dia ckp straight 4wd, kurang cket kona2 dia...maksud ayat dia pn straight gak
tp beza dgn org pompuan ni...walapn ayat dia straight, tp maksd dia blh jd bengkang bengkok...2 blum + lg dgn bahse bdn dia yg blh bw 100000000000000000000000000000001 makna...so, mmg ssh org laki nk phm...(mayb sbb ni kot org kater pompuan ni komplikated, tp bg aku xde la sgt...cket2 jer)

so, buku MEN FROM MARS N WOMEN FROM VENUS... ni byk ajar aku cr nk ngorat org pompuan coz aku dh blh bc maksud sbnr dorg ni..(pn. bini jgn mrh ek...ni dolu2 nyer citer...skrg x wat dh...hehehehe...)

walaupn buku ni fokuskn kpd hubungan suami isteri, tp buku ni gak mngajor aku utk bkomunikate dgn lbh baik bkn pd org pompuan jer, tp org lain gak...Cth mcm dgn boz @ kwn2 kj...ini krn buku ni gak mengajar kter cmne nk smpikn info 2 dgn lbh baik...ini krn kter perlu memahami keadaan seseorg 2 n mengenali peribadi dia agar senang kter nk berinteraksi dgn lbh bkesan...

so, aper kn mengena buku MEN FROM MARS N WOMEN FROM VENUS dgn Source of Leadership ni???

well, bl kter blh berkomunikasi dgn lbh berkesan, input n output yg dtg dgn komunikasi 2 gak lbh bkualiti n ini kan mjadikn kj2 kter lbh bdaya saing...komunikasi adalah slh satu tools yg paling penting dlm ape2 organisasi...so, bl kter blh bkomunikasi dgn baik, kter blh jd seorg pemimpin yg baik gak...

cb korg try bc buku MEN FROM MARS N WOMEN FROM VENUS n applykn dlm kehidupan seharian korg...sure korg blh jd seorg yg lbh baik nant...

ADIOS....

chapter 7: Creativity

Slamat pagi sumer...

Tajuk kter pada ari ni ialah creativity atau kreativiti...maksudnyer wat kj secara kreatif @ len drpd org len...

Naper seorg pemimpin yg efektif n efisien memerlukn kreativiti dlm kj nyer???Kreativiti dlm kj blh mbantu kter utk jd seorg pemimpin yg lbh baek dr tbaek...kreativiti jg blh mbantu kter mbuat kj dgn lbh mudah n mhasilkn kj yg lbh bmutu...kreativiti jg mbantu kter mengelakkn dri dr berada dlm keadaan yg bosan nk mampus coz wat benda yg sm tiap2 ari...bl ada ide2 br, kter akan wat benda2 br n wat kj2 kter dgn cr2 yg baru...

Cth, seorg pemimpin yg kreatif akan melakukn kj2 beliau dlm cr yg mungkin x tpk oleh org len...x payah sbnrnya nk wat kj2 yg pelik2 tuk nmpk kreatif...aper yg perlu cm utk simplified kn kj2 yg rumit...bknnyer merumitkn kj2 yg simple...kalo korg wat cm2, alamatnyer mmg nk kn maki la...

Aper sbnrnye yg diperlukan utk jd seorg pemimpin yg kreatif ni???jwpn dia x ssh, pengalaman, ilmu pengetahuan n keberanian...kalo korg ada 3 benda ni, korg dh blh dh tuk jd pemimpin yg kreatif...

Pengalaman n ilmu pengetahuan adalah asas utk wat pe benda pn...utk mbuat satu2 perubahan 2, korg kn ada 2 benda ni..br aper yg korg wat 2 selari dgn kehendak organisasi...tp bg korg yg mungkin kurang pengalaman, bg aku, tunggula dlu smpi ms nyer tb...ini krn kekurangan pengalaman korg 2 akan mjd satu faktor yg akan memudhkn org lain menolak ide2 br korg walaupn ide2 sbnrnyer bagus utk organisasi tsebut...

Korg kn phm btl2 aper yg korg nk wat, cmne aper yg korg wat 2 blh menambah output organisasi n mcm mn penerimaan org2 yg tbabit dlm organisasi 2 thadap ide2 korg...sbb 2 korg kn ada pengalaman yg mcukupi dlm organisasi tsebut...

