Australian Institute of Management (AIM).

All India Management Association (AIMA)

The charismatic Spiritual Guru, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, who has made “Art of Living” a house hold name in India and worldwide addressed the management fraternity in Mumbai on June 30, 2006. The theme of his address was ‘Spirituality and Management”. In his address Sri Sri Ravi Shankar emphasized the following:

• Finding the correct balance between life and work, between spirituality and management
• Don’t be afraid of chaos. Bliss comes out of chaos, creativity comes out of chaos, a sense of belonging comes out of chaos. You grow out of chaos. It is not what you do that is important. It is what you are that is significant.
• Spirituality makes you what you are. How do you want to be remembered when you go from here? If you work that out in your mind you will remain on the right track.
• The first law of spirituality is to stop blaming yourself. If you do that your mind will be in touch with your spirituality.
• You cannot flourish in an atmosphere of tension or of an absence of belonging. It is like driving with the brakes on. Spirituality is not running away to the Himalayas or from responsibility. It is remaining where you are and turning within.
• Reflect on your life and see it from a broader perspective in the context of Cosmology. Seeing life in totality broadens your vision. You have to be holistic, not fragmented. Play all your roles perfectly

Supply Chain Management Summit held in the first week of July, not only showcased SCM as a concept but also presented its application in leading sectors of the Indian economy such as Manufacturing, Services, PSUs etc. Success stories were duly complemented by lessons learnt from failures. New technologies for design and implementation of SCM systems were highlighted with a critical analysis of each aspect with special reference to Indian Business. The Summit however highlighted the importance of building skills of Relationship management with vendors and channel partners for effective management of Supply Chain.

Two Workshops on “Creating Global Mindset” by Prof Jagdish Sheth were organized by AIMA on July 20 & 26, 2006 at Delhi & Mumbai respectively. Case studies of companies that have morphed into truly global enterprises were discussed. Dr. Jagdish Seth emphasized that “business has become truly global, we do not have domestic versus foreign business any more, the seamless world of business has defied all boundaries. Managing business has become more complex. Today is the era of global consumer and global business entities. Developing a global mindset, therefore, is not a luxury anymore”.

AIMA conducted an interesting interactive session “Face to Face with Success” on July 22, 2006 with AIMAs Corporate Leadership Award Winners in Chennai where the visionaries shared their views on the Global Perspectives and its implications for India. For the first time a video link was provided to four Local Management Associations of AIMA so that management fraternity could interact with the corporate leaders. Some of the points made by the speakers included:

• Innovation is the key to global competitiveness. An innovator is one who sees what everybody else sees but thinks of what nobody else does. That’s what Indian enterprises need to do.
• Everything can be bought except developing mindscape in quest of excellence.
• If you want to be the best in the world, you must hear grievances before they are uttered and estimate the customers’ needs before they are expressed.
• There has to be a vision which has to be crystallized and communicated constantly with the customers and the employees.
• The CEO must come through as a winner for no one wants to back a losing team! The CEO has to lead the change and be a role model for what the company wants to achieve. The buck stops here.
  

The 11th Convocation of AIMA was held on August 5, 2006. Mr Priyaranjan Dasmunshi, Honourable Minister of Information & Broadcasting was the Chief Guest. 1903 students received Degrees & Diplomas. They included AIMAs 1st batch of Ph.D. students, PG Diploma holders in Management, Information Technology & Professional Diploma Holders. On this momentous occasion, AIMA launched three Professional Diploma Courses in Retail Management, Pharmaceutical Marketing and Travel & Tourism.

AIMA’s popular Shaping Young Minds Program continued its successful run. The 11th in the series was held at Kochi on August 12, 2006 under the aegis of AIMA & Kerala Management Association. The icons who addressed the budding managers were Dr J J Irani – Tata Steel, Eminent Journalist Mr Prabhu Chawla, Dancer & Choreographer – Tanushree Shankar & Mr K Chittilapilly of V-Guard Industries.

