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First Principle of Thinking Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (miorazli@sssabasic) — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 12:59:00 +0000

Here a three simple everyday examples of how this works (Step 1 to Step 3).

Example 1: Assumption: “Growing my business will cost too much money”

First principles thinking:

What do you need to grow a profitable business? I need to sell products or services to more customers.

Does it have to cost a lot of money to sell to new customers? Not necessarily, but i’ll probably need access to these new customers inexpensively.

Who has this access and how you can create a win-win deal? I guess I could partner with other businesses that serve the same customer and split the profits 50:50. Interesting.

Example 2: Assumption: “I just can’t find enough time to workout and achieve my weight loss goals.”

First principles thinking:

What do you really need to reach your weight loss goal? I need to exercise more, preferably 5 days a week for an hour each time. Could you still lose weight exercising less frequently, if so how? Possibly, I could try 15 minute workouts, 3 days a week. These could be quick high intensity full body workouts that will speed up my fat loss in less time.

Example 3: Assumption: “I have to struggle and starve to become a successful artist”

First principles thinking:

What do you really need to create great work and make a good living as an artist? I would need a reasonably sized audience that will appreciate and buy my artwork.

What do you need to reach a larger audience? I probably need to do some marketing, but I don’t like self-promoting so I’d rather not do this.

Ok, is there any way for you to promote your work without being sleazy? Yes, if the focus of selling my artwork is meaningful with a purpose of serving the audience — then I could make more money to make more art, so I can serve more people. Interesting…

Think Different

“Good ideas are always crazy until they’re not.” - Elon Musk.

Usually, when we’re faced with complex problems, we default to thinking like everybody else. First principles thinking is a powerful way to help you break out of this herd mentality, think outside the box and innovate completely brand new solutions to familiar problems.

By identifying your current assumptions, breaking these down into their basic truths and creating solutions from scratch, you can uncover these ingenious solutions to complex problems and make unique contributions in any field.

First Principle of Thinking Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (miorazli@sssabasic) — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 12:52:00 +0000

A first principle is a basic assumption that cannot be deduced any further. Over two thousand years ago, Aristotle defined a first principle as “the first basis from which a thing is known.” First principles thinking is a fancy way of saying “think like a scientist.” Scientists do not assume anything.

First principles thinking must start with questioning all assumptions, opinions, and beliefs in a thing, product, or system until you are left with the fundamental truths or components (first principles). The objective is to understand the problem or thing (effect) and its first causes.

First principles allow us to take any idea, no matter the complexity, and break it down into its parts and then break those down further, until we get to the core building blocks. While this process is not easy, it is valuable.

First Principles Thinking is not only a tool of the philosopher or the CEO, but a method that can be employed by anyone who is passionate about a problem and serious about making a change. Therefore, if you are passionate about a problem, then First Principles Thinking is right for you.

Here’s how you can quickly use the 3 simple steps as recommended by Elon Musk.

STEP 1: Identify and define your current assumptions.

“If I had an hour to solve a problem, I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes thinking about solutions.” - Albert Einstein

Here are some examples from everyday life in business, health and craft.

“Growing my business will cost a lot of money.”

“I have to struggle and starve to become a successful artist.”

“I just can’t find enough time to workout and reach my weight loss goals.”

When next you’re faced with a familiar problem or challenge, simply write down your current assumptions about them. (Note: You can stop here and write these down now)

STEP 2: Breakdown the problem into its fundamental principles.

“It is important to view knowledge as sort of semantic tree. Make sure you understand the fundamental principles, ie the trunk and big branches, before you get into the leaves/details or there is nothing for them to hang on to.” - Elon Musk

These fundamental principles are the most basic truths or elements of anything.

The best way to uncover these truths is to ask powerful questions that uncover these ingenious gems. Example …

Somebody could say, “Battery packs are really expensive and that’s just the way they will always be. Historically, it has cost $600 per kilowatt hour. It’s not going to be much better than that in the future.”

With first principles, you say, “What are the material constituents of the batteries? What is the stock market value of the material constituents?”

It’s got cobalt, nickel, aluminum, carbon, some polymers for separation and a seal can. Break that down on a material basis and say, “If we bought that on the London Metal Exchange what would each of those things cost?”

It’s like $80 per kilowatt hour. So clearly you just need to think of clever ways to take those materials and combine them into the shape of a battery cell and you can have batteries that are much, much cheaper than anyone realizes.”

This is classic first principles thinking in action.

Instead of following the socially accepted beliefs that battery packs were expensive, we challenge these beliefs by asking powerful questions that uncover the basic truths or elements i.e. carbon, nickel, aluminium. Then, he creates ingenious innovative solutions literally from scratch.

STEP 3: Create new solutions from scratch

“The person who says he knows what he thinks but cannot express it usually does not know what he thinks.” - Mortimer Adler

Once you’ve identified and broken down your problems or assumptions into their most basic truths, you can begin to create new insightful solutions from scratch.

Kata Stick Person ...

noreply@blogger.com (miorazli@sssabasic) — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 12:21:00 +0000

Kata Stick Person ...

noreply@blogger.com (miorazli@sssabasic) — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 12:19:00 +0000

BANI meets with RAAT

noreply@blogger.com (miorazli@sssabasic) — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 02:44:00 +0000

How can we live in a chaotic world that is characterized by brittle, fear-triggering, non-linear, and incomprehensible systems? How can we successfully meet these challenges and face stress in a healthy way? Jamais Cascio also aims to find answers to these questions. At least an answer as to how we can respond to the factors inside the BANI context.

