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Tuesday, January 24, 2017 in , ,

Incorporating a Process Oriented Journey

Well, this is weird for some people. Usually, we hear more about RESULT oriented approach rather than PROCESS oriented approach.

I believe that most successful people tend to be a result-oriented leader. Being result-oriented gives them a higher chance to think out of the box, sometimes completely abandoning the current set of bureaucracy and invent new creative ways of doing things. I'm not saying that one set is better than the other set anyway, but I believe that in order for something to work in harmony, you need both of result-oriented people and process-oriented people together.

There is a stigma that hiring a result-oriented people will benefit the most, as they will try their utmost to deliver any results that at least match your target setting. In my opinion, reaching a balance is the best scenario that will deliver the best outcome in the long run. Why? Process-oriented people are those who are contributing more to organizational learning. They possess a better focus on the journey, experience and give more thought on the relationship in general. As a leader, they know the benefits of nurturing people from scratch. Process-oriented people tend to have more patience and more resilience in tribulation days. They tend to have a good foundation and understanding the "why" should we do things specifically. It's not like they don't care about the results at all, but in their mind, a good process is more likely to produce a good result.

If we can balance out the behavior, those who are result oriented will quickly pave the way for company growth, as those process-oriented will make sure that a solid road will be made, ensuring the company to be able to pass the journey comfortably, and might improve it to minimize the risk of stumbling, correcting any mistakes along the way, thus allow the leaders to focus on what's ahead, and keep walking in full speed. The road that was left also makes sure that the whole group at the back can learn quickly and follow those at the front, allowing them to surpass and lead the way in the future.

It will be great if we can have both of that trait in our approach. I believe reaching equilibrium will benefit us more, as Aristotle said: "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts."

The analogy will be like, if I know that we both will go for the same spot at the top of the mountain, I would prefer to enjoy the sight of every step I took, record every grand scenery that I passed, to savor each cold wind that blown me down and that will allow me to tell a meaningful story to my descendants, inspire them to look for their own story ahead.


I know that many will say that in this world, the top spot is often first come first serve only, but I believe our Creator allows us to grow slowly from a baby into a man for a good reason. Skipping grades at school might give you lots of benefits in terms of time but you also lose lots of memories along the way. Focusing on a goal is important, but you don't want to sacrifice more than what you get at the end of the road, do you? (CBA).

Friday, April 29, 2016 in ,

An Employee Turning Point

Got tired of your job?
Not really an enthusiast of anything in your job?
Fed up with your employer?
Afraid to resign because of no alternative job offer?
Fear that you might not up to par with other company's requirements?
Extremely happy when Friday and very Anxious on Sunday night that you have to go to work on Monday?
Can't see any positive points from what you are doing right now?

You are now in an employee turning point. Decide on which way you would choose.

In the workplace, there always be some employees who are in an employee turning point. How do you know those? It's easy. Not performing, lousy, no energy, lots of negative questions without any actions, more and more complaints and it means, no productivity at all.

It does not depend on how long you've been there, even 30 days old employee could be experienced that, depend on many factors. You are in an employee turning point and read this, of course, most of you will say that it's the company's responsibility to make you feel that way, and when I say the company's, it could be the supervisors, the peer, the owner, the way they operate, their SOP, their work structure, their organizations, etc. etc. it will never end, and I understand your point of view. Period. There are two ways for you to decide on:
#1 Geared up, make your way through up to the top, and change anything you don't like
#2 Quit. Receiving salary while not doing anything not just mean to harm the company, but yourself too

Why do you have to choose? Obviously, because you're way too important to just sitting while doing nothing at your precious time. Imagine all the achievements that you could have if you are willing to try doing something meaningful. It might not happen in an instant, but surely time will come for those who work smart (I don't really like to work hard anyway) and know how to invest in itself.

