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A flexible and empowering working environment helps to motive workers to go the extra mile.

Employers often talk about how difficult it is to retain young talents in a company.  But according to Datuk Micheal Tio, CEO of PKT Logistics Group Sdn Bhd, companies need to tweaked their corporate culture and practices in order to motivate and nurture young and existing talents.  Open communication, trust and empowerment are some of the key elements that work successfully with Generation Y.

Young people value connectivity, and being able to communicate openly with their superiors helps foster trust and good working relationship with colleagues.

EXAMPLES OF PKT’S EFFORT

·         Adopting a Facebook-compulsory approach  in the effort to bridge the communication gap o   Employees are able to be more involved with the growth of the company o   Employees are able to regularly contributing to the conversation at the workplace ·         Providing flexible work environment to encourage teamwork o   Treating office not just a workspace; there’s sauna, gym and nice pantry area o   Treating pantry as the most important place in the office where §  Staffs are chit chatting with each other §  Eating at different times of the day §  Staffs can also work from the pantry ·         Emphasizing on the importance of trusting the staffs to be responsible for their own work rather than dictating how many hours they put in o   Employees are proud to work for the company when they are empowered to do more o   They won’t purposely abuse the trust ·         Motivating employees to work towards the goal when targets for the year have been laid down ·         Cultivating a positive attitude and environment that will nurture them to work o   Employees should be allowed to do what they want once they are done with their day’s work instead of giving them more work that someone else can’t finish o   ‘We should not punish people for being able to finish their work efficiently’

Companies will find it difficult to grow and keep with the times if they do not adapt to attract young talents.  You need to bring yourself down to their level.  Connect with them and they will be motivated and inspired to do a lot for the company.  Young talents will improve and innovate for their company

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LESSONS FROM THE PAST YEAR

A YEAR OLD, A YEAR WISER.

ANNIVERSARIES ARE TIME TO REFLECT ON HOW TO BETTER ONESELF AS A LEADER.

 

4 KEY QUALITIES OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADER (B.M BASS AND B. J. AVOLIO)
ON TAKING RISKS AND ACTION	I’d rather regret doing something than regret not doing something -       Jams Hetfield	-       Don’t over think decisions -       Indecision is worse than making a bad decision -       Be comfortable with the uncomfortable, and uncomfortable with the comfortable -       Be familiar with the unfamiliar, and unfamiliar with the familiar -       Life is not fair (in the human eyes); deal with it and move on -       Figure out what we don’t want to do -       Small deeds are better than great deeds planned -       Visible output is a good sign of progress -       Ideas that just stays in your head is as good as nothing
ON FACING ADVERSITY	I always think that cynics are really romantics who have been crushed sometime in their lives and have put up this cynical mask to protect  themselves -       Jeff Bridges	-       Prove the critics wrong by showing rather than telling -       When provoked, the best policy is to ignore -       People who love controversy feed on your emotional responses to fuel more controversy -       Play the 80-20 rule: sometimes, in order to fulfill a bigger purpose (the 80%), we have to compromise and do things we don’t fully agree with (20%) -       There are black grey and white scenarios in ethics. o   Never do something in black o   When asked to do something in grey, bring the matter into the white o   When keep compromising values and do things in grey, you won’t know when grey starts becoming black -       Never response to something when emotions are high
ON PERSONAL GROUND	The most important investment you can make is in yourself -       Warren Buffet	-       Your career can only go as far as your personal growth and development -       Curiosity is a huge asset -       People who are curios ask more questions, care more, and learn more -       Resourcefulness is street-smartness -       Journaling forces us to transform the clutter in our minds into coherent stories -       Putting thoughts in words provides clarity and helps us see beyond the negativity -       Live on the 3G principles: o   Be Grateful o   Always Give o   Keep Growing
ON PEOPLE ISSUES	Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle you know nothing about -       Ian MacLaren	-       Trust your guts when it comes to people -       Lear how to have difficult conversation early on -       Humans are very complicated, and sometimes we have to peel a few layers to understand underlying issues -       Build empathy by sharing how you feel -       Start conversation from a more constructive tone -       Offer constructive criticism, delivered in the right way at the right time, rather than assigning blame -       Balance it with praise, appreciation and acknowledgement -       Always proactively think of solutions first before raising an issue
ON LEADERSHIP	Good leaders energize people.  Bad leaders drain life out of people	-       When in crisis mode, pause and take a deep breath; then smile and calmly say that everything is going to be okay -       Leading with vulnerability means that you’re willing to put yourself at risk in the way you communicate and interact with employees -       People trust leaders who don’t need to prove their superiority -       Listen authentically means doing it with the intention of understanding another’s world view -       To influence people to see your way, be open to see what they see and feel what they feel so that barriers that cause people to withhold trust can be broken -       People will move mountains for you if they know that you genuinely care about them and not just about results. -       Leadership isn’t about the leader, but rather those being led -       Take interest in the people’s career aspirations and value their opinions -       Everyone has something that they’re naturally good at -       Accept your own strengths and build a team around you with other superpowers you don’t have
ON SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS	Success is about liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it -       Maya Angelou	-       Write your own eulogy: what people will say about you when you die -       Success is a peace of mind that you did your best to reach your full potential and purpose -       Much of our own unhappiness or dissatisfaction with life is in our heads -       We can choose to change the way we see things -       There are 2 kinds of happiness, internal and external o   External happiness is fleeting, dependent on your environment and what happens day-to-day o   Internal happiness is found within your core; being comfortable where you are in your life, self-accepting, self-confident and have self-love, -       Happiness or success is only real when shared
ON FAMILY FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE	Love cures everything	-       Our upbringing and childhood influences so much of our character and values in adulthood -       Understand your past to understand present behaviours -       Don’t let your past define who you are and who you want to be -       Hurt people almost always hurt other people -       Forgive hurt people so that they can forgive themselves and the people who have hurt them -       Expectations are the biggest cause of unhappiness for most people -       Reduce expectations; just give and love out of abundance -       Have deep connections with others by being open and vulnerable o   Vulnerability leads to authenticity o   Authenticity leads to more meaningful conversation -       Do not take quality time for granted -       The greatest gift is to be fully present for the people you care

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