This is where RAAT comes into play. RAAT stands for Resilience, Attention, Adaptation, and Transparency. Let us now take a closer look at these factors.

Resilience against Brittleness

In contrast to fragile foundations, a resilient one not only manages to withstand external pressure but also manages to return to its original state more quickly. A porous, outdated, and inflexible system breaks down. If organizations possess a high level of organizational resilience, they can overcome challenges much more successfully. In this context, resilience describes the ability to return to the original state quickly and without permanent damage.

Attention against Anxiety

Dealing with anxiety is a great way to cope with challenges. You can regulate your own worries or anxieties when you are in an uncertain situation. This will stop the horror scenarios in your head and increase your ability to act. If you do not allow yourself to be paralyzed by fear of making wrong decisions, you can also effectively make the right ones.

Misinformation, exaggerations, pseudoscience, or even fake news is the biggest fear drivers of today’s world. If we pay close attention to what we listen to and what we spread, we can meet this new characteristic of anxiety with clarity and self-awareness.

Adaptation against Non-Linearity

We can adapt to different situations, think, and act accordingly. We are dependent on our adaptability in order to function in a non-linear world. If results are not to be calculated, we try in vain to derive effects from causes.

The best strategy here is to adapt. While rigid plans tend to cling to a particular outcome, flexibility allows you to adapt no matter what the outcome will finally look like. It is much more about how the new situation can best be used.

Transparency against the Incomprehensible

Transparency is an effective remedy against incomprehensible behavior. When so little intelligibility is associated with equally little meaningfulness, mental health, satisfaction, and readiness to act tend to decline.

This is especially true in a standardized structure in which knowledge is rather used as a status instrument. However, knowledge alone is also not an appropriate solution. For functioning knowledge management in the company and in private life, it takes sensible filters to be able to process the flow of information.

What good are acronyms like BANI and VUCA?

Even the founder of the acronym states that the above approaches are rather reactions than actual solutions. Nevertheless, such word creations can remind us where to start. In addition, they enable us to name the feeling of uncertainty and thus create more clarity. Clarity is much needed in these times.

It is certain that everything will change, as systems exist everywhere: be it on a state and economic level or even people’s personal lives and relationships with friends and family.

BANI does not guide developing organizations. It will neither prepare us for change nor deliver all the answers, but it at least can help us understand.

Until a new acronym is needed, we can at least always rely on a quote, which is already over 2500 years old:

The only constant in life is change - Heraclitus

The BANI Framework

noreply@blogger.com (miorazli@sssabasic) — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 02:41:00 +0000

Brittle:

Brittle replaces Volatility. Our world is not just volatile. It has turned out that rapid change is a big problem especially when the system is inflexible. Brittle is exactly the right word to describe this condition: A brittle system usually looks very stable, but becomes porous and breaks over time, mostly unexpected.

The consequences of such a brittle system are worsened by the surprise factor. A brittle system can give the impression that it is strong and sturdy, but a critical point of failure can lead to a collapse with devastating consequences.

This is caused by two factors:

1- The relentless pursuit of profit and maximizing efficiency comes at the expense of other equally important factors. Organizations and their executives often overlook this. Thus, for example, a lack of employee relations can lead to a shortage of skilled workers, which in turn makes the system brittle from the inside out. This is where emotional intelligence and more company empathy play an important role in structured organizations.

2- The lack of willingness to put up with brittle factors inside an organization. Those gaps in the system are often overlooked, willfully ignored, or cannot be remedied because of a lack of skills and knowledge.

An increasingly interconnected world means that a brittle system can have enormous consequences. A failure of an important structure can then lead to a whole series of failures. One example is the world financial crisis of 2007, which shows that present symptoms today can lead to a global snowball effect. This is why adopting well-distributed structures has become even more important.

Anxious:

Anxiety reflects Uncertainty. It involves fear that something significant can break away at any time. Anxiety is a way to safeguard security. An uncertain system therefore can therefore generate immense anxiety.

An anxious world leads to a passive attitude. Anxiety causes us to become more risk-averse, which influences a person’s ability to function in an individual or business context. Fear and anxiety are not at all helpful, as we tend to refrain from taking the necessary responsibility or engage in obsessive analysis. This fear of action can also turn into a constant feeling of despair, which negatively influences the decision-making process.

In addition, our media speaks in a particular language that is designed to promote fear. Reading positive news stories is becoming increasingly difficult. We receive tons of bad or fake news. Bad news or related posts leave not much room for positivity, but instead, constantly foster new feelings of anxiety.

As most of us are pessimists by nature, as this attitude preserves us from harm, this kind of risk avoidance can be cumbersome if we want to create new innovative future scenarios and technological progress (artificial intelligence, data science, big data, just to name a few).

Non-Linear:

Non-linearity is not a continuation, but an addition to complexity. The reason is simply that the systems in which we live and work are extremely complex. This means that in these complex systems, the link between cause and effect is not always given.

All too often, we are making sense by assuming that A leads to B, which in turn leads to C. However, this is not the case. We cannot only take B for one reason, as most of the time an entire construct and synergies lie behind a consequence. In the same manner, A also does not inevitably lead to a single effect but can result in multiple destinations.

This means that the measures taken cannot be linked to the result in a recognizable or predictable way. Big efforts show no effect or small decisions have a massive impact.

Let us take global warming as a prime example: The period between cause and effect is so great that we can hardly comprehend the connection. Even if we stopped most present symptoms from today onwards, the effects on the climate would not be felt immediately, but also for entire generations after us.

