The Eddietor Issue #3 | Page 2

UR MO FRO D R OR W ISO A ADV Do you find it difficult to maintain control over your team members whilst also demonstrating to them that they are a valued resource? If this sounds familiar, don’t worry, you are not alone. It is commonly agreed that human capital are the most important intangible asset for an organisation. Staff should not be limited to roles that barely tap their capabilities as they are potential and sustainable resources for the organisation. Nonetheless, today’s job market has become too complicated and demanding to rely on the command-and-control model, which deemed to be a problem of culture and management thinking. It could be addressed on how the managers treat themselves on the one and staffs / members on the other, undoubtedly this practice will damage success of the organisation. In the past 10 years, there are many institutions introduced “Managing People/ Leadership” course(s) as part of their curriculum, with a hope that students will better understand managing-people skills in their future workplace. However, this is not the case. There is a well skills gap in classroomteaching and actual practice, and there is a need to have a platform that enables students to learn and develop their leadership skills through active participation in structured activities. Here, I must commend AIESEC management team for playing an active role in offering opportunities to its members to participate in international internships and to experience leadership practices in a global learning environment. Through these activities, I believed participants will always sharpen their skills and enhance their overall performance in studies and works. Well Done! “Setting the same tone is essential to success.” Thanks and Regards Gy Ho To have a positive correlation between management and staffs, the better way is to manage an organisation as a system. An organisation systems view will leads the frontrunners to see the value of managing work and people in a different way. Effective managers will no longer spending time in monitoring and controlling but mentoring. True mentor will always practice: Employees are responsible for their own learning, while mentor is only responsible for supporting, facilitating, and learning with them (Bill Creech, 1994). Mr. Gy Ho Academic Qualifications: - MSc Management of Quality Excellence, University of Leicester - BA (Hons) Business Studies, University of East London Membership: - Chartered Member & Chartered Quality Professional (Chartered Quality Institute UK)