Look and analyze for your own strengths and weaknesses, that might provide you with the reason why you are stuck in that place, and what should be done immediately to address your anxiety. Sometimes, bold decisions can prove to be salvation. Never hope to change anybody or even the world when you can't change yourself to be a better person. It's not like you are bad, but some positive change that will provide you a new way of thinking wouldn't hurt you, is it?

Every people has their own purpose, I do have mine, and you have yours. What is it? I don't know, you must find the answer by yourself. Why? Because nobody knows you better than you and The Creator Himself. Fact? Sometimes in your life, there must be a time when you said in yourself, "He/She does not understand me at all!". Of course, we are uniquely created without any back-up copy at all. What do you expect?

Don't afraid of failure when you try to do things differently. I know that most of society will judge you based on your results. But hey, enjoying the process can deliver you to somewhere nice when you expect the least, you know? You might find something far more important than you are having right now, who knows? If you have the luxury of the right partnership, that would even better, listening to the right people would provide the right insight, and the right insight would often open up a new road to explore, even better if it could be done together.

Believe it, there is at least one open door when one door is closed for you, just take your time and find that slowly, believe me, the time you spent seriously will not turn to dust. If you keep positive, no hardship will pin you down, you will not be allowed to be tempted beyond what you are able. For every hardship there always a better path opened just for you. You will see the value of it at some point in your life, just be positive and ACT. For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead. (CBA)

Thursday, April 21, 2016 in ,

Tempus Neminem Manet

Time waits for no one.

Usually, the community will refer a golden age for productive people is between 28 to 32 years old. If that's true, then I will be there in a few months. The question is, do we already perform at our peak performance right now? Or we are currently wasting our time here and now.

From a personal standpoint of view, we might be nowhere near our full performance right now, either due to some sour mistook decisions, bad environment, missing goals, etc. and some of us might already get tired of these unimproved conditions. So what to do?

Like the Latin quote says, time waits for no one. We are the ones who decide how we lost each of our moments every day. Even while we decide to do nothing at all. It might have useful to look back and see what have we done before and reflect on any evaluation points that we can admit to ourselves, but don't you think, to decide on what would you do tomorrow should come first after all?

We can use all the excuses we could find for our laziness or lack of interest to do something meaningful and stay in our so-called comfort zone, but at the end of the day, for whom do we live? Even for those who are alone without any close relatives or friends, you still have yourselves right? Or at least, as a great creation that created by our Great Creator, would we want to make Him proud?

From what I see in a human being, those who are in a pinch can do anything to overcome any disadvantage and break free from any wall, like when you containing water in plastic and squeeze it to the maximum pressure, by the law of physics, water will break through the plastics no matter how strong it is. Well, human beings mostly composed of water, is it? At least we can have some of that trait incorporated into our lives, do we?

If we find that our work is too unproductive, too boring to do, and we are not producing anything good out of it, why don't we just take a look after it once again and ask, what should we do to change this condition? It's nothing to lose as we never like that condition anyway.

No, I'm not pushing anyone here to be an entrepreneur. Those who are lack of resilience will get crushed in the stream anyway. No need to take that extreme road if you know that you can't turn back 180 degrees, sometimes a small change can deliver you to a completely different scenery rather than spending too much effort in a large one. Believe me, even if we just wake up 1 hour earlier, that can do a great favor for our future, or in an extreme way, even your MISTAKES can make you rich! Just ask Percy Spencer's bad experience that turned out to be the first microwave oven or Spencer Silver on how he made Post-It notes when he initially plans to make a stronger adhesive but mistakenly creates a weaker adhesive instead. We never know where God carries us anyway. Just do our best and when the chance comes in, you'll know what to do.

Everything starts as nothing. Some successful business starts out from a small work, In 1901, 21-year-old William S. Harley drew up plans to create a small engine just to power his bicycle in a small wooden shed anyway, no "big dream" there.
One small positive change in your life can do wonder. If you think one is not enough, find another small one to change, too much change at a time can do a disaster though, so small & positive one is always welcomed. Small is big (some say). Remember, Time waits for no one. Start now & be happier at life! (CBA)