Incomprehensible:

Incomprehensibility is ultimately the consequence of our non-linear world and goes one-step further than ambiguity. The developer of the BANI concept cites an example from software development. In this example, a code does not fulfill an explicit function and would, at least in theory, be redundant. However, if you remove this code, the program crashes or cannot be installed anywhere. There is no conclusive explanation.

Understandability leads to orientation and clarity, which is central in times of change. Further, it diminishes surprise, which intensifies the subsequent effects. A crisis, which is not completely unpredictable and that does not surprise us, has a weaker impact on us. Understandability, therefore, ensures that we can at least cognitively take a step towards solution.

When we do not understand something, it tends to be overwhelming. Incomprehensibility is a product of today’s flood of information or information overload. The bright spot, however, is that something we do not understand today does not necessarily mean that we cannot understand it in the near future. We can actively create understanding by establishing a collaborative culture with sufficient transparency. As the Corona crisis has shown us, however, this is easier said than done.

BANI

noreply@blogger.com (miorazli@sssabasic) — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 02:36:00 +0000

So far, the VUCA concept has been the prime explanatory framework for the challenges in our daily lives. Some time has passed since the concept was created in the 1980s – are we still living in such a system almost 40 years later or BANI World is taking over?

How do we cope with the challenges of an overwhelming new world, which is uncertain, complex, and ambiguous? That is where the BANI world comes into play.

The Age Of Chaos: Why We need BANI?

In an increasingly chaotic world, the level of economic and social uncertainty is on the rise.

We are witnessing so many uncertainties and main global challenges such as a new Cold War, global warming, climate catastrophes, and above all we are stuck in the middle of the biggest health crisis that puts our lives on standby.

As creatures of habit, humans struggle with uncertainties and changes. Our brains are programmed to recognize patterns and wemi ifll-distributed structures.

How should we behave in such a world, where old patterns seem to crumble while new systems still need to be established? How can one manage to stay mentally healthy despite all this chaos?

The first step to salvation is knowledge. There are already quite a few models which aim at understanding chaotic patterns. The previous VUCA model is already outdated.

For this reason, the author and futurist Jamais Cascio proposes a new model in his recent article “Facing the Age of Chaos“, named BANI in order to describe complex changes.

From VUCA World to BANI World

Before we take a closer look at the BANI concept, it is necessary to understand why we do not live in a VUCA world anymore.

VUCA is a model, which explains disruption and is widely used in the business world. The VUCA acronym stands for Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous.

The US Army War College first published the VUCA concept in the late 1980s as a response to the collapse of the USSR to suit the new circumstances of a post-Cold War world. At the beginning of the new millennium, the VUCA concept was transferred to the business world.

What made sense yesterday may not make so much sense today. In the meantime, corporate culture has drastically changed, and it has become increasingly essential to face a new challenge that lies ahead. In times, in which digitalization has become commonplace, we have adapted new skill sets and tools to keep pace with volatility and to capture complex systems.

As an explanatory model, the VUCA environment is no longer sufficient to explain new business models, the current challenges for companies, and for society as a whole. A new thought model is required to cope with a changing world. This is where the BANI concept enters the stage.

What does the acronym BANI stand for?

“B” Stands For Brittle

“A” Stands For Anxious

“N” Stands For Non-Linear

“I” Stands For Incomprehensible

Authentic Leadership

noreply@blogger.com (miorazli@sssabasic) — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 13:01:00 +0000

Leadership success starts with authenticity — doing our jobs without compromising our values and personality. People trust us when we are true to ourselves, and that trust makes it possible to get things done.

Authentic leader reflects upon all of their actions and decisions and examines their own strengths and weaknesses without any bias. They put in a lot of effort to overcome their fears and uses their strengths to the maximum.

Authentic leaders believe in open communication and combine it with empathy to achieve success,” James Angel, Co-Founder of DYL, said. “They present a similar public and private image. They are not scared to disclose their weaknesses and flaws and be themselves.

Be true to yourself when it's time to lead. When you lead with authenticity, stick to your values and communicate what you believe in, others will trust you and follow. If you lead authentically you set an example for the rest of the organization.

10 Characteristics of Authentic Leadership

- Sense of purpose. Authentic leaders rely on purpose and vision to achieve long-term goals.

- Self-discipline. Strong self-discipline goes along with purpose and vision.

- Strong values.

- Compassion and heart.

- Self-awareness.

- People-centered connections.

- Focus on improvement.

- Transparency.

How do leaders build trust at work through authenticity?

By focusing on its core drivers: authenticity, logic, and empathy. People tend to trust you when they think they're interacting with the real you, have faith in your judgment and competence, and believe you care about them.

Authenticity - A Note

noreply@blogger.com (miorazli@sssabasic) — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 12:35:00 +0000

Put simply, authenticity means you're true to your own personality, values, and spirit, regardless of the pressure that you're under to act otherwise. You're honest with yourself and with others, and you take responsibility for your mistakes. Your values, ideals, and actions align.

Authenticity is the quality of being genuine or real. The word authenticity is the state of something being authentic, or legitimate and true.

An authentic person is defined as someone who isn't afraid to be true to who they are, including their personality, values, and principles in life. They don't bother compromising the entirety of who they are just for the comfort of others.

In general, when talking about someone who is authentic, we mean that they are genuine, honest, and real. An authentic person is someone who is comfortable in their skin and doesn't feel the need to put on a front to fit in and be accepted by others. They know who they are, and they don't hide it.

