Saturday, June 6, 2015

Zikir Dalam Perancangan Strategik dan Penyediaan Senario



AHAD 7 JUN 2015: SESEBUAH organisasi perlu menyesuaikan dan menyelaraskan setiap perancangan dengan persekitaran kerohanian, politik dan sosial di Negara Brunei Darussalam yang telah menjadikan konsep Melayu Islam Beraja (MIB) dan Negara Zikir sebagai cara hidup bangsanya.

Kerana kelalaian dalam mengambil kira perkara tersebut boleh saja mendedahkan sesebuah organisasi itu kepada risiko kegagalan yang tinggi dalam perlaksanaan sesuatu dasar dan program pembangunan.
Senario ini antara perkara yang di bincangkan dalam bengkel dua hari yang bertajuk, ‘Strategic Planning dan Scenario Building’ (Perancangan Strategik dan Penyediaan Senario).
Bengkel pengurusan anjuran Institut Perkhidmatan Awam (IPA) itu telah berlangsung di Institut Perkhidmtan Awam Kampong Rimba Gadong pada Rabu 3 Jun hingga 4 Jun 2015.
Seramai 38 orang kakitangan kerajaan yang mewakili beberapa Jabatan dan institusi kerajaan turut serta dalam bengkel yang dikendalikan dan di mudah cara oleh PPP Ilmu Alim, sebuah firma tempatan perundingan pengurusan dan pembangunan sumber manusia.
Melalui bengkel latihan Perancangan Strategik dan Penyediaan Senario ini, PPP Ilmu Alim telah mengambil langkah memperkenalkan modul latihan yang menggabungkan konsep zikir dan Melayu Islam Beraja dengan konsep pengurusan konvensional.
Ini selaras dengan hasrat Kebawah Duli yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam agar “apa jua perkara yang hendak kita buat, sama ada ia di peringkat memikir, merancang atau melaksana, hendaklah ingatkan Allah…Kita perlu tagih berkata dan petunjuk daripada-Nya”
Ia juga selaras dengan dengan semangat negara sebagai sebuah negara Melayu Islam Beraja dan Negara Zikir serta moto negara; ‘Sentiasa Berkhidmat Dengan Petunjuk Allah Subhanahu Wa ta’ala’ selain bertepatan dengan Wawasan Perkhidmatan Awam Negara Brunei Darussalam Abad ke-21 iaitu: “Untuk menjadi sebuah institusi yang sentiasa membangun dan berusaha dengan gayanya tersendiri menurut calak Islam dalam persekitaran yang sihat dan selamat di bawah inayah dan petunjuk Allah Subhanahu Wata’ala”
Di awal bengkel peserta di ingatkan dengan titah hasrat Baginda Sultan tersebut yang telah di hebahkan pada tahun 2004 sempena Majlis Perasmian Pameran Kepimpinan Raja.        
Dalam titah tersebut baginda berseru, “BETA ingin mengingatkan bahawa apa jua perkara yang hendak kita buat, sama ada ia di peringkat memikir, merancang atau melaksana, kita hendaklah ingatkan Allah… Kita perlu tagih berkat dan petunjuk daripada-Nya”
Bertolak dari titah tersebut, Dato Paduka Malai Haji Ali bin Malai Haji Othman selaku pemudahcara menjelaskan bahawa program latihan dua hari itu di tambah nilai dengan kaedah PERANCANGAN STRATEGIK dan PENYEDIAAN SENARIO yang LEBIH EFEKTIF melalui KONSEP ZIKIR yang akan menyerapkan kaedah DOA, TAFAKUR, INSAF, TAUBAT dan TAWAKAL sebagai nilai tambah kepada alat pengurusan konvensional.

Strategic Planning dan Senario Building merupakan dua alat pengurusan penting yang perlu di laksanakan dan ianya dapat membantu sesebuah organisasi memainkan peranan yang lebih berkesan.

