In an era of dog-eats-dog, where we see the loudest voices compete for attention and the soft ones drown unsung, unseen, Cyrus’s appointment comes as something of a pleasant shock! How could a man who shunned arclights and the party circuit, preferring to work nose-to-ground, win over several more visible contenders? Does this portend a changing trend then? Can the quieter, but still capable man/woman be more hopeful of getting noticed now?
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COLLABORATER WITH DR MAHATHIR ALL THE RAJA PETRA KAMARUDIN MEN
The truth is the Malays are not very discriminating and they don’t make analysis. They don’t calculate. It is beyond them. Like the Arabs and the US. The Arabs are killing each other. To the US, that’s good. they don’t have (to kill the Arabs). To the Americans they are (the Arabs) Muslims whether they are Shiite, Sunni or Wahabbi. For the Muslims, there are the Shiite, Sunni and Wahabbi so we must fight each other. This is happening in Malaysia now, We don’t have to do anything. We want to defeat the Malays - the Malays will cause their own defeat".
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ASSESSING TUN DR MAHATHIR MOHAMAD’S INTELLIGENCE: ALL CIVIL FREEDOM ‘MUST BE LIMITED’
- Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
Yes Tun the Malays are not very discriminating in many things. Their choice of leaders for one. But how were they to know that this Malay Doctor from Alor Setar would evolved into one of the worst tyrant our country has ever known and in the process this same tyrant abuse the trust place upon him by the Malays.
Tyrant: a sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly.
Any person in a position of authority who exercises power oppressively or despotically.
You talk as if ‘THE Malays’ were not your own people. “THEY don’t calculate. It is beyond THEM”. Do you not consider yourself a Malay Tun? Is not a Mamak also a Malay as defined by the government you led? As I suspect ethnicity is a tool used by UMNO to further their own agenda – that of getting power! And once in power Ketuanan Melayu is the means for you, your cronies and your family to enrich yourselves! Harapkan pagar pagar makan padi! It is indeed beyond a Malay understanding to have one they consider their own take advantage of the trust they have placed in them.
Your analogy of the Muslim fighting each other does not do justice to you Sir when you apply that to what the Malays are suppose to be doing to each other here in Malaysia – and by so doing, will cause their own defeat. You, of all people Tun should know better. It is UMNO under your watch that have cause the Malays to lose their dignity, their self respect and their ability to hold their heads high with pride when confronted by the other races in Malaysia.
It was you, you, you and nobody else, Tun
The Malays had nothing to do with spending RM$20 blllion to build Putrajaya. You did Tun.
The Malays had nothing to do with the construction of a crooked bridge to Singapore. You did Tun.
The Malays could only watch while you and your cronies plunder and pillage the wealth of our nation for your own account – one sided IPP contracts awarded to your cronies, negotiated tenders negotiated to favor your cronies and not the nation, hundreds of millions of Ringgits used to bail out your son’s business…all this is not the doing of the Malays Tun. It is yours.
And if because of all this the Malays were to fail to achieve parity with the other races, then it is not the fault of the Malays Tun. It is yours.
So you Tun, of all people, should know better what you did to plague the Malays with money politics and the debilitating reminder to the Malays that they needed to be ‘protected’ and ‘spoon fed’ if they were not to fall prey to the avarice of the Chinese.
Now we know there was no such threat.
Now we know that labeling the Malays as Bumiputras was merely a ruse by UMNO to legalize their thieving from our national coffers at the expense of the Malays.
Malays are OK, it is Umno that's NOT
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TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR UMNO ALLOW THE POOR MALAY TO DEFINE THEIR FUTURES
So please Tun do not speak to me about the Malays being responsible for their own defeat and for their failure to be able to stand on their own on par with the other races. The fault lies with the UMNO that you are President of. The fault lies with you!
You Tun have wrecked much damage on our people, on our country and on our ability to live as Malaysian because you divide and rule amongst us all for your own purpose.
And I pray that you will live long enough to see UMNO pay the price for your abuse of the trust placed upon you by the Malays, by the people of this country and by your callous disregard for any one else's interest but your own!
And that price, we hope, is defeat of UMNO at the 13th general election! ABU!
