Friday, April 11, 2014

ARI-PBBM Integrated Training and Conference 2014 - Day Three

Day Three
Three important events have been organised for the third day of the training program: (i) visit to the UK Parliament and (2) Leadership Talk and (iii) Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and the Statutory Bodies Association Malaysia (PBBM).  At the parliament House, we were taken to both the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
We were given special briefings by two dedicated parliament guides on the roles and functions of the two Houses. In the afternoon, Tan Sri Abdul Shukor Mahfar, the Chaiman of PBBM and CEO of the Inland Revenue Board Malaysia (LHDN), together with Tan Sri Prof Ir Dr Sahol Hamid Abu Bakar,
Deputy Chairman of PBBM and the Vice Chancellor of UiTM, each gave a leadership talk to the participants.  Apart from the thirty training delegates, some other seventy Malaysians residing in the United Kingdom were also invited to attend the event.  Whilst Tan Sri Sahol Hamid spoke on the topic "Leading Intellectuals at a Large University: Case Study of UiTM"; Tan Sri Shukor showcased LHDN for his talk on "Smart Leadership".  Both leaders spoke of the fact that "Good leaders are made not born. If you have the desire and willpower, you can become an effective leader. Good leaders develop through a never ending process of self-study, education, training, and experience" Later in the afternoon, the two leaders signed a Memorandum of Understanding to signify smart collaborations between UiTM and PBBM.  UiTM, through the Accounting Research Institute (ARI) has been appointed by PBBM to organise its training program for leaders at the statutory bodies in Malaysia.  In between the events, some researchers from ARI met up for a research discussion with Professor Paul Palmer from the Cass Business School, City University of London.  Prof Palmer is a leading researcher in the United Kingdom with respect topic related to non profit and charity organisations.