Happy New Year 2010

“New day, new blessings. Don’t let yesterday’s failures ruin the beauty of today. Blessings of God are new every morning. Today has its own promise of love, forgiveness, joy and success.

Happy New Year!”

New Upcoming Movie in 2010

1. When In Rome

Its Christmas !!!!

May your world be filled with warmth and good cheer this Holy season, and throughout the year! Wish your Christmas be filled with peace and love. Merry Xmas.

Wherever You Go

S U K S E S

1. KESUKSESAN TIDAK ADA KAITANNYA DENGAN USIA ANDA !

• Nelson Mandela, jadi presiden usia 76 tahun
• Steve Jobbs, jutawan usia 21 tahun
• Kolonel Sanders (KFC), mulai bisnis umur 65 tahun
• Winston Churchill, banyak gagal dan hambatan, baru jadi PM Inggris usia 52 tahun.
• Bill Gates, terkaya di dunia usia 41 tahun

2. KESUKSESAN TIDAK ADA KAITANNYA DENGAN SUKU, AGAMA,BANGSA, WARNA KULIT DAN KETURUNAN.

• Obama : Presiden Amerika Serikat saat ini
• Jenderal Colin Powell, Martin Luther King : kulit hitam
• Confusius: anak yatim di Cina
• Charles Dickens : penulis cerita kanak-kanak Inggris, menulis di gudang, banyak naskahnya dibuang ke tong sampah oleh editornya.

3. KESUKSESAN TIDAK ADA KAITANNYA DENGAN (CACAT) FISIK.

• Hellen Keller: tuna netra, tuna rungu, penulis dan pendidik terkenal dunia.
• Shakespeare: cacat kaki, penulis novel.
• F.D. Roosevelt: terkena polio, presiden 32 AS.
• Beethoven: tuna rungu, komposer musik.
• Napoleon Bonaparte : sangat pendek, wajah tidak menarik, pemimpin pasukan penakluk Eropa.
• Anthony Robbins: Lulusan SMA, kegemukan, merubah persepsi tentang penampilan dan cara diet, menjadi langsing, motivator terkenal dunia.

4. KESUKSESAN TIDAK ADA KAITANNYA DENGAN TINGKAT PENDIDIKAN

• Thomas Alfa Edison : pendidikan SD, 2000 paten.
• Li Ka Shing: berhenti sekolah umur14 tahun, orang terkaya di Hongkong.
• Henry Ford : tidak pernah duduk di bangku sekolah
• The Wright Brother : orang biasa dan tidak berpendidikan tinggi, menciptakan pesawat terbang pertama di dunia.
• Bill Gates, orang terkaya didunia memulai bisnis setelah lulus SMA.
• Lawrence Ellison : drop out universitas, pendiri Oracle Corp, orang terkaya kedua didunia.

5. KESUKSESAN TIDAK ADA KAITANNYA DENGAN LATAR BELAKANG KELUARGA

• Andrew Carnegie : bekerja usia 13 tahun, keluarga sangat miskin, menjadi Raja Besi Baja dunia.
• Walt Disney : usia 20 tahun pemuda miskin dan tidak terkenal, usia 30 tahun jadi usahawan terkenal.
• Abrahan Lincoln lahir dari keluarga miskin
• Napolean Hill dilahirkan di keluarga miskin, ibunya meninggal saat dia kecil, jadi guru motivasi terkenal dunia, bukunya Think and Grow Rich : menjadi acuan pertama bagi para motivator dunia.
• Bill Clinton : ayahnya meninggal ketika masih kecil, adiknya terlibat obat terlarang.

MENGAPA BANYAK ORANG GAGAL

1. Tidak ada tujuan / goal yang tepat, tidak tahu apa yang diinginkan dalam hidup
2. Tidak pernah mencatat tujuan : hanya di kepala, tidak dikertas atau Goal Visualization atau sarana apapun.
3. Tidak ingin bertanggung jawab atas tindakannya, selalu mencari alasan atau excuse atas kegagalannya.
4. Tidak ada tindakan yang efektif : Banyak rencana, tidak ada tindakan alias No Action Talk Only (NATO).
5. Membatasi diri : menganggap tak berhak sukses karena, terlalu tua, tak punya modal, bawaan keluarga, tempat tak memungkinkan.
6. Malas : tidak mau kerja keras, selalu berusaha menggunakan cara paling mudah, cepat dan hemat waktu, tapi ingin mendapatkan uang paling banyak.
7. Berteman dengan teman-teman yang salah, hidup di lingkungan orang-orang yang gagal.
8. Tidak bisa mengatur waktu alias salah prioritas.
9. Salah memakai strategi atau cara bertindak, tidak mempunyai strategi yang paling baik. Berusaha keras, hasil nol.
10.Kurang pengembangan diri: jarang membaca, mendengar kaset, seminar, mengumpulkan informasi baru dan lain-lain.
11.Tidak ada kesungguhan atau komitmen untuk sukses: mudah putus asa atau menyerah pada waktu menghadapi rintangan.
12. Kurang menggunakan Kekuatan Pikiran Bawah Sadar.
13. Kurangnya hubungan antar manusia yang baik.
14. Sombong dan menganggap diri sendiri paling hebat dan berhenti belajar.