Yg paling penting utk jd seseorg yg kreatif ni, korg kn ada keberanian...berani utk trimer kutukn2 org lain yg x senang dgn perubahan2 yg korg cb lakukan...sbb korg kn phm, ssh utk semua org menerima perubahan dlm hidup masing2...akan ada byk halangan n rintangan yg korg akan trime dlm melaksanakan ide2 kreatif korg 2...sbbnyer, semua org dh brase selesa dlm confort zone dorg masing2...then bl ada perubahan, dorg akan tpakse buat benda2 yg dluar confort zone dorg...benda ni besenyer akan tjd pd otai2 yg dh lm sgt dlm organisasi tsebut...

So, kalo korg nk jd seorg pemimpin yg kreatif, korg kn byk mbc n menimba ilmu pengetahuan...kadang2 korg x sedar ilmu tu dtg kt korg coz x semua ilmu 2 dtg dr buku, tp dr psekitaran korg...korg cm perlu alert n aplikasikn dgn cr yg btl dlm organisasi korg...jgn tiru bulat,petak2 atau segi2 jer dr org len krn aper yg seswai dgn org lain mayb x seswai dgn kter...kalo korg juz tiru bulat2, plagiat nm nyer tuh...

Akhir skali, seorg pemimpin yg kreatif kn slalu bpk d luar kotak...pk cr yg tabek utk mhadapi stiap masalah...cb utk x bpikir mcm org lain...than brla korg blh jd pemimpin yg tbaek dr ladang...


sekian shj utk chptr ni...nnt smbng lg tuk chptr yg akan dtg plak k...

Chapter 6: Intuition

oraitz...arini kiter sambung chapetr ke 6 dgn tajuknya INTUITION...tp abah aku ckp gerak hati...

Penah x korg berada dlm situasi bl mn otak korg suh wat benda len n ati korg nk wat benda len???itu la slalunya yg jd kt aku...xtau nk ikut yg mn 1...kalo ikut kater Charles Bartowsky dlm citer Chuck 2, dia kater cmni: "follow ur HEART coz ur BRAIN will always mess u up" btul @ x, bgantung la pd korg...tp dlm chptr ni aku akan cb trangkan mcm mn INTUITION 2 blh bantu korg utk jd seorg pemimpin yg bkaliber...

Utk mjd seorg pemimpin yg tabek, kter kn wat kj dgn cr yg paling baek n bkerja dgn org yg baek2 utk mhasilkn kj yg paling baek...

Sbg seorg pemimpin jg kter akan sentiasa mhadapi pelbagai keadaan yg memerlukn kputusan tbaek d buat dgn sepantas kilat (bkn sepantas siput k)

Pemimpin yg baek juga perlu utk bpikir di luar kotak...x kire la atas kotak ker, bwh kotak ker @ tepi kotak skalipn...yg penting luar dr kotak tersebut...

Keadaan2 yg aku tulih di atas adlh antara cth d mn INTUITION 2 memainkn peranan yg penting atau mjd playmaker dlm usaha kter, korg atau sesape sj utk mjd pemimpin yg cemerlang, gemilang,terbilang n x thitung...

Tp mcm mn???

1. Korg pnh conduct interview?tau aper yg menyebabkn seseorg 2 dpt kj tsebut???selain dr kelayakan akedemik n pengalamn lampau, seseorg itu blh dpt kj tsebut bdasarkn gerak ati pengintebiu dier yg mn slalunyer akan d conduct oleh bakal immediate bos dia...bdasarkn pengalaman aku, akedemik n pengalamn kj cm menyumbang 50% dlm satu2 interbiu 2...50% grak ati pengintebiu bl mn dia mengintebiu korg...grak ati ni gak adalh slh satu elemen yg penting bl mn tdpt lbh dr sorg yg menepati piawaian utk kj tsebut...kdg2 walaupn sorg calon 2 mpunyai kelayakn akedemik yg baek, pengalaman yg luas, tp kalo pengintebu dia rs bdk 2 x seswai dgn kj 2, dia akan mereject shopkn bdk 2 gak...

2. Bl mn seorg ketua 2 kn wat kputusan dlm keadaan yg sgt genting mcm genting highland 2, gerak ati akan memainkn peranan yg penting dlm mpengaruhi keputusan dier...dlm keadaan mcm ni, kter xde klapangan ms utk meneliti semua pkara sblm mbuat kputusan...kter jg xde ms nk bukak blk semua nota2 kter sbg rujukn...aper yg kter blh wat cm buat kuputusan pd ms itu gak...tp grak ati 2 knla d support dgn ilmu pengetahuan kter gak...jgnla men suker ati abah mak korg jer...melingkup la jd nyer...cth yg paling bek adalah ketika bperang...kter kn pilih sama ada nk menyerang dlu atau pn juz nk tunggu n lihat jer...kputusan yg dibuat akan mencerminkn result peperangan tersebut...