Melalui bengkel ini peserta-peserta antara lain telah berpeluang menjalani latihan dalam perkara-perkara berikut dalam proses melakar perancangan strategik dan peyediaan senario iaitu:
                                                      I.              Proses dalam pembentukan strategi
                                                    II.              Megenalpasti isu
                                                  III.              S.W.O.T Analysis
                                                 IV.              Mengumpul dan menganalisa maklumat
                                                   V.              Akauntabiliti
                                                 VI.              Plan Tindakan dan Perlaksanaan
                                               VII.              Misi, Visi, Nilai-Nilai serta kaedah-kaedah konvensional yang lain yang perlu 
           dilaksanakan dalam proses penyediaan senario dan perancangan strategik  
Sebagai nilai tambah, jelas Dato Malai Ali, KONSEP ZIKIR dan elemen-elemen pengurusan dan pentadbiran baik (good governance) yang terdapat dalam prinsip Melayu Islam Beraja juga diterapkan kedalam konsep perancangan strategik dan penyediaan senario konvensional tersebut.
“Ini merupakan satu pendekatan yang mesra persekitaran kerohanian, politik dan sosial tempatan. Justeru ia perlu dijadikan amalan oleh setiap penjawat awam yang diamanahkan dengan tanggungjawab menyediakan perancangan dan plan tindakan sesuatu projek atau program pembangunan”, tambah Dato Malai Haji Ali.
“Secara ringkas, komponen penting dan asas dalam KONSEP ZIKIR ini ialah DOA, TAFAKUR, INSAF, TAUBAT dan TAWAKAL yang merupakan amalan-amalan terbaik dan dianjurkan dalam psikologi Islam dalam mengejar kejayaan hidup dunia dan akhirat”.       
Katanya melalui bengkel ini, konsep Zikir dan nilai-nilai Melayu Islam Beraja telah dapat diketengahkan sebagai amalan dan kaedah terbaik dalam pembentukan strategi (Strategik Planning), penyediaan senario (Scenario Building), pengurusan dan pemantauan dasar sesebuah institusi kerajaan
“Contohnya peserta-peserta telah berpeluang meghayati pendekatan Islam dalam konteks motivasi diri, memantapkan jati diri dan berfikir serta bertindak sejajar dengan ‘kompas moral’ Melayu Islam Beraja”.  
“Peserta-peserta juga berpeluang melalui latihan dalam melaksanakan 5 tuntutan Maqasid  (objektif) Syariah iaitu dalam menjaga agama, jiwa, akal, keturunan dan harta serta piawaian Islam dalam proses membuat perancangan strategik dan penyediaan senario”.
“Dalam masa sama kita juga tidak mengenepikan kaedah konvensional seperti penggunaan konsep P.E.S.T.E.L (Politics, Economic, Social, Technology, Environment dan Legal) sebagai garis panduan dalam perancangan strategik dan pengurusan”, jelas beliau lagi.
“Seterusnya peserta-peserta juga berpeluang membincangkan sambil menghayati konsep integriti dan akauntabiliti dari perspektif Islam dalam konteks menjaga hubungan dengan Allah SWT (hablumminallah) dan dengan sesama manusia (habulmminannas)”
Katanya lagi, “Kearah memantapkan lagi penghayatan peserta-peserta terhadap Melayu Islam Beraja, program latihan ini juga mengenegahkan Syair Perlembagaan Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saiffudien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien sebagai bahan pembelajaran dalam proses perancangan strategik dan menyediakan senario. Dalam syair perlembagaan ini terdapat banyak petunjuk-petunjuk penting tentang disiplin dalam perancangan strategik dan proses pengubalan dasar yang perlu dijadikan panduan”.

Wednesday, June 18, 2014



Learning ESQ-based in policy management

Ten senior government officers emerged from their two-day retreat at Civil Service Institute with new knowledge and know-how on ESQ-based (Emotional Spiritual Intelligent-based) policy making and management techniques.


    

They have not only gained valuable new knowledge in contemporary policy management techniques at the two-day crash course, but importantly they have discovered on how to add values and excel in their works should they apply emotional and spiritual intelligence in the process.


“It’s all been there all these while, but because our brains were so over-loaded with the technical jargons in contemporary management, we could not see and appreciate them”, commented some of the course participants.


“The two-day crash course has helped refresh and reset our mind setting on modern management to be in sync with MIB paradigm. Now we understand it better and would definitely apply them in our thinking process”.


“It may not be a new thing in the context of contemporary and universally accepted management practices, but it is undeniably emotionally and spiritually uplifting”, they added when asked to share their views of the two-day workshop.


The first day session took them back in time to learn from the invaluable experiences of the late Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien in building the nation from an unknown small backwater country to a modern state.


They recited his famous ‘Syair Perlembagaan’, studied and dissected it for tips on his mission statement, purpose and his objectives, on how he emphasised on the human dimension in his strategy, how he championed inclusive development and so on and so forth.


They then learned on how to use modern tools in policy making and policy management but with added values by applying Islamic perspectives in the management of policies in protecting religion, life, intellect, property and lineage/honour.


