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INSTITUTE OF DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN RELATIONS INSTITUTE OF DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN RELATIONS
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, MALAYSIA MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, MALAYSIA

course was specially designed for government officers
who are at mid-career level to cover the essentials A Sharing Session with Diplomats: Things to Know
of leadership that will help officers build on their Before You Go Abroad
core competency in this area. It was attended by 22
participants from nine different ministries and agencies/ IDFR, in collaboration with the People Development
departments such as Ministry of Education, Ministry Centre, Group Human Resource, Tenaga Nasional
of Science, Technology and Innovation, Majlis Amanah Berhad (TNB), successfully conducted a half-day
Rakyat, National Audit Department, Kuala Lumpur programme titled A Sharing Session with Diplomats:
City Hall, Malaysian Timber Industry Board, Ministry Things to Know Before You Go Abroad on 22 June 2021
of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Ministry of Defence, and via CISCO Webex online platform.
Malaysia External Trade Development.
15 participants from the outgoing TNB management
The course was aimed at developing participants’ and senior officers for global assignments in various
understanding of the pertinent and latest leadership countries such as Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey
concepts as well as enhancing their leadership skills as participated in this programme. YM Raja Saifful
civil servants. In addition, the course was intended to Ridzuwan Raja Kamaruddin, Deputy Director-General
strengthen participants’ analytical skills and abilities so of Department of Policy Planning and Coordination,
that they will be able to lead an organisation with a high Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia, and Mr Hamizan
level of confidence and lastly, to equip the participants Hashim, Director of Centre for Leadership, Negotiation
with the abilities to think critically and handle situations and Public Diplomacy have delivered their thoughtful
and issues faced at work diplomatically as mid-level presentations.
officers. Among the modules designed for them were
sessions on Introduction to Leadership, Theory & At the beginning of the session, YM Raja Saifful
Mechanics of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Ridzuwan presented on Overview of Malaysia Foreign
to Improve Leadership and Relationship, Leadership Policy which covers our national aspirations to the
Meta-Programme, Amazing Leader with Inspiring NLP global community, our national focus and interests
Communication, The Power Zone of a Leader, Reframing with neighbouring countries in ASEAN and wider
Obstacles: Circle of Excellence, Swish, Perceptual interrelation aspects with the United States, European
Position, New Behaviour Generator; Managing Stress Union, and China, as well as experiences dealing in
at Work; Understanding and Resolving Conflict, and trade and economic cooperation. Mr Hamizan, on the
Maintaining Workplace Harmony.

Overall, the course received positive feedback from
the participants who had participated actively during
the course. The consultants were able to display their
mastery of the subject and had allowed interactive
activities to take place during the sessions. Director
of LNPD, Mr Hamizan Hashim delivered the closing
remarks and presented the certificates to the
participants during the closing ceremony on the last day
of the course.
YM Raja Saifful Ridzuan delivering his presentation

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