3. Korg tau x aper sbnrnya maksud bpikir di luar otak???mksd sbnrnyer adalah bpikir dgn x mggunakan otak korg...kdg2 aper yg kter dh blaja slamer ni xlh dgunakan bl kter nk mbuat sesuatu inovasi dlm kj kter...ini krn aper yg kter dh blaja ms kt skola@Universiti lbh kurang jer dgn aper yg org len blaja...so, cmne kter nk menginovasikn kj kter???Jwpnnyer: gn la gerak ati korg...supaya korg blh wat kj d luar kebiasaan... itula mksdnyer d luar kotak...

Secara menyimpulnyer, INTUITION ni bperanan utk mpengaruhi satu2 kputusan yg akan d buat...mbantu korg utk bekeje dgn lbh efektif n efisen n jg mcipta inovasi dlm kj korg...TETAPI, gerak ati korg ni kn la d sokong dgn ilmu yg ckp...dh la korg xtau paper psl benda 2, tp memandai nk wat perubahan...jahanam la jwpn dier nant...huhuhu...

Chapter 5: Personal Responsibility

Oraitz...
kiter cont ke chptr 5 dlm buku Source of Leadership iaitu Personal Responsibility...

Yer btol...kiter perlu sentiasa bertanggungjawab dlm setiap benda yg kiter wat...x kire la benda tu bek @ x bek...yg penting kiter kn btanggungjawab...

Sbg seorg pemimpin yg baek, kiter kn sentiasa menanggung n mjawab sumer benda yg kiter @ staff kiter wat...jgnla nk amek nm bl wat hasil yg bek n kater kt org yg sumer tu kter wat sorg2 n x sebut lngsng psl staff2 yg btungkus lumus tlg kter siapkn kj tsebut...tp bl jd masalah, sumer nye dipertanggungjawabkn kpd staff2 kiter yg sbnrnya wat aper yg dsuruh...yg kter tau, slmtkn bontot sendri jer...adilkah begitu???

Naper Personal Responsibility ni penting utk jd seorg pemimpin yg unggul? (bkn PTD unggul semate2 ok...)

Bl seseorg pemimpin mengambil sesuatu tanggungjawab tu secara personal, dia akan berusaha sehabis baik (mcm motto pengakap plak) dlm kj2 dia.ini krn secara x lngsng, dia akan mempertaruhkn reputasi kj dia sendiri...bl dh bsungguh2 wat kj, x mustahil kejayaan akan dpt dicapai dgn mudah n akan menjd pendorong pd org len utk wat kj dgn sehabis bek jg...btl x?

Personal responsibility jg akan mendorong seorg pemimpin 2 utk mbuat kj dgn lbh efektif n efisen...di mn beliau akan cb utk mcr kaedah2 br bg mhasilkn kj yg lbh bermutusamyvellu...ini krn pemimpin yg mpunyai personal responsibility dlm kj nyer akan sentiasa berusaha utk mbaiki dri n meningktkn mutu kj beliau...

Pemimpin yg berpersonal responsibility ni gak akan disenangi oleh staff2 beliau...ini krn pemimpin tersebut akan sentiasa mengikuti perkembangan kj2 staff2 beliau dan jg akan berusaha utk meningktkn mutu kj staff2 dier 2 utk kepentingan bsama...oleh yg demikian, staff2 tsebut akan merasa lebih dihargai n akan berusaha dgn lebih gigih utk organisasi tersebut...tp jgnla korg tlalu taksub nk mengikuti perkembangan staff2 korg smpi dorg jd rimas n lngsng xlh nk wat kj...bg la dorg cket breathing space supaya dorg blh bnafas dgn tenang...xdela asek tperap dgn bau bdn korg yg mcm haram tuh...

Kesimpulan dr aper yg aku tulih ni, korg kn la sentiasa btanggungjawab dgn kj2 yg korg wat, btanggungjawab dgn staff2 korg n mskkn cket personal touches agar kj2 korg mjd lebih menarik...sekian utk waktu ni...jumpa lg dlm episod yg akan dtg...

