The Flintstones Management: Find Out How Integrity and Compassion Can Boost Your Organisation

Ambrin Buang · Leow Chee Seng

Jan 2018 · Humanology Sdn Bhd

About this ebook

The Flintstones Management helps managers to manage an organisation in a humane way. It is important to understand the balance between human governance and corporate governance. The concepts of professionalism, integrity, values are grounded as the fundamental of human beings. Unfortunately, with the influence of society, the humans start to lose themselves and start to do “wonders” to gain more tangible materials. The terminologies such as materialism, temporal, greed, profane and secular are designed to address the dramatic change of this society. Humans manage organisations without the concept of humanity. Corporate governance is created to address these issues in the organisations. Sadly, does the concept of corporate governance helps in a real practical world?

About the author

Prof. Tan Sri (Dr.) Ambrin Buang

Prof. Tan Sri (Dr.) Ambrin Buang was appointed the Auditor-General on 22 February 2006 upon his retirement after having served in the Malaysian Civil Servant for over 35 years. He holds a Degree in Economics from University of Malaya (1971) and Master in International Business from University of South Carolina, USA (1981). His working career includes experience in the Ministry of Trade and Industry from 1971 to 1982 and he was appointed as Deputy Director, Small Scale Industries Division in 1981. He had also served in the Malaysian Timber Industry Board from 1982 to 1987, and the National Institute of Public Administration from July 1987 to 1991. Tan Sri Ambrin Buang had also served at the Malaysian Embassy in Tokyo, Japan from 1992 to march 1995 as Minister for Economic Affairs and Deputy Head of Mission. He was a Senior General Manager for the Kuala Lumpur International Airport Berhad from April 1995 to February 1999 and the State Secretary of the Selangor State Government from March 1999 to September 2001 and Secretary General of the Ministry of Education until his appointment as Auditor General. He has been conferred several honorary awards from the Federal Government and State Government. He is currently the Board Member of the Malaysian Institute of Integrity and a member of the Selangor Royal Chamber. For the past 10 years, he has been a frequent speaker and panelists presenting his views and perspectives on public sector auditing, good governance and integrity at many seminars and conferences organised domestically and internationally. He has published a book entitled “Issues and Challenges of Public Sector Auditing” and published 11 departmental journals on Public Sector Auditing. In 2016, he was awarded as the Fellow of INTAN. In 2017, he received two honorary doctorate from the National University of Malaysia (UKM), and Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM).

Prof. Datuk Dr. Leow Chee Seng

Prof. Datuk Dr. Leow is also a very well-acknowledged researcher, consultant and trainer, His specialised areas of research include human attitude, behaviour, strategic management, human resource and marketing. He was a consultant for UNIDO, certified trainer of International Micro Expressionists Association (IMEXA) and a trainer and lecturer of the National Academy of Public Administration and Politics, Vietnam. Currently, he sits on more than 10 editorial boards of multiple academic journals. In addition, he is the Honorary Professor of Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Vietnam and is the dean of graduate School, IIC University of Technology, Cambodia. He is a MIM Certified Professional Trainer (MIM-CPT) and member of the International Association of Counsellors and Therapist (IACT). Besides, he is also a member of MIHRM, and a Certified Advanced Human Resource Practitioner (Consultant). He has written many books which include “Body Language Exposed, Selling with Heart and Soul, I See, I Hear and I Conquer, Trapping the Cunning Fox and other titles. In addition, he has been invited to be a body language consultant for South China Morning Post, Hong Kong to analyse Body Language of Politicians in Hong Kong. In addition, he was a resource person of Fornes Magazine, Argentina. In addition, he has completed a consultation project for the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia on customer satisfaction. He has also managed to help PERODUA and the Department of Fisheries, Malaysia for their Rebranding and Transformation.

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