National Competition for Young Managers

AIMA organized the 32nd National Competition for Young Managers on the theme “Strategies for Building Sustainable Indian Brands”. There could not have been a better theme considering the emerging environment. The event was held in collaboration with the Aditya Birla Group. This program had an overwhelming response with a record participation from 122 teams from the Corporate sector. The Team from Maruti Udyog Limited won the National Championship. The Champion Team and the Best Young Manager of the year will be visiting Macau and Pearl River Delta when they will get an opportunity to visit some of the industrial units.

A special on-air TV program has been introduced in collaboration with CNBC – TV18 from August 2006. This is a series on management where the best practices of a particular sector are showcased. The TV series shall feature various sectors such as hotels, healthcare services, telecom, business organisations, railways etc. Each half hour episode covers a leading player from a particular sector, giving the viewers an overview of the challenges in running an excellent organisation. The tele-series is an interesting mix of interviews, on location shoots and ‘a-day in the life of the CEO’.

Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA)

45th Anniversary Annual Dinner

The 45 th Anniversary Dinner of the Hong Kong Management Association was successfully held on Monday, 12 December 2005 . Dr The Hon Donald Tsang, GBM JP the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government was the Guest of Honour and delivered a speech to over 600 members and guests. In his speech, Dr Tsang highlighted that "Human capital is a critical factor for Hong Kong's long-term prosperity, development and our sustained growth. The Hong Kong Management Association has been a strong supporter of Government's efforts to empower and upgrade our workforce." He also congratulated the achievements of the Association over the past 45 years.

Fellowships and Charter membership

During the occasion, 18 new Fellows and Charter Members were presented. Fellowship is conferred on individuals who have distinguished themselves in the management field either by example or by contributing towards the general body of theory, philosophy and management practice.

The seven new Fellows include:

• Mr Clement K M Kwok, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, The Hong Kong Shanghai Hotels Ltd.
• Mr Shih Wing Ching JP, Chairman, Centaline Group.
• Mr Kennedy Y H Wong BBS JP, Managing Partner, Philip K H Wong, Kennedy Y H Wong & Company Solicitors & Notaries.
• Mr Michael R P Smith OBE, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.
• Dr Patrick P K Wu JP, Vice Chairman & Executive Director, Wing Lung Bank Ltd; and
• Dr Allan Zeman GBS JP, Chairman, Lan Kwai Fong Holdings Limited. Charter Membership is offered to outstanding corporate bodies or companies, which are admitted by invitation only. Charter Membership this year was given to:
• Eu Yan Sang (Hong Kong) Limited
• ACE Style Intimate Apparel Limited
• Chun Wo Holdings Limited
• Savills Property Management Limited.
• The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
• Sa Sa International Holdings Limited
• TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings Limited
• TAL Apparel Limited .Lan Kwai Fong Holdings Limited
• Chen Hsong Holdings Limited During the occasion, 18 new Fellows and Charter Members were presented. Fellowship is conferred on individuals who have distinguished themselves in the management field either by example or by contributing towards the general body of theory, philosophy and management practice.

Management Development Credit Unit (MDCU) Award

To recognize the achievement of companies in staff training and human resources development, two companies were awarded the Management Development Credit Unit (MDCU) Award, including the Bank of Communications and Goodwill Management Limited (Goodwill). The Bank of Communications was awarded for sponsoring the largest number of training hours and staff members on the management training programmes organized by the Association while Goodwill Management Limited was awarded for the most significant growth in both the number of training hours and staff members sponsored on the management training programmes offered by the Association.

Diploma in Management Studies (DMS) Graduation Ceremony

Established by the Hong Kong Management Association in 1975 and jointly organized with Lingnan University since 1998, the DMS aims to meet the needs of in-service managers and executives who seek a formal education in modern business management. More than 13,000 students have been graduated from the programme since its inception. More than 450 students successfully completed and graduated from the programme this year. This Diploma is widely recognized by overseas universities as equivalent to a formal degree. Graduates are also granted membership and exemptions by a number of prominent professional institutes.

