Always thinking how to make life better by empowering people and ideas. I write based on what catches my attention based on what i read, observe, work on, think and feel. All writings are based on personal opinions and sometimes i may use literature from others but the elaboration is mine. Brickbats please send to donkhairul@gmail.com
OD is the most talked about HR stuffs lately. What is OD? It is Organization Development. It’s very popular in the western corporations 20-25 years ago and currently making strong momentum to this part of the world. What is OD really? Here’s the classic definition that I gathered from OD Network website: “Organization Development […]
MoreWe’ve heard so many times that “it’s all in the mind”, “what the mind can believe, will achieve” and “just dream, you’ll make it”. One thing in common with all these notions is referring to our brain or mental component in human being. Is it as simple as that? No, it isn’t. Nonetheless, it is […]
MoreRecently I attended a tea talk by a chairman from one of the biggest GLC in Malaysia. He spoke of need for local talents to be competitive. He added that in the rage of globalisation and borderless uncertainties, a nation like Malaysia cannot sit on our laurel and celebrating for we’ve become one of the […]
MoreI watched my favourite sport, basketball, with great interest. It was a match between Russia and Spain. The first two quarters led by Russia, it was probably then the Spanish could have said ‘bastante!’ (means enough in Spanish!) in the next two quarters. The Spanish won by 67-59 in the semifinal. The Spanish will be […]
MoreNobody likes the ‘F’ word, failure. And the other ‘F’ comes out after you really fail. Especially in Asian culture, failure means bad and in some cultures if you fail you don’t deserve the right to live because you bring shame to the family or the business that’s associated with you. The Western culture tolerates […]
MoreAs I am writing this article, there are hundreds of thousands students in Malaysia that will be completing their university final year examination this year. These undergraduates will then disperse around the country to look for internship. Some will make to the top companies, while some to small and medium ones. Some will probably decide […]
MoreI’ve left physic as a subject many years ago, but my love of the related knowledge remains. I remember one formula that I never fail to answer in every exam which is to calculate Velocity (v) or Speed. You can do it by dividing Distance Travel (m) with Time of Travel (t). The formula will […]
MoreHave you had any experience talking to someone and later that someone becomes your partner in business, work or even life? That’s how powerful a conversation can be. I believe that powerful conversation (PC) can change life. For the last 10 years I always seek the opportunity to have powerful conversations (PC). I realized that […]
MoreThe way I understand MBA is simply a more elaborated degree on business. This may not be the academic definition, but that’s what you are supposed to get when you complete your study. It is rich with tools, techniques and theories on different facets of business and management. While you may not learn how to […]
MoreWhen I asked fresh graduates and young workforce what they hope to become in the next 7-10 years of their career; their answer was “to become a manager or leader”. It seems that leadership is synonymous to only at workplace and from the title given to you from whomever in the office. I also fall […]
MoreHi all, please note that i’ve recently changed the site domain from marketingplanbook.com to muddystarz.com If you ask me why, hmmm, the issues that interest me has gone beyond marketing. Yeah as simple as that. Why muddystarz? I was looking in a muddy puddle one day and i saw the reflection of stars on it. […]
MoreI just uploaded my key success factors that i called as Joker’s Guide. You can download from Slideshare.com. This guide is a touched-up slides from my talk to my university alumni. I gave this talk to a group of new part time learners. i have been all in close to 8 years as part time […]
Morecontinue on Part 2. 16. Three behavioural competencies needed to effectively managing the Millennials employees: Adapting – willing to accept a Millennial employee doesn’t have same experiences, values or frame of reference that you had when you were the same age. You got to suspend own biases and adjust your management style. Communicating – […]
MoreManagement is one of my favorite’s discipline. The reason is simple, management primary goal is to make things happen. In some way, management is both art and science. By saying art i mean that management needs resources and we all know resources are all the time, limited. Therefore with management knowledge, one needs to artfully […]
More6. What has to be done to increase employability and career advancement in this industry? In this industry, if you can’t work hard enough please don’t join. If you love your weekends forget about it. It’s really a 24/7 job you know. You are on call all the time, just like a doctor on duty. To […]
MoreBackground 1. What is your current role? Tell us a little bit about your background and Mydin’s I am the Managing Director for Mydin Holdings Berhad. I have been with Mydin for about 55 years, that’s my age. Mydin started as a family business, still is but now run professionally. We are the 3rd generation […]
MoreNow, this is what i called real-stuff. I know this man not by chance, rather through some work i did with Mydin Holdings Berhad some years ago. Since then i have been keeping in touch and learning as much with Dato’ Ameer, occassionally when I am @ Subang Jaya I will text to say I am […]
MoreIn my overall post, logistics and supply chain posts clocked the highest visit. I received emails thanking me for my simple wisdom on logistics. Logistic is not my favourite subject, marketing is. But when marketing defined as “strategy” of the organization, logistical consideration is a must. I connect logistic and marketing. Both cannot be in […]
More“The management boom is over; the time for management performance has come.” Peter F. Drucker; Management: Tasks, Responsibilities and Practices, 1985 Today’s management is all about performance and results. Management can be found in big corporation to government to non-governmental organization to military and self. Management is an organ that sits inside a body and […]
