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NEWS institutions, developing a resilient Economic Research and moderated Tun Dr. Mahathir shared examples of community, developing a sustainable by Datuk Norriyah Ahmad, former the rise and fall of several world economy, establishing an effective de- Director General of EPU. In his presen- leaders including Adolf Hitler. livery system, establishing an Institu- tation, Tan Sri Dato’ Dr. Sri Sulaiman tional Framework that is responsive to focused on the calculation or technical The next session was on Transforma- change and providing quality infra- part as the result of economic trans- tional Leadership in Malaysia: Innova- structure. formation and growth. tion and Creativity in Service Delivery The fourth session consisted of two by Mr. Soren Davidsen, Senior Gover- speakers; Datuk Dr. Abdullah Abdul nance Specialist, Global Governance Rahman, former Secretary General of Practice, The World Bank and Trans- the Ministry of Health who spoke on formational Leadership in Malaysia: Transformational Leadership in Malay- Ethical Leadership and Impact on the sia: Creating and Shaping the Organi- Public Sector by Professor Dr. Syed sation Culture and Associate Profes- Omar Syed Agil, Professor and Direc- sor Dr. Abdillah Noh who talked on tor of the Centre for External Pro- Leadership: Is there a Need for a New gramme in Universiti Tun Abdul Razak. Language. Both are from the Tun Both topics were moderated by Tan Abdul Razak School of Government, Sri Dr. Zulkarnain Awang, former Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (RSOG). Secretary General of the Ministry of Both topics were moderated by Asso- Education. It was pointed out that a ciate Professor Dato’ Mohd Ibrahim good leader must practise good ethics The second session was delivered by Abu Bakar, Dean and Associate to lead an organisation and he must be Datuk Dr. Richard Leete, former Re- Professor of RSOG. The organisation seen as a good example to his subor- sident Representative of United Na- culture is the shared values of the dinates. tions Development Programme (UNDP) organisation. Examples of the shared for Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei and values during the leadership of Tun Dr. The last session was conveyed by Mr. moderated by Datuk Haron Siraj, Mahathir Mohamad, former Prime Ravindram Devagunam, Director of former Secretary General of the Minis- Minister of Malaysia, were diligence, Anti-Corruption Unit, National Key try of Primary Industries and Director good teamwork, technologically Result Areas at Malaysia’s Perfor- of Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad. The topic creative and innovative, being mance Management Delivery Unit who was Malaysia’s Development Transfor- thorough and meticulous in work spoked on Transformational Leader- mation: Demography and Planning as process and operations as well as ship in Malaysia: Six Secrets of Trans- Enablers. In this session, Datuk Dr. producing quality products of great formation and Mr. Wan Saiful Wan Jan, Leete mentioned that the demograph- aesthetic style, precision, taste Chief Executive of the Institute for ic transition played a key role in Malay- and appeal. Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEA) sia’s development with national deve- who spoke on Transformational Leader- lopment also influencing its transition. The final session of the day was made ship in Malaysia: Focusing on the De- Demographic transition can be de- up of Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Jeffrey livery. Both topics were moderated by fined as a process of change, whereby Cheah, Founder and Chairman of Dato’ Abdul Majid Ahmad Khan, former societies move from high mortality and Sunway Group as speaker and Tan Sri Malaysia’s Ambassador to the Peo- high fertility when population growth is Dato’ Dr. Ramon V. Navaratnam, ple’s Republic of China and Indepen- minimal, to high fertility and low mor- former Secretary General of the Minis- dent Non-Executive Director of OSK tality when population increases ra- try of Transport and Chairman of Asli Holdings Berhad. Six secrets of trans- pidly and after a lag, to low fertility and Centre of Public Policy Studies as formation which were elaborated du- low mortality by which time population moderator. The topic was Transforma- ring the session were game of the growth (in the absence of migration) tional Leadership in Malaysia: The impossible, anchoring on Key Perfor- declines and eventually tends to Corporate Experience. In his talk, Tan mance Indicator, discipline of action, stabilise. Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah shared situational leadership, winning coali- what Sunway Group is doing in terms tion and divine intervention. The third session was about Economic of transformation. Transformation and Growth: Evidence The conference was officially closed on Input and Output Analysis. It was Day Two began with a session on by Tan Sri Dr. Ali Hamsa, Chief Secre- delivered by Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Sulai- Transformational Leadership in Malay- tary to the Government of Malaysia. man Mahbob, former Director General sia, delivered by Tun Dr. Mahathir of the Economic Planning Unit in the Mohamad and moderated by Tan Sri Prime Minister’s Department (EPU) Abdul Halim Ali, former Chief Secre- and Chairman of Malaysian Institute of tary to the Government of Malaysia. 28 bulletin@idfr.gov.my