Dr The Hon David K P Li, GBS, JP, Chairman of the Association (right), presenting a memento to Dr The Hon Donald Tsang, GBM, JP, Chief Executive, HKSAR government at the HKMA 45 th Anniversary Dinner.

Regional Management Game 2005

HKMA-CFE gets accedited

The Government of Hong Kong is planning to introduce a credit accumulation and transfer scheme to promote life-long learning and support articulation in secondary and post-secondary education and training.

The focus of the scheme is on sub-degree qualifications to improve articulation arrangements between qualifications and providers for the benefit of learners. It is envisaged that the scheme may progressively extend credit accumulation and transfer to other sectors of post-secondary education, when these sectors are willing and able to accommodate it.

The context of learning is becoming increasingly complex in its content, form and location. The trend is towards lifelong learning with closer links to the workplace, and the need to recognize work-related, informal and non-certified learning, and the requirements of e-learning is placing new demands on institutions. Increasingly institutions need a 'common language' to describe all the learning that they are responsible for. Credit, based on the volume and level of learning-demand provides a language that can unite all providers.

A credit and qualifications framework places learners at its centre, enabling them to gain credit for their learning whatever the level, the time taken, the volume or the location. By studying in smaller units and avoiding unnecessary repetition, learning can be planned effectively and motivation maintained. A credit framework provides the mechanism by which individuals can transfer between programmes in one institution and between institutions and have their relevant prior learning recognized.

The idea of a Credit Accord is now being pursued which commits its members to:

• Promote the principles, objectives, outcomes and operational strategies of the Credit Accord.
• Adhere to the terms of the Credit Accord should they seek to assign, award or use credit.
• Recognize the award of credit of other bodies that are signatories of the Credit Accord.

The Accord thereby relies upon:

• Institutions having appropriate credit recognition and transfer and appeal processes in place.
• Learners having access to information and recourse to appeal.
• Quality assurance bodies ensuring credit recognition and transfer and appeal requirements are met through the quality assurance processes they apply i.e. course validation, accreditation and ongoing audit, or equivalent procedures.
• It is envisaged that more discussions are necessary for course operators in Hong Kong to arrive at an agreement regarding the common currency for credit transfer. According to HKMA the scope of the Credit Accord should also be expanded to include degree awarding programmes.

Management Association of Pakistan (MAP)

Corporate Excellence Awards

MAP is in the midst of conducting evaluations for its 23 rd Corporate Excellence Awards. The Prime Minister, Mr. Shaukat Aziz has agreed to be the Chief Guest at a ceremony in January, 2006.

MAP conducted the following workshops for its members:

• 7 - 8 September, 2005 Beyond the Secretarial Role.
• 12 - 13 December, 2005 Brand Equity Management.

Speakers

MAP invited Mr. Nasim Javed, a Brand and Corporate identity consultant from Canada to speak at a Dinner. The Dinner was attended by the corporate luminaries of Karachi.

Malaysian Insititute of Management (MIM)

New Chief Executive Officer of MIM

Dr Nazily Noor joined as the CEO of MIM on 18 January 2010. He has more than six years' experience in CEO role, managing international subsidiaries with sales in excess of RM200 million with over 1000 employees. He was named "Top 200 Bumi CEOs in Malaysia" by Berita Publication in 2005/6 for corporate turnaround successes. An adjunct fellow with University Utara Malaysia, he has also served in the roles of Managing Director for more than four years for the world's largest producers of electronic wiring harnesses and telecommunication/data cable assemblies and has more than 19 years' experience in managing operations, sales, marketing and contract management.

With Dr Nazily on board, the Institute looks forward to another good year ahead for MIM!

Activities at MIM

Young Managers from Macau visit Japan

10 members of the Young Managers Club of Macau Management Association went on a study tour to Tokyo, Japan in November 2006. This visit was organized by International Management Association of Japan (IMAJ). The members visited the headquarters of Seven-Eleven Company where Mr Ishita - Executive Director addressed them.