At a time when self-marketing has assumed annoying proportions, modesty blazes an attractive trail!
Youth, business acumen and very importantly, humility and a feet-on-the-ground attitude helped Cyrus Mistry make it to the coveted appointment as successor to Ratan Tata! Amongst the many things said about the man right after the announcement, what sent eyebrows rocketing were paeans to his low-key, modest profile! “Soft-spoken, candid and down-to-earth” is what he was described as.
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MALAY MINDSET TO BLAME UMNO LACKS COMPETENT LEADER TO CHANGE ITS DESTINY
When everyone is busy selling themselves aggressively, the voice that reaches out loudest from amongst the crowd is the softest one! As the self-aggrandizing cacophony creates chaos, you strain to hear the soft and steady voice of reason and capability.
Not everyone can scream or shout. There are those who cannot and others who see no reason to do so when they can be equally effective otherwise. Not long back, with the advent of the dotcom era, there seemed no hope for the quieter, even though capable ones. Until you made yourself heard, you didn’t stand a chance of succeeding. However lately one hears success stories of even those who maintain a low profile, so long as they are exceptional at work.
The country’s highest profile job is held by a man whose instinct is to maintain a low profile -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Rahul Gandhi, despite the limelight his family status catapults him to, likes to keep as much as he can to himself. So does Priyanka Gandhi. Infosys legends Narayana Murthy, Chairman Emeritus and S.D.Shibulal, the present CEO, are known for their love of sticking to the shadows.
Some time ago when a selection committee for Jamaican Rhodes Scholar made their final choice of candidate, to the surprise of others, they declared that it was the winner’s “modesty” that won over the judges!
When Amitabh Bachchan asked a school teacher on KBC why he spoke so softly in class that students complained they couldn’t hear him, pat came the reply, “That’s a strategy, sir! They focus sharper when they strain to hear me!”
When all are pushing to get to something, your eye is perforce drawn to the one person who stands aloof, unconcerned. So, whether natural manner or strategy, maybe at a time when self-marketing has assumed annoying proportions, modesty blazes an attractive trail!
However HR experts warn that one should not look at this as a shifting trend really. They talk of many companies that are still on the lookout for candidates with some amount of aggression, especially the smaller operations which conclude that aggressive personalities may also be the ones who help them move ahead faster. Says Pritul Sanghavi, senior VP, Anakin Management Consultants, “Some companies require people who are street smart and aggressive. Just like in the movie, Social Network, they actually check how much pressure candidates can take! It really depends on the job requirement and the interviewer.”
And so Tata’s choice was right for them, but may not be so for another. Says consultant and entrepreneur Pritha Dutt, “A mature and steady company like Tata that never sees the reason to shout (remember their line ‘We also make steel’?) made the right choice with a low profile, capable man like Cyrus Mistry. But it really depends on the culture of the organisation. The big difference today is that companies are more careful in matching candidate profiles with their own culture.”
Jyotirmoy Bose ,CEO White Spaces Consulting, says that flash-in-the-pan companies today may still be looking for rashness but for sustainable and enduring players, certainly business tycoons, humility is a desired quality. He quotes Level 5 leadership -- fierce result combined with humility, leaders who are humble but driven to do their best for the company. He adds, “You can’t win the game alone; you need friends and that’s what succeeds!”
And so today companies look for assertive rather than aggressive personalities, more collaborative people who resolve conflicts, not create them! To be politically correct, they also look for individuals who show a softer side to their personalities, as in caring for and protecting the weak and of course for integrity of character.
Pritha Dutt adds that even during campus recruitments, companies now are looking more for depth and for facilitating individuals who certainly make their own points, but also listen to others. She advises that one should help carry forth the discussion by building on points others make as well, rather than coming across as the sole owner of all ideas! All companies, says Pritha, will be looking for originality and creativity, but very importantly, they will also be looking for people who get along with each other and fit in with the spirit of the organization!
And so the lesson is to cultivate skills and focus on work, all the time ensuring one remains grounded. And to develop a personality that is confident, yet not overpowering; assertive, but not aggressive; pleasing and yet not ingratiating!
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