Being authentic doesn't mean that we do whatever we feel like. It is the highest level of self-awareness and expression of a growth mindset. It means that we know exactly who we are and what we stand for and our self-esteem doesn't depend on how many people like us or agree with us.

What is authenticity theory? The theory maintains that the most autonomous or authentic source of motivation is intrinsic motivation—a desire to engage in behaviors because they are inherently enjoyable or interesting (Deci & Ryan, 1985; Ryan & Deci, 2000). Thus, people are most authentic when they are intrinsically motivated.

The essence of authenticity involves four interrelated but separable components: (1) awareness, (2) unbiased processing, (3) behavior, and (4) relational orientation.

What are the barriers to authenticity?

- Negative past experiences when being honest, open, and vulnerable.

- Fear of taking risks to build trust with others.

- Focusing on anything other than the present moment.

- Imagining that you can and should work through difficulties alone.

Being authentic is important because it contributes to your holistic well-being, encouraging happiness, fulfillment, and high self-esteem. When your actions align with your true nature, you're more likely to pursue your passions, believe in yourself, and feel confident in your opinions.

Once you are more clear on what is more authentic means to you, here are some tips to maintain that sense of authenticity.

- Be impeccable with your word.

- Don't take anything personally, and accept that you can't please everyone.

- Learn to say no and define your boundaries.

- Always do your best.

We are drawn to genuine people—rather than people who simply agree with whatever we say or do—because those who are true to themselves are also likely to be true and honest with us. Authenticity is also associated with many appealing traits, including confidence, strength, individuality, and emotional resilience.

Authenticity is everything when establishing core values. Not only will it assure that what you say and do are in alignment, but it will also help establish trust among employees and create a company culture people want to be a part of.

Pengalaman Lawatan ke Petronas Leadership Center (PLC)

noreply@blogger.com (miorazli@sssabasic) — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 12:50:00 +0000

Aku sudah lama memikirkan bagaimana untuk menyediakan satu pendekatan program latihan yang praktikal dalam persekitaran yang kondusif untuk menimba ilmu dan kemahiran. Fikir-fikir ini timbul kerana aku yakin pendekatan program latihan dan suasana pembelajaran merupakan faktor utama mengapa ramai di waktu ini melihat pembangunan kompetensi dan kapabiliti itu sebagai perkara terakhir yang dipertimbangkan bilamana ingin mencapai sesuatu hajat. Adakah untuk menwujudkan dua perkara ini tidak mampu kita lakukan? Soalnya mengapa begitu?

Itulah, satu awal pagi, aku diberi tawaran untuk mengikuti satu lawatan ke Petronas Leadership Center (PLC). Mula-mula aku berbelah bagi untuk mengikuti lawatan ini sebab aku pernah melawati PLC sebelum ini, namun terdetik hati aku agar tidak melepaskan peluang ini. Kenapa? Aku ingin melihat apa perubahan yang berlaku di PLC tambah-tambah lagi PLC ini telah berpindah ke kompleks latihan yang baru.

Memang betul sangkaan aku, PLC memang telah jauh berubah! Bermula dari pintu masuk utamanya, aku sudah boleh dapat rasakan aura hebatnya. Dapat aku rasakan, bahawa mungkin tiada kompleks latihan di Malaysia ini yang mampu menandingi kehebatan kelengkapan dan suasana seperti ‘ala resort’ ini. Mungkin PLC ini merupakan salah satu kompleks latihan terbaik di dunia!

Dari cerita orang PLC, permintaan untuk mengikuti latihan dan menganjurkan latihan di PLC tidak putus-putus malah ‘waiting time’ untuk mendapatkan tempat juga agak lama. Yang menariknya, harga untuk menggunakan fasiliti di PLC ini jauh lebih murah dari yang ditawarkan oleh pihak luar tetapi kualiti fasilitinya jauh lebih baik berbanding pihak luar! Satu perkara yang menjadi tarikan aku ialah aku dapati buku-buku dalam librarynya semuanya buku-buku terkini … buku-buku taraf Kinokuniya! Hebat!

Aku sebenarnya lebih teruja dengan pendekatan yang diambil oleh PLC dalam membangunkan kompetensi dan kapabiliti anggota kerja Petronas.

Pertama, aku lihat, PLC sangat mementingkan hubungan dan kerjasama dengan semua pihak berkepentingan dalam bidang latihan. Baik dengan para top leaders, pihak Pembangunan Insan (HR) mahupun dengan semua unit-unit bisnes yang ada dalam Petronas.

Kedua, PLC ini sangat berpandangan jauh. PLC telah dibina setelah mengambil-kira segala cabaran yang bakal dihadapi Petronas dalam masa-masa mendatang. Untuk itu, PLC sangat mengambil berat untuk beroperasi berdasarkan bisnes model yang paling relevan. Bak kata salah seorang orang kanan PLC ini, bisnes model sesuatu organisasi itu sangat mempengaruhi behavior anggota kerjanya dan hasil yang bakal diterima.

Ketiga, pendekatan program latihan yang digunakan berkonsepkan ‘deep learning’. Setiap program latihan itu dibincang bersama ketua sesuatu unit bisnes itu dengan mengambil kira segala cabaran dan keperluan unit bisnes tersebut dalam usaha mencapai matlamatnya. Ianya kemudian diikuti dengan merekabentuk program latihan yang sewajarnya. Sebelum sesuatu program latihan itu dilaksanakan, persetujuan dari para ketua unit bisnes perlu didapatkan. Setelah itu, baru program latihan itu dilaksanakan dengan pemantauan yang sewajarnya. Kesemua kerja yang terkandung dalam pembangunan dan perlaksanaan program latihan ini sebenarnya dikelolakan oleh Talent Development Expert yang bertauliah. Dalam kata lain, program latihan mereka memang terjamin berkualiti! Hebat!

