Nasihat atau Cadangan?

Setiap manusia memerlukan teguran dan peringatan sepanjang hidup mereka... kerana tanpa teguran dan nasihat, manusia mudah lupa kerana terlalu asyik dengan urusan-urusan mereka. Dengan teguran, manusia boleh sentiasa beringat dan kembali ke landasan yang betul

Namun, terdapat satu sifat yang ada pada diri setiap manusia yang mampu menolak semua nasihat dan teguran yang diberikan. Sifat tersebut adalah EGO. Sifat ini tanpa kompromi mampu menolak nasihat dan merenggangkan tali persahabatan.

EGO seseorang akan berlipat kali ganda apabila teguran itu datang dari orang lebih muda atau orang yang berpangkat rendah dari kita. Tapi, mengapa ini semua terjadi? Ini adalah kerana, orang yang berpangkat besar merasakan tindakan mereka lebih bijak dan lebih berhasil berbanding orang-orang bawahan. Begitu juga dengan orang-orang berusia. Mereka merasakan yang mereka lebih banyak makan garam dari orang-orang muda.

Jadi bagaimana, orang-orang muda dan orang-orang bawahan hendak mengutarakan pendapat dan nasihat kepada mereka yang lebih berusia dan berpangkat sedangkan jelas dan nyata yang golongan ego tinggi ini telah melakukan kesilapan dan perlu dibetulkan?

Konsepnya sama, cuma bunyinya berbeza. Selain dari perkataan NASIHAT, kita juga boleh menggunakan perkataan CADANGAN. Mungkin CADANGAN tidak semestinya diterima oleh golongan ego tinggi ini, tetapi kita memberi mereka ruang untuk berfikir dan mendalami cadangan kita. Dengan adanya cadangan, kita tidak memaksa golongan ego tinggi ini untuk membuat keputusan ataupun perubahan yang drastik atau secara mendadak. Ini akan menunjukkan sifat kurang integriti dalam diri mereka. Maka ego akan ambil alih segala kerasionalan dan boleh berlakunya pertengkaran. Sila elakkan semampu anda.

"Walaupun seseorang menerima nasihat kita, hati mereka tetap akan terluka"

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"Even a person accept our advise, the heart is still being hurt."

Business in Abana's Point of View

Ramai di antara kita yang memberikan pandangan yang berbeza terhadap konsep berniaga. Ada yang merasakan berniaga adalah suatu yang sukar dan ada pula yang merasakan berniaga merupakan darah daging mereka.

Tetapi yang saya nak nyatakan di sini adalah jika seseorang itu suka kepada berniaga, adakah dia boleh berniaga? adakah dia mampu berniaga?

Kita ambil satu contoh.... MLM..... ramai yang cukup tak suka dengar MLM. Bila kawan ajak makan di satu tempat lain.. jauh dari tempat biasa, kita dah mula rasa pelek... "alamak, mamat ni mesti nak promote MLM dia ni kot...". Sekali betol! huh, menyesal ikot....

Bukan bermaksud untuk merendah2kan orang yang tidak suka berniaga... tapi itu kata hati diorang.... diorang rasa tak mampu nak buat semua tu, tak ada masa nak gerakkan bisnes. Ada yang tak bernasib baik, tapi tak putus asa.... lepas gagal dalam satu MLM, cari MLM lain.... dan ada yang tamak haloba, register banyak MLM dalam satu masa...

"ORANG YANG HATINYA UNTUK BERNIAGA, DIA MAMPU MENJUAL BATU-BATU DI JALANAN KEPADA ORANG RAMAI"

Saya lihat ramai (bukan semua) yang berniaga ni bersifat defensive dan mudah terikut2 dengan kata2 orang sekitar... tak ada pendirian dan mudah goyah atau demoralise dengan kata2 atau komen2 negatif orang sekitar.

Pada saya, ada 3 asas mudah untuk berniaga:

1. Jangan Berlengah2
2. Fahami dan Yakini Produk yang kita bawa
3. Jangan Menilai seseorang terlalu awal.

Jangan Berlengah2, kalau berlengah, kita mungkin akan terlepas pembeli yang berpotensi. Perniagaan memang sengit. Dengki pasti ada.

