CPE680 – LEADERSHIP & PROFESSIONAL ETHICS FOR ENGINEERS
Semester 2 Session 2016/2017
Assignment 2
Leadership is necessary in an organization to produce change and movement so
that the organisation can become better and achieve more. For example, Vision 2020 is a vision for Malaysia to change for the better, to be achieved by the year 2020. But for your future, there is Transformasi Nasional (TN50), which is a 30- years process of change for Malaysia spanning the years from 2020 to 2050.
A news report in NST ONLINE on October 21, 2016, went as follows:
[By NST ONLINE - October 21, 2016 @ 10:35pm
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is set to embark on a new 30-year transformation plan, titled Transformasi Nasional (TN50), which will set a new ‘vision’ for the nation. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, announcing this at the 2017 Budget tabling in Parliament today, said TN50 aims to transform Malaysia into a nation of calibre, with a new mindset. He said TN50 will serve as a national discourse series geared towards charting the nation’s direction via a new canvas. “The New Economic Policy under the late Tun Razak was planned to create a successful New Generation within 30 years. So is TN50, which will span three decades, to form a calibre nation state as well as with par excellent mindset,” he said. He said youths of all races will form the core of the TN50 vision. The discourse series will be handled by the Youth and Sports Ministry under his patronage. “Let TN50 bear witness; (let it) be recorded in history that we are responsible citizens and forefathers, to leave behind the best and he greatest legacy to be inherited by future generations. “From now on, TN50 is our lucky charm. Let the old legacy pass. The future of Malaysia, we will recreate,” he said.]
To achieve change, some organizations adopt the approach of “values-based,
strategy-focussed, and KPIs-driven”.
Write an essay to discus what values should the TN50 change be based on, what KPIs should be used to drive the change, what strategy should be focussed on to achieve the change, and what are your roles in each of them.
This essay can be submitted by an individual student, or by a team of two (2)
students. Please write your full name(s) and UiTM matric number(s) on the front page of the submission. A submission must have a turnitin print-out (with maximum 30% similiarity) attached to it. All submission must be to myself in person, with the submitting student counter-signing on an attendance sheet. Latest submission is 10.45am Friday 14 April 2017.