Sebenarnya ada banyak lagi perkara-perkara positif yang aku pelajari tetapi apa yang dinyatakan di atas aku lihat merupakan perkara pokok yang aku temui dan ini semuanya menjawab segala persoalan aku di dalam perenggan pertama di atas.

Semasa minum teh selepas sessi discussion bersama anggota kerja PLC pagi itu, aku sempat bertanya kepada salah seorang dari mereka samada mereka mempunyai masalah dalam mendapatkan kerjasama dari para leaders dalam membangunkan kompetensi dan kapabiliti anggota kerja mereka? (dari apa yang aku saksikan, aku sebenarnya sudah dapat menggagak jawapannya). Kata beliau, itu bukan masalah utama mereka malah merupakan masalah kecil dan jarang berlaku! Pergghhhhh … memang aku teruja!

Masih terngiang-ngiang di telinga aku , bilamana mereka menyatakan apa yang kelihatan di PLC di waktu ini adalah berkat visi para pemimpin atasan mereka yang melihat bahawa untuk kekal relevan di masa depan yang penuh dengan VUCA dan BANI ini, mereka perlu serius untuk melihat pembangunan kompetensi dan kapabiliti anggota kerja mereka sebagai satu investment yang mesti dibuat. Juga, ianya mesti dilaksanakan dengan cara yang terbaik dan paling praktikal! Yang lebih menarik lagi, mereka telah melakukan ini dengan benar-benar mengetahui apakah WHY dan HOW yang perlu ditekankan dalam membangunkan PLC!

Sebelum pulang, aku sempat memerhati gelagat mereka yang sedang mengikuti latihan di PLC ini. Jelas pada aku bahawa mereka belajar dengan penuh ceria dalam suasana yang menggalakkan perbincangan dan kolaborasi. (Kelengkapan dan suasana PLC sangat mempengaruhi!) Kepuasan belajar di kalangan mereka memang jelas kelihatan. Nampak rasa bangga mereka kepada PLC!

Tq PLC atas pelajaran ini!

Erti Kehidupan

noreply@blogger.com (miorazli@sssabasic) — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 02:35:00 +0000

Akhirnya semua hanyalah sebuah cerita

Dicipta cukup sempurna

Bagi melengkapi putaran

Menjadi ujian untuk kehidupan

Namun banyak hati tercedera

Banyak jiwa yang terseksa

Kerana buta mata hatinya

Melihat agenda Sang Maha Kuasa

Akhirnya menjadi sekutu syaitan durjana

Merosak hubungan sesama

Sudahlah jatuh ditimpa tangga

Hati sempit jiwa merana

Amatilah hati sedalamnya

Adakah cahaya Tuhan menyuluh petunjukNya

Membuat hati gementar bila menyebut namaNya

Membuahkan akhlak mulia

Apabila waktu memanggil pulang

Segalanya akan menjadi sesalan

Gara-gara kau gagal melihatkan

Itu semua hanyalah sebuah cerita Tuhan

Percakapan Diri

noreply@blogger.com (miorazli@sssabasic) — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 02:10:00 +0000

Percakapan Diri ini entah kenapa menjadi suatu perkara yang sangat dekat dengan saya ketika ini. Semuanya bermula bilamana saya terserempak dengan perkara yang dibincangkan di dalam buku ‘Winning the War in Your Mind’, tulisan Craig Groeschel.

Memang betul kata buku ini, percakapan diri kita sebenarnya lebih merupakan satu peperangan antara elemen baik dan elemen perosak yang ingin menguasai diri kita. Dalam banyak hal, kita dari dulu kurang memahami wujudnya pertembungan dua elemen ini lalu menyebabkan kita menyangka bahawa kita sahaja yang mengalami perkara ini. Walhal, jika kita memahami, semua kita sebenarnya mengalami perkara ini.

Sekiranya kita sedar, peperangan dalam diri ini tidak pernah berhenti. Ada-ada saja konflik yang wujud dalam diri. Sekiranya kita tidak benar-benar kuat, konflik dalam diri ini mudah membuatkan kita stress lalu depress dalam hidup ini. Kita mesti cari jalan bagaimana kita mampu menangani perkara ini dengan sewajarnya, guna untuk memastikan hidup kita yang sementara dan singkat ini benar-benar bermenafaat kepada diri kita.

Bercakap tentang kaedah untuk menangani hal ini, kita perlu mempunyai satu ilmu mengenali diri. Ada banyak caranya kita boleh mengenali diri dan dari banyak kaedah yang ada itu, saya suka dengan konsep ‘Stick Person’ yang telah dipopularkan oleh Bob Proctor satu ketika dulu. Melalui konsep ini, mudah kita melihat bagaimana elemen diri kita yang bukan berbentuk fizikal iaitu intelektual, emotional dan spiritual berfungsi lalu menghasilkan hasil dalam diri kita. (Cerita lanjut konsep ini ada saya perincikan dalam modul ‘Membina Mentaliti Berdaya Maju’ (Developing Growth Mindset) yang merupakan salah satu modul utama dalam program Budaya Juara (Culture of Champions).