Faham & Yakin Produk, kita wajib tau ape yang kita nak jual, macam mana produk kita berfungsi, macam mana nak atasi masalah yang mungkin berlaku pada produk kita, apakah jaminan kita pada pembeli.

Menilai seseorang terlalu awal, orang yang pakai baju tak kemas tak bermaksud dia tak mampu beli produk kita. Mungkin dia lah pembeli terbaik kita. Jumpa dengan semua orang dulu dan tawarkan produk kita. Jika dia tolak kali kedua, terus cari pelanggan lain.

Selepas kita kukuhkan 3 asas ni, kita letakkan satu peringkat di atas 3 asas ini dengan "SIKAP".

Ramai yang tak guna cara ni di mana cara ni lah antara yang terbaik... di sebalik kita menjual produk kita, kita juga menjual sikap kita..... Orang membeli atas sebab barang itu perlu. Tetapi dengan kita menjual sikap kita, produk kita jatuh nombor dua.

Korang cuba lah sendiri, pegi ke kedai2 makan Melayu... amik order.... nak panggil order tu pun jalan tergelek2. Kalu tengah tengok tv, kita panggil nak order, punya lekat punggung dia kat kerusi tak nak miss tv tu.... "bang, apa special kat sini?"..... "Semua special...".... ini yang tak best... kalu menu sama setiap hari, paling kurang cadangkan lah apa2 pada pelanggan. Kekadang pelanggan ni nak makan tapi tak tau nak makan ape. Senangkan keje dia, pilihkan. Kat situ, dah dapat jual sikap kita dah. Senang2 pelanggan tu datang lagi lain kali siap bawak member2 lagi. Siapa untung?.... oh lupa, orang yang amik order tu makan gaji je... dia peduli hape jual sikap ni.

kita tengok la peniaga2 kat pasar2 pulak. Kita tanya dia bebaik, macam mana respond dia? Senyum? Suara lemah lembut? Pandai ambil hati? Ramah? korang boleh buat bancian sendiri, dari 10 orang peniaga yang korang jupe, ada berapa yang pandai jual sikap dia? Saya dah buat banyak kali, purata 2 orang peniaga dari 10 orang telah berjaya untuk menjual sikap semasa sesi jual beli.

Jadi sebagai kesimpulan, para peniaga kita memang kurang 3 asas yang saya maksudkan tadi. Bila kurang 3 asas ni, Konsep Jual Sikap confirm tak jadi..... jangan lupa untuk tambah satu bulatan mengepung 3 asas & Jual Sikap ini. Bulatan tersebut kita panggil "KESABARAN"

"HASSLE, KNOW YOUR PRODUCT & DON'T PREJUDGE"

"SELL YOUR ATTITUDE"

"PATIENCE COVERS ABOVE ALL"

Abana diberi 3 hari tunjuk sebab

Gores 'N' Menang and their Site Specific Procedure (SSP)

Dear Friends,

We have been listening to these activities for long time and our Malaysian Government have announced that this Scratch 'N' Win (SNW) Contest is illegal. But till now, the activities still moving very fast and seems like no action has been taken so far. We are seeing lots of people from the syndicate which run the activity moving around at the shopping mall parking lots.

Personally, I have been reading more than 10 articles regard to this SNW is a totally scam. These people gave us very encouraging promises and expensive prizes to be won. But in the end, what would happen? everybody knows... and everybody would think, "I will not fall into this trap". Definitely everybody would think, "why there are still people fell into these fraud?"

I also one of the civillian who think of why still people don't think on the consequences of entertaining the SNW?

What I am going to express here is yesterday, 30th July 2008, I am the one who assist government in increasing the number of SNW victims. Why? On 1530 hours, I was in the office doing normal task and I received call from my wife. She needs me to meet her at Jusco Kepong now. I was wondering, why she go to Jusco in Kepong while we have Jusco in Wangsa Maju close to our home? I need to apology to my company due to leave the office during office hour. but my wife in danger. My wife is top priority and company down to number 2. A minute later, she called again. Now she is telling me that she met one chinese guy who introduce her with a quasi-SNW activity. She won Perdana V6 and she need to collect the Perdana V6 at Kepong.... then my mind thinking that I would lose some cash for this or my credit card could be used for this.

..... and it true! I have lost RM2000.00 cash to this syndicate. but how?!!!