Chapter 4: Intention

Yer...
Kembali kiter lagi dlm ruangan ShinchanZ nih...
Arini kietr akan bercerita ttg topik ke 4 "Source of Leadership" iaitu INTENTION atau dlm bahsa mlayu nya NIAT....

Stiap benda yg kiter nk wat kn ada niat, btol x?niat bek@buruk tu bgantung pd korg la...kalo korg dh mmg niat nk wat benda burok, burok la jdnya...tp kalo niat tu mmg ikhlas nk wat benda bek, insyaallah akan jd bek...

Naper niat tu penting tuk jd seorg pemimpin yg baek?Cb korg bc cth kt bwh ni n wat kesimpulan korg sendri.....

CTH 1:

Seorg ahli pemimpin yg hanya mengejar pangkat , harta n kuasa...sanggup melakukan aper sj utk mencapai cita2nya hatta benda tersebut dh trang n nyata salah dr sumer segi...dikelilingi oleh org2 yg sentiasa membodek beliau utk mendapat seciput dr hasil beliau...Pemimpin mcm ni mmg akan cpt naik ke atas...dipuja oleh org2 yg kuat membodeknya...dikelilingi oleh kwn2 yg sekepala dgnnya...dan tidak mempedulikan org len...tetapi org seperti ini juga akan menjadi fobia dgn kejayaannya sendiri...fobia akan dijatuhkan oleh org len...n hidupnya akan sentiasa di dlm kegelisahan...pemimpin seperti ini walaupn cpt nek mencanak, tp bl jatuh akan trus terjunam ke bumi...org kater, kalo x mati pn ICU gak la...

CTH 2:

Seorg pemimpim yg ikhlas dlm melakukan kerja2 beliau...sentiasa membantu org len yg menghadapi kesusahan...tidak kekok utk bermesra dgn pekerja bawahan utk mendapatkan input yg tbaek...sentiasa meletakkan kepentingan organisasi di hadapan berbanding kepentingan diri...boleh bertolak ansur dlm melakukan kerja...org mcm ni mmg akan lmbt nek n ssh nk dpt pengiktirafan, ttp akan disenangi oleh piers n org bwhn beliau...pemimpin spt ini juga akan sentiasa di pandang remeh n di anggap tdk bwibawa dlm melakukn kerja ttp akan sentiasa menghasilkn output yg tbaek...pemimpin seperti ini juga akan mempunyai byk musuh yg mendengki akan kejayaan yg dikecapinya n akan sentiasa cb dijatuhkn oleh org len...ttp pemimpin spt ini akan sentiasa tenang menghadapi setiap cabaran n blh survive dlm ape jua keadaan...

Utk korg, pilihla pemimpin spt mn yg korg nk jd...Nilailah kembali aper sbnrnya yg korg cr n adakah btul niat korg tu sendri...kalo x btul, kasi fine tune cket...br la korg blh jd pemimpin yg sejati...

Chapter 3: Clarity

O.K...Arini aku nk citer chpter ketiga dlm buku Source of Leadership ni...Tajuk dia clarity...Clarity ni kalo translate ikut dewan eja pro bunyiknya mcm ni:"quality of being easy to understand, kejelasan, jelasnya"

Jelas?Kalo x jelas, ssh la korg...kn pakai spek tebal2 la gamaknyer...hehehehe...

Utk menjadi seorg pemimpim yg tbaek dr ladang, seseorg itu perlu jelas dgn aper yg dia nk wat...perlu jelas ttg cr nk wat sesuatu...dan yg paling penting skali, beliau perlu jelas ttg aper yg dia nk capai...Dgn ayat paling mudah, seseorg pemimpim itu perlu jelas ttg halatuju perjalanan dia..Mn dia nk bw anak buah dia...utara ker...selatan ker...timur ker..hatta barat sekalipun...Kn jelas sumer tu...Kalo x, x smpai ke tempat yg dituju n sesat di pertengahan jln...

Mcm mn nk dpt kn kejelasan nih?Jwpn dia wat la kj rmh...bkn kms rmh, tp B4 wat s/thing, study la dlu aper yg kter nk wat tu...x slh wat research walau nmpk mcm bodo n buang ms...Tp end result dia nant akan membanggakan kter...

Bg sesehalf leader tu, dia mungkin dh jelas dgn end result yg dia nk capai...tp kadang2 anak buah dia plak yg x jelas ttg cr nk capai end result tersebut...masalah x?

