contributed by Lawrence Quek, member of AS-MS Team
There are three types of peoples in the world :
- Peoples who make things happen
- Peoples who wait for things to happen
- Peoples who ask what happen
To shape organizations in today global economy, we need peoples who make things happen. It doesn’t matter whether it is volunteer organizations or non-volunteer organizations. It is very critical and crucial that things happen in the right direction base on organizations mission statement and vision statement. We need to bond peoples from all walks of lives, peoples of different cultures, and peoples of different races. It is not what happens to organizations, but how organizations handle what happens that makes the difference. To achieve that, we need 4Cs – Commitment from all individual, Adapting to Changes, Communication of daily affairs, and “Commence with an end in mind” mindset.
Commitment from all individual
Everyone from every level in organizations needs to comprehend and agree on the mission statement and vision statement of the organizations. Upon understanding and agreeing on the mission statement and vision statement, every individual needs to commit on it. The organization would be stronger as every member of the organizations is the ambassador of the organizations.
Adapting to Changes
Change ! Change ! Change ! Change is the only constant in today global economy. We need to embrace changes in organizations, as individual, and as a team. Through embracing changes, we would be positioning ourselves better in any organizations, and help the organizations to grow from strength to strength.
Communication
As ambassador of the organizations, information is required to flow down from top management to every individual in organizations without distortion in the message. With updated information, the creditability of the organizations would be well maintained, as every individual has been updated with the latest “happening” in the organizations.
“Commence with an end in mind” mindset
It is vital for us to have “commence with an end in mind” mindset. We face problems and issues when we are performing our roles. We need to “close” the problems and issues, and not “to sweep it under the carpet” temporary. Challenging the problems and issues, as a team, and as an individual, would help organizations to be more productive and more efficient.
I would like to conclude with the following quotation of Arthur Friedman
- Peoples who make things happen
- Peoples who wait for things to happen
- Peoples who ask what happen
To shape organizations in today global economy, we need peoples who make things happen. It doesn’t matter whether it is volunteer organizations or non-volunteer organizations. It is very critical and crucial that things happen in the right direction base on organizations mission statement and vision statement. We need to bond peoples from all walks of lives, peoples of different cultures, and peoples of different races. It is not what happens to organizations, but how organizations handle what happens that makes the difference. To achieve that, we need 4Cs – Commitment from all individual, Adapting to Changes, Communication of daily affairs, and “Commence with an end in mind” mindset.
Commitment from all individual
Everyone from every level in organizations needs to comprehend and agree on the mission statement and vision statement of the organizations. Upon understanding and agreeing on the mission statement and vision statement, every individual needs to commit on it. The organization would be stronger as every member of the organizations is the ambassador of the organizations.
Adapting to Changes
Change ! Change ! Change ! Change is the only constant in today global economy. We need to embrace changes in organizations, as individual, and as a team. Through embracing changes, we would be positioning ourselves better in any organizations, and help the organizations to grow from strength to strength.
Communication
As ambassador of the organizations, information is required to flow down from top management to every individual in organizations without distortion in the message. With updated information, the creditability of the organizations would be well maintained, as every individual has been updated with the latest “happening” in the organizations.
“Commence with an end in mind” mindset
It is vital for us to have “commence with an end in mind” mindset. We face problems and issues when we are performing our roles. We need to “close” the problems and issues, and not “to sweep it under the carpet” temporary. Challenging the problems and issues, as a team, and as an individual, would help organizations to be more productive and more efficient.
I would like to conclude with the following quotation of Arthur Friedman
"Men of genius are admired
Men of wealth are envied
Men of power are feared
But only men of character are trusted"
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