Its happen at Carrefour Wangsa Maju when my wife went there to buy groceries for month of August. One chinese guy approach her and gave her an envelope at car park. She was not taking seriously to the envelope and proceed upstair to buy groceries. When she returned to the car, the chinese guy approach her again and tells her that his supervisor scolded him due to give the envelope to my wife without open it. He told that its ok if she gets 'Thank You' in the envelope, the guy declare he will get RM1 if one 'Thank You' envelope been opened. But if she gets 'Prizes' envelope, she will get the prize and he will receive RM2000 scholarship to further study. In her heart, if she could help him a bit even for RM1 'Thank You' envelope should be ok.

She opened the envelope.... Walaweh! its a picture of key! the chinese guy jump with joy telling this prize is 1/10,000 chances to be won. Luxurious car, expensive motorcycle and cash RM8000 are waiting at his office and need my wife to collect the prize at Kepong on the dot. During the jumping joy, one chinese lady approached and introduce herself as supervisor. The lady congratulate her for getting the very rare prize. Briefly, she explained to my wife that she need to pay RM4000 for insurance, roadtax and advertisement cost. Without any invitation from my wife, the chinese guy get into her car and ask her to drive to Kepong for prize redemption. Maybe because of prize won is Perdana V6, she follows to Kepong.

When arrived at the syndicate office, the chinese guy introduce to his manager, Miss Lynn. The age is around 30++. Miss Lynn explain the same thing as what the lady supervisor told my wife with extra information of the prizes are to be given to the winner for company tax reduction. Miss Lynn asked her to pay RM4000 today to redeem prize. She said that she do not have RM4000 at the moment but if she needs to pay, she could pay half. Then the negotiation flows very well. Miss Lynn gave one form to be filled of personal detail information and one clause in the form state as "If the winner not receive one (1) from three (3) items which confirm mention in the envelopes, the company will pay two (2) times compensation value to the winner." After signed the form, Miss Lynn gave her choose one (1) from three (3) envelopes to open. She picked one and the envelope show one picture of motorcycle. Miss Lynn congratulate her for winning RM10,000 motorcycle. After Miss Lynn says it is RM10,000 motorcycle, my wife starts to curious because in the picture was only Modenas Kriss and not looks like RM10,000 motorcycle.

Miss Lynn offer her 2nd attempt by open another envelope hoping to get Perdana V6 and need to pay RM4000 before open 2nd envelope. My wife st0pped her from offering more. From her curiosity, she inquire where is the motorcyle?

Miss PukiLynn : Ah.. the motorcycle is in our factory in Batu Caves. Don't worry, I will give you the address later.

My Wife : When can I receive the motorcyle? If I cannot get the motorcycle by tomorrow, I want my RM2000 back!

Miss PukiLynn : Why you scolding me? We consider you can open the envelope without full payment. We plan to help you by selling your motorcycle to our buyer in Penang. She will be coming to KL on 13th August.

My Wife : I cannot wait till 13th August. I want the motorcycle tomorrow or I want my money back now!

Miss PukiLynn : I cannot guarantee you to get the motorcycle by today because JPJ office hour ends at 1630hours and now is 1600 hours already. Before the motorcycle ready, we will give you the mortage of Massage Chopper.

My Wife : How could I get RM68 Massage Chopper as mortage of RM10,000 motorcycle?

Miss Pukilynn : Then we give you the Air Purifier to you. We sell this Air Purifier at RM3500.

Then Miss Lynn prepare a receipt of Air Purifier with cost of RM2000. My wife refuse to sign due to the receipt is consider Air Purifier been sold to her. But when thinking about her safety, she has to sign. Since I am on my way to her, she could not wait any longer with those thugs. After she walked away from the office, Miss Lynn also out from the office in hurry manner.

I arrived at location with police but its too late. I lost my cash which should be used to pay August bills and installments and I only see her crying hoping I am not angry due to her bad decision without asking my consent.

What should I do? Of course I am angry but I am her husband and in this situation, a wife really needs her husband shoulder to cry. I must control my anger and be a loving and caring husband to her. I love to her are not decrease even a particle after she did the mistake. I will always love her more and more.