The delegation also visited JR Railway Shopping Mall & two famous Japanese Departmental Stores.

Exchange Visit of Indian and Macau Young Managers

Winners of AIMA's National Competition for Young Managers and Paper Writing Contest from India visited Pearl River Delta in South China in September 2005 with the support of Macau Management Association. They spent four days visiting various plants especially the so-called "World Factory" of the Shundae City.

In November 2005, All India Management Association received young managers from Macau to New Delhi and the neighbouring regions. These managers spent six days visiting manufacturing plants which included Goodlass Nerolac a leading paints company, Maruti Udyog Ltd country's largest passenger car manufacturer and Om Overseas a Panipat based textile company. Such visits were a great learning for these managers from Macau who believed India was only a mysterious country.

New Zealand Institute of Management (NZIM)

2005 was an outstanding year for the New Zealand Institute of Management and 2006 is looking even better with new opportunities on offer for aspiring managers.

New Governance impact

New governance at national board level has brought a greater shared vision to directors, management and staff throughout New Zealand, according to New Zealand Institute of Management National Chief Executive, David Chapman. Looking back on 2005 and ahead at plans for 2006, Chapman believes NZIM is working better at the national level and now produces a more comprehensive and co-ordinated range of services and programmes to its national customers.

NZIM began a review of all its resources and qualifications last year to ensure that "what we were delivering was up to speed and timely," says Chapman. "And this work will continue in 2006. We have made significant improvements in the tracking and reporting for all of our qualifications. We are very proud of our quality management system which ensures customers get the best possible service and, most importantly, quality learning outcomes."

Specialized Programmes

NZIM developed and/or registered a number of new specialist management qualifications last year including Diplomas in Front Line Management, Project Management, Supply Chain Management and Health and Safety Management. "We have now developed a reputation for providing high quality specialist professional management qualifications and new ones are planned for 2006," says Chapman.

"We promised at the beginning of last year that we would focus on our central strategic objective of building outstanding managers and leaders and there is no doubt that we made tremendous progress last year. We will continue to build on this programme of new initiatives and activities in 2006."

Key Focus Area for NZIM

NZIM is a significant contributor to the Business and Management Capability partnership initiative managed by the Ministry of Economic Development. NZIM's key areas of interest include work into what can be achieved through both formal and informal learning, action research, the impact of coaching and mentoring and input into research projects which help define how to achieve better organisational performance through improved management and business capability. Other initiatives include identifying international best practice management benchmarks and how best to adopt them in New Zealand.

60 Years of Service

NZIM will celebrate 60 years of management development and service in 2006. As part of this celebration it is planning to stage a number of high profile events, including a Management Week of activities and a major management conference. "The concept of a management week will provide an opportunity for organisations and managers to think about the key issues and challenges which lie ahead for managers and leaders and come up with some new ideas and pragmatic solutions to some rapidly evolving and long term organisational and economic performance problems," says Chapman.

NZIM is working to establish a knowledge and information centre for management excellence in 2006. This will include processes to recognise experience, expertise and excellence in terms of both (learning) qualifications and credits, the recognition of competence, recognition of prior learning and professional conversation.

One of the priorities is the development of self-assessment tools for managers which will link to NZIM qualifications, NZIM development programmes and career development and business information services .

NZIM's national mentoring programme is the only accredited programme of its kind for managers in New Zealand which will continue to grow. NZIM signalled its intention to be a leading voice in business learning and performance development with its pre-election published briefing paper for the incoming government.

NZIM also expects a greater intake to its popular Certificate in Management programme in senior secondary schools in 2006. NZIM is working with several polytechnics on new ways of delivering its certificate programmes, including the development of new marketing strategies. Many polytechnics are also interested in the new diploma qualifications, the Diploma in Management, the Diploma in Management (Advanced) and the Professional Managers Award.

