A colleague once said to me: “I’m just doing my job, nothing more. So don’t assume I fully agree with the management” I smiled, and I think: “Yeah, right!” When someone said that, it means no personal ownership on the job. Obviously, this colleague of mine did not like whatever he was doing. OK, let’s […]
Read More The soul revisited – The ‘source’ and our search for fun and passionate lifePerhaps, family business is not spicy enough to spark our discussion. Still, it’s not like there is nothing to it. In current global world, high-profile families who owns big corporations are commonly found in the news. Even if the owner of the business is obviously known as a family, but we seldom refer to it […]
Read More Indonesian family businesses: What we can learn from themKata orang, bekerja harus profesional. Salah satunya adalah harus bisa membedakan urusan pribadi dan urusan kerjaan. Secara teoritis, ini benar dan sudah seharusnya dilakukan. Misal kalau ada kekerabatan atau pertemanan, maka sebaiknya hal-hal tertentu seperti penyelesaian konflik atau tender harus lebih hati-hati. Istilah kerennya sekarang, supaya fair dan tidak ada conflict of interest. Apabila ada […]
Read More Teman ya teman, kerjaan ya kerjaan…..Ah, yang bener???
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