MoreThe last 15 years the center of the economy has been shifting towards Asia. This trend will continue. In fact it is eminent that the standard of Asia will become the de facto standard of the world. These exciting opportunities pose a big challenge for Asian because we will need to have global business skills […]
MoreToday’s world is not short of knowledge. In fact this profession called knowledge worker coined by Martin Feregrino in 1959 is in its strongest momentum now. The explosion of knowledge since the dawn of 21st century proves Peter Drucker’s prophecy that managing knowledge worker is the biggest management challenge. “Success in the knowledge economy comes […]
MoreYou see, i love reading and i can consider myself addicted to it already. i feel itchiness all over my body if i dont read, and by the end of any week if i catch myself not reading anything useful i feel dumb and bad about wasting my time. so far, i had few of […]
MoreThis is one of the more difficult steps. Often the entrepreneurs themselves are the master of the product and therefore to duplicate means to find someone else to do the same thing and produce the similar if not same results. Emmmm…isn’t that challenging? A lot of variables such as experience, style, capacity, capability and ingenuity […]
MoreBackground 1. What is your current role? Tell us a little about your background I am currently an Assistant Director of Food and Beverage for Westin Hotel Kuala Lumpur. I am the captain of the ship. I have 9 different areas i.e. outlets; with its own unique concept. This is my 4th year at […]
MoreOrganizational Issues 6. Is it easy to find good talent for this industry? What is the entry level? It is never easy. Leaders are made, not born. But some leaders are just better at it. Some are direct, some are introvert, some no-nonsense and so on. Leaders need nurturing, give them chance to explore, […]
MoreAs a manager, being productive is the key thing to deliver timely results. You can be a CEO, COO, CFO, GM, MD, and so on but if you fail to deliver timely results, if you only keep delivering yesterday’s result today, then you are not being productive..enough. I always practise writing down the Daily Things […]
MoreI do agree with this because I’ve experienced it first hand. My experiences come in two forms. Firstly as a manager, and secondly as someone thats dealing with a lot of organizations and succession planning i.e. management in my client’s organization. The latter form, in fact, help me to model and shape my thinking differently […]
MoreI believe that change is continuous and moving baseline. In other words, everyday we need to keep looking for things to change (surely a lot of them, but are we doing anything about it???) and keep achieving even a simple thing like, mowing your lawn or just a phone call to some key customers and […]
MoreHi all, Occassionally I get something useful for myself and I love to share it with you all. This is one of it from Tony Schwartz. I love effectiveness and efficiencies at work and personal. I have used this technique long before I found this article, I think its great. I thought i was being […]
MoreINNOVATE Usually at this stage, you have gathered substantial information of how your BASIC product work in the real customer’s setting. You have passed your moment of truth and a critical mass has been achieved. You have a long list of customers and you have stable sales monthly and you have repeat orders. Until […]
MoreBASIC This is the first step; you need to have a BASIC product. At this stage this product will have some features and benefits that appeal your primary customer segment. Talking about customers, to have shorter period to achieve critical mass, my advice is to develop market driven product. Look at your customers and […]
MoreProduct is very important in every business. It can be in tangible form such as engineering tools, medical devices, electrical washing machine, hybrid car, solar power panel, cost effective airline and so on. Additionally, product also can come in intangible form such as services. In one article I read from MIT Sloan Management Review months […]
MoreI’ve been thinking of how to make my blog more meaningful so I personally will love to read it over and over again. I want something natural and unique which is hard to find. Suddenly i got this idea to interview some of my friends, ex-bosses and clients. Of course these people are ordinary in the […]
MoreMarketing is the strategy for any organization to grow their business. If only you have read about “marketing” at core, you would understand. if you find your marketing definition equivalent to sales or advertising or branding solely, emmm…you got to do a lot more research, reading and learning. Because marketing, by right will make the sales, branding […]
MoreWhen you look at any business there is always the basic supply chain. There is supply, mediator and customer. As i was reading an article in MIT Sloan Management (Summer 2010), i intend to elaborate a little bit more with more localized context of the four main items the author highlighted. The main article is […]
MoreI got this title as i was reading an article in Harvard Business Review (April 2010) – How Did I Do It. Whereby the CEO of Reckitt Beckinser (RB) – Bart Becht wrote a very useful article on how he grew the company to become one of the most fearful competitors in the housing cleaning products […]
MoreHow many of you work as a salesman? How many of you enjoy sales? How many know someone that don’t enjoy doing sales but working as a salesman? How many of you need some recharge and newer perspectives and ways to get your sales momentum? Read on. I think i just found a nice piece […]
MoreI was often asked how did i managed my projects? Emm…my simple reply was “just manage”. Really, what i did was simply managing whatever is needed so the project can be successful. Some also asked, “But, you weren’t the certified Project Manager from any project management professional body, how did you manage?”. I wasn’t taken […]
MoreIf you have ever been to Indonesia you would realized that it a country that capture the spirit of entrepreneurship substantially. You will see many people involve in businesses from the petty traders to IT geeks. I was at Padang a number of times where I saw “mobile” cigarette seller, rent-an umbrella (while raining you […]
MoreI’ve been in food business for many years. I played four major roles and still playing at least two of them. I have been a worker in a few 5-star hotels and had my own restaurant few years ago. The other two roles that i still play are an advocate and customer. Let me tell […]
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