"MAKING MISTAKE IS NOT A CRIME, IT'S A LEARNING SESSION. BUT WE CAN CONSIDER AS CRIME IF WE MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE"

All we have to do is to lodge police report at Kepong Police Station and the investigation continue at Sentul Police Head Quarters. Tomorrow, 31st July 2008, we will report this incident to Tribunal Pengguna Malaysia for requesting claim for our loss.

Well Friends..... stop to be civillian, we shift up to be citizen and concern on other people before they fall into the fraud. We need to fight this SNW and be one of SNR - Search and Rescue Team.

Thank You Very Much

Why Good People Leave Company?

WHY EMPLOYEES LEAVE ORGANISATIONS ? - Azim Premji, CEO- Wipro Every company faces the problem of people leaving the company for better pay or profile.

Early this year, Mark, a senior software designer, got an offer from a prestigious international firm to work in its India operations developing specialized software. He was thrilled by the offer. He had heard a lot about the CEO. The salary was great. The company had all the right systems in place employee-friendly human resources (HR) policies, a spanking new office,and the very best technology,even a canteen that served superb food. Twice Mark was sent abroad for training. "My learning curve is the sharpest it's ever been," he said soon after he joined.

Last week, less than eight months after he joined, Mark walked out of the job. Why did this talented employee leave ? Arun quit for the same reason that drives many good people away.

The answer lies in one of the largest studies undertaken by the Gallup Organization. The study surveyed over a million employees and 80,000 managers and was published in a book called "First Break All The Rules". It came up with this surprising finding: If you're losing good people, look to their immediate boss.Immediate boss is the reason people stay and thrive in an organization. And he 's the reason why people leave. When people leave they take knowledge,experience and contacts with them, straight to the competition. "People leave managers not companies," write the authors Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman. Mostly manager drives people away?

HR experts say that of all the abuses, employees find humiliation the most intolerable. The first time, an employee may not leave,but a thought has been planted. The second time, that thought gets strengthened. The third time, he looks for another job. When people cannot retort openly in anger, they do so by passive aggression. By digging their heels in and slowing down. By doing only what they are told to do and no more.

By omitting to give the boss crucial information. Dev says: "If you work for a jerk, you basically want to get him into trouble. You don 't have your heart and soul in the job." Different managers can stress out employees in different ways - by being too controlling, too suspicious,too pushy, too critical, but they forget that workers are not fixed assets, they are free agents. When this goes on too long, an employee will quit - often over a trivial issue.

Talented men leave. Dead wood doesn't. "Jack Welch of GE once said. A company's value lies "between the ears of its employees".

Mimpi Ngeri buat Slim Abana

Malam tadi aku dapat mimpi ngeri lah... setakat ni tiada mimpi yang paling ngeri selain aku diberhentikan kerja... tapi malam tadi aku dapat surat tunjuk sebab dari syarikat aku.... aduh... sakit la macam ni... sebab terlalu fikirkan sangat hal ni sampai masuk mimpi...

sebenarnya takde pun surat tunjuk sebab yang aku dapat... aku cuma mimpi je... jangan risau... aku tetap akan kurus!!!!!

CONTRACT EMPLOYMENT

"En. Kacak, saya minta maaf. Berdasarkan rekod awak sepanjang setahun berada di syarikat ini, saya dapati anda mempunyai hanya satu masalah. Berat badan awak tinggi sangat. Oleh yang demikian, pihak kami hanya boleh memberi kamu sambungan kontrak bekerja di sini selama setahun lagi. Jika pada 31st July 2009, kamu masih lagi tidak dapat menurunkan berat badan ke tahap BMI bawah 35, pihak kami tidak dapat menyambung kontrak kamu ataupun menukar kamu menjadi pekerja tetap dalam syarikat ini. Harap En. Kacak maklum dengan hal ini."

Aku keluar dari bilik HR manager dengan perasaan hampa walaupun aku senyum je sepanjang perjalanan keluar.... tapi apakan daya... aku terlalu gemuk.. gemuk sangat... syarikat yang aku kerja ni nakkan orang yang slim.... orang yang segak... orang yang .... senang cerita yang tak GEMOK GEDEMPOL lah...

aku terima je lah sambungan kontrak yang di beri... gaji sama.. tak naik... kecewa tu ada jugak... tapi nak buat macam mana... kontrak aku mula 1st August 2008 - 31st July 2009.

So, kawan2... marilah ikuti program melangsingkan badan aku, En. Kacak!.