Also came under scrutiny was the concept of Melayu Islam Beraja as a paradigm, the operational aspects of Negara Zikir, the need to preserve and sustain the nation as a prosperous, peaceful and tranquil nation ever-blessed by Allah in its journey to realise Vision 2035.


The two-day course was organised by Institut Perkhidmatan Awam (Civil Service Institute) of the Prime Minister’s Department. It was conducted by PPP Ilmu Alim, a registered local consultancy firm with IPA.








Tuesday, June 17, 2014


Studying the wisdom of Sultan’s late father on policy management

 
The wisdom of the legendary Architect of Modern Brunei in policy management came under study at a two-day intensive course on policy management organised by Institut Perkhidmatan Awam (Civil service Institute) of the Prime Minister's Office.

A dozen of B2 civil servants from various government agencies participated at the two-day workshop from 17-18 June 2014. It is conducted by PPP Ilmu Alim, a local consultancy firm.

The participants did not only have fun reciting the rich 'syair' or poem of Al Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien lll, the 28th Sultan and Yang Di Pertuan of Negara Brunei Darussalam, but studying it for valuable tips from his wisdom in nation building.

The Royal Poet wrote the syair in time of facing great challenges in his efforts to lead his nation through a trying transformation period from a backwater small country to a modern state.

One of his greatest achievements was the introduction of Brunei's very own constitution in 1959. Much efforts and thoughts were put in formulating the constitution that enshrined very much of current Brunei's policies in nationhood, principles of governance, its mission and vision.  And in his own noble way, he penned down and immortalized every bit of his aspirations, concern, fear and hope in the syair.

PPP Ilmu Alim sees its fitting to present this syair as a case study on how policies were designed and managed in the style of Melayu Islam Beraja.

That was just the dessert for the first day session. But it was already an exciting day for participants who see it as an interesting study tour of the success story of the Father of the Nation.

Picking up all the elements of good practices in his policy management practices and putting them in the context of modern management was a pleasant and exciting discovery for many of the participants especially when discovering for themselves how wise and visionary was the Architect of the Modern Brunei in laying the foundation of success for generations to come.

The participants will round up their two-day workshop today (Wednesday) with more interesting hands on training on best practices in policy making and management.

Tuesday, June 10, 2014



Strategic Planning Made Easy the MIB Way



Over a dozen senior government officers were taken off from their daily routine and sent back to Institut Perkhidmatan Awam (IPA) classroom to refresh their knowledge in the disciplines and processes in strategic planning.


The participants comprising Division 1, B2 and B3 civil servants from various government agencies spent two days behind their desks learning the ropes in strategic management and on how to use proper tools and techniques in strategic planning. 

The two-day workshop on Strategic Planning was conducted by PPP Ilmu Alim, a local management consultancy firm. It is part of IPA's many training programs in facilitating government continuous efforts to  enhance the capabilities and competencies of civil servants in the public sector. Dato Paduka Malai Haji Ali Othman, the Principal Consultant of the firm was at hand to facilitate the training session.
Participants at a stimulating training session
The participants were put to task in a challenging strategic planning process environment. 

They were given assignments to crack their heads on problem solving techniques and on strategic analysis. Their case study interestingly is Brunei Vision 2035 and how each of their respective departments aligns its objectives, mission and vision in support of the bigger picture.

Brunei Vision 2035 education strategy, economic strategy, security strategy, local business development strategy, social security and so on and so forth came under their scrutiny. 


But what are most interesting are the methodologies and disciplines they applied in scrutinizing the issues.

The participants were reminded of the many management and training tools and practices that include six sigma, strategic and critical thinking, SWOT analysis.

While appreciating these tools, the participants were challenged to align these practices and were  taught on how to apply the emotional and  spiritual practices and gain the divine  values  of ‘INSAF’, ‘TAFAKUR’, ‘TAUBAT’ and ‘TAWAKAL’ in strategic planning, analysis and problem solving.


Also taken out from the teaching of the al-Quran and Sunnah and use as an application in management is how to apply the Islamic concepts of ‘WAJIB’ (MUST DO), ‘SUNAT’ (NEED TO DO) and ‘MAKROH’ (NICE TO DO) in prioritising issues and actions.

At the start of the workshop, participants were at first uneasy when they were told to recite the poem of Al Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien. The messages of the poem later hit home when they were told to study and deciphers it messages for good values in strategi planning and management.

“Oh yes it’s all here…good practice in management”, exclaimed some of the participants appreciating their new discovery. (For more pictures click here)