There has been a dramatic increase in the registration of language schools and other private training establishments (PTEs) many of whom are interested to deliver NZIM's Diploma in Management and Certificate in Management. The NZIM Diploma in Management will become a one year programme in 2006 and so offer a staging point for students who would like to exit study for career reasons or go on and complete a degree.

NZIM will offer a new Certificate in Language, Culture and Management in July 2006.

With thier new programmes approved and overseas contacts consolidated with the establishment of NZIM Asia Pacific, NZIM plans to promote these courses in Malaysia and other Asian countries, including China.

As part of a completely different initiative, NZIM is also engaged in discussions with various parties to manage the Business School at the Christchurch College of Education. The school is a very well run and respected unit but will not be part of the upcoming merger with Canterbury University.

Singapore Institute Of Management (SIM)

Professor Cham Tao Soon Awarded First International Medal

The Royal Academy of Engineering has awarded its first International Medal to Professor Cham Tao Soon, Chairman of SIM University (UniSIM), who is also the founding President of Nanyang Technological Institute and the former President of the Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

Professor Cham received the award from the Academy’s Senior Fellow, HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, during a State Visit to Singapore on 17 March. The Academy cited Professor Cham’s achievements in the engineering community and his passion in developing NTU from scratch as the reasons for his selection. “Professor Cham is a most worthy winner of our Inaugural international Medal,” said Lord Alec Broers, President of the Academy.

The International Medal is only awarded occasionally to an individual, resident outside of the European Union, for the recipient’s outstanding and sustained personal achievement in the broad field of engineering, including commercial or academic leadership products and/or projects.

Professor Cham was also actively involved in the development of UniSIM. Under his chairmanship, UniSIM has established itself as the fourth university in Singapore, dedicated to providing flexible learning for adults.

A New Chairman for SIM

Mr Richard Eu Yee Ming, Group CEO of Eu Yan Sang International Ltd, became the new Chairman of the SIM Governing Council at the 41st SIM Annual General Meeting on 25 April. Mr Raymond Kwok, Managing Director, UOB Life Assurance Ltd, was appointed Vice-Chairman. Prior to this, Mr Eu served as Vice-Chairman since 2005, having been a member of the Council since 2004. Mr Kwok has been serving on the Council since 2003.

Three other new members were elected – Mr Noel Hon, Chairman of NEC Solutions Asia Pacific Pte Ltd; Mr John Lim, Board Member, NTUC Fairprice Cooperative Ltd; and Miss Penny Low, Member of Parliament for Pasir Ris-Punggol North GRC and a Young Global Leader with the World Economic Forum.

Stepping down from the Council were: Mr Hsieh Fu Hua, CEO, Singapore Exchange Limited, who completed two terms as Chairman, having been a Council member since 1999; Mr Han Vo-Ta, Board Director, City Developments Limited; and Ms Loh Wai Kiew, Vice President, Shell Marine Products Limited.

SIM, SIM University and University at Buffalo Ink MOU

SIM, SIM University (UniSIM) and University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (UB) recently inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU), to promote educational cooperation and academic exchange between the three parties. The ceremony took place at UB’s New York campus.

Singapore’s oldest and youngest universities join hands

On 9 March, The National University of Singapore (NUS) and SIM University (UniSIM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish academic ties. With the MOU, both universities will encourage direct contact and co-operation between students, faculty and staff.

NUS, which celebrated its centenary last year, is a comprehensive university with strong education and research programmes in a wide range of disciplines. UniSIM, which was incorporated in April 2005, is Singapore’s youngest university dedicated to providing tertiary education for working adults.

Both universities have agreed to work on establishing a scheme that allows students from one university to take courses at the other and obtain credits for their programme of studies.

Qatar Management Association (QMA)

1st Regional Conference of Middle East Management Association (MMA)

Dr. J.J.Irani, President of Asian Association of Management Organizations and Director of Tata Steel inaugurated the 1st Regional Conference of Middle East Management Association (MMA) at Millennium Hotel Sharjah. Middle East Management Assocation (MMA) is the apex body of organizations representing business managers in the region.