Melalui konsep ‘Stick Person’ tersebut, saya dapati jalan paling praktikal untuk menangani peperangan dalam diri kita ialah dengan mengamalkan nilai bersangka baik, bersyukur, bermuhassabah diri dan sentiasa bersandar/berharap kepadaNya. Itulah kaedah yang paling praktikal bagi memastikan kesemua elemen yang bersengketa dalam diri kita itu mampu untuk harmoni. Dalam kata lain, itulah wisdom mengapa kita dituntut mengamalkan nilai-nilai tersebut.

Saya sedar, untuk mengamalkan apa yang dinyatakan di atas bukan mudah. Tetapi jika kita lihat dari sejarah hidup masing-masing, banyak huru hara yang telah kita lalui berpunca daripada percakapan diri yang penuh dengan sengketa. Maka, di usia yang semakin dewasa ini, sudah sampai masanya kita perlu memandang serius hakikat ini agar satu hari nanti, kita mampu pulang padaNya dalam keadaan yang direhaiNya.

Pilihan Di Tangan Saya!

The Way Forward

noreply@blogger.com (miorazli@sssabasic) — Sun, 08 Jan 2023 15:00:00 +0000

Masa untuk aku meninggalkan TNB kian lama kian hampir. Terus terang, bukan senang rasanya untuk meninggalkan TNB setelah sekian lama aku bersamanya. Macam-macam perasaan timbul. Tapi apa pun, seperti ceritanya hal kehidupan yang lain, bila sampainya untuk aku move on, aku mesti move on. Hidup ini sekejap. Hidup ini sementara.

Aku mahu buka buku baru aku dalam nada yang penuh harapan. Satu harapan yang sekian lama terpendam ialah harapan aku untuk membawa segala ilmu dan pengalaman yang aku telah compile dalam bentuk modul2 itu. Masih aku ingat, semenjak aku dalam lingkungan umur awal 30an lagi, aku sebenarnya telah menanam harapan ini.

Of course segala macam soalan timbul dalam benak hati aku. Mahukah orang terima ilmu ini? Adakah mampu aku create buy-in dari mereka? Aku punya kuderat untuk melakukan ini semua? Apapun, tak guna aku melayani soalan-soalan sebegini. Buat saja. After all, ini ikigai aku. Just do it!

Teringat perbualan dengan Salmah pagi tadi. Kata beliau, hidup ini rupanya mudah sahaja tetapi kita yang buatnya jadi kusut. Aku rasa pelik kenapa tetiba saja beliau berkata begitu. Apapun, menarik perbualan aku dan beliau tentang perkara ini. Kami melihat yang menyebabkan kita menjadikan hidup ini kusut sebab ramai di antara kita yang terbawa-bawa mahu diperakui orang lain, suka membandingkan hidup sendiri dengan hidup orang lain dan suka menuruti keinginan yang sebenarnya kita tidak perlukan.

Maka sudahnya kita susah untuk bersyukur dan sentiasa rasa tidak cukup. Tanda kita bersyukur ialah kita sentiasa sangka baik dengan Tuhan walau apa pun dugaan yang diberikanNya, kita sentiasa berharap dan bersandar kepadaNya dan atas sebab itu kita kita sentiasa terus menerus berdoa dan berusaha tanpa putus asa.

Aku lihat cara pandang begini sangat baik dan aku harap di masa depan, aku mampu subscribe kepada cara pandang ini terutama dalam membawa modul2 aku ke tengah masyarakat.

Berdasarkan apa yang aku fikir dan rasakan diatas, itulah sebab aku berazam untuk memastikan masa-masa yang masih berbaki ini dapat aku gunakan dengan penuh berkat. Aku berazam dapat aku gunakannya bagi melaksanakan perkara-perkara yang berfaedah dan seterusnya mendapat redhaNya. Aku tidak mahu masa berbaki ini untuk perkara biasa-biasa sahaja tetapi aku mahu masa-masa itu digunakan untuk memberi nilai kepada dunia ini.

Harap Tuhan ampuni aku, selesaikan segala masalah aku dan bimbingi aku dalam melaksana hajat-hajat aku ini.

Aamiin!

Tahun 2023

noreply@blogger.com (miorazli@sssabasic) — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 11:19:00 +0000

Tahun 2023. Tahun untuk aku buka buku baru dalam karier aku. Tahun ini, tahun untuk aku melangkah keluar dari TNB dan memasuki alam baru. Alam persaraan dari TNB. Apapun, persaraan ini bukan bermakna aku bersara terus kerana prinsip aku, selagi nyawa di kandung badan, selagi tubuh aku masih sihat, dengan izin Tuhan, aku tidak akan berhenti berusaha. Bagi aku, bersara sebenar hanya wujud bilamana nyawa aku bercerai dari tubuh aku. Rugi rasanya aku sia-siakan masa aku di atas mukabumi ini tanpa melakukan sesuatu yang bemenafaat.

Mulai waktu aku meninggalkan TNB nanti, aku ingin tumpukan waktu aku untuk memperkembangkan idea Culture of Champions (COC) seluas mungkin. Ini satu perkara yang telah lama aku idamkan. Aku mahu tumpukan agar COC ini memberi nilai kepada manusia yang sudi belajar tentang COC ini. Aku harap usaha ini akan mendapat rahmat dan berkat dari Tuhan, baik untuk kebaikan di dunia mahupun di akhirat.