Sbb tu aku kater td, kiter kn wat research b4 wat kj...
paling busuk pn kalo xnk wat questionnaire (btl ke aku eja nih), panggilla anak buah korg n diskusi la dgn mereka supaya mereka jelas sejelas jelasnya...jgn la biarkn hidup mereka diselubungi misteri ttg aper yg kiter nk capai...cian dorg...

aku ckp cmni bkn sbb aper, tp aku pnah kn...bos nk wat pembaharuan, utk tingkatkn produktiviti n kurangkn kontroversi, tp x bgtau cmne nk wat...bl aku wat aku suker suki aku, bos aku x suker plak...dh 2 aku tanyer la bos aku: "ko nk suh aku wat lagu mn sebenarnyer nih?" (tp xdela aku tanyer cenggini...kihkihkih...)

Kejelasan ttg sesuatu perkara, x kire aper benda sekalipn, amat penting dlm hidup kiter sbnrnya...dlm setiap perkara yg kiter wat, kiter kn tau mengapa n kenapa kiter kn wat benda 2...kalo kiter xtau n xnk amek tau, alamatnyer slama2nyer la kiter jd "yes bos" nyer org...korg nk?aku xnk...

Pd bos2 n bakal2 bos2 sekalian, clearkn la hala tuju anda agar senang anak2 buah2 anda2 semua nk wat kj...jgn ikut sedap oren jer wat kj 2...kang aper yg nk dicapai x dpt, bala len plak yg timbul...br padan muker korg...

Chapter 2: Openness

O.k...skrg kter g ke chapter 2 plak...
Chapter 2 ni criter pasal Openness...
Openness yg aku nk criter ni adalah berkenaan dgn sikap keterbukaan...
Bkn bukak bj, bkn bukak suar...
Nk bukak 2 sumer, bukak kt rmh...
Keterbukaan yg dmaksudkan adalah bersikap terbuka mendengar pendapat dan kritikan org len...

Sikap keterbukaan adalah amat penting kpd bos2 dan juga kuli2 sumenyer...
Jgnla kter asik syok sendri dan sangka aper yg kter wat 2 btul blaker...
Mungkin kter x sedar bahawa aper yg kter wat 2 kadang2 menyakitkan ati org len...
Blh jd staff kter, bini kter or saper2 yg rapat dgn kter...
Walaupn kter yakin 110% bahawa aper yg kter wat 2 bagus tuk sumer org, akan ada org yg x suker dgn aper yg kter wat...

x kire la kter ni bos ke, kuli ker, kter kn sentiasa bsikap terbuka dlm menerima teguran, nasihat dan caci maki org...
Jgn sbb kter ni senior, pangkat dh tinggi atau umo dh tuo, kter xlh nk trima pandangan org len...
Blum smpt nk denga dh reject...
Burok kalo wat prangai cmtu...

Mungkin org yg bg pandangan @ nasihat @ teguran tu mude dr kiter, jwtn x tinggi mn hatta skolah pn x hbs, tp kter kn amek kire pandangan dia...
Mungkin dia melihat sesuatu perkara 2 dr perspektif yg lain dr kiter n blh mbw kebaikan yg lg manyak utk kiter dan org2 lain...

Sikap keterbukaan ni akan membawa keadaan yang harmoni dlm organisasi kiter...
Bila kiter blh menerima pendapat@pandangan@teguran org len, secara x langsung kiter membawa unsur tolak ansur dlm organisasi tersebut...
baik or unsur ni...Blh di kira sbg perkara paling penting dlm satu2 organisasi...
X kire la kt opis atau kt rmh...

Tanpa sikap bertolak ansur ni, organisasi kiter akan jd kaco bilau...tdk mempunyai hala tuju yg jelas n jln pn x lurus...coz sumer org nk tunjuk pandai, nk tunjuk hebat, nk tunjuk bagus...
Akhirnya, sesat di lautan luas...
br padan muker korg...
hahahaha...

Ngarut sgt dh aku ni...
Bek aku tenangkn pemikiran kejap...
Nant dh ok, aku smbung lg dgn chapter yg seterusnya k...

chapter 1: Presence

ok...
cont lg citer smlm...

chapter 1 dlm buku ni criter pasal presence...
pd saper2 yg x phm, presence ni adalah keadaan SEKARANG...
ingat, SEKARANG, bukan smlm yg hangat atau esok yg x kunjung tiba...

Pentingnya PRESENCE utk jd seorg pemimpim yg unggul adalah utk kiter sedar kedudukan semasa kietr...di mana kiter bpijak..dan keadaan semasa kiter skrg...bknnya bmimpi ttg kejayaan silam ataupn jd mat jenin yg sentiasa berangan2...

