Sabre 2/3rd Tiger v3

A colleague recently sent me the above interesting powerpoint flow chart to solve company problems (zipped PPS file, 32KB). “Just for sharing,” she said. But now every time she utters “There Is No Problem”, we’ll be looking into her eyes wondering …

1. What she haven’t touched.
2. What she is hiding.
3. What she is pretending not to have seen.
4. Who she found to blame.

Links:

• How to battle Office Politics – tips from HR professionals.
• If It Works, You Can Break It – by Joshua Levine, 20 December 2004. “Estonians like to look behind the thing and wonder whether there’s anything we can change about it. In Estonia you might say, if it works, you can break it.“
• Did HR Cause The Downfall of Enron? – by Dr John Sullivan touches on not hiding problems. “Employees must be able to make mistakes and then to report them rapidly. That’s how organizations learn. In reverse, having large penalties for failure can encourage secrecy and the “hiding” of mistakes, so that no one learns from them.“
• Exorcise Blame In Your Company – by Robert Bacal says we should “separate the process of blaming from the process of making things better … While Edward Deming tells us to ‘drive out fear’, we should also be prepared to ‘drive out blame’ from our workplaces. Perhaps the single most important barrier to improvement is blame“.

One of my favourite Malaysian blogger in London went to Siti’s concert on 1st April 2005 and she (Ewok) wrote …

It’s quite amazing to see so many Malaysians outside the venue waiting and greeting friends. Aci sebenarnya tak mau pergi but I managed to pursuade her since I wanted to see the inside view of The Royal Albert Hall. The capacity for the hall, I think, is 3,374 and according to Datuk TV3, whom we met and chatted before the show, the turnout was over 2,000 people. Not bad for a lass from Kuala Lipis. [...]
Cindai was the last song performed and she got us dancing again. Oh! She used to be so kaku when she performed but this time around, I was quite surprised with her lenggok and gemalai tari (pardon my bahasa). She sure learned a lot in that department, even though she didn’t jump up and down on the stage like Gwen Stefani. I love Gwen.

… there’s some photos of Siti in action on her blog, even photo of Anuar Zin with her Aci. I wondered what others will say about the concert …

• Siti Nurhaliza Taruddin poses in front a poster – 28 March 2005, AFP/Roslan Rahman. “[Siti Nurhaliza] Taruddin will be the first Malaysian and third Asian artist after Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar and renowned sitarist Ravi Shankar to hold a solo concert at the famous London venue [Royal Albert Hall].“
• Royal Albert Hall Kensington Siti Nurhaliza, Friday 1st April 2005, “SOLD OUT”. Show Times 7pm. Stalls £80.00 per person and Grand Tier Box £150.00 per person. “She is Asia’s best – kept secret. Blessed with an amazing vocal talent, natural beauty and a unique sound, Siti Nurhaliza, Malaysia’s No 1 songbird takes centre stage at the Royal Albert Hall. This historical two-hour concert will showcase a decade’s worth of her original works with distinct musical flavour that will inevitably unveil her enormous talent, musical excellence and stunning personality.“
• The Star: Siti Nurhaliza wows London with wit and elegance – by Choi Tuck Wo, 3 April 2005. “The diva had the 2,500 near-capacity crowd eating out of her hand as she unleashed her amazing vocal talent during the two-hour concert. Hailed as the ‘Celine Dion of Malaysia’ by three BBC radio stations, the 26-year-old singing sensation was a joy to watch as she combined her powerful voice with her stunning elegance … Among the VIPs present were the Sultan and Sultanah of Pahang, the Deputy Prime Minister’s wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, 27 members of the Brunei royal family and the Malaysian High Commissioner to Britain Datuk Abdul Aziz Mohammad.“
• NST: Siti Nurhaliza takes Royal Albert Hall by storm – by Zaharah Othman in London, 3 April 2005. “Malaysian singing sensation Siti Nurhaliza Taruddin took the Royal Albert Hall by storm on Friday night after a two-hour performance, earning her an invitation back to perform at the prestigious venue by its Chief Executive Officer, David Elliott.“

Just caught the first episode of “The Apprentice, Season Two” tonight on Astro …

The Apprentice (S2)
31-Mar-2005 10:00:00 PM
Eighteen candidates from all walks of life ranging in age between 23 and 37, featuring four Harvard graduates and three folks with degrees from the Wharton School of Finance, plus street entrepreneurs with no college education, will tackle the rigorous business tasks as assigned. Prominent Fortune 500 companies were enlisted to participate in many of the tasks which will test their intelligence, chutzpah and street-smarts. The competition and the boardroom drama will all be taken to the next level during the second season. The candidates will face far more intense tasks and the stakes will be much higher. As the winner of the competition, the second “apprentice” will be granted the dream job of a lifetime with The Trump Organization and a hefty six-figure salary.

… good show, though I hate Trump’s style or mannerism. :-/

• NBC.com: The Apprentice 2 – **Spoiler** – “… is The Apprentice!! December 16, 2004 … But the two final candidates were facing some of their biggest challenges yet …”
• The Apprentice Blog – Season 2 – **Spoiler** – blogs on the weekly episodes, and the Season 3 had started 20 Jan 2005.