Apapun, satu perkara peribadi yang mahu aku perbaiki tentang diri aku khasnya dalam tahun ini ialah memperbaiki kualiti 'self talk' aku. Entah kenapa lately ini, perkara 'self talk' ini sangat dekat dengan aku. Aku sangat aware mutu 'self talk' aku sangat mempengaruhi hasil yang aku terima dalam hidup ini. (Teringat pulak aku tentang konsep 'stick person' itu).

Apapun, harap 2023 bakal membawa banyak kenangan indah dan moga Tuhan bimbing aku dan famili aku untuk bina hidup yang Sejahtera, Bahagia, Kaya, di Dunia dan di Akhirat!

Aamiin!

Culture of Champions Core Values

noreply@blogger.com (miorazli@sssabasic) — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 11:03:00 +0000

Culture of Champions Promise

noreply@blogger.com (miorazli@sssabasic) — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 11:02:00 +0000

Culture of Champions Mission

noreply@blogger.com (miorazli@sssabasic) — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 11:01:00 +0000

Culture of Champions Vision

noreply@blogger.com (miorazli@sssabasic) — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 11:01:00 +0000

Culture of Champions Essence

noreply@blogger.com (miorazli@sssabasic) — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 10:58:00 +0000

7 Principles of Leadership Development

noreply@blogger.com (miorazli@sssabasic) — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 10:54:00 +0000

P1 – Strategic alignment is critical.

Must aligned to

purpose/aspiration

values

Strategy

of an organization

P2: Leadership Development is contextual.

All those involved in developing the leaders need to truly know the organization

Culture

Strategy

People

The Journey So Far.

The developing leaders need to have firm understanding of …

Why now?

How will I be supported?

What’s expected of me?

Why are we doing this development?

What is the benefits?

… to create the right mindset and attitude.

P3 – Visible and active senior leadership support is crucial.

Partner with the learning provider when designing the process.

Personalize the communication that kicks off the initiative

Put people development on the agenda at board level

Sponsor, open or contribute to sessions.

P4: Leaders exist at all.

Leading Self,

Leading Others,

Leading Multiple Team

Leading Organization

P5 – Leadership needs to focus on great conversations.

Build on the strengths of people and catch them doing things right

Give and receive feedback and listen

Deal assertively and proactively with underperformance

Identity and develop talent

Help others to learn and grow

Coach and role model to inspire performance

P6 – Leadership can be measured.

Psychometric profiling

Customer Surveys

360 Degree Feedback

P7 – Leadership can be learnt.

Make the leadership development contextual, be spoke and grounded in reality.

Base it around real-life situations supported by a practical toolkit.

Set work-based assignments that drive KPIs.

Task leaders to role-model the behaviors you need – and coach and mentor the next level through.

Why is the "Culture of Champions" important?

noreply@blogger.com (miorazli@sssabasic) — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 10:41:00 +0000

The world today is full of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity or V.U.C.A. In such a world, the ability to survive and succeed in whatever we do must begin with having the right mindset. It seems that many people are talking about the importance of having the right mindset and no less also really understand it.

However, it seems that we do not have a specific, practical, and systematic method to make it easier for us to build the necessary mindset.

If this is not addressed, it will be difficult for us to survive and succeed in whatever we do. This definitely makes our lives more stressful in a world that already has various stresses.

To address this need, a program called ‘Culture of Champions’ is prepared (comprise of four main modules as below) which emphasizes the ‘Understand-Apply-Coaching’ approach that is seen as essential to address the challenges mentioned above;

1. Developing Growth Mindset

In this module, will be shared tools to build the above mindset namely, V.U.C.A Table, Stick Person Concept, and S.W.O.T.

2. Developing Leadership Mindset

In this module, will be shared tools to build the above mindset namely, F.E.D and A.D.K.A.R. Model.

3. Developing Business Mindset

In this module, will be shared tools to build the above mindset namely, Value Proposition Canvas and Business Model Canvas.

4. Developing Collaborative Mindset

In this module, will be shared tools to build the above mindset namely, Team Alignment Map, Team Contract, Fact Finder, The Respect Card, and The Nonviolent Requests Guide.

Some may feel they already know about the tools mentioned above, but be aware that all of these tools will be described from a whole new point of view. The story is simple but rarely known to people.

The real value of this program lies in the willingness of the participants to apply the ideas in a specific manner from the four modules above in their lives and followed by coaching to help them solve any complexities in applying the ideas. I must also emphasize here that the success of using these ideas is highly dependent on the intentions of the participants. In other words, this is not a quick-fix program but if the participants are committed, past experience has shown that it is capable of producing effective results.

It is believed that when these four mindset are built in a person, it will make him more agile and able to lead in seizing and striving to achieve any opportunity present in life. Not only that, by going through the process in this program, it will also be able to build effective leadership capability in a person.

I am committed to guiding those who are interested in the Culture of Champions and wish success for themselves. Fair warning though, I will also require commitment from you. It takes two to tango after all!

Please contact me if you would love to learn more about the Culture of Champions.

Questions for Customers

noreply@blogger.com (miorazli@sssabasic) — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 11:00:00 +0000

What can my company do to better serve your needs?

• What would you like to see us keep (and/or stop) doing?

• What is the one thing that we can do better that would help us to better serve you?

• What is the one thing we could add to the product / service will help improve your efficiency?

• What do you wish we could do but can't?

• What are your pain points with us and how do you think we could fix them?

• How can I help provide more value to your organization?

• How can I help?

How satisfied are you with our products/services?

• How dissatisfied will you be if we shut down our service?

• Can you give an example where you have been delighted/wowed by a product or service you’ve used at work and why?