Sebagai seorg pemimpin, seseorg itu pertu tau keadaan semasa diri dan organisasi yg dinaungi nya...ini penting agar kiter sentiasa sedar terhadap perubahan2 dan juga cabaran2 yg perlu dihadapi...

Sekiranya seorg pemimpin itu masih dibuai mimpi tentang kejayaan smlm, alamatnya tenggelamlah organisasi mereka...cara kiter menangani masalah smlm mungkin x sm dgn masalah arini...setiap masalah adalah unik dan memerlukan pendekatan yg bbeza antara satu sama lain...walaupun masalah itu hampir sama dgn yg smlm punyer..ini disebabkan oleh faktor perubahan keadaan, perubahan teknologi dan yg sm waktu dgn nyer...

Seorg pemimpin juga x blh bfikir tlalu jauh ke hadapan utk mcari jln menyelesaikan masalah dlm organisasi mereka...mmg x slh utk kiter bfikir ttg ms dpn, tp yg paling penting adalah utk bfikir ttg ms skrg..jgn jd mcm mat jenin yg sentiasa berangan2 smpi aper haram jadah pn x jln...tlalu bfikir ttg ms hadapan akan menyebabkn kiter tlupa dgn masalah yg sdg kiter hadapi...bl dbiarkn blarutan, akan menjadi wabak yg lebih truk n sukar dtangani...

X slh utk kiter mengenag crite smlm krn ianya adalah salah satu cebisan dlm hidup kiter...x slh juga utk kiter merancang ms hadapan agar mudah kiter merangka laluan hidup kiter..tp jgnlah sesekali kiter lp kn ms skrg krn ianya yg akan menentukan ms hdpn kiter dan mjadikn ms silam sbg kenangan...

SOURCE OF LEADERSHIP....

Salam sumer...

Arini aku nk criter pasal satu buku yg aku dh bc n kn wat review tok assignment PTD aku...Sebenarnya dh lm dh bc buku ni, tp x smpt nk post kt cni disebsbkn oleh kekangan masa...Dgn kj yg mlambak2 n outstation ke obersi(Sabah je pn)

Aku rs buku ni mnarik bkn sajer pd leader2 dlm org mn2 skali pn, ttp jg pd leader2 dlm rmh N tangga...dgn menggunakan pengalaman beliau sendri, penulis mengolah buku ni supaya dpt dgunakan oleh saper2 pung...

Penulis buku ini telah membawa aku ke dlm satu dimensi yg br dlm cr2 utk jd LEADER yg lbh baek. dlm intro dia, penulis buku ni memberikn satu definasi yg br utk LEADERSHIP iaitu:
Leadership is the process of transforming deep personal energies - internal drivers - into extraordinary interpersonal results. The person who recognizes, accesses, and develops those drivers will first be wholly empowered and fulfilled on the personal level and then, and only then, profoundly effective as a leader of people in today's high velocity, highly complex and interconnected world.
(korg translate la ek...aku x rajin)

SOURCE OF LEADERSHIP fokus kepada 8 DRIVERS (bkn pemandu keter,lori atau bas nyer driver tau...) yg menjadi nadi kepada seseorg utk brubah dr LEADER yg bese2 kpd LEADER yg luar biasa, efektif, efficien n tbaek dr ladang...

Ini kerana perubahan mendadak dunia pd masa kini tlh menyebabkn tugas2 serta fungsi LEADER2 ni semakin mencabar dan perkembangan teknologi yg tlalu lj smpi x tkejar menyebabkan LEADER2 skrg ni tlh ketinggalan dlm menggunakan aper benda yg ada yg blh dgunakn tp dorg x gn...

Fokus utama buku ni adalh untuk menyedarkn stiap LEADER ni aper driver yg dorg perlu guna utk blari seiring dan sejalan dgn teknologi tersebut. Ini kerana, segala mcm driver 2 sbenarnya dh ada dlm diri kiter, cumer kiter jer yg x pasan n wat2 x tau...

Driver2 yg aku maksudkn di sini adalah:
1. presence
2. openness
3. clarity
4. intention
5. personal responsibility
6. intuition
7. creativity
8. connected communication.


Ckp utk intro...
nant aku cont lg k...
citer ni pnjang utk di olah n x smpt nk hbskn walaupn book review aku 2 3 page jer..
lgpn aku kn msk miting plak...