Dr. J.J. Irani, presenting the theme of the Conference "Management in the new millennium - Creating Innovative Mindset" shed light on several important managerial lessons quoting his past experience and his experience of innovations in Tata Steel. Dr. Irani defined an effective leader as a person who develops a personal vision, tells the truth about current reality, does what no one else wants to do and creates opportunities for innovation in rank and file. He guides the creation of a shared vision, takes the responsibility of being the main change agent and restructures the top management team, if necessary. Dr. Irani pointed out that the hallmark of a true leader is his credibility. A good leader is one who gives to people their self respect. He manages and restructures his organization in such a way that it can continue on the path of progress even if the leader is replaced, i.e. a leader makes his organization person-independent. The speech was followed by an interactive session during which he answered queries from the audience. The participants got real inspiration from a personality who proved that a man can realize his vision, no matter how challenging it is, by dreaming big and then diligently acting upon his dream.

Dr. Irani said that India features very high on the list as far as intellectual property is concerned. At Tata Steel we have focused on things which we can do best i.e. our core competence. He said "Excellent Leadership is the key to success of any organizations. Welfare of the people and nation should be at the top of the mission as well as protection and enhancement of the environment"

'Leadership is living by these ideals and leading by example. In today's world the only constant is CHANGE. Leaders must, therefore, anticipate change, drive it, make it acceptable to all stakeholders, and turn threats into opportunities through their Vision and their Action.''

Dr. Irani is Director of many Tata Group of Companies and also Director on Board of several leading and prestigious companies. He is a recipient of number of awards including Honorary Knighthood (KBE) conferred by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Adv. Nizar Kochery, President of Middle East Management Association, in his presidential address said Innovative Mindset is crucial to succeed in today's complex environment. Leadership must increase competitive advantage and meet exceptional global, ethical, and business challenges.

Mr. Balesh Kumar, Consular, Education & Economy at the Embassy of India to U.A.E was the Chief Guest.

Maj. Gen. D N Khurana, Director General, All India Management Association chaired the second session titled " Creating Innovative Mindset - The Leaders" Dr. Ayoub Kazim, Executive Director of Dubai Academic City (DAC) of Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority presented the topic "Knowledge Village: Transforming the Region in to a Knowledge Economy"

Since UAE's independence, Dubai economy was primarily focused on oil and gas industry as well as commerce. However, in the 1990's a new vision to diversify the economy to reduce its dependency on oil, led to the growth of new industries such IT, media, finance, healthcare, energy, biotechnology. The creation of Dubai Knowledge Village (DKV) in 2003, by Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority (TECOM) presented a step in the right direction toward achieving a challenging task of transforming Dubai into a future educational hub in the region and creation of a knowledge based economy. Dr. Ayoub M. A. Kazim is an executive director of Dubai Academic City (DAC) of Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority village is extremely keen for attracting more premier institutions that would bring quality programs that will respond to the local and regional market demands.

Mr. R. Seetharaman, Chief Executive of Doha Bank presented the topic "Managing in the Changing World" Mr. Seetharaman highlighted the role of Consumer Centric Technology, Enterprise Risk Management, Staying competitive - building efficiency etc. as the moving factors of a successful organization to manage in this changing world. Organizations of today must respond rapidly to the changing trends. We need to continuously re-engineer business model to align with customer needs, efficient and effective processes and technology architecture to maximize customer value.

Mr. Abdul Naseer, Coordinator of Emirates Management Association, organization of management professionals in U.A.E , received copy of the constitution for Local Management Associations from Major General D N Khurana, Director General, All India Management Association during the Conference.

M.A. Salim, president of Qatar Indian management Association welcomed the participants and Mr. Abdul Naseer, Coordinator of Emirates Management Association proposed vote of thanks.

Galfar Al Misnad and Parthas Textiles were the sponsors of the Conference.