• Are you willing to enthusiastically recommend us to a prospect today? If not, where must you see change this week?

• Would you renew at the end of contract based on what you feel at this very moment about the service/product that you consume?

• What part of the service makes you happy?

What value do we provide?

• What's the main benefit you receive from our product/service?

• What value do we provide that makes you decide to stay with us?

What are your biggest challenges?

• What is your main challenge towards achieving growth in 2019?

• What are your biggest challenges you are facing both internally and externally and how can I help you solve those challenges?

• What is the problem that, if solved, would make the biggest difference to your life?

• How do you need to transform your business over the next 18 months, and how can I help?

Why did you choose us over the competition?

• How often do you consider switching to my competition and why?

• If you have to choose a competitor who would it be and why?

ZMOD

noreply@blogger.com (miorazli@sssabasic) — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 10:54:00 +0000

Hari ini, buat discussion dengan satu online book business untuk review business model mereka bagi berdepan dengan keadaan market yang sedang dilanda dengan pelbagai perubahan. Satu perkara penting yang dipelajari ialah;

1) Adakah kita sedar apakah yang menyebabkan customer mahu membeli produk kita?

2) Adakah kita sedar apakah pengalaman baik/buruk yang dialami oleh pelanggan kita bila menggunakan produk kita?

Kedua-dua soalan ini dinamakan sebagai the moment of truth kita bersama pelanggan. Semestinya, kita perlu prihatin apa feedback customer mengenai kedua-dua soalan ini dan apakah tindakan selanjutnya dari kita bagi memperbaiki pengalaman pelanggan mengenai kedua-dua soalan ini.

Jika anda mengahadapi situasi yang sama dan memerlukan bantuan, hubungi saya.

Had a discussion with an online book business today to review their business model regarding on how to face the market situation that is being hit by various changes. A few important things learned are;

1) Are we aware of what makes customers want to buy our products?

2) Are we aware of the good/bad experiences our customers have or had when using our products?

These two questions are called the “moment of truth” with our customers. Of course, we need to be concerned about what the customer's feedback is about, regarding these two questions and what is the next action from us to improve the customer's experience.

If you face a similar situation and need help, please contact me.

Cerita disebalik Model Amalan Budaya Juara.

noreply@blogger.com (miorazli@sssabasic) — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 10:49:00 +0000

Situasi (Situation)

Selalu orang bercakap tentang kerumitan tentang bagaimana untuk merealisasi sesuatu perkara atau ‘how to make things happen’. Orang yang mampu merealisasi sesuatu ini, umumnya selalu di pandang tinggi oleh orang lain.

Kerumitan (Complication)

Perkara di atas ini selalu dibual orang. Samada di kalangan mereka yang memimpin atau yang dipimpin. Namun begitu, tidak nampak satu jalan yang praktikal, sistematik dan berterusan bagi membina kemampuan ini.

Kesan (Impact)

Sekiranya perkara ini tidak ditangani, semestinya kita akan membuatkan diri kita terdedah kepada pelbagai ancaman dunia sekarang yang penuh dengan segala macam turun naik, ketidaktentuan, kerumitan dan kesamaran (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity – VUCA) ini.

Cadangan (Proposal)

Bertolak dari keperluan di atas, itulah mengapa telah diwujudkan satu program pembangunan diri bernama Budaya Juara (BJ) atau dalam Bahasa inggeris ‘Culture of Champions’ (COC). Program Budaya Juara ini telah disediakan berdasarkan kepada pemerhatian dari pengalaman membangunkan sumber manusia di dalam TNB. Dalam kata lain, program Budaya Juara ini bukan berpandukan kepada teori semata-mata tetapi sangat menekankan kepada perkara yang didapati mujarab dalam melaksanakan perubahan.

Tindakan (Action)

Walaubagaimanapun, bagi memastikan para peserta mampu membina kemampuan ‘untuk merealisasi sesuatu perkara’ ini, tidak cukup dengan hanya mengetahui teori yang ada dalam Budaya Juara ini, para peserta perlu mengamalkan apa yang dinyatakan dalam Model Amalan Budaya Juara ini.

Pertama, peserta perlu mengamalkan segala nilai-nilai yang baik (seperti nilai teras sesuatu organisasi) kerana bila nilai ini diamalkan, ianya bakal menwujudkan hubungan harmoni dengan diri mereka sendiri, orang lain dan Penciptanya. Hal ini penting kerana bila telah wujud hubungan harmoni ini, ianya bakal memudahkan perlaksanaan usaha mereka (Gear 1).

Kedua, peserta perlu amal idea yang terkandung dalam Budaya Juara ini ke dalam tugas mereka. Jika ini tidak dilakukan, mana mungkin mereka mampu membina kemahiran dari idea-idea yang ada dalam program Budaya Juara ini. Bagi memastikan ini terlaksana, itu sebab mengapa sessi coaching dilakukan dalam program Budaya Juara ini (Gear 2).

Akhir sekali, segala usaha di atas tidak bermakna jika kita tidak bersandar dan letakkan segala harapan kita kepadaNya sebab segala milikNya (Gear 3).

Faedah (Benefits)

Dengan izinNya, jika ini dilakukan secara sistematik dan berterusan (ketiga-tiga gear ini bergerak laju), kemahiran bagaimana untuk merealisasi sesuatu perkara atau ‘how to make things happen’ ini mampu diwujudkan dalam diri seseorang itu.

To Ponder in Nov 2022

noreply@blogger.com (miorazli@sssabasic) — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:41:00 +0000