Employment Outlook and Salary Guide (Singapore)

Kelly Services’ latest Singapore Employment Outlook and Salary Guide 2009/10 shows that while salaries in resilient industries such as healthcare have remained stable, there is an easing of an average of 10 to 20% in salaries for some sectors such as engineering, sales and marketing and logistics and warehousing.

Singapore – Kelly Services’ latest Singapore Employment Outlook and Salary Guide 2009/10 shows that while salaries in resilient industries such as healthcare have remained stable, there is an easing of an average of 10 to 20% in salaries for some sectors such as engineering, sales and marketing and logistics and warehousing.

For example, engineering managers in the manufacturing industry saw an 18% drop in their monthly salaries from S$11,000 in 2008 to S$9,000 this year as the current economic recession led to reduced demand for such personnel.

The minimum monthly salaries for warehouse supervisors also declined 11% from S$1,800 to S$1,600 year-on-year as the logistics sector was hit by falling export orders. The retail industry also faced downward salary adjustments – with promoters, retail assistants and sales coordinators receiving 6-7% lower base salaries from S$1,500 and $1,700 last year to S$1,400 and $1,600 this year respectively.

The salary trends among organizations in Singapore are contained in a handbook which will be released by Kelly Services at the launch of the HR Summit (May 6 to 7). An online edition of the guide will be also released in June 2009 on Kelly Services’ website at www.kellyservices.com.sg.

Kelly Services, which celebrates its 30th Anniversary in Singapore this year, said with the continued demand for talent in the resilient healthcare, biotechnology, energy and outsourcing industries, salaries in these sectors have remained resilient in the economic downturn.

Compared to 2008, the healthcare industry is expected to continue its recruitment drive this year as the need for skills-specific talent remains relatively high, as more research hubs are being set up and medical tourism remains popular in Singapore.

While the IT & telecommunications industry has slowed down its hiring efforts somewhat this year, there are still demand for skills-specific talent in new media web technologies, Internet and Mobile content development in that sector. This is partly fueled by several nationwide projects such as Intelligent Nation 2015 (iN2015), and other initiatives that aim to propel Singapore’s status as an IT hub. Job-specific skills such as new media web technologies, internet and mobile content development also face higher demand due to the rapidly evolving technological development across the industry.

The banking and finance industry which has witnessed significant lay-offs late last year and this year because of the global financial crisis, has seen the most significant change in its hiring strategy. Financial institutions have adopted a more cautious recruitment approach owing to the weaker Singapore economy and the global financial turmoil.

“The salary ranges in this handbook are indicative of actual transactions between employers and employees and offers a compilation of salaries and job titles across a wide range of industries. They are aimed at assisting practitioners in decisions on remuneration packages,” said Mr. Dhirendra Shantilal, Senior Vice-President (Asia Pacific) of Kelly Services.

He added, “Salary trends and expectations have certainly changed over the last 30 years since Kelly Services started our business offering human resources solutions. From lifetime employment, we have now moved to performance-based packages from the top to the middle management and the executive level. With the current global economic crisis, we have noticed an increasing acceptance of the importance of talent management as well as motivating and retaining not only the right staff but passionate talent in the organization to ensure long-term and sustainable success.”

The global economic downturn and Singapore’s most severe economic recession have certainly resulted in a big increase in available talent now for all industries.

But Mr. Shantilal added, “While there are many opportunities for strong and experienced talent as well as new graduates, we expect a year of cautious hiring. Singapore’s tepid employment climate and outlook means that remuneration will remain competitive and more organizations will choose performance-based incentives over bonuses to reward employees.”

Meanwhile, the current economic recession has also brought to the fore a possible conflict of interest between the HR and Finance departments of companies.

To address this issue, Kelly Services, as one of the speakers at the HR Summit on May 6, will share its views on the topic called “Surviving the Crisis: How HR and Finance Can Forge a Vital Partnership For the Upturn”.

Mr. Jonas Ang, Kelly Services’ Senior HR Director (Asia Pacific), said, “The global business climate for 2009 has become more challenging than it was in 2008. With the downturn, this will mean a squeeze on HR budgets and an increased emphasis on the attraction and retention of the best and brightest talent.”
“However in many cases, a disconnect between HR and Finance can happen when Finance feels HR does not speak the "language of business" while HR feels that Finance may be too stringent on budgets to keep and attract the best people who are critical for the sustainability of the organization. Hence, we will discuss how HR and Finance can forge a vital partnership as each brings a unique and equally valuable view of the organization, so that they not only survive this stage of the economic cycle, but to be ready as economies start recovering.”